Final Production: Part One - Proposal
Today I am
proposing the creation of an improvisational comedy video. It could possibly
include an overlap into alternative comedy, cringe comedy, deadpan comedy,
mockumentary, spoof, observational comedy, physical comedy, prop comedy,
surreal comedy, and satire. The video would consist of roughly 4-5 people
(talent and camera person included) that would have to act out situations/scenarios
that are presented to them at the time of shooting (they would not know what
they were doing beforehand, but all other members of the group would know as
they made the scenario). The talent would read a card or have a blue-tooth device
in their ear that would prompt them to do certain gestures, say certain things,
and act certain ways in a populated area. This area would more than likely be
the campus of the University of Saskatchewan and possibly other high traffic
locations such as the mall. The talent would reveal themselves, after all
prompts, to the interacting audience members as a person participating in a
College of Education video production class assignment. These members would be
given a permission form allowing the use of their footage within our
production. If any member chooses to not sign the document of permission, their
choice will be respected and their footage deleted. There will not necessarily
be scene continuity between different audience member’s and talents interactions
as the purpose of this video does not focus around a certain story with a
chronological order but rather a set of tasks to accomplish within one shooting
period. I chose to do this video project because I wanted something that was
humorous and involved multiple friends who enjoyed comedic experiences. There
is a YouTube account that does similar activities, called Impractical Jokers,
which portrayed many random scenarios and it seemed like a fun activity to do
with friends. I wanted to create a production that was not specifically for
educational purposes, but instead would entertain the population.
The audience
this video is intended for is my ETAD 476 classmates, instructor, personal
friends, talent, and anyone wishing to view it on YouTube. This use of this
video is not specific, it can be viewed as uninformative (it will not provide
particular usefulness) and as a comedy that can be viewed to entice a smile on
a person’s face. The talent included will be classmates in other courses in the
College of Education, all under the age of 30 and all having multiple funny
bones in their bodies.
The materials
that I would need would include: a digital SLR camera (something with a good
zoom as the videoing will be done farther from the acting talent), blue-tooth
device, cards with talent’s acting information, lavalier microphone (to pick up
the audio of the talent and audience member), and a smaller portable camera,
such as a GoPro, to capture the audience members reactions and audio. This
smaller camera would need to be mounted onto the talents backpack or in another
undisclosed location, possibly within their jacket depending on the season. I would also need a second camera, tripod, and monopod. The
second camera would be on the tripod facing the talent who are not doing the
activity/dare and/or are prompting the talent. It would capture their reactions
to what the other is doing. The monopod would be used for the first camera,
allowing easy movement and stability of the camera (stability is important as
it may be zoomed in a lot).
The shooting
schedule for this video would be every Monday, from 1pm until 4:30pm, during February
23rd until March 23rd. Extra days, other than Mondays,
can be scheduled to complete the shooting if certain talent cannot make the
scheduled shoot dates. Post-production would begin after March 23rd
and last until April 3rd and would include adding sound clips,
meshing audio and video, and creating the final version for audience viewing.
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