DRAWCARD | Omeleto

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A man draws on a card. Ed works at an office, where he is often teased by his goofy co-worker and office rival Jack. During a call, Jack's ribbing causes Ed to slip up and say something inappropriate on the phone. To get back at Jack, Ed draws a picture of that "something inappropriate" on Jack's farewell card. But Ed made a mistake -- he drew his racy doodle on the boss's sympathy card instead. And now he must backtrack and pick up the pieces to save face -- and possibly even his job. Directed by Antonio Orena-Barlin and written by Adam Dunn (who plays Ed) and Thomas Mitchell, this nimble, quick-witted comedic short is a masterwork of conciseness, timing and tempo, with writing, camera and performances all precisely locked in to set up and deliver a superbly structured joke. Starting with a brief, economical but vivid set-up, that sets up Ed as a mild-manner, somewhat hapless character wanting to get back at his breezy, confident and soon-to-be former co-worker Jack. But, true to his bumbling, retiring nature, Ed's attempts at payback fumble, and his attempts to repair a potentially disastrous situation prove hilarious. Ed bumbles along, and while he's occasionally a little slow on the uptake, the storytelling never is. Shot with a gleaming, ironic corporate sheen and pulled along at a crackling pace by the editing, Ed tries to exert himself heroically to intercept the offensive doodle, relayed in an operatic sequence that exaggerates the distance Ed must travel to save

Published 2017-10-30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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