Videos of comedy and political satire...
Right form the time elections were announced for Lok Sabha in 2014, political satirists have had a field day! Videos and text content, lampooning the political process and politicians from various political parties, became a rage with millions of hits recorded on the YouTube videos. Spoofs on Arnab Goswami and Arvind Kejriwal were the most popular! So, even though congrence between comedy/satire and politics is nascent in India, these video spoofs are heralding a new beginning.
Watch these videos which have gone viral...
'The Viral Fever (TVF)', 'Only Much Louder', 'AIB' and 'So Sorry' are some of the platforms which have launched comic and farcical videos or text content, to great acclaim. Their success can be attributed to high-quality political or social satire, strong scripts, good acting and excellent production standards. The same can be said about text content in websites 'The Unreal Times' and 'Newslaundry'.
Most of the videos have gone viral, with the online audience simply lapping up the satirical content. Now it is your turn to access these platforms directly from Resources below.
Create video content at ‘YouTube Space Mumbai’…
YouTube Space Mumbai has now opened at Whistling Woods International, Film City Complex, Aarey Colony, Goregaon East, Mumbai 400065. If you have uploaded some content on YouTube, you can access at no cost the latest audio-visual and editing equipment at YouTube Space to create original video content for your YouTube channel. The unit will organize events and networking engagements as well as conduct workshops on comedy writing, audio development technique, lighting etc.