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[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) > character says something obnoxious and pauses > canned laugh track lasts just long enough to not overlap dialog magically > repeat permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TessaRekt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children) Actually, like most sitcoms of that era, it was filmed in front of a live studio audience, it's not a canned laugh track. The reason it lasts just long enough to overlap audio is because the actors wait for the laughter to die down before continuing. The whole point of the laughter isn't to make it funnier to the viewer, it's so the actors can see how the jokes land and tweak their performance, it's constant feedback. It's done for the same reason comedy has an audience even when it is a filmed special. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Funnily enough, it was filmed in front of a live audience, and it is canned laughter. In the edit, they often replaced the audience's genuine reactions with stock laughter for various reasons. For example, when Monica popped out from under the sheets with Chandler, the audience shouted for minutes on end, they trimmed that for broadcast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago They had to trim a lot of Kramer's entrances in Seinfeld because the crowd cheers too much too. For those that don't know, Scrubs going without canned laughter was considered a risk which is why they added those silly noises in the first season. permalink fedilink source parent [–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago Hollywood trope: Applause sign. Forced laughter and laugh tracks are definitely real. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 weeks ago I have never seen that gif before but god do I hate it permalink fedilink source parent [–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Makes me wonder what commonly accepted tropes from today will be laughed at in 10 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmyAye@nord.pub 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Is there a trope for "pointing out tropes?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jimmux@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago There should be. People too often act like a trope is always bad, but they exist for a reason. Used properly, they can aid storytelling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TessaRekt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children) Actually, like most sitcoms of that era, it was filmed in front of a live studio audience, it's not a canned laugh track. The reason it lasts just long enough to overlap audio is because the actors wait for the laughter to die down before continuing. The whole point of the laughter isn't to make it funnier to the viewer, it's so the actors can see how the jokes land and tweak their performance, it's constant feedback. It's done for the same reason comedy has an audience even when it is a filmed special. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Funnily enough, it was filmed in front of a live audience, and it is canned laughter. In the edit, they often replaced the audience's genuine reactions with stock laughter for various reasons. For example, when Monica popped out from under the sheets with Chandler, the audience shouted for minutes on end, they trimmed that for broadcast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago They had to trim a lot of Kramer's entrances in Seinfeld because the crowd cheers too much too. For those that don't know, Scrubs going without canned laughter was considered a risk which is why they added those silly noises in the first season. permalink fedilink source parent [–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago Hollywood trope: Applause sign. Forced laughter and laugh tracks are definitely real. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Funnily enough, it was filmed in front of a live audience, and it is canned laughter. In the edit, they often replaced the audience's genuine reactions with stock laughter for various reasons. For example, when Monica popped out from under the sheets with Chandler, the audience shouted for minutes on end, they trimmed that for broadcast. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lobut@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago They had to trim a lot of Kramer's entrances in Seinfeld because the crowd cheers too much too. For those that don't know, Scrubs going without canned laughter was considered a risk which is why they added those silly noises in the first season. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago They had to trim a lot of Kramer's entrances in Seinfeld because the crowd cheers too much too. For those that don't know, Scrubs going without canned laughter was considered a risk which is why they added those silly noises in the first season. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago Hollywood trope: Applause sign. Forced laughter and laugh tracks are definitely real. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 weeks ago I have never seen that gif before but god do I hate it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Makes me wonder what commonly accepted tropes from today will be laughed at in 10 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmyAye@nord.pub 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Is there a trope for "pointing out tropes?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jimmux@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago There should be. People too often act like a trope is always bad, but they exist for a reason. Used properly, they can aid storytelling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmyAye@nord.pub 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Is there a trope for "pointing out tropes?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jimmux@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago There should be. People too often act like a trope is always bad, but they exist for a reason. Used properly, they can aid storytelling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jimmux@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago There should be. People too often act like a trope is always bad, but they exist for a reason. Used properly, they can aid storytelling. permalink fedilink source parent
