Dramatic Slow Motion

Remember, kids: if you slow anything down, it makes it cool.

This is when Slow Motion wants to be dramatic and show every little thing that's happening in what's actually a very short time span in detail. It's not used exclusively in a serious situation, especially in American commercials where Dramatic Slow Motion is solely used as a gag for Overdramatic Moments. Another way to comically fake-out using Dramatic Slow Motion is apply it to a scene where somebody is jumping over an obstacle of some sort, then resume regular speed when they fall into the obstacle to show that all of that dramatic build-up was for nothing.

This can be paired up with a Gothic Choir or, for true drama, silence. Added drama points if the camera cuts to other characters' faces and their reaction to whatever is being Dramatically Slow Motioned.