Introduction
My last unit in Freestyle Academy: the Humor project. Humor is an effective subject for many writers and comedians, and it’s an easy way to end the semester. Now I know what you’re thinking, it might seem easy for me but it’s a difficult topic to pull off, especially if you can’t think of a joke. But it was alright in the end, humor is subjective anyway!
Rhetorical Analysis
We started this unit by reading Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” so we could look into each chapter to analyze its “comedic” edge and its themes of war by writing in sticky notes. During the read, we were assigned to do a Rhetorical Analysis on a certain topic we can choose, by looking at various cartoons or memes online. I decided to go for social media addiction, because I can sometimes struggle from getting addicted to the internet, just like other people who have the same problem.
You can read my Rhetorical Analysis down below:
Humor Production
Once our rhetorical analysis was finished, we moved on to making the actual Humor project by using the various “comedy” techniques we have learned in the form of a message. I’ve decided not to pair with anyone for the project, so it would be easier to follow along with the assignment.
My humor idea was to make fun of AI, particularly Google’s Gemini by making a parody of an informercial on using an AI called “Guminator” to get gum off of shoes. I’ve chosen that kind of humor because I think poking fun at certain stuff is appealing.
Script
The process took just about two days to get done and it was quite simple – I’ve done a slideshow for my parody and I made a script on Google Docs to go along with it. It might looks a little half-finished but I did what I can when I went up on stage.
Slideshow
After rushing through the script, I decided to do a slideshow so my project can be like a pitch presentation at a company.
Here’s the final production of the humor project!
