Joke Video Reflection

Here are our joke videos:

Numero Uno

Numero Dos

The major difference that we approached our joke videos with was that the 1st one was going to be a fairly straight forward representation of the joke while the 2nd video was going to be a parody of the video game Mortal Kombat. This contrast lent themselves to the visual differences of the two videos, while the major affinity between the two videos was the joke itself.

Although space was explored in both videos, it is emphasized a whole lot more in the 1st video. The 2nd video is largely comprised of a static shot of flat space aside from when Adam walks towards the camera. When he sits down this creates a limited shot. The 1st video prominently features its limited shot (when Chelsea is cleaning the cup and Adam is playing with the train in the background) and also has the dynamic shots of Adam walking to and from the camera. I believe the 1st video exhibits an exploration of space better because these shots feel emphasized from the cuts that surround them.

We tried to emphasize the movement in the 2nd video. Since there could be no camera movement, we figured the best way to do this would be to have very little cuts which would force the viewers to focus on the characters movements.

We contrasted the line shape and rhythm of the visuals by having two completely different settings for the videos.

In order to illicit tension and release in viewers we used build-ups in both music tracks. In the 1st video, the bagpipes come in while Adam is plotting in his room, and in the 2nd video the music builds up while Adam is walking back to the “arena”. This is typical practice of a lot of movies and tv shows because it is effective.

As I said previously, the main difference of these two videos is the style we took when approaching them. This lead to the other differences.