“Joker”; What was Alikhani’s achievement from being a joke to paid guests? – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
Mehr News Agency – Art Group – Atieh Moezen: Ehsan Alikhani first seasonJoker” finished. Now, apparently, after the first experience of his product in the home network, which in its own way, combines with hard and exhausting work, he has found a relative success; The success that should be seen was in the opinion of the audience or the critics?
A large location with an area of 600 meters, a 360 degree decor and 40 video cameras that mimic the smile on your face every moment. They register And with the first laugh, the warning siren sounds; This is the most important challenge.Joker” was so that the participants would avoid laughing.
reality showJokerIt was directed by Ehsan Alikhani and was released on the home show network in the past few months. In each season, this collection brings together a number of artists to create a challenge not to laugh, and the one who overcomes all these challenges was the final winner of the season. A challenge in which the participants themselves had to make each other laugh.
this Challenge Not only for the participants, it was Ehsan Alikhani’s first challenge on the home show network; An experience that after “Honeymoon” and “New Era” was able to register another brand for this presenter and producer. brandy whose initial design was taken from one of the foreign competitions and Alikhani implemented it in a way like “New Era”. In this implementation, of course, he carried out the work in a group and team form, most of which were his team in the “New Era”.
A note aboutJokerIt is important and that is the role of the author team of the program. A team that probably takes each participant’s initial ideas, turns them into a script, and then Based on Those challenges are formed. A point that Ehsan Alikhani emphasizes many times in the behind-the-scenes film of the program and says that no one knows about other scenarios and jokes, but the director and the writers know about all the jokes.
So what in the output Antenna We can see that although it is the result of a hard and directed work, since all these designs have been coordinated and arranged with the author’s team in advance, it is no longer a simple improvisation, so the author’s space is more and more empty. Hi Right work and joke designers instrument specifies that the jokes are based on some body movements and facial expressions and play with Limited sound they did
This issue maybe this Challenge also brought forward how much the program as a reality The show has moved on. reality Washing which is supposed to be an expression of the real actions and reactions of people in a situation, but now Based on Everyone’s practiced designs have gone their own way. A situation like “The Truman Show” where the director knows exactly who is going to play what role. Although himself reality The shows It is also usually criticized for being dramatized to be but in this designed combination of ideas reality Shu is questioned more and more.
Now, with the end of the first season of this program, we have reviewed it and movie and television critic Keyvan Kathirian from the perspective of several components of directing, comedy, program guests and branding It has been reviewed.
first impression; Design and direction
This is not the first direction of Ehsan Alikhani, he has already designed and directed the dialogues of “Honeymoon”. The ones that are known to bring tears to the audience and depicted more dramatic stories than some movies. “New Era” with Production It was another harder and bigger experience for the director of Ehsan Alikhani and now “JokerA challenge more serious And it was more difficult for him.
A space where 40 video cameras were used and it was recorded and filmed in the same shed as “New Age” and with the same team, and of course, with a budget of several billions, it must have been a good figure for this difficult challenge.
critical look; It is important that the jokes come from the comedian himself I see It was or designed by the author
Keyvan Kathirian said about the design of this program:Joker» Very innovative design Oh you does not have or does not have new ideas. At times, there were suspicions that some events were planned. I prefer in one reality There should be a general design, but the details and actions and reactions should be left to the people themselves. After all, you have brought a comedian, so there must be one Designing Have minimal publicity.
He added: There is a general limitation that women are not present in humor. For example, women are present in the new era itself, but they were not even present here, and I think that in this program with this style and the context that load Laugh There are restrictions on physical movements that women cannot be included in.
Kathirian said about Ehsan Alikhani’s presence in the program and that his name was revealed as the director in the second episode: Probably, because he was not sure of the repercussions of the program, he did not mention his name from the beginning. However, probably for Ehsan Alikhani himself, the experience is both material and spiritual useful have been. It’s not a bad thing because like everyone else We know TV It is almost devoid of humor and such programs can take advantage of this gap.
Kathirian about the design of this program as reality Shaw also stated: I don’t know exactly if these jokes are the product of the writers of the program or the creation of the actors themselves. It is not clear to me if the actors are acting or if they are really themselves and laughing for real? These are important and in reality So many things must happen at once.
second impression; Creating comedy or stupidity?
“Joker» a program Fun and fun and had many moments in each episode to make the audience laugh. This feature of the program was the main reason that with the airing of this collection, many people were moved to tears by Alikhani’s performance. crying Let the audience point out in “Honeymoon” and then say that he has now succeeded in his new challenge to get laughs. However, some of these laughs are directed towards hilarity and moments similar to slapstick comedies and jokes with body movements.
The program has a team of writers, but none of the famous joke makers and satirists can be seen among them, and perhaps this can be one of the reasons for the program’s weakness in promoting jokes.
critical look; We may laugh too, but in the end it’s bullshit
About the creation of comedy situations in this program, Kivan Kathirian stated: I think that due to our limitations in verbal jokes and gestures, the program sometimes enters the phases swelling will be The atmosphere sometimes becomes “begging” for laughter. Author’s hand and comedian It’s not open and you can’t play with red lines either. Satra You want to keep in mind, observe the considerations do. It is in this situation that you want to get laughs at any cost, for example, by dressing up as an animal, by imitating the singer’s voice on the other side, you want to make the participants and the audience laugh, because there may be many jokes Not available.
Kathirian about how much this jokes They have been fun, he said: sometimes I myself laugh at these jokes, but in the end Joker It is a program that reaches the end, of course, maybe that was the original goal of the program!
Pointing to the lack of design in the creation of comedies, he said: for example, someone pulling up his pajamas might be funny, but why is it the same thing? more humorous Shall we not laugh? I’m not saying that situations should necessarily be instructive, but in some situations, after laughing, you say; What really? The program must also have a design. What is wrong with such a program? joke with a note satirical Or learned to be a funny story?
third impression; The composition of the guests reality show
Among the parts that received different reactions was the presence of guests in this program, which sometimes faced some harsh criticisms, and the presence of some was considered the winning card of each season of the program.
Some artists in the same program face satirical Others showed themselves in such a way that one load They were exposed to the praises of the people and even the media, among which Reza Nikkhah can be mentioned. Some of them who were more unknown as guests Attention TV programs were included such as Iman Safa. There is also a criticism totality The program went ahead, and most of them were the faces who were previously in various television programs.
critical look; Guests who get paid to laugh
Kathirian about the comedian Hi Invited and their jokes said: Funnyness is in our blood, for example, it seems that some of these comedians I see Personal designs for fun to be And they had their own supply, but some clearly had neither creativity nor design. Some wanted to get laughs by screaming and making emoticons, or by withdrawing and not participating in the middle of the story, they tried to keep themselves in the next episodes.
He added: The number of guests was large, this large number made some to go to the corner and somehow escape from the challenges and not get hurt. It might be funny for someone to do superficial things like making smiley faces and making jokes. For example shout The slaps of one of the artists may have been funny, but what was the point? They participate in the program and for him They have also taken money, but the audience is also paying. brought it What is it for him?
This critic added: In some episodes, one of the participants plays a role Joker was taking over. But again, there was no special design to create an interesting situation. The group of writers was not creative in this field Joker With some comedians I see It didn’t make much difference. It was possible to design various comedy situations and put people in those situations and get a better result.
fourth impression; branding in style of “Joker»
“JokerHe was able to attract attention from the very first episode and it can definitely be said Part of It is one of the established brands in the home network. brandy Its creators didn’t hesitate to announce that it was a copy from the very first episode, and of course efforts have been made to make this brand a popular event for the audience.
Ehsan Alikhani himself in the last episodeJoker» refers to several episodes of zero recordings of the program, which are associated with theatrics and stand up comedian I see It has been done and the experiences that have tried to risk such a program Try it with different spectrums.
They have not been few the vine show I see And the matches on the home network with the presence celebrity I see They have been shown, but they were smothered in the bud, or there is no mention of them even now. Because just being there celebrity I see In a program, it has not been able to turn it into a popular event. But “Joker» In the field of attraction and retention his audience He was able to achieve success to a great extent and now he can take this brand to the next seasons, but with the same model of superficial jokes and no planning, can he become popular in the next season? Hi Will the home network keep it, or may it be considered only in the first season, like “New Age”? In the last part, of course, there was a point about the presence of women in this challenge, which can be another trick to present a different event and in the trap of repeated jokes of a recent season. captured did not stay
critical look; reality The shows At branding Approach clearly
Kathirian at the end about branding In the field of making such programs, he said: Due to the lack of work of television in this field, as well as the decrease in humorous programs, such works find fans on the home network.
He said: There is one point about these programs, which is the suspicion of authenticity. I don’t know how real “Mafia Nights” is and how much Is it a game? Or, as I said, the jokes in the programJoker“How much has been planned and how much has not. But in design talk shows Sharp jokes are common and blunt questions are asked, yet our limits are very high. For example, Hamed Angehi is trying to get close to that space in his internet program, but he is completely unsuccessful. still tuck I see And reality shows We have not reached this level of openness and they are not allowed branding These programs can also consider these points.