The second video I shall examine is captioned ‘ Dating a wizard b like ’, which presently holds 2.1 million views and 550K likes (@ scorpiosierra , 2020b ). The duration is 30 seconds , but it includes significantly more shots than the first video . The video begins with Sierra running through a bathroom door and slamming it shut , followed by a closer shot of her hand locking the door . The next shot is on the other side of the door . In low lighting , a hand tries the doorknob , the next shot pans up , and it is Sierra trying to get in . It is overt that Sierra is playing two characters , each side of the door has contrasted lighting , and she wears different outfits to communicate this to viewers further . The video continues with a low shot under the door and what I will label ‘ good ’ Sierra ( who locked herself in ) pressing her ear to the door , a few shots capture her backing away , turning around to face the wall , and noticing a note stuck there with ‘ CABINET ’ written on . A close-up captures Sierra opening the cabinet above the sink . Following this is a shot from within the cabinet
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132 as she grabs a note inside . A high shot from above the cabinet zooms on her hands , unfolding the note that reads ‘ YOU ’ RE STUCK ’ with a smiley face . The ‘ bad ’ Sierra , now in red lighting , knocks from the outside , the ‘ good ’ Sierra drops the note and goes to open the door . As she opens the door , the shot cuts to her opening the glass shower door within the bathroom that she is locked in , creating the illusion the door to outside has led her inside . A montage of this loop repeats , each time with a different coloured lighting , until eventually ‘ good ’ Sierra , now enclosed in a similar lighting to ‘ bad ’ Sierra , smirks and leans back against the door and slides down .
This video demonstrates the more complicated yet intelligent affordances of TikTok , such as the ability to play multiple characters , despite minimal costume and props and toy with the viewer ’ s perception of the setting . The video maintains her classic non-sensical narrative but draws on pop culture references like Alice and Wonderland ( Clyde Geronimi , 1951 ) and goes beyond