Joke Video! (7)

            When we did our joke video, we kind of misunderstood what we needed to do. So, we only shot one video. But, we managed to utilize many of our binary terms from week one. However, I’ll focus on line and rhythm here, as well as contrast and affinity.

            In our video, during the portion in which Gavin is playing the man, leering at the woman studying across the way, you can see shelving that kind of sets up some lines behind the girl’s head. It kind of acts a way of adding emphasis to her noggin. As if to say, “HEY FOCUS HERE”. Also, we line up Gavin’s eye-line with her body in each shot, so you can tell where he’s looking.

            Additionally, the shelving in the background of both of their shots adds some affinity to shots. The contrast comes in the form of an angle change. “Girl” is shot from a high angle, and Gavin isn’t. Also, their costumes are vastly different in color. Gavin is wearing black and she’s wearing a light blue and white striped shirt.

            As far as rhythm goes, the scenes flow nicely from shot to shot, as we use just enough affinity to make everything thing move smoothly and just enough contrast to propel the shots forward.