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YouTube lesson coming soonYou can watch the Kai clip below now.

What did Kai see?

Watch his face in the first second. What does it make you want to find out?

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See the three cuts
  1. Watch his eyes

    Kai stares and calls out. You can’t see who he’s looking at yet, so you wonder what he saw.

  2. Show who he saw

    The clip cuts to the woman. She turns around and Kai asks, “English or Spanish?”

  3. Let the joke land

    She pauses, then sings. Kai’s joke falls apart because she gives him an answer he didn’t expect.

Try this on your next Short. Show the reaction first. Then show what made them react.