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This or That game about LAfrom @hooraemedia
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Overview
Three hosts play a 'This or That' game, choosing between iconic Los Angeles locations presented as on-screen graphics. They debate their preferences for places like World on Wheels, Fox Hills Mall, and The Forum, sharing personal memories and nostalgic reasons for their choices, which leads to humorous disagreements. The game concludes with a bonus round comparing The Bridge and The Grove, further exploring their different experiences growing up in LA.
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Simple outline
- 1Establish initial champion
- 2Challenge champion repeatedly
- 3Introduce controversial choice
- 4Resolve main bracket
- 5Pose final divisive question
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Format
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Elements
Account
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Hook analysis
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 55%
THIS OR THAT: LA
Verbal hook · 35%
Dockweiler Beach or World On Wheels?
Visual hook · 10%
A static shot of three people on a couch looking expectantly at the camera, immediately followed by a large title graphic 'THIS OR THAT: LA' and a Polaroid-style image of the first option, establishing the game format instantly.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
An initial binary choice between two well-known but distinct items within a niche, forcing an immediate opinion and establishing the game's premise.
Payoff
The final verdict on the 'bonus question' which often ends in friendly disagreement, leaving the conversation open for the audience to continue in the comments.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The King of the Hill Gauntlet
A 'winner-stays-on' bracket-style comparison where a group of commentators debates a series of binary choices within a specific niche, with the winner of each round facing a new challenger.
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The Unanimous Crown
The initial rounds establish a clear 'champion' through quick, unanimous decisions, setting the pace and demonstrating the format.
- 2
The First Upset
The reigning champion is defeated by a new challenger, creating a narrative turning point and resetting the stakes.
- 3
The Point of Contention
A choice is presented that causes the first significant disagreement among the panel, revealing personal biases and creating a moment of social tension and humor.
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The Thematic Showdown
The champion faces a challenger from a slightly different category, forcing a comparison based on different values (e.g., a physical place vs. an event).
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The Nostalgia Test
The final choice in the main bracket pits the nostalgic champion against a more modern or different equivalent, solidifying the group's ultimate preference.
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The Bonus Debate
A final, 'off-bracket' bonus question is posed, introducing two new, highly debatable items to end on a peak of engagement and discussion.
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Post caption
Core L.A. memories unlocked. 🌴✨ Hear Issa, Prentice, and Kyla Pratt reflect on the city that shaped them on Blocc Party. Link in bio.
Text overlays
branding · throughout
HOORAE
branding · throughout
blocc party
title · beginning
THIS OR THAT: LA
contextual · beginning
Dockweiler Beach
informational · beginning
or World on Wheels?
contextual · middle
Fox Hills Mall
informational · end
Bonus question.
informational · end
The Bridge or The Grove?
Transcript
Dockweiler Beach or World On Wheels? World on Wheels. World on Wheels or Slauson Swap Meet? World on Wheels. World On Wheels or Fox Hills Mall? Fox Hills Mall. Fox Hills Mall or Del Ama Mall? Fox Hills Mall. Del Amo. What? Del Amo had all the niggas. Fox Hills Mall or Laker game at the forum? Laker game at the forum for me. I better went to tier Laker game at the forum. I found Fox Hills Mall. Fox Hills Mall or Laker game at Staples Better? I'm still gonna I'm Fox Hills Mall. That's more like it's because it's Yeah. It's so different. I would say Fox Hills Mall. Go see the Lakers right now. Yeah. No Lakers. Yes. Bonus question. The bridge or the grove? The bridge. The grove got too many tourists. The bridge. Yeah. You're the grove, girl? I wasn't really I couldn't really go to the bridge like that. It was too many hood activities happening up there. It didn't start off that way. Yeah. It didn't start that way. Like, imagine people coming to town, I'd be like, oh, go to The Grove. Yeah. That's why. No. Yeah. I haven't been in The Grove for, like, five years.