I think I have come a long way from my research, to say I started with Christmas as a topic and had a very hard time finding a direction to go in, I am very pleased with where I have ended up. I have really challenged myself with creating a film, and editing it.
I think the end product, 100 seconds of jokes is quite funny, however it is not what I had originally set about accomplishing, as I was hoping to get 100 people to tell 100 jokes, however, one important lesson I have learnt is putting people on the spot in front of a camera asking them to tell a joke, is not incredibly successful, my close friends who really understood what I was trying to accomplish were very helpful and volunteered to tell multiple jokes, however this was not suitable to my brief. However, some people, no matter whether I gave them a joke, would not entertain the idea, sadly some are in my class...
The film and DVD set up is extremely basic, because a) I had no idea how to create something intricate and b) because I wanted the focus to be the jokes, not the way the menus are built etc. I have included the other jokes on the disc as I felt it would be a complete waste if they weren't included.
I did find the DVD quite entertaining to watch back, however I found myself staring at frames either side of the screen on a lot of the jokes, although I tried to set the camera up so this was not included and it was just the plain neutral background, it appears I was not careful enough. If I had the knowledge I would have cropped the shots to erase this, as it did become quite an annoyance.
Jokes that went wrong have been put on an outtake film, however, some were just too offensive and I have had to get rid of them completely. I do understand some of my jokes included are close to the mark, but a lot of comedians are, there is a warning on the poster and DVD cover to warn people that it may cause offence.
I like my 5x5 grid of images of some of the participants, it gives a clue again to what is on the disc without saying "This disc contains jokes"... As the photos were taken against the same background, it gives consistency although the lighting does vary.
After research into the DVD posters, I used the same visuals from the DVD packaging, but included the DVD logo and a 'review' to make it more realistic, and to show what the poster is promoting as it isn't quite as obvious as some posters, for example, some have, directors names, actors names and awards won printed on.
I do believe I have fulfilled my brief, and do hope that my film will make someone smile, if not laugh, people have asked to watch it, and from every person I have seen watching it they have laughed several times.
If I had chance to revisit brief, I would consider advertising volunteers to tell jokes, rather than put peopleon the spot, although some people were more than happy to help, I do understand it can be a little daunting in front of a camera. Also I would have liked to photograph every person that told the joke, but I did not have access to a decent camera all the time, and again I think that would add to the horror of being in front of a camera.
I was extremely thrilled that second and third years took part, I am usually a really chatty person, but I was quite worried about approaching them, especially near deadline. The vast majority were very nice and helped out, and made comments on my project, and it is still nice that some ask me how I am getting on when I walk down the corridor.
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