The Full Story

Since we are only going to be submitting the first five minutes of our documentary, I thought it was important that I talk a little bit able the full documentary. The beginning five minutes of our documentary end with one of the comedians talking about the art of stand-up comedy, that soundbite is the purpose for our entire documentary. We introduced our characters in the beginning and allowed for them to speak for themselves and tell their stories. We felt that this would capture the viewer's attention.

We do not have any voiceover in our documentary because we felt like that allowed for the story to breath. It is easier to relate to someone in front of the camera versus an unknown voice. We wanted our documentary to be very personal and have a lot of charisma and I think we were able to capture that. Instead of striving for a factual story based on statistical data, we wanted the viewer to feel like they could relate to the characters. We felt like we needed to make sure the entire documentary stayed light and relatable with some comedy as well.

The story continues into the two comedians talking about their stand-up comedy. We then follow Robert to his second ever gig and watch him perform, he tells the viewer about what he experiences before and after the performance.  We also follow Chris to one of his bigger performances, this allows for the viewer to see the contrast between the two stories.

In the end, it is clear that they both have one thing in common, that thing is hard work. Although it did not come right away for either of them, stand-up comedy is a lot of preparation and dedication. This is a common theme that our entire audience can relate to and this is what is going to make the audience love our "sweet" documentary.