LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, HOMEWORK! For Tuesday 13th

The Clip i Chose to analyse is a scene from Family guy, a widely loved American cartoon.

Right at the beginning of the scene there is an extreme long shot of the car with the englishman, it then goes into a medium close up of him contemplating the situation. After which a series of Medium/close ups and long shots add to comedic effect by framing most funny bits in a great way.
The Scene is edited in such as way as to make it fast paced and more interesting for the viewer. cutting from shot to shot in a particular way as to again, frame the more comedic parts to the scene.
Due to the fact that family guy is a cartoon, the set design, lighting and outfits are all fake and so any could be used, this does not change the fact that they are used to great advantage. It is set in a suburban American street which makes it more funny as Pirates are not usually found in these parts and are assumed as a stereotype to be at sea on boats. which is then again represented when the electricity pole creates a makeshift ships mast and sail. the costumes are also then used in the same way. By using the stereotype of a pirates hat and Swashbuckler shirts it just emphisises more that fact that the setting is unordinary.
The Music in the scene is non-diagetic and therefore is not the natural sounds of the surrounding, instead it is edited in for dramatic effect. it builds up in sections to exadurate the situation For instance, when they board the other 'ship' to take its cargo a more dramatic sound is heard.the instruments i think that i can hear in the music are Pianos, violin and maybe some percussion instruments and the music does not seem accidental, it is definatly meant to be that way.