Compare and contrast Amish Paradise with Coolio's Gangsters Paradise video. What is Weird Al making a parody of in this playful video? What kind of mood are the filmmakers and Weird Al creating in the video? What are 3 techniques that you noticed they used to create this Parody? Use what you've already learned so far in the class to craft your response.
After watching these two music videos I noticed that Weird Al is making a parody on the fact that he is white and does a full 180 on Coolio's song of being a gangster and instead glamorizes the amish lifestyle. The mood is definitely serious with a comedic element based on the production value. Techniques I noticed being used throughout this video were lots of dark and dramatic lighting to make everything look more serious, low angle shots to make Weird Al look cooler than he actually was, and Weird Al does a lot of exaggeration in his character to add a comedic element to the video.
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