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Q&A How do you prevent whiplash when transitioning between comedy and tragedy?

I constantly see reviews of people criticizing how it feels like "whiplash" when going from something like a death scene to someone cracking a joke, and I agree, but I don't know why I agree. I ju...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by WizardXZD‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:47:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/41941
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar WizardXZD‭ · 2019-12-08T10:47:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
I constantly see reviews of people criticizing how it feels like "whiplash" when going from something like a death scene to someone cracking a joke, and I agree, but I don't know why I agree.

I just can't imagine how to follow up a tragic scene.

How can I create transitions between tragic and comic scenes?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-05T01:28:32Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 6