Impromptu
This short animation takes a look at the redemptive power of food, wine, music and love through the eyes of our protagonist, Chuck. A husband and father, Chuck is jovially cooking dinner and listening to Chopin when his wife Sylvie spontaneously invites a group of boisterous colleagues over for dinner. The festivities begin to spiral out of control, and Chuck must find his way through a planned diner à deux that has turned into pandemonium. Filmmaker Bruce Alcock follows the fine tradition of beloved food films such as Babette’s Feast, using the preparation of a meal as a vehicle for …
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This short animation takes a look at the redemptive power of food, wine, music and love through the eyes of our protagonist, Chuck. A husband and father, Chuck is jovially cooking dinner and listening to Chopin when his wife Sylvie spontaneously invites a group of boisterous colleagues over for dinner. The festivities begin to spiral out of control, and Chuck must find his way through a planned diner à deux that has turned into pandemonium. Filmmaker Bruce Alcock follows the fine tradition of beloved food films such as Babette’s Feast, using the preparation of a meal as a vehicle for exploring the grand themes of love and life through simple yet evocative line drawings.
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directorBruce Alcock
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producerTina OuelletteAnnette ClarkeMichael Fukushima
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writerEd RicheBruce Alcock
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castRobert JoyOtto AlcockLiz SoloMary LewisSean PantingBrian MarlerJane Dingle
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art directionBruce AlcockCesare Battista
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animationBruce AlcockCesare Battista
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additional animationFrançois-Marc BailletJerome MetrauxMichael MannKen MeyerZachary GreenKyle SharpeLokesh ReddyWes SargentIan GodfreyNathaniel Akin
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stereo consultantFrancisco Massanet
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editingCesare Battista
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production managerElizabeth MurrayLynn Andrews
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production coordinationAllison BarryChris Brodie
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production accountingKathy WattFion Yung
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French versioning directorBenoit Rousseau
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translationPaul GagnéLori Saint-Martin
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sound designAlex HallWayne KozakChris McIntosh
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sound recordingDon EllisScott Yates
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sound studioLeo Bruce
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continuityLynn Kristmanson
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technical co-ordinationSteve Hallé
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infographicsÉloi ChampagneRandall Finnerty
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mixJean Paul Vialard
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administrationVictoire-Émilie BessetteRosalina Di SarioJohn William LutzVanessa Larsen
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marketing managerMelissa Wheeler
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musicianBill BrennanPaul BendzsaDuane AndrewsGeorge MorganBruce Alcock
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executive producerTina OuelletteBruce AlcockRavida DinRoddy McManus
This animated short is ideal for psychology students learning about personality, temperament, conflict, and expectations in adult relationships. Where do you rate the main characters on the spectrum of introversion–extraversion? Why? Explain how line, colour, sound and music contribute to the characters’ personalities. How do the characters’ dialogue and the actors’ performances contribute? Is the couple’s underlying conflict resolved? Why? What conclusions do you draw about the nature of their relationship? How accurate can such a conclusion be?
