TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GUY
Josh is in a rut. He hasn’t left his house in days, takeaway boxes are piling up around him and he’s pretty sure that his cat hates him.
He’s fine though! Totally fine! Thriving, really!
One day, Josh’s life get thrown into chaos when his TV get overtaken by a quiz show where every question is about him.
Writer | Director | Animator: Tom Oxnam
Music: Ned Dixon
Sound Design: Nicholas Kumashov
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GUY is a 2D animated short film produced as my graduate project at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Design (RMIT) in 2022.
The idea for the film came from the long and lonely lock-downs of the past few years. I've spent far too much time glued to screens; for uni, for work, for my hobbies. It was non-stop screen-time 24/7. I thought it would be fun to explore what would happen if the screens you rely on turned against you.
It also gave me the chance to reflect on the way I've disconnected from the world during those hard times. The piece is inspired by the pandemic but I didn't want it to feel like its about the pandemic.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GUY was screened as part of the Animated Shorts Program at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) in 2023.
