Joke Videos

Video 1

The two the videos are extremely different. The two videos were shot on the same camera, but many of the angles and styles are very different as well. The first deviated a little from the original joke, instead of using a dinner scene at the end, the wife hired a film crew to film her and her husband having sex. The second joke had the conventional dinner scene although there were some differences between it and the original joke. Visually there were some differences between the two differences as well. One thing that was similarly utilized was rhythm. In video 1 we tried to utilize rhythm by having our hero fart 3 times after he eats the beans, while he is in his room. This creates a joke rhythm of farting three times. In the second video we tried to utilize rhythm with the radio farting scene, and the scene eating the beans. In the eating beans scene we used a montage of three different beans being eaten, this created the rhythm of the beans being eaten. In second use of rhythm in the second video came during  scenes while on the radio. Each time our hero listens to the radio something on it reminds him of farting, this makes him panic and change the radio station 3 different times. We tried to keep a rhythm of threes in both of our videos. The two videos have an Affinity as well, because both involve farting, both have the hero wearing a blindfold and both have a rhythm of three. The videos have contrast  as well, in video one the hero ends on a bed, while in video two the hero ends at the dinner table. The first one also had no outdoor shots, and the second does. Lines were also used in our videos. In the first video we did not have a lot of actual lines, but we did you use a lot of virtual lines. Especially in the scene were the wife unmasks the husband and says I have a surprise for you. She then looks over to the other side of the room. We then follow were she is looking and then it cuts to the two camera men waving their noses. In the second video we had actual lines, especially when our hero was leaving the "diner" after eating his beans. As he walked away there is the counter thing to his left and the tables to the right. These actual lines frame the character as he walks.  The thing I shall compare from these videos is subjectivity and objectivity. When one watches both videos, from an objective standpoint the audience can realize that the main character is farting and that after eating the beans is when they started to fart. Subjectively we have to realize in both vids that the main character was farting due to eating the beans. In the first video we must also realize the sexual undertones at the very end and that the wife wanted to film her and her husband having sex. The second was closer to the original joke and did not have as much subjectivity other than the radio part. The audience has to understand he is changing the station because they are reminding him of farts. 

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Comparing Pictures

I was drawn to this image because there is so much going on, that it is easy to not notice the man with the cross.  With all that is going on in the center of the image. I chose to frame the image with a close up because I wanted the framing to focus on the man with the cross. The image has a virtual line of the man looking up at something. We do not know what it is but there is  a line created from it. I also found that there was no space in the image to focus on anything else. The original image is definitely a deep shot but the close up turns it into a flat shot. The close up makes it just the man and the cross dominate the picture. I think it between the two pictures there is an interesting contrast and affinity. The picture that I cropped almost looks something like Jesus, while the mythical creatures that surround the picture make it seem like something out of a Greek story. I think the man in the corner is what drew me to this picture. He was so separated from everything else and so small compared to what else is in the picture, so I thought it would be interesting to see what he would look like cropped. I think that the artist chose to frame the picture the way he did because he wanted to emphasize the size of these creatures in relation to the man. You have this tiny man sitting in the foreground, while even far in the distance these creatures still look massive and threating. It makes me wonder whether the man in this picture is assuming a defensive position. He has the cross pointed at these creatures, so we could be warding them off, or trying to bring them over to him  

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Acknowledging your lizard
The first part dives into the concept of acknowledging your lizard. This means to be prepared for failure or the unexpected. When you acknowledge your lizard you conform to what society wants you to do. According to Godin the great artist in all of us must understand our lizard so we can block it when we have to reach outside the box and not conform.

Fail
The part that struck me was fail. Godin Said that in order for you to be able to do anything great and groundbreaking you must be willing to take the risk of failing. I think not enough people in Hollywood take risks anymore, and that is why movies so often seem to be following some stale tried and true formula.

I think both of these relate to me going into the blog because I could try something very complex one of my lab projects and take a risk and end up failing at it. I think not conforming (acknowledging lizard) is tied with taking risks. When you take risks you grow as a person, and when you fail you grow even more as an artist. I think this is relevant to me being creative because people could end up thinking anyone of the projects I put up sucks and not like it. So I risk failing on this

Blog 3a

I am usually not much of a fan of covers. Many times they are just used by an artist who wants to play it safe. Besides if the song has a really legendary status a cover is never going to be able to top. The covers I have enjoyed the most were from songs that had a fair amount of obscurity. Of course that is not the only thing that makes an amazing cover. It also has to somehow bring something new to the song. Something that the original did not offer, this can be done by a change in tempo, instrumentation or pitch. I think covers which are a different genre than the original is the most effective way. A great example of this is the song Mad World. I will be looking at the original 1982 version by Tears For Fears and the 2001 cover by Gary Jules. 

When we look at Tears for fears version we hear a low eerie pitch. The song sounds as if it were sung in a shower or church hall. The Timbre in the Tears of fear version has an echo added to it which gives the song a strange dreamlike quality. The pitch in Jules version does not sound as low as the Tears for Fears version. The cover has a much less manipulated sound with its pitch and comes off as more natural. Jules version also relies more on his voice than Tears for Fears. The timbre of Jules version sounds completely natural as well. The echo that is in Tears for Fears is totally absent in Jules cover.

TFF version’s speed is an allegro. It is what I would call fast, not very fast but it is fast. The quick tempo makes it hard to absorb the lyrics on a first listen. Although none of the lyrics have been changed between the two versions, certain elements have placed a emphasis/de-emphasis on them. Tears for fears version concentrates more on the beat and rhythm of the song, not so much the lyrics. TTF version has a faster speed and an echoy eerie timber. While this helps give the song its eerie sound it also makes it much harder for us as a listener to hear the lyrics. Gary Jules version has a much slower speed/tempo, I would call it slow to medium slow. The tempo change means it is easier for the words to heard and absorbed by the listener. Also since the timbre of Jules version has no distortion it makes it easier to hear the lyrics.

When we look at the difference between these songs objectively we can easily hear these differences. The speed, timbre, pitch and lyrical emphasis. Of course subjectively we have to ask what the differences are and why are they there. The reason that Jules makes the song a more somber note is because in point it is used in Donnie Darko is a sad and somber moment. Looking at the lyrics reveals that the song is one that is somber, and Jules choice to make it that is reflected in the work.

I myself prefer Jules version to TFF version. I think the lyrics of the song are convened better in Jules version and I do not believe I am the only one who thinks this. On American Idol Adam Lambert performed Mad World, and he sang Jules version.