017 Conan in Cuba analysing

The specific scene we chose shows the tour of a Rum factory in Cuba, and begins with a showcase of their most famous rums, then goes through the steps of how they produce the rum. It goes through what part of the sugarcane plant the rum comes from, as well as how it was collected. This is a very informative scene as well as comedy to make it more lighthearted and pleasant to watch.

It starts with short shots of the items and paintings they come by with hispanic music playing in the background, which lasts 10 seconds. Straight after the cut to the scene of Conan and Gretel, the composition is in front of the most expensive and famous rums in this museum. Conan is on the left, and Gretel on the right, they’re faced to the camera as well as to each other. This lasts 37 seconds. The next shot is the same layout, this scene has more a mixture of educational and comedy involved. It zooms in on Gretel to show irritation which is a funny add on. The next shot both Conan and Gretel are on the left side and on the right is the background which is educational. This is the same as the last shot, it switches from educational to comedy to keep the audience entertained.

The audio used is quite minimalistic, only playing music for a few seconds, and occasionally including a laugh track. This lack of audio allows the audience to easily hear what is going on and learn more easily. The laugh track is used to make the audience want to laugh more during the watching of the scene.

The dialogue between Conan and the tour guide is a good mix of humour, as well as actual informational speech. After a few sentences of information Conan would make a joke or some anecdote to lighten the mood slightly, and make the program more enjoyable.

Lastly, the shots and cuts are mostly used to add more comedy to the program. There is one moment during the program where they zoom in on the guide’s face after a comment is made by Conan to show irritation, and make it funnier to the audience. It also associates shots with both Conan and Gretel as informational, and shots with only one of them as funnier.