The core principle posits that visual comedy is a distinct theoretical domain within film studies achieved not through verbal dialogue but via precise manipulation of cinematic frame mechanics and audio-visual synchronization. This theory asserts the mechanism of generating humor relies on abstract structural elements such as entry/exit timing, directional screen movement, lighting cues, and metronomic sound effects to create comedic tension independent of narrative context. It operates within the discipline of media aesthetics by redefining comedy production from a linear improvisational act into an engineered process where every compositional choice functions as a specific theoretical operator for eliciting audience response.
The core principle posits that visual comedy is a distinct theoretical domain within film studies achieved not through verbal dialogue but via precise manipulation of cinematic frame mechanics and au…