For this project, my friend Quinn Seal asked me to help him make a video based off of a Korean MadTV under the same name as this post's title for his Korean class. The "Part 2" part of the title is really just for comedic reasons. There really isn't a Part 1, at least that I know of. Basically, it's just a parody of Korean drama where everything is exaggerated. The most noticeable exaggeration are the English subtitles. Quinn and his group members wanted to do the same thing as the Korean MadTV version but with changes to prevent any sort of trouble or issues, even if it's for educational purposes.
The time given to me for this project was extremely short. I was given about a week's time to do everything from shooting on location to post-production. I was also doing an animation for my animation class at the same time so my time constraint was made even shorter to balance the two projects. The camera used for this video was all shot with a point-and-shoot camera. All dialogue was recorded through the mic built into the same camera. In other words, it was an extremely low budget video.
With the time constraints given, the shoot took approximately two days to shoot everything needed. Because it was shot on two separate days, the place we shot at was a bit inconsistent. There were some changes between the two days at the same place but it's subtle enough to where it's not entirely noticeable unless you really look. Post-production took approximately three more days to put everything together and incorporate the soundtracks Quinn gave me to be played at certain parts as well as adding my own soundtrack for the "Showdown" scene and sound effects. In a short five days time span, I was able to produce this video. Even though it's a low-quality, low-budget video, I'm still happy about how it turned out, especially with the time constraint given.
As for working with Quinn and his group, it was a lot of fun. I had to quickly figure out what they wanted for this video because I was asked to do this project on short notice. Quinn provided me with the reference video so after watching it, I got the general idea of what they wanted and I was able to create a shot list for the shoot. Quinn and his group members don't have strong acting experience but they knew what they wanted and whats needs to be done. They all knew their characters' parts and how they should act in each scene. All of this made my directing job a whole lot easier. The only trouble I really had was that someone had to tell me when to cut the camera. I don't speak Korean so I don't know when their done with their line or not.
It was also very amusing because of Julia. Julia is one of those people who just can't stop smiling and/or laughing. It was a real struggle for her to try to be serious for her character. I swear we had to do multiple takes on her because she just wouldn't stop smiling or laughing. It got to the point where we all just kinda gave up and try to use whatever shots we had of her to hide her smiles/laughs in post-production. There are some scenes where it's impossible to do so but in a way, it makes the parody a bit more entertaining since the entire thing is suppose to be comedic anyways.
Overall, it was a very fun project to do even though I was already in the middle of another one. I'm still impressed I was able to produce a decent video in such a short period of time. It felt good for me and the fact that Quinn and his group members got a good grade because of what we made. This video is the first video I've ever shot outside of my school classes and during my own time. I really enjoyed the experience of helping out a good friend of mine do a project as well as take what I've learned in class and apply it outside the classroom with what was given to me.
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