Casual Fridays
Cast: Chenese Lewis, Ean Plotkin, Jessica Boucher, Monica Meyer, Gil Baron, Chris Gordon, Kip Davis
Produced by: Gil Baron & Kip Davis with Trilogy of 4 Productions
Written and directed by: Kip Davis
Running time: 7'34"
Media: Shot on Super 16mm B&W, transferred to digital by WOVA Labs.
Camera: Arriflex 16 SR3 Advanced.
Location: Shot entirely on location in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre: Comedic short.
Sound: Non-sync.
Post: Electronic post-production limited to sound editing. Linear picture editing performed on flatbeds.
A comedic short with themes around the concepts of self-awareness, integrity and adherence to truth, Casual Fridays was filmed to resemble old
black-and-white movies. It has become a hit on the salon/gallery circuit.
Tagline
An unlikely office romance appears to lead a man to self-discovery. But, appearances can be deceiving.
Story
On her first day on the job, Loquisha (the inimitable Lewis) is immediately smitten with Dan (Plotkin), who barely notices her. When she shows up
scantily clad on her first Casual Friday, however, Dan sings a different tune. Dan and Loquisha become an item, and Dan breaks up with his girlfriend,
Judy (Boucher). The irate Judy comes to the office to confront Dan and notices Loquisha's picture on Dan's desk. Putting everything together, Judy
picks a fight with Loquisha. Not one to back down when she's pushed, Loquisha is ready to go at it. In the meantime, Dan has noticed a handmade
homage to rap artists that Loquisha has hung in her office. As Judy and Loquisha begin their scrapping, Dan shows up trying to act like the gangsta
he believes Loquisha wants. Loquisha and Judy laugh at Dan and walk away, the fight forgotten in their mutual disgust of him. Dan is left with no one.
What the critics are saying
"Having been influenced by the likes of Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin, the director, Kip Davis, intended the film to be a modern
take on the silent films of the 20s and early 30s. He succeeded...this is a marvelous little morality play with a lot of underlying meaning...look also for
hidden gems (like the beats of the music matching the movements of the actors)." - L.A. Weekly
Cast: Chenese Lewis, Ean Plotkin, Jessica Boucher, Monica Meyer, Gil Baron, Chris Gordon, Kip Davis
Produced by: Gil Baron & Kip Davis with Trilogy of 4 Productions
Written and directed by: Kip Davis
Running time: 7'34"
Media: Shot on Super 16mm B&W, transferred to digital by WOVA Labs.
Camera: Arriflex 16 SR3 Advanced.
Location: Shot entirely on location in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre: Comedic short.
Sound: Non-sync.
Post: Electronic post-production limited to sound editing. Linear picture editing performed on flatbeds.
A comedic short with themes around the concepts of self-awareness, integrity and adherence to truth, Casual Fridays was filmed to resemble old
black-and-white movies. It has become a hit on the salon/gallery circuit.
Tagline
An unlikely office romance appears to lead a man to self-discovery. But, appearances can be deceiving.
Story
On her first day on the job, Loquisha (the inimitable Lewis) is immediately smitten with Dan (Plotkin), who barely notices her. When she shows up
scantily clad on her first Casual Friday, however, Dan sings a different tune. Dan and Loquisha become an item, and Dan breaks up with his girlfriend,
Judy (Boucher). The irate Judy comes to the office to confront Dan and notices Loquisha's picture on Dan's desk. Putting everything together, Judy
picks a fight with Loquisha. Not one to back down when she's pushed, Loquisha is ready to go at it. In the meantime, Dan has noticed a handmade
homage to rap artists that Loquisha has hung in her office. As Judy and Loquisha begin their scrapping, Dan shows up trying to act like the gangsta
he believes Loquisha wants. Loquisha and Judy laugh at Dan and walk away, the fight forgotten in their mutual disgust of him. Dan is left with no one.
What the critics are saying
"Having been influenced by the likes of Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle and Charles Chaplin, the director, Kip Davis, intended the film to be a modern
take on the silent films of the 20s and early 30s. He succeeded...this is a marvelous little morality play with a lot of underlying meaning...look also for
hidden gems (like the beats of the music matching the movements of the actors)." - L.A. Weekly
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