Quirky vlog getting a sandwich from @thejarrodbenson

The creator documents his trip to a local sandwich shop, starting by eating a gummy candy, showing the restaurant, having a paranoid moment in the bathroom, reviewing the sandwich in his car, and ending with a random filtered selfie with his dog.

Creator: @thejarrodbenson on Instagram

Video format

Vlog

Video outline

  1. State a simple mission
  2. Inject absurd internal conflict
  3. Reveal the acquired prize
  4. Deliver a self-deprecating verdict
  5. End with a non-sequitur

Hook overview

The Misleading Prelude. The video opens with an action or object that is tangentially related but not the main focus, immediately followed by a declaration of the true mission.

Verbal hook

Let's go get some lunch.

Visual hook

A close-up shot of the creator holding and then eating a bright red, sugar-coated gummy candy.

Hook strategies

  1. curiosity-open-loops

Payoff

The Absurd Coda. The narrative concludes with a completely unrelated, visually distinct, and often humorous final shot or image that breaks the story's reality.

Narrative framework

The Mundane Epic

Narrative framework logic

Framing a simple, everyday task as a mini-adventure with manufactured internal conflict, culminating in a satisfying reward and an absurd conclusion.

Narrative framework breakdown

  • frameworkName: The Mundane Epic
  • frameworkType: Standard Narrative
  • coreLogic: Framing a simple, everyday task as a mini-adventure with manufactured internal conflict, culminating in a satisfying reward and an absurd conclusion.
  • confidence: 95
  • pendingStatus: created

Topics: Food, Comedy, Lifestyle, Local Business

Concepts: Day In The Life, Skit, Location Showcase

Formats: Vlog

Elements: AR Filter, Jump Cut

Account types: Personal Brand, Local Business

Transcript excerpt

Let's go get some lunch. I think that they know that I'm They might tell my mom. Good dang. Look at that sandwich, dude. Who looks better, me or the sandwich? It's it's definitely the sandwich. Sandwich.

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