Research - Comedy Portrayed Through Narrative

After discussing with Jack and furthering our research, Jack started showing me a different option for how we could approach the dance film. It began very clear that there are multiple ways to portray comedy and humour through film, one of which is through narrative. Jack found two videos in particular which really stood out for me, one being the music video for the Sundara Karma song 'A Young Understanding' and the other being the music video for Catfish and the Bottlemen's 'Hourglass'. In A Young Understanding there is a fine balance between the video being a spoof or a legitimate music video. It shows the band setting up in their location and the crew getting ready to shoot but there's a man in a purple shirt who keeps entering the background, not really knowing what's going on. This is the gag that makes people laugh whilst watching the music video but also uses the kind of elements that we want to implement into our own video. The use of popping colours, the use of subtle comedy and the ability to maintain focus on the main spectacle of the video whilst using comedy around them to make the video more entertaining. Admittedly this video takes a wild turn after the man gets ahold of the camera which is something we are not aiming to do but would definitely be open to trying something of a similar nature if we had a budget and and were briefed to do that. 

The other video that I mentioned was the 'Hourglass' video by Catfish and the Bottlemen which stars Ewan McGregor. This video really stood out to me as it's not so much a generic music video that people are used to but it also isn't exactly a dance piece either. It stands out because of the story it tells; It's almost as if we're watching a short film unfold. The thing that prevents it from just being a short film is that the actual song is played in parts of the video but its chopped up and is only played when it suits the narrative of the video. Again, there are things with this video that we would not take into consideration such as the whole things being in black and white. This is because as I've said before we want the colours to stand out in our video. The sort of humour that is in the resolution of this video is much more toned down compared to the Sundara Karma video, it's almost like a warm feeling that is give, forcing a chuckle out of you. Overall the majority of elements in this video aren't going to be included in our own but we like the video as a whole and its ability to tell a light hearted story.