Basic Trope: A character addresses the viewer as a way of introducing them to the scene.
- Straight: In the first scene of Behind the Scenes of Alice & Bob, the lead director is seen scribbling something on a clipboard. He turns his head to the camera and says "Oh, hello! I didn't see you come in."
- Exaggerated: The director attempts to hold an entire conversation with the viewer.
- Downplayed: "Hello, viewers around the world, and welcome to this behind-the-scenes bonus feature..."
- Justified: The director is a Fourth-Wall Observer.
- Inverted: The director's commentary, for whatever reason, takes place in a generic-looking apartment or house (it's never shown from the outside) that's meant to resemble wherever you live. In the first scene, the director knocks on your front door, and asks if he can come in. The door opens, and he thanks you for being so kind as to welcome him into your humble adobe.
- Subverted: Fourth Wall Psych — Though it may seem like he's addressing the viewer, the director is actually talking to one of the actors who just entered the studio, or to the camera crew.
- Double Subverted: The director then turns around and says, "Oh, and there are viewers, too!"
- Parodied:
- The director makes some unflattering assumptions about the viewer.
"Oh, hi! I didn't see you come in. Nice knee socks and sandals! Say, is that a new speedo you have on?"- "Oh, hello! I didn't see you come in here. In fact, I can't see you at all, and you probably didn't come in here."
- The viewer "enters" during some inappropriate time, like while the director is on the toilet, and gets shooed away.
- Upon starting the Behind the Scenes feature, the lead director grabs your shoulders from behind you and shouts into your ear, "Oh, hello! You didn't see me come in!"
- Zig Zagged: ???
- Averted: The director does not greet the audience.
- Enforced: The show is setting up some Fake Interactivity.
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: The director asks Alice to introduce herself.
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: "So, uh, who was the director talking to?"
- Conversed: ???
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