These shorts were created by one of my favorite content creators called Wham City Comedy. The shorts are a vlog style take on the life in a cult which is all about cleanliness. This is a piece that is used to make you feel like something behind the scene is going on an they manage to achieve this well with the style they used in their videos.
Like stated before the piece feels like a vlog that would be found on a youtube channel with the characters talking to the camera in order to create that friendly bond with the audience. And with this we get the sense that these people are giving us a glimpse into their life but it also becomes apparent that the film makers want the audience to pick up on something by using an edit that consists of an exaggerated zoom and tracking of that object. And this persist through the rest of the series.
The videos carry on going and slowly progress worse and worse showing that something is wrong with the characters as their eyes become redder and redder and their faces become pale. With this being gradual it draws an audience in to wonder what will happen next.
Another thing to mention is the static break up during episode 5 which to an audience makes it seem like Curtis is going insane however through the static you can see that something is infecting them, and this then causes the audience to go back a review the other clips to see if they can piece anything together.
This is an effect way to post a film because for the audience it's a quick form of story telling that feels relaxed. It also is a good way of showing how the character life without breaking the forth wall and then potentially allows an audience participation.
I quite enjoy these as they are their to make you look deeper into the piece and if you randomly came across it I could imagine people would be creeped out.
Here's a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmu6JBK17BzjH0HBjhdUXc2IfrCRQGhcD
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