Our first video joke took more of a mature theme, with references to "spicing things up in bed", and the like. This was done in an attempt to appeal to our intended, college-age audience. As for visual effects, there is a utilization of movement, seen in the character's passing of gas over time--with his squirming and the scrunching of his face being representative of the obvious chaos in his bowels. Also, his movements as he prepares his meal, as well as during its disposal when he is finished, indicate the innate secrecy of his actions.
There is also a clear example of tension and release in the video. The period of time during which the character is simply laying in bed, blindfolded and haphazardly passing gas, building tension as the audience wonders what consequences of his flatulence are to be. This tension is released when his girlfriend returns and removes the blindfold, revealing the camera crew and the punch-line.
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The second video played with the concept of lines. For one, the character is featured walking the same diagonal path in multiple areas--not necessarily connected, but linked through the presence of the familiar linearity of his route and the angle from which he is shot. His striped shirt creates an affinity with the prevalent, straight lines throughout the video, such as door-frames and tables. Often, the straight lines are used to direct your attention towards the character, through their contrast with the more curvilinear shapes. Examples of curvilinear objects used are: the table from which he orders his beans and the bowls in which the beans come; these lines are made out to represent the more dubious aspects of the video.
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