Video Joke Assignment

Our first joke strayed from the original contrast in order to have different locations, more characters, and a bigger punch line. Our second joke followed the joke almost word for word, in order to get an authentic adaptation. Our videos contrasted in script and characters. The first script was completely silent while the second script had a voiceover in the main characters mind. The affinity in our jokes was apparent in the beginning location and overall underlying theme of revenge. We placed the characters in different positions in order to represent space, but it was all done in a classroom. Both videos showed revenge, when Zach got Lucas back, and Joey got Zach back for both of them embarrassing the hero in the story. In the first joke, space was used when Zach got closer to the girl of his dreams. Instead of using zoom, his desk started getting closer and closer. In the second joke, the aisle between the two characters showed space. The big aisle space was used to represent the awkwardness between the boy and girl. We also represented line in our first video with the stairs and the handrail. When Lucas was walking up the stairs, the handrail was drawing the audience’s attention to the top of the stairs where Zach had left a note. This was used so Lucas and the audience can meet at the same destination, but get there in a different way. Rhythm was used in both of the jokes. The first joke used rhythm in the stairs when Zach was walking down them. The camera changed locations many times, but Zach was doing the same thing in each angle; walking down the stairs. Rhythm was then used in Joke two when Zach was talking to Joey. The camera changed angles but Zach continued to talk even though you cannot hear him, due to the voiceover.