(♪ HARP PLAYS SIMPLE MELODY)
(STATIC CRACKLING)
(LOW-PITCHED HUM)
– Triple underscore A+ seller. – Great seller!
– Thank you so much. – AAA++++ seller.
– Grand order. Delighted. – Really well-packaged and fast delivery.
My boy says "Wow!" whenever he sees it. Best present ever.
Oh, dear. That doesn't look right.
No, no. It's not.
– Had a small tear that wasn't mentioned. – Not happy.
Stop.
At about this point, things hit a bump when that thing went wrong with your ear.
– Again? – No. Last time it was with his finger.
Oh, yes.
They design the end of the bed so it's always smiling at you.
That's nice.
– (WHISPERS) I didn't find it much comfort. – Clearly.
Continue.
– Five... – Four...
– Three... – Two...
– One... – Zero.
(WHISPER) When I got back from the hospital
my interest in the ceramic figures was waning.
I was now thinking more about how, with animation
it's the gaps in between where the real work happens.
But they're the bits you're meant to hide.
It's like with a magic trick –
you show the effect, not the method.
But maybe, sometimes, that's the more interesting part.
And maybe I should just be more upfront, more literal,
alongside "get out more", "drink more water",
et cetera.
– (FULL VOICE) Maybe. – Perhaps.
And you could just explain upfront that you've been making this series
as equal parts gift, work book and act of glee.
That you thought it might help add to the colour and light of life just a jot.
– Iota. – Sprat.
– Grain. – Crumb.
– Fraction. – Little bit.
– Atom. – Particle.
– Scintilla. – Trace.
Soupçon.