Charade (1984)
8/10
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11 December 2015
The 1984 winner of Best Animated Short Film shows a game of charades, wherein the audience can't figure out the obvious movies but figures out the vague ones immediately. I understand that John Minnis animated "Charade" over a three-month period while at Sheridan College, using Pantone markers on paper. The final scene was a surprise, and a pleasant one at that.

It just goes to show that a production doesn't need to be fancy. If it has a good story, that's sufficient. It's too bad that general audiences don't get to see most of the nominees for short films. There are some clever ones out there. I recommend this one.

In conclusion: to reference the 1963 movie starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, you can expect the unexpected when they play charade.
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