Birthday Boy

New day nerves and heightened sensations with a modern twist, Pixel Pixies showed some real craft here, building a layered film where the cherry on top got squished into glorious oblivion.

So much relatable well-written content in this script; tapping elevator buttons a few too many times, poking your nose around corners of the office that you really shouldn't and presenting an over eagerness to do new well in a new role. I expect a lot of us have been there.
What made the team stand out was that the keynote visual prompts they used were all story drivers. Loved the framing starting tight on singular characters and close ups and then money shots getting the visual pizzaz.

I also didn't mind the office setting, because you had a super clean set and you sold an original idea! I think the real highlight of the film for mine was the oh so clever way you not only had great sound design, but made it a central plot point.

ASMR me if old but as a slice of life short this was really fantastic.

Story: 4/5
Technical: 4/5
Elements: 4.5/5
Overall: 4/5

Started a bit slow, finished strong. Tap that spacebar! Squish my cake and sing me happy birthday! Cut aways from the protagonist to other employees also doing their ASMR jobs fit so well. One of the best uses of element. Very entertaining.

Really enjoyed this one. Great work!

Really loved this film. Very simple premise executed incredibly well. Story had me hooked from the start with a great concept and it really played to it's strengths. Expecting this to make the finals! Great work!

Concept: 5/5
Story: 4/5
Production Design: 3/5
Cinematography 3/5
Sound: 5/5
Acting: 3/5
Overall 4/5