This collection from Sandefjord and Andebu uses Norwegian winter as the setting for a series of physical jokes and stunts. Camera position and editing turn the uncomfortable conditions into part of the performance.
A compilation selects the moments that work on screen
It does not show every preparation, interruption or consequence. Nor does an entertainer’s apparent ease establish that a viewer can reproduce the action in similar-looking conditions.
The comedy depends on timing: an expectation is established, an action interrupts it and the edit decides how long the result stays on screen. Those choices can be interesting even to someone who would never want to enter cold water. Enjoy the films as performances, rather than demonstrations of what similar-looking ice or water will allow another person to do.
Explore more: the dated Winter Challenge trend; a different kind of staged winter surprise.
Videos: On thin sea ice 1, Norway (published by apetor); On Thin Sea Ice 2 (published by apetor); On Thin Ice 3 (published by apetor); On thin ice 4 (published by apetor); On thin ice 5 (published by apetor).
The camera work is part of the performance
The original production note named a Canon Legria camera, a wide converter, an external microphone, a tripod and a GoPro, with editing in iMovie. Those details explain the work as made comedy rather than a sequence of accidents that happened to be caught. Framing, sound and the choice of when to cut shape how the actions read.
Several uploads form the collection
The five On Thin Ice uploads give this collection more than one beginning and ending. Watching them separately makes it easier to notice how each joke is set up, how long a shot is held and when a cut changes the expectation. The production details also put sound alongside the image: an external microphone was part of the original equipment list. Sandefjord and Andebu supply the setting, while the camera choices turn a series of actions into short films with their own rhythm.
Sources, photography and further reading
Original feature and image attributions:
- This Is So Funny Because This Car It's Not Mine
- THIS IS HILARIOUS! Janitor's Revenge: How to annoy people when it snows.
- A Humorous Look At How Some People Battle Their Snowday With Their Cars And When Walking. This Is The People vs Winter!
- Oh God This Video Is So Hilarious! Funny Ski Lift Fail On A Snowboard
- the dated Winter Challenge trend
- a different kind of staged winter surprise
- On thin sea ice 1, Norway
- On Thin Sea Ice 2
- On Thin Ice 3
- On thin ice 4
- On thin ice 5
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