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http://www.youtube.com/user/smosh/videos?view=0
GIRLFRIENDS IN THE WILD 4:21 Nov 30, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTVgw1DTSXs
Format:
- Snark about previous ad + "SHUT UP!" during 5sec intro
- Skit intro --> Title card
- Sub-skit #1, male character yells @ "guide" --> Title card
- Sub-skit #2, male character fires pistol @ "guide" --> Title card
- Sub-skit #3, "guide" has bandaged arm --> Title card
- Sub-skit #4, "guide" get's caught by his own girlfriend, leads to...
- Sub-skit #5, employing attributes from the four previous sub-skits
- Sub-skit #6, "Guide's" own son pops up having been observing his own father fall victim --> Title card
- Peddle alternate scenes & bloopers video (10secs)
- Peddle Thanks for Subscribing (10secs)
Objective:
- Nice intro animation
- Good camera, camerawork, lighting, and boom mic audio collection
- Nice handheld camerawork
- Unwanted outdoor background audio virtually eliminated
- Interior closed space audio echo virtually eliminated
- Note dramatic comic added-in sounds
- Locations and props are fairly common and easy to acquire
- Ficus tree in each sub-skit
- "Guide's" costume only likely direct expense
- I need to learn how to embed the "click here" thingies on my video
Subjective:
- I'll guess this took a very full day to put together
- Excellent production value and right on par with what I was expecting for the income these guys are pulling in.
- This is quite a contrast to the production values of the two previous MORE SUBSCRIBED TO youtubers, RJW & RH.
DUBSTEP COMMERCIALS SUCK! 4:15 Nov 23, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYkbbMA3ozQ
Format:
- Stupid noises + "SHUT UP!" during 5sec intro
- Faux commercial
- Advertising boardroom drama
- Intro Mike Diva character
- Dubstep baby food commercial - young ad man dies
- Advertising boardroom drama
- Dubstep air freshening products
- Advertising boardroom drama
- Dubstep lotions and lubricants - featuring the director of advertising
- Advertising boardroom drama
- Dubstep Spiffer Mops
- Advertising boardroom drama - old ad man dies
- Dubstep the boardroom
- Advertising boardroom drama
- "This video was sponsored by grape water" overlay
- Peddle alternate scenes & bloopers video
- Peddle dubstep music downloads
- Peddle Thanks for Subscribing + thanks to Mike Diva
Objective:
- Umm... that was pretty cool.
- I'll guess this took a very full day to put together
- Helps a lot to partner with friends who know how to do cool sh!t
Subjective:
See previous remark.
Lettuce see what Mike Diva's stats look like and what his products look like...
http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeDiva/videos?view=0
Not too shabby
His views per video are all over the place, super-hit or near-hit.
Super hit ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnGMV8yOEQ
Anyways...
Back on task...
My Pet Pikachu 4:35 Nov 16, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t67Hvc-ftc0
Format:
- Snark about picachu + "SHUT UP!" during 5sec intro
- Ian playing w/ ancient Talkboy in kitchen
- Anthony brings in Picachu... thing... looking... mutherf#cker... thing --> Picachu: makes breakfast title card
- Picachu toast and egg sub-skit
- Return to kitchen --> Picachu: wakes me up title card
- Pichchu face and groin, (repeatedly), Ian gets anxiety
- Return to kitchen --> Picachu: unclogs the toilet title card
- Pichu plunger attack, gross hi-5
- Return to kitchen --> Picachu: as a remote
- Picachu breaks TV & lightning balls Ian
- Return to kitchen --> Picachu: helps on a date
- Picachu saves the date
- Return to kitchen, realize it's the bum in Anthony's costume
- Flashback to bum theft & SHANK'D!
- Return to kitchen, Picachu-bum DOUBLE SHANK'D!!
- But caught it on the Talkboy, Ha ha ha!
- Peddle alternate scenes & bloopers video (10secs)
- Peddle Thanks for Subscribing (10secs)
Objective:
- Handheld camerawork is fine but the shots and/or blocking look more like DIY cr@p than in the "Girlfriends in the Wild" video
- Lighting and boom mic audio are fine
- Intro and closing VOs are custom recorded for each video.
- Cheesy, not even trying simple layering effects.
Subjective:
I'll guess this took a very full day to put together
Okay, we can all see these guys are really putting in the effort for their content.
And they're running multiple channels with equal amounts of effort, so this is clearly a full time job for them.
Since further review of recently recent (that's a joke, folks) uploads isn't likely to reveal much new intel I'd like to diverge from my previous pattern and see what these guys were doing two years ago, then four years ago, then conclude at six years ago.
TWO YEARS AGO...
Food Battle 2010 6:53 Aug 13, 2010 >> 11,821,747 views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRxkj0efDJE
Format:
Snark about very good rock + "SHUT UP!" during 5sec intro
Ian playing w/ donuts on table on soccer field
Argue w/ Anthony for red pepper vs. donut food challenge --> Food Battle 2010 animated overlay
Cut to inside house
- Challenge: Head protection, Ian then Anthony
- Challenge: Bullet proof vest, Anthony then Ian
- Challenge: Nightstick, Anthony then Ian
- Challenge: Poison, Anthony then Ian, get Mom into the act
- Challenge: Flamethrower, Anthony then Ian, Ian's hair burned off
- Challenge: Teleportation, Ian then Anthony, legs paralyzed
- Challenge: Contact lenses, Ian then Anthony, mellons gag, Ian pushed Anthony into pool
Reporter asks Ian about win - Anthony resurrected from pool, Ian dies from electric shock
Reporter asks Anthony about win - Asks reporter to play, "NO!"
Peddle alternate scenes & bloopers video
Peddle shirt merch
Peddle Thanks for Subscribing
Objective:
Pretty much the exact same camera and audio collection skill set
Same intro and closing graphics
Same ABCDEFG style format
They've had this same program nailed down for awhile since this was made
Subjective:
As an annual challenge this gives the following audience something to both look forward to and a reason to go back and review the same "event" from all previous years = CPM advertising $$$$
FOUR YEARS AGO...
SEX ED ROCKS! 4:29 Nov 21, 2008 >> 20,314,237 views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_6ItxioUco
Format:
- Text over black w/ voice over
- Previous Smosh Productions animated logo w/ familiar "Shut up!"
- Scene at park
- Begin scream music video in various locations
- Peddle shirts and posters
- Credits: white text on black + smosh.com peddle!
Objective:
- Image quality is poor
- Shakey-cam is poor
- Using boom mic, not lavs
- Either background bird and traffic audio is not eliminated from original recording or layed in as background too loud
- Poor use of bounce board - but at least they're trying! Remember, they're about 19yo then.
Subjective:
Both the technology and format have changed a lot in four years, but the comedic foundation stays true - as well as the "Shut up!"
I wonder what the story behind that is.
SIX YEARS AGO... Looks like they were putting out one of these every three weeks
Short 2: Stranded 2:16 Aug 23, 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCd_i7wW87Q
Format:
- Old Smosh Productions logo intro (w/ something about vidiLife.com on there), and the "Shut up!" voice over
- Video title w/ Anthony & Ian credits + smosh.com peddle
- Anthony washed ashore
- Anthony keeping a journal
- Sit and watch for rescue
- Found apple, threaten to eat Jamal
- Document Jamal ate himself
- He cheated Robbie into death to eat him
- Eats his feces
- Looses all hope, pull back to reveal on heavily populated beach
- Two friends overlook
- Back to beach, CRACK IS WHACK overlay. BITCH.
- Thanks to supporting company
Objective:
Rudimentary video quality
Shakey cam not unexpected
Good voice over/background audio mix
Subjective:
Nice.
Umm...
Folks, don't worry about having the perfect whatever RIGHT NOW!
Screwwit.
(Creationists, avert your eyes!) Things evolve. Deal.
Next up: JennaMarbles
http://www.youtube.com/user/JennaMarbles/videos?view=0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna_Marbles
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4615307/