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 * || **Techniques & Iconic Examples** || **Example** || **Film** ||
 * **Cinematography** || Worms eye view that often reveal the main character or any significant scenes in particular (sometimes even filmed between the character’s legs) || * Stephen Chow’s first enter in the market place in the beginning of the film. (filmed between character’s legs)
 * When Sing and his sidekick bone comes in for the first time in the movie. The film was set between the legs as well.
 * When the emperor and his body guards head towards Gun Kingdom, the worms eye view of everyone’s legs stepping over the camera. || * //God of Cooking//
 * //Kung Fu Hustle//
 * //Forbidden City Cop// ||
 * **Editing** || Likes to show montages of objects that the narrator either acknowledges or narrates or experiences || * When Bull is making the noodles, the montage focuses on just the shots of the noodles being made.
 * When the Landlady and the Landlord was fighting Beast in the casino, the series of kung fu moves were often put together, and the lion roar was often acknowledged.
 * The series of chalkboard eraser being thrown at Star Chow || * //God of Cooking//
 * //Kung Fu Hustle//
 * //Fight Back To School// ||
 * **Lighting** || Lighting would often be used to represent the character’s holy/funny side. || * When Joker was exposed in the cave that he’s the reincarnation of the Monkey, the monkey and the stick that he uses was displayed in Holy light.
 * When Stephen Chow sees Turkey falling in love with him, Turkey is displayed with holy light to make her ugly appearance seem holy.
 * When Ling Ling Fat dresses as a female prostitute and presented to the head prostitute. || * //A Chinese Odyssey Part 1//
 * //God of Cooking//
 * //Forbidden City Cop// ||
 * **Sound** || Comedic or over dramatic jingles were often used at scenes that were known as funny || * When Star Chow was being “investigated” or “checked out” by the chief. There was a comedic jingle that corresponded with their dialogue.
 * In the juxtaposition between the emperor being “assassinated” and attacked and the scene where Ling Ling Fat goes on a happy trip to Gun Kingdom.
 * When Joker comes out with his gang of robbers in what is known as “invisible stickers” and tries to fool around in front of the devils. || * //Fight Back To School//
 * //Forbidden City Cop//
 * //A Chinese Odyssey Part 1// ||
 * **Mise-En-Scene** || Often everything within the scene serves to make one type of mood. (no contrasts at all) || * The room where Ling Ling Fat meets the prostitute shows a very stereotypical set of a brothel, with the purple and pink lights making the mood even more straightforward to the audience.
 * The marketplace where Stephen Chow and Turkey discover the pissing beef balls is colorful but still makes one mood out of it. || * //Forbidden City Cop//
 * //God Of Cooking// ||
 * **Performance** || Likes to star in his own movies and likes to add some slapstick comedy (used by his character) within his movies. || * Stephen Chow & his criticism on Turkey’s assorted noodles.
 * Sing and the knife act between his sidekick and him
 * Ling Ling Fat and his “magical” finger (aka the middle finger) and his “award ceremony”
 * Joker and his invisible sticker act + stomping on his crotch when its on fire.
 * Star Chow and his overachieving attempts to cheat on a test. || * //God of Cooking//
 * //Kung Fu Hustle//
 * //Forbidden City Cop//
 * //A Chinese Odyssey Part 1//
 * //Fight Back To School// ||
 * **Themes** || The main character that Stephen Chow plays always involve in a change of some sort (a lesson that turns the character into someone good). || * Sing starts off in the movie as a poor person who tries to act bad because of his tragic childhood memory. But ends up being a true kung fu master and became hero after defeating Ax Gang’s Beast.
 * Star Chow starts off being a cop who never really liked cooperating with his team mates. He was forced to go to school and worked together with the classmates to defeat the head gang at the end.
 * Stephen Chow starts off as a greedy chef who was overall really cocky about his power but learns that real power doesn’t come from technique but rather real passion for cooking. || * //Kung Fu Hustle//
 * //Fight Back To School//
 * //God of Cooking// ||