Fulfilling a comment in a cave from @brandongrogan1

The creator takes a negative comment literally and films himself making an Italian sub inside a dark cave. He whispers to avoid waking a hibernating bat, shows a montage of other extreme locations he's cooked in, and discovers the cave also has spiders and running water before finishing his sandwich and deciding to leave the scary environment.

Creator: @brandongrogan1 on Instagram

Video format

Vlog

Video outline

  1. State absurd premise for location
  2. Establish environmental constraints
  3. Subvert a hopeful expectation
  4. Reveal the completed task

Narrative framework

The Absurd Gauntlet

Narrative framework logic

Performing a mundane task in an extreme or absurd environment, using the environment itself as the primary source of conflict and narrative progression. The premise is often a literal interpretation of a challenge or comment.

Topics: Food, Travel, Comedy

Concepts: Pope In The Pool Multitask, Value Vlog

Formats: Vlog

Elements: B-Roll Cutaway, Image Overlay, Jump Cut

Account types: Personal Brand

Transcript excerpt

Someone told me to go back to whatever cave I crawled out of. So tier I am. I have to whisper in today's video because there's bats in this cave, and I'm not supposed to wake them up. Look at that. I've cooked on mountains, in igloos, in deserts, on lakes, in creeks. I've pretty much collected all the biomes, and this one is the worst. I also have a trash bag. I'm not littering in the cave. I was gonna cook a steak in here, but then last minute, I decided it might not be smart to have an open flame in an enclosed area. I've been trying not to inhale deadly fumes recently. The good thing about it being so cold in here is I think it's too cold for spiders. I think they're hibernating. False alarm. The spiders are not hibernating. This place actually isn't too bad. It already has running water. The only thing I think I would change is maybe maybe central heating. Alright. I'm pretty scared, so I'm gonna get going. Anyways, I made an Italian sub in this, scary, rank, bat infested cave.

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