If you're a filmmaker, YouTube is a great place to show off your movie-making talents. YouTube features funny spoof videos and hoaxes that are often believable enough to trick viewers. While watching some spoof videos, viewers may even find it difficult to tell what's real or not.

A believable funny YouTube spoof video should have a couple of key components to grab the attention of viewers. First, they should have some kind of suspense to it. One of the reasons why the Harlem Shake video grew in popularity, besides the crazy dancing, may have to do with the editing.

Admit it, after watching different versions of the Harlem Shake videos, you wondered what the scene would look like after the edited jump-cut. That brief moment of suspense can keep the viewer's attention. Go for shock value, you want the viewers to have a feeling of disbelief. You want them to wonder, "Did that just really happen"?

As far as production value goes for a funny YouTube spoof video, it's more believable if you make it look as cheap as possible. A small retro handheld camcorder will do, stay away from the HD quality camcorders. Spontaneity is important so it doesn't have to be a perfectly shot video, even if the microphone sounds choppy and the sound quality is off, that's fine. Poor sound quality makes a video appear more candid and will also heighten a viewer's visual sense.This is where the subtitles come in, at this point the viewers will appreciate them.

A funny YouTube spoof video published in Feb. is being shared among people on social networking sites like Twitter and Instagram. According to the description of the video, a suspect shot at a police officer during a routine traffic stop. This funny YouTube spoof video shown below has the right formula of a spoof video and is worth taking a look at for a good laugh. At what moment did you realize the video was actually a spoof video? Leave your comments below.