July 2, 2010
Presto
Data
Title: "Presto"
Year: 2008
Length: 5 minutes
Director: Doug Sweetland
Writer: Doug Sweetland; story by Ted Mathot, Valerie LaPointe & Justin Wright
Music: Scot Blackwell Stafford
Distinctions: Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short
My reaction
Synopsis: a stage magician vs. his rabbit
How I saw it: in the theater, June 2008; on video several times (have on DVD - Wall-E bonus feature)
Concept: Good. Old school Looney Tunes style hi-jinks.
Story: Indifferent.
Characters: Indifferent.
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Good.
Special effects/design: Great. But why? It's just gags. As long as the timing's there, they could be stick figures.
Acting: Good.
Music: Good.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good).
Objective Rating: 3.0/4 (Good).
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