Reflection of Video Joke

For the video joke assignment my group took two very different approaches. The joke we chose to do was the S.H.I.T. and T.G.I.F. elevator scene. I liked this joke out of all the jokes the best because of its irony. The first script we chose was a spoof of a Hispanic Soap opera and the second rendition we did went for a futuristic robot theme.

The style of most Mexican soap operas come off as very cheesy. In order to recreate this stereotype we had to recreate the same type of rhythm that they use in these programs. We created this rhythm by using quick cuts, close ups and a couple 3 shots. Like most soap operas the close ups give you a sense of how the characters feel and in this case it helped create the tension between the two men in the elevator and eventually the release when the other man figures out that it is only Thursday. Due to the restrictions put on our groups the movement in the Mexican soap opera is very limited. However, there is movement in the point of interest. When the first actor is talking you are focused on him and then when the second actor begins to speak the point of interest moves to him. Also as the two men are having their dialogue the point of interest is also shifted to the girl in the back of the elevator as she gives her reactions.

The next video we did was a black and white short about two robots on an elevator. The rhythm of this video was a lot smoother than the Mexican soap opera version. Being that it was the same joke the representation of tension and release was still there. However I felt like it was better represented in this version because of the long pauses and awkwardness between interactions. The movement in this video was also mostly with points of interest. Since the one character was significantly taller than the other the point of interest shifted from the bottom left to the top right of the screen.