A short film about a boy who discovers a glitch which enables him to exchange cotton balls for cookies.
As a commercial filmmaker, I wanted to make a film that was simple to create, while also involving my family in the process. This was filmed over a couple of months with 15 total days of production, mostly by myself at my in-laws house. I wrote a rough idea that started with a cotton ball. The process informed the narrative, which was something I could never have planned in advance. Oftentimes, I would just start filming, without a definitive place to go, making it up as I went along; building the narrative on the fly and pulling from what was on hand. The sloth costumes were remnants of a previous commercial project. This was a very freeing process, for rarely do we get in the car and just drive for the sake of driving. The creative on a production is usually nailed weeks in advance, with many units working together. But not this project. It was pure freedom. It felt like surfing, with OREOS.
Behind the scenes
Credits
Written, Directed, Filmed and Edited by Evan Forrest Mann (www.evanforrest.com)
Produced by Otherworldly Productions
Music by Khris Clymer
Sound Design by Forrest Lotterhos
Color Grade by Jonnie Sirotek
Compositing by Corduroy
Audio mix by Jason McDaniel / Electric Audio, Inc.
Production Assistants: Elizabeth Mann and Basil Mann
Boy: Basil Mann
Cookiemonger: Allen Moulton
Sloths: Deborah Mann and Deanne Nixon