Probably Okay: The Pie Problem

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Here’s the latest video from my sketch comedy YouTube series Probably Okay. My writing partner Michael Golus and I have been stepping up our game lately with more complex ideas and polished cinematography, and it’s helped to elevate the material, which is, as usual, entirely mad. Probably Okay is all about jokes without punchlines, and this video is no exception. When Mike and I write these scripts, with occasional help from the rest of our fluctuating team of actors, we like to play the “what if” game and go as far as we can with it, which ends up generating some pretty bizarre ideas. This alternative humor isn’t for everyone, and I’ve encountered plenty of of people who just scratch their heads when they see our videos, but from those who understand the humor, we’ve been fairly well received. We’ve been making these video for 7 years now and we’ve never really generated a large audience, but for Mike and I it’s never been about the amount of views or the likes. We just enjoy creating funny videos that surprise and hopefully delight the viewer with their unexpectedness, and if we’ve done that for even just a couple of people, we feel like we’ve succeeded.

New Look, New Video

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YouTube just launched it’s new look, and I jumped right on board. I’m not particularly fond of the sparseness and diagonal flow of the new layout, but it just makes sense for a viewer base that’s becoming less and less tied down to traditional desktop and laptop computers. I don’t own a tablet, but I’m sure the new design works really well in touch-based browsing.

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In other news, I’m over my post-Christmas slump and back into full-tilt production on videos for Probably Okay. Here’s one of our newer entries, based on a famed Marvel comic hero. (Note: the military jet in the first shot was just a stroke of good luck.)

Another Probably Okay Christmas

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My comedy channel on Youtube has always seemed to focus on holiday themed videos. Maybe it’s because they’re so fun to make. Or maybe it’s just my way of getting into the holiday spirit. Whatever the reason, I make quite a few of them, and this Christmas was no exception. The goal was 25 Christmas themed videos. We didn’t quite make it, coming out with only ten, but it was still a whole lot of fun. Here are some of my favorites.

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Probably Okay: The Whole Time

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I think sci-fi cliches are hilarious, especially when strung together. This video took a lot of careful thought, and I learned a few things. Biggest issue I’m still working on: action axis jumps. Some were just unavoidable here, but next time I’m going to pay more attention.

7 Days of Halloween Madness

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I’m not quite sure why I did it. Last week I decided to promise my Youtube channel viewers seven videos for the seven days leading up to Halloween. Thus began an insane video-making sprint that I’m still recovering from. It was actually a great time, and even though not every video made the midnight upload deadline, I feel like my crew and I met expectations. Not every video was brilliant, they run the gamut from “art film” to camera phone quality, but I learned a lot about my new Canon T2i and it’s workflow, and I’m just happy to be finished!

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