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PSA: Twas The Call Before Christmas

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Top 6: December 15th 2021
It's been another tough year. Another tough year with a huge chunk of time spent on video calls. From taking fewer than 20 steps a day as you roll from one call to the next, to struggling to contribute as you dial in virtually to an in-person meeting - the struggles feel all too familiar. And that's why we all need a well-deserved break. This festive season, Wonderhood Studios is launching a film encouraging people to switch off between Christmas and the New Year. The film was directed by Joe and Tim of Odelay Films and written by Jack Croft & Stacey Bird of Wonderhood Studios. Featuring actor Kerry Howard and actor and comedian Daniel Barker, the film tells the story of a man who worked so hard he trapped himself in a video call. Titled ‘Twas the call before Christmas’, the short film opens on a family doing the final touches on their Christmas tree. The mother soon realises her husband is taking longer than anticipated to surface from his call and goes looking for him. Gary explains he is in fact ‘stuck’ – he was “on a call, then the next minute he was in a call.” In the next few scenes, we see the couple comically trying to live out their lives with this new limitation. They play virtual charades, have awkward virtual sex, and have heated arguments over a screen – ultimately ending in Gary being put on mute. In the final scene on Christmas Day, Gary is propped up at the family meal, secluded from the buzz of his family around him.
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Production Manager: Cesci Shepherd

Production Assistant: Chelsea Jones-Alleyne

1st Assistant Director: Oliver Waters

Sound Recordist: Tom Bartlett

Gaffer: Pete Musgrave

Electrician: Ben Desousa

Art Director: Jessica Berry

Art Department assistant: Freya Hollis

Hair & Make-up Artist: Aston Davies

Edit

Editor: Saam Hodivala @ Shift Post

Assistant Editor: Adam Buckmaster

Post

Black Kite Post Producer: Tamara Mennell, Bruce Langfield

VFX

VFX 2D Lead: Marcus Moffatt

2D Supervisor: Paul Wilmot

Grade

Grade: Tom Mangham @ Black Kite

Music and Sound

Music: Foster & Foster Music. Bristol University Singers, conducted by Elinor Cooper

Sound Design + Mix: Dugal Macdiarmid, King Lear Music & Sound

With thanks to: Westbay House, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, SHL Film Lighting, SL Vision, Andy Jenks and Christchurch Studios

Cast

Felicity: Kerry Howard (Curtis Brown)

Gary: Daniel Barker (PBJ Management)

Lucas: Stellan Powell (Alphabet Management)

Martha: Margot Powell (Alphabet Management)

Grandma: Julie Lewis

Grandpa: Jerry Lewis

Christmas Party Guest: Alex Austin

Christmas Party Guest: Darcy Gilbert

Christmas Party Guest: Eddy Yan

Christmas Party Guest: Holly Georgious

Christmas Party Guest: Lawrence Slater

Christmas Party Guest: Sophie Lewis

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