ENTERTAINMENT IN THE MEDIA. PARODY IN “HIGH ANXIETY” BY MEL BROOKS
ENTERTAINMENT IN THE MEDIA. PARODY IN “HIGH ANXIETY” BY MEL BROOKS
Author(s): Maria PiwińskaSubject(s): Media studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: parody; comedy; entertainment; use of mass communication; Mel Brooks; “High Anxiety”; Alfred Hitchcock;
Summary/Abstract: The study shows parody as a way of fulfilling entertainment function in mass media. The way the parody operates in film is presented on the basis of “High Anxiety” by Mel Brooks. By means of fi lm analysis the author indicates many levels on which parody can operate, such as: the choice of actors, creation of characters, special effects and other elements of film language.
Journal: Zeszyty Prasoznawcze
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 4 (232)
- Page Range: 866-879
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English