The FINAL Viral Video

Ok, after a minor hiccup, this is the final video for our Riot Shield advertisement! combining Call Of Duty, Modern Warfare 2 and Powerthirst together, with a trusty American doing the voiceover, here we have it …..

Viral Video – Evaluation

Overall, I’m happy with how our Viral Video(s) were produced and the final product. I know we were criticised early on for having a large group but every member put in their full efforts and I think we justified having such a large group.

We often had disagreements, which saw us change our idea several times but the final concept of using a Riot shield in everyday situations satisfied every member and I feel was resulting the most effective and comedic idea.

I like the style in which we shot the sequences and I thought they captured the crucial elements of the shots and emphasised the comedic elements. Our aim was to jokingly suggest how really annoying things and scenarios in everyday life can all by solved by a simple appliance of a Riot Shield, and I guess Modern Warfare 2!

As you can see from our storyboards, we originally planned to create a few other sequences but then again, we created a few sequences on the spot which equalled the planned versions.

We aimed to end the animation with a protagonist in full body gear attacking someone playing Modern Warfare 2, but the sheer power of the game rejects the riot shield and it’s defeated with the catch phrase, “Modern Warfare 2, don’t be silly, nothing can defeat modern warfare two!” This was one disappointments from my point of view.

There are many reasons to why it didn’t happen but we originally intended to have a strong, quick voiceover, advertising the riot shield, with a strong, quick paced sequence of images but the voiceover couldn’t happen so the video is alot slower than we had originally planned but I’m still happy with how we’ve comically advertised a riot shield in its’ glorious form!

I also would’ve liked to build a sequence with a mixture of still images and live sequences as the original ‘powerthirst’ advert that we found for our research! A mixture of cardboard cutouts and motion images, possibly even a short animation, with a strong and quick voiceover would’ve brought the composition and possibly our original idea together and consequently would’ve been more effective to our target audience, but 77 views and counting, guess we’ll have to see how we roll…

I also would’ve liked to create more short sequences, such as the Modern Warfare 2 sequence, a driving sequence etc… but we’ve purposely posted each sequence as a short episode so that we can always add more if they pick up!

Viral Video – Goalie

Viral Video – Women

Viral Video – OMG it’s Poo, IT’S POO!

Viral Video – Santa Pays a Visit

Viral Video – Need Banana!!!

Viral Video – Zombie Apocalypse

Viral Video Out-takes ….

It’s all in the title really…just shows how fun it was film!

Viral Video Storyboard

Below are the storyboard sequences, in order with the written script!

“[ext.] Shot of street, a woman walks past a man and brushes against him. This causes her to sneeze on him, he looks at the marks on his coat in disgust cue narration

Narrator: Tired of taking this crap? Sick of getting pushed around, you need…RIOT SHIELD!

[ext.] The same scene, where the woman walks past him again, except this time when she sneezes he raises the riot shield blocks her sneeze and pushes her away. This causes her to fall back over a low wall.

Narrator: See how he kicked her ass? With the Riot Shield, you’ll be able to KICK ASS LIKE THIS GUY! This shield doesn’t just block, it does so much more…

[ext.] A man in a suit is hurriedly trying to get to work but a crowd of people blocks his path. He has a face of desperation

Narrator: This guys late for work, does he take it like a man? Hell no! He uses RIOT SHIELD!

[ext.] Cuts to the same scene where this time he begins to run towards the crowd with a Riot Shield. The scene cuts to black just as he reaches them, and you here the sounds of chaos as it is obvious he is smashing his way through. The scene then comes back and we see him on the other side of the crowd who have all been pushed to the ground, one of the men looks up shocked at him.

Narrator: Oh, was that his boss he just Riot Shielded? Well…WHO’S THE BOSS NOW? RIOT SHIELD IS!

[ext.] Cuts to a street scene. A man is walking down the street with a Riot Shield on his back. A bird flies over and he looks up to see a “shadow” descending towards him. Just as it’s about to hit him, the camera freezes.

Narrator: You’re walking down the street and you get assaulted. Not by a person, but by fecal matter. Bird crap, horse crap, cow crap, dog crap. Cant take the abuse, BULL CRAP! Nothing beats Riot Shield!

[ext.] The camera resumes but he stops the crap just in time.

[int.] Cuts to a girl screaming at man inside a house (more specifically a lounge). He’s trying to ignore her but he can’t take it anymore so he raises his shield up and her shouting is drowned out. He then continues to watch TV whilst she continues to shout at him.

Narrator: Hot wife, giving you lip? Her time of the month? Then no worries! Riot Shield has anti menstruation technology. MENSTROLOGY TECHNOLOGY!

[int.]  There’s a table where dinner has been laid on for a dinner party. The guests are having a good time apart from the man, who is having a hard time from a woman who repeatedly points back to his wife. She is obviously his mother in law. He put his face into his hands and sighs.

Narrator: Now what’s worse than a torrent of needless blood and abuse?! Mother in Laws! Giant mother in-laws, GIANT MAWS! Maw giving you a migraine, push her off YOUR property with the RIOT SHIELD!

[int.] The mother in law is still nagging, the man stands up resolutely and picks up his riot shield. He then proceeds to push her out of the house and onto the street.

[ext.] Cuts a garden. The wife is still having a go at her husband. In her rage, she picks up watermelons and throws them violently her husband. He defends himself with the Riot Shield.

Narrator: Riot Shield protects against all kinds of massed food attacks. Mashed potato, apples, cabbages, pies, bricks and even WATERMELONS! RIOT SHIELD!

[int.] It’s a still shot of a lounge, Santa Claus is trying to get into a house for christmas. He gets out from the fireplace and stands up and begins to walk to the door. A man with Riot Shield is in his way, Santa smells something and with a look of fear runs back towards the fire-place and gets into the chimney.

Narrator: Annoying round red objects still getting you down? Colorful overly joyful Buddhist hobo’s trying to break in every winter? Good news. Riot Shield has a coating of Bad Santa repellent, BANTAPELLENT!

[ext.] It is a scene of horror. The world is portrayed (albeit poorly) as a zombie infested apocalyptic place where the apparent last man is standing watching as a horde of zombies comes towards him. As they approach he unslings his Riot Shield and proceeds to beat them back.

Narrator: When the unthinkable happens and the streets are full of hungary, mindless, flesh-eating zombies. Protect yourself with RIOT SHIELD!

[Final Shot] It’s now a shot of the Riot Shield on display with payment information shown. Jokes are made such as the price is $9.99 but the shipping is $400 and the deal is only in effect for the next 10 seconds.

Narrator: RIOT SHIELD! GET IT NOW! Warning, does not actually protect against riots. Call now or you chance will be lost forever, Riot Shield are not responsible for any harm you may and probably will incur from using the Riot Shield product because quite frankly you’re an idiot.”