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Our Video from Joke 9

The Video I will be comparing.

The two videos from my group and my fellow classmates group, while contain scripts based on two different jokes, have some similarities between the way they use lines and space, but have some differences in contrast and affinity. I’ll call my clip, Clip 1 and the other, Clip 2.

The way lines are used in the two clips are both similar and different. In Clip 2, while the man is sitting at his desk at the office, his tie contrasts with his shirt, leading you up to his face, and helping show your eye the emotion and annoyance his face gives off. In Clip 1, the lines of the train help keep your eye centered on it while the character is playing with it.

The way space was used was similar in both clips also. In Clip 2, the way the camera framed him in his office showed how crammed it was, further giving you the sense how that could be adding to his anxiety and annoyance. In Clip 1, the way the shot frames the kid in his room shows why he is bored and is anxious to get out and play with his train again.

Also, the way that the characters are shown and their actions show some contrast and affinity with what we would assume them to be in real life. The man in Clip 2 shows an affinity with the average business worker because of his stress and how much he hates his office job. The child shows a contrast because an average child wouldn’t use that kind of language, at least a child who plays with a toy train.

The clips are similar in the sense of lines to lead the eye and the use of space to convey and help support certain emotions, while the characters show some contrast and affinity with what we would expect them to be in real life. Overall, both were well done in terms of writing, acting and the way they were filmed.