International production company Park Pictures and directing duo Terri Timely envision an epic “lazy susan” origin story with the stunning comedic short film “Lazy Susan.” The 7:27 piece revolves around Susan, dubbed ‘Lazy Susan’ by her demanding family. She can’t be bothered to move much in contrast to her backflipping fast-paced sister ‘Active Annie.’ When a trendy neighborhood self-serve soup joint threatens the family restaurant, it comes to light that many of Susan’s time-saving inventions have some modern purpose, though none more noteworthy than the spinning disc able to pass food around the table–i.e. the “lazy susan.”
“Lazy Susan” commands furniture in-motion to hammer home the titular character’s inherent laziness, juxtaposing the motion of a lazy susan as she slouches in chairs and across couches rotating around a fixed point, much like her inspirational record player and next big invention. In contrast, lightning-speed camera cuts chase her sister as she deftly cleans house and serves dinner, assured and smug in her position as favorite daughter. Ultimately, with the restaurant saved by the new novelty, Susan’s skill sets are given the recognition they deserve with humorous nods to trends of decades past.
The film bears many of Terri Timely’s stylistic hallmarks and tendency to showcase atypical narratives, resembling such award-winning works as their Geico “Unskippable” campaign, which garnered numerous industry awards including a Grand Prix win at the 2015 Cannes Lions. Additional film work includes the Avant/Garde Diaries documentary Father Philanthropy (2013), about the master art forger Mark Landis, and the short film Input/Output (2015), which was voted one of Vimeo’s “Best of the Year.”
Credits:
Production Company: Park Pictures
Director/Writer: Terri Timely
Executive Producers: Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lance Acord, Sam Bisbee, Theodora Dunlap
Producer: David “Lambo” Lambert
DP: Donavan Sell
Production Supervisors: Alyssa Carper, Andrew Chennisi, Ryan Miller
VFX: Art Jail
Production Designer: Ginger Tougas
Sr. VFX Supervisor: Steve Mottershead
Head Of Production/Executive Producer: John Skeffington
Producer: Emily Branham
Lead Flame Artist: Chris Memoli
Flame Artists: Emily Bloom, Chris Sonia
Flame Assist: Hahn Byol Chang, Jeremy Lloyd-Styles
Nuke Artists: Dayung Jo, Alex Harding
CG Artists: Sandor Toledo, Ben Elliott
Title Design: Tim Haldeen
Titles Animation: Michael Foran
Executive Color Producer: Leslie McCartney
Color: Clinton Homuth
Editor: Christjan Jordan
Music: Rob Kieswetter with help from Buzzy Cohen
Sound Design: Rich Bologna
Casting: Jodi Sonnenberg
Wardrobe: Kelle Kutsuguris, David Kaufmann
Cast:
Susan: Monica Hong
Annie: Julia Morizawa
Mom: Cathy Chang
Dad: Roger Lowe
Grandma: Karen Yum
Young Cousin: Ian Suh
Ted Wood: Bill Lee Brown
Editorial: Union Editorial
Post Producer: Dani Duhadway
Sound Mixer: Ken Mantlo
Boom Operator: Cole Chamberlain & Bryan Wholley
VTR: Howard Van Emden, Evan Johnson
Key Grip: Otto Betancourt
BB Grip: Charlie Ruffner
Grip: Billy Yriarte, David Lara, Justin Kaid, Ed Ohickey
Gaffer: Benny Buck
BB Electrician: Rossmoor Warren
Electricians: Dylan Buck, Michael Pescasio, Will Reid, Chuck Linkes
Art Coordinator: Jodie Halvorson
Propmaster: Rob Horning
Prop Asst.: Aaron Lalaian
Leadman: Jesse Oliver
Driver/Dresser: Scott Myrene
On Set Dresser: Keith Disciullo
Set Dresser: Jason Holman, Mike Rodriguez, Axel Moeller
VFX Rigging: Pat Romano & Adam Kedis
Hair/Make-up: Liza Coggins, Isaac Prado
Special Thanks:
Park Pictures LA, Park Pictures NYC, Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, Rodric David, Jacqueline Carroll, Raphaelle Baux, Anne Bobroff, Alex Fisch, Virginia Williams