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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[Theatre/LeVoyageDansLaLune Well, I'd say that's a bit much...]]]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | ->''If you want to get the public to attend a picture show\ |
| 5 | It's not enough to advertise a famous star they know.\ |
| 6 | If you want to get the crowds to come around\ |
| 7 | You gotta have [[AmazingTechnicolorIndex glorious Technicolor]]\ |
| 8 | [[WidescreenShot Breathtaking CinemaScope]]\ |
| 9 | And [[GratuitousPanning Stereophonic sound.]]'' |
| 10 | -->-- '''Peggy Dayton''', ''[[Film/SilkStockings Silk Stockings]]'' |
| 11 | |
| 12 | All forms of showing off in a work, to impress the audience. Frequently used to set the mood and serve the RuleOfCool. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | For example, for LiveActionTV, this includes exotic scenery, [[LightingTropes lighting]], props, elaborate costuming, makeup, bombastic background music, sound effects, and SpecialEffects in general. Live Action movies use SceneryPorn, glamorous locations, car chases, StuffBlowingUp, and computer generated imagery. For ComicBooks, it includes things like coloring and lettering. For {{theater}}, {{opera}}s, and musicals, spectacle is achieved with a large number of dancers, flamboyant, glittering costumes and so on. A rock or pop concert may use smoke machines, lasers, pyrotechnics, choreographed dancers, a moving stage platform, and huge screens. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | The name comes from Creator/{{Aristotle}}'s ''Literature/{{Poetics}}'' and is used more broadly here. He considered using spectacle to cover deficiencies in plot and character a flaw. If they are just in addition to good plots and characters, then these are just a bonus. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Not to be confused with GlassesTropes. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | See also GarnishingTheStory, OpulentOutfits, and RuleOfIndex. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | Contrast with [[{{MediaNotes/Dogme95}} Dogme '95]], a film movement that was against special effects and spectacle. Some other styles of art deliberately avoid special effects, such as traditional folk music and lo-fi music. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ---- |
| 25 | [[index]] |
| 26 | !!Tropes: |
| 27 | [floatboxright: |
| 28 | '''Categories:''' |
| 29 | + AbandonedArea |
| 30 | + TheBeautifulTropes |
| 31 | + BodyLanguage |
| 32 | + BreakingAndDestructionTropes |
| 33 | + CameraTricks |
| 34 | + CelebrationTropes |
| 35 | + ChaseScene |
| 36 | + CostumeTropes |
| 37 | + DancingTropes |
| 38 | + EyeTropes |
| 39 | + FightScene |
| 40 | + GlassesTropes |
| 41 | + {{Heliotropes}} |
| 42 | + HairTropes |
| 43 | + LightingTropes |
| 44 | + MangaEffects |
| 45 | + MusicalNumberIndex |
| 46 | + PartyAtMyIndex |
| 47 | + PersonalAppearanceTropes |
| 48 | + PowerMakeover |
| 49 | + RaceTropes |
| 50 | + RuleOfGlamorous |
| 51 | + SmileTropes |
| 52 | + ScoreAndMusicTropes |
| 53 | + SensoryIndex |
| 54 | + SoundFXTropes |
| 55 | + StatuesMonumentsAndMemorials |
| 56 | + StellarIndex |
| 57 | + StockVisualMetaphors |
| 58 | + StuffBlowingUp |
| 59 | + {{Stripperiffic}} |
| 60 | + TropesThatGoBoom |
| 61 | + WeatherAndEnvironment |
| 62 | ] |
| 63 | * TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: A traditionally animated cartoon has some elements that are clearly created using three-dimensional computer graphics. |
| 64 | * ActionHoggingOpening: The opening sequence of a television series has more action than the actual show does. |
| 65 | * AlienLandmass |
| 66 | * AlienSea |
| 67 | * AlienSky |
| 68 | * AllDesertsHaveCacti |
| 69 | * AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield |
| 70 | * AnimalBattleAura |
| 71 | * AweInspiringDinosaurShot |
| 72 | * ApocalypseWow |
| 73 | * ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay |
| 74 | * AstralFinale |
| 75 | * AwesomeUnderwaterWorld |
| 76 | * SugarWiki/AwesomeArt |
| 77 | * BadVibrations |
| 78 | * BatteringRam |
| 79 | * BattleAmongstTheFlames |
| 80 | * BattleAura |
| 81 | * BattleInTheRain |
| 82 | * BehindTheBlack |
| 83 | * BigBallOfViolence: When two or more characters get into a fight, they become a ball of smoke with fists and feet repeatedly poking out. |
| 84 | * TheBigBoard |
| 85 | * BigDamPlot |
| 86 | * BillionsOfButtons |
| 87 | * BookshelfDominoes |
| 88 | * BuildLikeAnEgyptian |
| 89 | * BulletSparks |
| 90 | * BurnBabyBurn |
| 91 | * BusbyBerkeleyNumber |
| 92 | * CarPorn |
| 93 | * CaveMouth |
| 94 | * ChunkyUpdraft |
| 95 | * {{Chiaroscuro}} |
| 96 | * CobwebJungle |
| 97 | * CometOfDoom |
| 98 | * ConfettiDrop |
| 99 | * ConspicuousConsumption |
| 100 | * ConspicuouslyLightPatch |
| 101 | * ConstructionIsAwesome |
| 102 | * CoolChair |
| 103 | * CostumePorn |
| 104 | * CowTools |
| 105 | * CreationSequence |
| 106 | * CrystalSpiresAndTogas |
| 107 | * DesertSkull |
| 108 | * DesolationShot |
| 109 | * DestinationDefenestration |
| 110 | * DirtForcefield |
| 111 | * DisasterDominoes |
| 112 | * DiscretionShot: Moments where the scene cuts away or obscures something to prevent the audience from seeing it. |
| 113 | * DoNotAdjustYourSet: Taking over all TV channels to deliver a message. |
| 114 | * DragonsUpTheYinYang |
| 115 | * DramaticSpotlight |
| 116 | * EditorialSynaesthesia |
| 117 | * EEqualsMCHammer: Nonsensical or incorrect math equations. |
| 118 | * EerilyOutOfPlaceObject |
| 119 | * EiffelTowerEffect |
| 120 | * EmpathicEnvironment |
| 121 | * EpicLaunchSequence |
| 122 | * EpicMovie |
| 123 | * EpilepticFlashingLights |
| 124 | * ExcessiveSteamSyndrome |
| 125 | * EveryBulletIsATracer |
| 126 | * EveryCarIsAPinto: Cars explode when they crash. |
| 127 | * EverythingMakesAMushroom: A mushroom cloud appears even though the explosion did not involve radiation of any kind. |
| 128 | * ExplosiveInstrumentation |
| 129 | * {{Eyedscreen}} |
| 130 | * FakeOutFadeOut |
| 131 | * {{Fanfare}} |
| 132 | * FantasticFireworks |
| 133 | * FartsOnFire |
| 134 | * FashionShow |
| 135 | * FighterLaunchingSequence |
| 136 | * FinalBattleInducedShirtLoss |
| 137 | * FireMeansChaos |
| 138 | * FireworksOfVictory: For when a major victory calls for a flashy celebration. |
| 139 | * FirstTimeInTheSun |
| 140 | * FlagDrop |
| 141 | * FlamingHair |
| 142 | * FlauntingYourFleets |
| 143 | * FlashyTeleportation |
| 144 | * FloorboardFailure |
| 145 | * Franks2000InchTV |
| 146 | * FungusHumongous |
| 147 | * TheFutureIsNoir |
| 148 | * GrandStaircaseEntrance |
| 149 | * GratuitousSpecialEffects |
| 150 | * GreatBallsOfFire |
| 151 | * HandPuppet |
| 152 | * HeartLight |
| 153 | * HitFlash |
| 154 | * HollywoodDarkness |
| 155 | * HumanCannonball |
| 156 | * HurlItIntoTheSun |
| 157 | * IfYouCanReadThis |
| 158 | * ImmortalLifeIsCheap |
| 159 | * ImpressivePyrotechnics |
| 160 | * ImprobableCover |
| 161 | * IncendiaryExponent |
| 162 | * InstantRunes |
| 163 | * InstantThunder |
| 164 | * InterestingSituationDuel |
| 165 | * ItsGoingDown |
| 166 | * KnifeThrowingAct |
| 167 | * MadeOfExplodium: An object that easily explodes. |
| 168 | * MadeOfIncendium: An object that easily catches on fire. |
| 169 | * ManOnFire |
| 170 | * MarkedChange |
| 171 | * MidairBobbing |
| 172 | * ModelDissonance |
| 173 | * MonumentalDamage |
| 174 | * MonumentalDamageResistance |
| 175 | * MonumentalView |
| 176 | * MoodDissonance |
| 177 | * MotorcycleOnTheCoastRoad |
| 178 | * MundaneMadeAwesome: A mundane task is described or depicted in a way that it looks much more impressive and exciting. |
| 179 | * {{Muppet}} |
| 180 | * NaturalDisasterCascade: Something is causing a chain of natural disasters at the same time or close to the same time. |
| 181 | * NaturalSpotlight |
| 182 | * NoOSHACompliance: A workplace has enough hazards that realistically the business would be forced to shut down if they didn't make the necessary changes to prevent endangering employees. |
| 183 | * NothingButSkulls |
| 184 | * NuclearCandle |
| 185 | * ObviousStuntDouble: During the more dangerous scenes, the actor's stunt double clearly doesn't look a thing like the actor they're filling in for. |
| 186 | * OceanAwe |
| 187 | * OffTheShelfFX |
| 188 | * OminousMultipleScreens |
| 189 | * OneWomanWail |
| 190 | * PastelChalkedFreezeFrame |
| 191 | * PhosphorEssence |
| 192 | * PillarOfLight |
| 193 | * {{Pixellation}} |
| 194 | * PossessionLevitation |
| 195 | * PowerDyesYourHair |
| 196 | * PowerEchoes |
| 197 | * PowerFloats |
| 198 | * PowerGivesYouWings |
| 199 | * PowerGlows |
| 200 | * PreExplosionBuildup |
| 201 | * PreExplosionGlow |
| 202 | * PowerMakesYourHairGrow |
| 203 | * PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep |
| 204 | * ThePowerOfRock |
| 205 | * RainOfBlood |
| 206 | * RaygunGothic |
| 207 | * RealFootageRecreation |
| 208 | * RealPlaceBackground |
| 209 | * RidiculouslyPotentExplosive |
| 210 | * RingOfFire |
| 211 | * RockersSmashGuitars |
| 212 | * RodAndReelRepurposed |
| 213 | * RollOutTheRedCarpet |
| 214 | * TheRuinsICaused |
| 215 | * RuleOfPerception |
| 216 | * SceneOfWonder |
| 217 | * SceneryDissonance |
| 218 | * SceneryGorn |
| 219 | * SceneryPorn: Highly detailed backgrounds. |
| 220 | * ScreenShake |
| 221 | * ScrewTheElectricBill |
| 222 | * SensationalStaircaseSequence |
| 223 | * ShortLivedAerialEscape |
| 224 | * SiegeEngines |
| 225 | * SerkisFolk: Animated characters are brought to life from computer-generated models controlled by people in costumes. |
| 226 | * ShapeshifterShowoffSession: As soon as they're revealed as such, shapeshifters just can't resist flaunting their powers. |
| 227 | * ShiftingSituationDuel |
| 228 | * ShinyLookingSpaceships |
| 229 | * ShootTheMoney |
| 230 | * ShowingOffYourPowers |
| 231 | * ShowyInvincibleHero |
| 232 | * SicklyGreenGlow |
| 233 | * SigilSpam |
| 234 | * SignatureShot |
| 235 | * SinisterDeerSkull |
| 236 | * SinisterSilhouettes |
| 237 | * SkywardScream |
| 238 | * SlowMotionPassBy |
| 239 | * SomebodySetUpUsTheBomb |
| 240 | * SpecialEffects |
| 241 | * SpecialEffectsEvolution |
| 242 | * SpecialEffectBranding |
| 243 | * SpecialEffectFailure |
| 244 | * SphereOfDestruction |
| 245 | * SphereOfPower |
| 246 | * SpoofingInTheRain |
| 247 | * StandardEstablishingSpaceshipShot |
| 248 | * StandardizedSpaceViews: Stock space shots. |
| 249 | * StarringSpecialEffects |
| 250 | * StopMotionLighting |
| 251 | * StreamingStars |
| 252 | * StuffBlowingUp |
| 253 | * SummerBlockbuster |
| 254 | * SuperMovePortraitAttack |
| 255 | * SwissArmyTears: Crying on anyone or anything will magically solve your problems. |
| 256 | * SwordSparks |
| 257 | * SymbolicBlood |
| 258 | * TaintedVeins |
| 259 | * TaxidermyTerror |
| 260 | * TechnicolorDeath: It's amazing to see that this formidable foe are now defeated, with a BANG! |
| 261 | * TechnicolorMagic |
| 262 | * TechnologyPorn |
| 263 | * ThroatLight |
| 264 | * TickertapeParade |
| 265 | * ToppledStatue |
| 266 | * TransformationSequence |
| 267 | * TrashcanBonfire |
| 268 | * TronLines |
| 269 | * ATruceWhileWeGawk |
| 270 | * UnflinchingWalk |
| 271 | * UnsoundEffect: Onomatopoeia is used for actions that can't really be heard. |
| 272 | * UsedFuture |
| 273 | * VisibleInvisibility: An invisible character is depicted in a way that the audience can still see them even though the other characters can't. |
| 274 | * VolcanicVeins |
| 275 | * VomitDiscretionShot: When a character is about to vomit, the work either cuts to the next scene or has the character bend over out of frame before they start heaving. |
| 276 | * VomitIndiscretionShot: A character pukes and the work actually shows them horking on-screen. |
| 277 | * WackyStartupWorkplace: Amenities used to show off. |
| 278 | * WeaponizedLandmark |
| 279 | * TheWorldIsJustAwesome |
| 280 | * {{Wormsign}} |
| 281 | * WrittenRoar |
| 282 | * WrittenSoundEffect |
| 283 | * YouHaveToBurnTheWeb |
| 284 | * YourHeadASplode |
| 285 | * {{Zeerust}} |
| 286 | [[/index]] |
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