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| 4 | ''Metropolis'' is the third film festival of the annual ''[[WebAnimation/FortyEightHourOSCFilmFestival 48 Hour OSC Film Festival]]'' which premiered live on 5th June 2023. |
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| 6 | We now exit out of the tranquil, unkept beauty that was ''[[WebAnimation/NaturesBliss Nature's Bliss]]'' and into the big city known as ''Metropolis'' (This year's theme). A bustling hub where you can either live out your wildest dreams imaginable or watch them get crushed beyond repair. Where this concrete jungle is seemingly alive with city-goers, love and [[CityNoir crimes]] [[WretchedHive galore]] or [[UrbanRuins long abandoned with no sign of civilization]]. |
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| 8 | The festival had a huge turnout with over a hundred groups, both individual and team effort, creating a total of 92 shorts and five hours and twenty-seven minutes of animation within the usual two-day timeframe window. It also introduces Filmy, a fan strip, the {{Mascot}} and a die-hard fan of the film festival who serves as the bridge between the {{intermission}}s. |
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| 10 | At the end of the screening, the viewers will vote for "Best in Show" via donations where all proceeds go to [[https://givebutter.com/48hourosc23 The Trevor Project]]. The festival raised a total of $1,026. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | * The Winners: |
| 13 | ** [[spoiler:WILL]] (1st) |
| 14 | ** [[spoiler:The Million Dollar Idea]] (2nd) |
| 15 | ** [[spoiler:FRAGMENTS]] (3rd) |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Not be confused with the [[Film/{{Metropolis}} film]] or [[Anime/Metropolis2001 anime]] of the same name. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Preceded by ''[[WebAnimation/NaturesBliss Nature's Bliss]]'' |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Check out the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH7hp35LMyg full screening]] alongside the [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNJcyjf65T8FQYcZvpZoIWyk7gAFy27lA individual shorts]]. |
| 22 | ---- |
| 23 | !Contains the following tropes: |
| 24 | !!In General |
| 25 | * AlliterativeName: Like the previous festival, ''Metropolis'' has thirteen film titles following the trope[[note]] '''B'''ank '''B'''reakers, The '''C'''olour '''C'''rew, A '''C'''up Of '''C'''hange, '''M'''agical '''M'''alfunction, '''M'''etro '''M'''emoir, The '''M'''etropolis '''M'''ayor, '''M'''oonlight '''M'''emories, '''P'''aint Can '''P'''eril, The '''P'''lant '''P'''rotest, '''T'''ale of '''T'''wo Cities, Troop 16, '''C'''ritter '''C'''rusaders and '''W'''indow '''W'''ipers[[/note]] |
| 26 | * AudienceParticipation: The QR code that comes up during the intermissions takes you to the donation drive to vote for the best short while the chat comments on the events going on in the short. |
| 27 | * BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: There's a noticeable trend that the few straight couples in the festival are either broken up[[note]]Dollar in "A Million Problems" and Mark in "A Day in the Life of Mark" got dumped by their respective girlfriends while Briefcase's wife divorced him and took the kids in "Just Another Tuesday"[[/note]] or dysfunctional[[note]]In "Wild Dreams", Poppy was manipulated into getting back together with her toxic ex Peacock Feather via [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory wipe]][[/note]], with the only exception being [[HappilyMarried Sunny and Fedoric]] in "A City of Gray", whereas the abundance of LGBT couples are incredibly lovey-dovey and happy together. |
| 28 | * TheCameo: |
| 29 | ** Waiting in the elevator alongside Filmy during intermission #6 was Dandy, the TitleCharacter of [[WebAnimation/NaturesBliss last year]]'s second placer ''WebAnimation/DandelionTheWorldBeginsWithYou'', who the latter asks if [[YouLookFamiliar they had met before]]. |
| 30 | ** Corn from second-placer ''Reach For The Sky!'' of the [[WebAnimation/TheLittleThings first film festival]] appears at the beginning where Filmy annoys the hell out of him with their fanboying and retaliated by pressing all the elevator buttons and stealing his movie snacks for good measure. |
| 31 | * ChastityCouple: The many couples in ''Metropolis'' usually just hug, hold hands and/or say they love each other but [[ShipperOnDeck the chat]] wants them to kiss as evidenced by the feverishly-typed abundance of comments saying they should. |
| 32 | * CityNoir: Three films, "The Leftovers", "Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace" and "An Awakening Mystery", focuses on detectives solving a case in the nitty-gritty side of the city with the former two being DeliberatelyMonochrome as tirbute to the genre. |
| 33 | * ElevatorButtonsMash: Exasperated by Filmy's excessive gushing over the film festival, Corn spites them by pressing all ninety-two buttons on the elevator as the screening is on the ninety-second floor. The segways and {{Intermission}}s are through the elevator stopping on each individual floor and Filmy waiting in-between. |
| 34 | * ElevatorFailure: Filmy spends the entire film festival stuck in an elevator with [[ElevatorButtonsMash all the buttons pressed]]. It also would occasionally stall at two-minute increments and at one point had a power outage for five minutes.[[note]]It would have been a whole day if the initial screening plans went through without incident.[[/note]] |
| 35 | * {{Mascot}}: Filmy the film strip who acts as the AudienceSurrogate by being an avid {{Fanboy}} excited for the screening and is seen during the {{Intermission}}s taking the elevator floor-by-floor. It's unknown if they are gonna be the official mascot of the 48-Hour OSC Film Festival onwards or just for ''Metropolis'' only since [=legotd61=] made up the character on the spot with no further plans. |
| 36 | * OfficialCouple: ''Metropolis'' has the most number of onscreen couples of all the film festivals, in part due to the screening having been released during Pride Month, featuring a total of thirteen pairs: |
| 37 | ** "A City of Gray": Unlike the other straight couples listed, Sunny and Fedoric are HappilyMarried with the former being the only light in the latter's miserable life. The first thing Fedoric did after he quit his job was rush back home to his wife and watch tv together. |
| 38 | ** "Wild Dreams": Poppy and Peacock Feather until the former acknowledges how toxic and dysfunctional they were. They recently broke up but Peacock Feather was so persistent in getting back together, he ''[[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory-wipes]]'' Poppy so she remains miserably trapped in their crapsack of a relationship. |
| 39 | ** "Just Another Tuesday": Briefcase and his unnamed wife were one since the credits revealed they got divorced with the children taken away from him. This would explain his cynical and depressive state in the short proper. |
| 40 | ** "Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace": Claire Wilson was revealed to have a wife who didn't take her death well at all and spends her only scene crying puddles over her lost beloved. |
| 41 | ** "A Million Problems": Dollar Bill has an unnamed girlfriend until she had broken up with him over the phone, adding to his already [[FromBadToWorse horrendous day]]. |
| 42 | ** "A day in the life of Mark": Mark and his girlfriend Bottle O'Ship until she dumped then kicked him out of the house. She did regret this decision, however, as it led to Mark dying in a robbery shootout. |
| 43 | ** "Moving Day": Popsicle and Parfait became one during a Timeskip, making them the second sapphic blue-and-pink pairing confirmed by the former kissing the latter on the cheek. |
| 44 | ** "FRAGMENTS": Fish Cake spent the entire short finding a way back to his boyfriend Wrench after his elimination. They share the only kiss on the lips in ''Metropolis'', and the second in the ''48-Hour OSC Film Festival'' as a whole. |
| 45 | * OneSteveLimit: There's only a finite number of objects that are recognizable and relatively easy to animate before they start repeating. As such, characters from different shorts end up with the same names as per {{Object Show|s}} tradition from being [[ADogNamedDog named according to their object]]. |
| 46 | * PublicDomainSoundtrack: As per tradition, Kevin [=MacLeod=] music was played during the {{Intermission}}s. The tracks in order are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJEPTk7FLmk Pamgaea]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgXYzF5-Yiw Local Forecast]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JPiBIBDBn0 Pinball Spring]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkKjv25xtEE The Complex]] with "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrlUkpvukeg Thief in the Night]]" for the film segways. |
| 47 | * ShipperOnDeck: The livestream was set to release during Pride month so there were a lot more LGBTQ+ couples and moments this time around. As such, the chat was in a particular frenzy chanting "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" whenever something romantic or intimate happens between characters. Including the chat modulators and big OSC creators. |
| 48 | ** A very funny instance of this is when Dandy made a [[TheCameo cameo]] during one of the {{Intermission}}s waiting in the elevator with [[{{Mascot}} Filmy]]. After both briefly interacted for a few seconds, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight the chat does what it does best]]: |
| 49 | -->'''Commentor #1:''' dandelion???? |
| 50 | -->'''Commentor #2:''' KISS |
| 51 | -->'''Commentor #3:''' KISSSSSSS |
| 52 | -->'''[=legotd61=]:''' NO CHAT |
| 53 | |
| 54 | !!Individual Shorts (By Order of Appearance) |
| 55 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 56 | [[folder:[=#1-20=]]] |
| 57 | !!1. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tU0PKD2XZU The Leftovers]] |
| 58 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_leftovers.jpg]] |
| 59 | ->'''Created by:''' Ivykit, Noddy, Jell and [=111robloxdude=] |
| 60 | ---- |
| 61 | Tropes for the short can be found [[WebAnimation/TheLeftovers2023 here]]. |
| 62 | |
| 63 | !!2. Super Object Megacorporation |
| 64 | ->'''Created by:''' Kramson, loonmoons, shimzo, chortle, Pirans and wishfixers |
| 65 | ---- |
| 66 | * SurroundedByIdiots: Shakey's true feelings about their colleagues since she has to clean up after their messes due to their incompetency. |
| 67 | * NaiveNewcomer: The short follows Star Ledger on her first day of work in a big company and decides to commemorate the occasion by doing a video diary to interview with various employees and get to know them and her work environment better. |
| 68 | * WholePlotReference: The short is directly inspired by ''WebAnimation/TheWaitingRoom'' {{Pilot}}, another {{Object Show|s}} detailing the office life of a big company stylized as an interview documentary. |
| 69 | |
| 70 | !!3. [[https://youtu.be/isZigydoBNo The Silver City]] |
| 71 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_silver_city.jpg]] |
| 72 | ->'''Created by:''' lacaad, duunzz, whimish |
| 73 | ---- |
| 74 | * AllForNothing: The trio spent nearly two hours and quite a sum of fare money to get to the fabled Silver City, only for it to turn out to be a huge disappointment when it didn't meet their expectations at all. Strawberry tried subverting it by pointing out ItsTheJourneyThatCounts but Bucket shot that down immediately. |
| 75 | * AnthropomorphicFood: Strawberry, as their [[ADogNamedDog name]] implies, is a walking, talking fruit. |
| 76 | * ItsTheJourneyThatCounts: Subverted hard in that no, the trio still had to pay for the bus and train fare and then waited several hours to get to the Silver City for a huge disappointment so they have no net gain from this experience. |
| 77 | * PlantPerson: Bush, like his namesake, is a sentient shrub with limbs and a face. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | !!4. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtJko09MPk A City of Gray]] |
| 80 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_city_of_gray.jpg]] |
| 81 | ->'''Created by:''' jelly, sweepybun, [=DangerBites=], [=MoKuZai=], [=ScoopOfButter=] and Bradkitt |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Two of the objects in the short are a sunflower named "Sunny" and a fedora named "[[{{Portmanteau}} Fedoric]]". |
| 84 | * MeaningfulName: Sunny is the ray of sunshine in Fedoric's dull, exhaustive life and is always there to cheer him up. |
| 85 | * {{Portmanteau}}: Fedoric's name is a combination of the hat "fedora" and the human name "Fredrick". |
| 86 | |
| 87 | !!5. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO73xSvytLc The Runaway Ticket]] |
| 88 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_runaway_ticket.jpg]] |
| 89 | [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 90 | ->'''Created by:''' Shattered Waters, Corny, [=PillowPepper=] and [=TestTubeh=] |
| 91 | ---- |
| 92 | * AllForNothing: Lemon Sandwich spent most of the short retrieving his ticket, including a rooftop chase scene, only for the train conductor to make them pay for a "free ride" on the train roof and let the ticket go anyway in despair. |
| 93 | * BittersweetEnding: While Lemon Sandwich may have lost his train ticket and paid extra, his ticket ended in the hands of another who needed a fresh start. |
| 94 | -->'''Closing Narration:''' "When times get tough... and you finally get that big reward, only for it to take away... Another person may benefit from what you lost" |
| 95 | |
| 96 | !!6. In the Metropolis |
| 97 | ->'''Created by:''' Airdot and Loonsaur |
| 98 | A postage stamp moves from the quiet countryside to the big city which they later recount in a letter about their experience and struggles to their sister. |
| 99 | ---- |
| 100 | * ComingOfAgeStory: The short is about the protagonist adjusting to the fact that city life is a lot different than the countryside and must accept it but no matter what, their life back at home holds a special place in their heart that they'll never forget. |
| 101 | |
| 102 | !!7. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_vQt9O5sQU The Electric Saga]] |
| 103 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_electric_saga.jpg]] |
| 104 | ->'''Created by:''' Compital, [=IreneThePhoenix=], [=SunnyPeaches=] and [=ThatOneActor=] |
| 105 | ---- |
| 106 | * AdaptationalVillainy: According to WordOfGod, Byte was supposed to be on the same side as superheroes Sparkles and Bolt but was turned into an antagonist in the final project. |
| 107 | * CallForward: The assets of Bolt and Sparkles both reference the film festival by featuring the number 48 and the upcoming sequel according to WordOfGod. |
| 108 | * FreezeFrameBonus: The fractured things when Bolt was taking a closer look at are actually remnants of an extremely worn-out plaque from many decades ago that commemorated the foundation of the new Electric Bunker to store the power crystal. |
| 109 | * LimitedAnimation: The short was animated in ten frames per second so it was lacking in the fluid movement department. |
| 110 | * ShoutOut: The beginning and ending narration used Albertus Nova font, the same font as the thumbnails for [[WebAnimation/BattleForBFDI BFB]] and [[WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIslandThePowerOfTwo TPOT]]. |
| 111 | |
| 112 | !!8. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj-d5fEWKM0 Oh No.]] |
| 113 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oh_no_9.jpg]] |
| 114 | ->'''Created by:''' Corndni, Lynx/Grim, Olliewollie and Soph |
| 115 | ---- |
| 116 | * LimitedAnimation: Or rather the animation just abruptly stops for the last part since the group ran out of time. It skips straight to the credits with the remaining audio playing over. |
| 117 | |
| 118 | !!9. Wild Dreams |
| 119 | ->'''Created by:''' Tuxedo |
| 120 | ---- |
| 121 | * AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Poppy tells Hockey Sticks that she's on the run from the police and had to [[CorruptCop pay some cops]] to get off her back. What crime she had committed remains a mystery since Peacock Feather erased her memories before we could ever find out. |
| 122 | * BlandNameProduct: The shopkeeper is a box of "hockey sticks" which is an unsubtle reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocky Pocky Sticks]]. |
| 123 | * DownerEnding: Having all her memories about the breakup and plans to run away wiped out, Poppy wakes up back in her toxic relationship with Peacock Feather and only could sigh while staring out the window wishing to be free. |
| 124 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Peacock Feather, unable to convince Poppy to get back together the normal way, pulls out a memory wiper underneath his eyepatch and in a blinding flash of light, Poppy forgets they have ever broken up in the first place. |
| 125 | |
| 126 | !!10. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njCN3wjH0e0 Morning]] |
| 127 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/morning.jpg]] |
| 128 | ->'''Created by:''' Yisan |
| 129 | ---- |
| 130 | * AlienInvasion: Toilet Paper was going through their MorningRoutine when there was an alien attack out of nowhere, so they [[FoodSlap threw their torta]] at the invader and it went sailing out of orbit. |
| 131 | * FoodSlap: Having nothing else to fend themselves from the hostile invader, Toilet Paper threw the torta they were eating at it with enough force to send the alien flying back to space and unintentionally saving the Earth. |
| 132 | * MorningRoutine: Toilet Paper starts the day waking up to their obnoxiously loud alarm clock, finds themself broke to afford breakfast at home, grabs a burrito outside, [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld unintentionally saves object kind]] from an AlienInvasion and reaches their workplace to start the day even though they are already exhausted. |
| 133 | * OhCrap: When staring down the barrel of the alien's laser gun, Toilet Paper's [[WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises eyes became as wide as saucers]] and [[SayYourPrayers quickly made the sign of the cross]]. |
| 134 | * SelfDeprecation: Yisan made it quite clear that they were not happy with the end results of the short. |
| 135 | -->'''Disclaimer:''' This is like the worst film of the festival, that's it. Anyways (don't) enjoy. |
| 136 | * StylisticSuck: [[SelfDeprecation Yisan wasn't really proud of this short]] as seen in the effort put into the [[LimitedAnimation powerpoint-like animation]], [[GISSyndrome PNG backgrounds]] and [[MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon (lack of) voicework]]. |
| 137 | |
| 138 | !!11. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qM9X-k_UI0 Magical Malfunction]] |
| 139 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/magical_malfunction.jpg]] |
| 140 | ->'''Created by:''' mossyhaven, [=<DevyCola>=], [=RainbowServal=], dawn, foxlias griffin and [=SamuDrummer=] |
| 141 | When the only qualified worker of Cosmic Nexus Corporation, Glass Shard, wants a vacation, his boss Radio leaves the most important job of handling the Orb up to the newest intern Sundew. Of course, Sundew's inexperience leads to an impending citywide meltdown they must recorrect. |
| 142 | ---- |
| 143 | * AllThereInTheManual: While not mentioned in the short itself, the standalone video's description states that Sundew goes by "[[NonHumanNonBinary they/them]]" and CNC, the company Sundew works at, stands for "Cosmic Nexus Corporation" which keeps track of all the laws in the entire universe using the Orb. |
| 144 | * BigDamnHeroes: When all hope seems lost for Sundew and the company is about to undergo a magical nuclear meltdown that would engulf the entire metropolis, Glass Shard comes to the rescue after deciding his much-needed vacation can wait from rightly worrying about Radio tasking someone vastly underqualified for his job. He swiftly breaks Sundew out of their HeroicBSOD and averts the crisis by teaching them how to diffuse the orb. |
| 145 | * {{Bizarrchitecture}}: To access the Orb, Sundew must hop onto a {{Floating Platform|s}} stairwell which was spaced so far apart, it might as well be a parkour course. WordOfGod also confirms the stairwell also has built-in apartments to house its employees as jobs in the company are important and need to be constantly maintained. |
| 146 | * CityWithNoName: Not a single city including where CNC resides was named in the short. |
| 147 | * ColorCodedSpeech: Each of the main characters have their own signature colours for their respective textboxes and fonts with dark and light blue for Radio, lime green and red for Sundew and dark green and teal for Glass Shard. |
| 148 | * DirectorsCut: [=RainbowServal=] later uploaded a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u07IK1cAwQw remastered version]] which is the original storyboards with the audio. Notable changes include an extra scene of Sundew and Glass Shard taking the elevator and Radio being a bit more sympathetic (but not that much). |
| 149 | * FreezeFrameBonus: The letter Glass Shard left for Radio can be read out in its entirety when pausing the short. |
| 150 | -->'''Shard Glass' Letter:''' "Dear Radio, I have been working nonstop for these past 5 years, the last time I’ve had a break was 3 years ago and I think today is my breaking point. I’m too worn out to work for now, so I’m going to need a vacation to let me relax a little. Cheers, Glass Shard." |
| 151 | * InNameOnly: During production, mossyhaven only came up with the film's concept before they [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere straight-up ghosted]] and left all the hard work of actually creating it to the rest of their teammates like every school group project. In spite of this, they were still credited first for the short. |
| 152 | * MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: The main three characters of the short film consist of Radio (Female), Sundew ([[NonHumanNonBinary Non-Binary]]) and Glass Shard (Male). |
| 153 | * MotorMouth: Radio's [[InfoDump instructions]] for Sundew on how to properly manage the Orb was so complex and so fast that you need to [[FreezeFrameBonus pause every second]] to read [[InfoDump all the text]] flying past the screen. |
| 154 | -->'''Radio:''' The orb in question contains a massive amount of data pertaining to the laws of the universe. Damage done to the orb could cause catastrophic results and may be irreversible. The employee manual states multiple times to never interact directly with the orb unprepared. Orb monitoring is strictly only for short periods as [[{{Pun}} overexorbbture]] could cause illness though these illnesses don't usually cause death, they may break the fabric space. Never let orb data exceed 9223372036854775807 or else it would collapse- |
| 155 | -->'''Sundew:''' Um, miss? Can you uh-- |
| 156 | -->'''Radio:''' [Without skipping a beat] -The orb may be volatile and decide to lash out at times. This may be just to spite you. Modifications to the orb to fit your own worldly ideals are illegal. You will be executed. The orb's data is similar to a computer's. If you have coding experience, it would be easier and [[{{Understatement}} that's all you have to do]]. |
| 157 | * NonHumanNonBinary: According to WordOfGay, Sundew goes by "They/Them" pronouns and is a [[PlantPerson sticky carnivorous plant]] like their [[ADogNamedDog name]] implies. |
| 158 | * PlantPerson: Sundew is an anthropomorphic sticky carnivorous plant of the Droseraceae family. |
| 159 | * PointyHairedBoss: Zig-Zagged. Radio is quite incompetent and often makes bad decisions, such as tasking an inexperienced intern to take care of such a huge responsibility and then getting disappointed at them causing a citywide meltdown even though it was entirely her fault for not giving them proper guidance, but she does allow Glass Shard to have a much-needed vacation without notice. Glass Shard acknowledges Radio's head position was poorly chosen but has the company's best interest at heart. The DirectorsCut shows her to be slightly more sympathetic but still mostly this trope. |
| 160 | * StickySituation: While climbing the stairs, Sundew falls on their face and couldn't get up because their tendrils became stuck to the floor. They started struggling since the Orb is undergoing a nuclear meltdown and almost broke down into a panic attack if it weren't for [[BigDamnHeroes Glass Shard]] helping them back up. |
| 161 | * SupportingProtagonist: Glass Shard is the {{Deuteragonist}} to Sundew's protagonist even though they only appeared in the last scene to help guide Sundew in stopping the orb's power meltdown. |
| 162 | |
| 163 | !!14. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhVwVSWzc7o Metropolitan Pizza]] |
| 164 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/metropolitan_pizza_8.jpg]] |
| 165 | ->'''Created by:''' [=DoggyArts=], Idamensional and Ashe |
| 166 | ---- |
| 167 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The quartet desperately wanted customers to come to their pizzeria and decided to advertise the place but soon regretted this decision since they now must deal with the long line of hungry police officers for free to make up for the vandalism stunt. |
| 168 | * ShoutOut: White Album is an obvious reference to Music/TheWhiteAlbum by ''Music/TheBeatles''. |
| 169 | |
| 170 | !!15. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKgkJmzg6mM City of Dreams]] |
| 171 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/city_of_dreams.jpg]] |
| 172 | [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 173 | ->'''Created by:''' benthobars and Terra |
| 174 | ---- |
| 175 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Chill is an ice cube with CoolShades ({{Pun}} intended) while Time Stopper is a pocket watch. |
| 176 | * AlliterativeName: '''F'''ake '''F'''lowers |
| 177 | * {{Cyclops}}: Radio and Time Stopper have only one eye in their designs with the former having their eye on their knob. |
| 178 | |
| 179 | !!16. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BurdeyGQfQI Out of Bounds]] |
| 180 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/out_of_bounds.jpg]] |
| 181 | ->'''Created by:''' [=BlueSky=], dominomomento, Prowler, [=TacoSTUDIOUS=] |
| 182 | ---- |
| 183 | * {{Callback}}: There was a random tumbleweed near the end who kept spouting "I do not like nature", calling back to the [[WebAnimation/NaturesBliss previous OSC film Festival]]. |
| 184 | |
| 185 | !!17. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlGOS781sS4 Little Pleasures in the Big City]] |
| 186 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/little_pleasures_in_the_big_city.jpg]] |
| 187 | ->'''Created by:''' [=foolcrum57=] |
| 188 | ---- |
| 189 | * AllThereInTheManual: The mop brush and eraser are named Mike and Aaron respectively in the credits and are implied to be a couple as indicated by the two holding hands. |
| 190 | * MinimalistCast: Mike and Aaron appear as the only characters in the short. |
| 191 | * RelationshipReveal: It turns out Mike and Aaron are not just best friends but also a couple given the last scene implying that the two live together and share a bed and later hold hands in the credits. The live chat was especially pleased but also disappointed they didn't kiss. |
| 192 | |
| 193 | !!18. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqKRty6BOWQ Window Wipers]] |
| 194 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/window_wipers.jpg]] |
| 195 | ->'''Created by:''' Berry! |
| 196 | ---- |
| 197 | * StickyFingers: Scroll and Spool are stuck doing community service because the latter got caught stealing snacks from a convenience store. |
| 198 | |
| 199 | !!19. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x0wLWU3hsk Just Another Tuesday]] |
| 200 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/just_another_tuesday.jpg]] |
| 201 | ->'''Created by:''' Krimpybob, latsyrk, [=cc25013=] and spaceblobz |
| 202 | ---- |
| 203 | * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Dr. Peavil addresses her would-be victims as "'''p'''unny '''p'''athetic '''f'''ools".[[note]]Since "fools" is phonetically pronounced with "ph-" prefix[[/note]] |
| 204 | * AlliterativeName: The [[AnthropomorphicFood dessert-themed]] {{Superhero}} in the short calls themself '''C'''otton '''C'''andy the '''S'''ugary '''S'''aviour. |
| 205 | * KillItWithWater: Cotton Candy is killed when Dr. Peavil exploits their LogicalWeakness by dissolving them with water. |
| 206 | * LimitedAnimation: In one scene, Dr. Peavil's body is not moving at all with an accompanying sentence briefly scrawled at the corner of the screen explaining "I'm going to be honest, I forget to animate the body." from the animator. |
| 207 | * LogicalWeakness: Cotton Candy is made entirely of spun sugar on a paper cone so [[WeaksauceWeakness ordinary lukewarm water]] is enough to [[ImMelting melt them into a sugary puddle]]. |
| 208 | * MonochromaticEyes: Briefcase has these in contrast to everyone else's BlackBeadEyes. |
| 209 | * ShoutOut: The supervillain of the short has the PunnyName of "[[Film/AustinPowers Dr. Peavil]]". |
| 210 | * SilentProtagonist: Briefcase doesn't respond or engage with the shenanigans in his office and continues working in silence much to Dr. Peavil's frustration when trying to get any reaction out of him. |
| 211 | * UndignifiedDeath: |
| 212 | ** Through exploiting their WeaksauceWeakness, Dr. Peavil defeats Cotton Candy using just a spray bottle filled with water who pathetically [[ImMelting melts]] ala [[Film/WizardOfOz The Wicked Witch of the West]] meets ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants''. |
| 213 | ** Dr. Peavil herself similarly met a humiliating fate after Briefcase threw an eraser at her, initially shrugging it off before realising it was a ''latex'' eraser she's deathly allergic to. One FuneralCut later: |
| 214 | -->'''Gravestone:''' R.I.P Dr. Peavil - Died to office supplies like a loser, lol. |
| 215 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: As the title implies, Briefcase sees this superhero-villain showdown in the middle of his office as nothing more than a boring average day for him. He doesn't even turn around or respond to the battle behind him or when Dr. Peavil threatens him. The reason is revealed in the credits that Briefcase is a recent divorcee and his ensuring custody battle left a numb husk of an object. |
| 216 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Cotton Candy's biology makes them incapable of coming into contact with [[KillItWithWater water]] without [[ImMelting melting]] and Dr. Peavil is likewise deadly allergic to the latex in the eraser Briefcase threw at them. |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:[=#21-40=]]] |
| 220 | !!21. Urban Trouble |
| 221 | ->'''Created by:''' Animatium |
| 222 | This {{Object Show|s}} is brought to you by [=ChatGPT=] because the creator entrusts bots to write a script due to time constraints and had animated accordingly. It's quite bare bones to say the least... |
| 223 | ---- |
| 224 | |
| 225 | !!23. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwPUJFDXbOM A Waste of a Chase]] |
| 226 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_waste_of_a_chase.jpg]] |
| 227 | [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 228 | ->'''Created by:''' skye, megasolar, [=LTWindowsMusic=], [=LogicalTex=] and paramilk |
| 229 | ---- |
| 230 | * AnthropomorphicFood: Half the cast is this with Banana, Bubblegum, Martini and Orange. |
| 231 | * ArmlessBiped: As common in the [[ObjectShows OSC]], Bag is a straight example while Banana is an inversion (Meaning they have arms but no legs) and scuttle around as a peel. |
| 232 | * TriangleShades: Martini wears a pair to look cool (In his dreams) and hides his [[EyelessFace lack of eyes]]. |
| 233 | |
| 234 | !!24. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrUjkM_U0Ko Terrors And Fables Of The Horrible City Of Cityplace]] |
| 235 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/terrors_and_fables_of_the_horrible_city_of_cityplace.jpg]] |
| 236 | ->'''Created by:''' Lilac's Drawings, [=Ramblin64=], [=AintEvenChillin=] and Sttanish |
| 237 | ---- |
| 238 | * AerithAndBob: The short contains a mix of these with Ty and Claire Wilson as normal human names, Tuts and Waulk being more unique with [[ADogNamedDog Banana and Gravestone]] smack dab in the middle. |
| 239 | * ALizardNamedLiz: There are two objects who are named Ty Tie (A necktie) and Waulk (A walky-talky). |
| 240 | * ArmlessBiped: Ty is an armless variant (Though he [[SuddenAnatomy briefly gained arms]] in one scene) while Banana is an inverted example. The former of which becomes instrumental in solving the murder since there are no fingerprints that can be tied to the crime. |
| 241 | * BlackBeadEyes: Everyone has itty-bitty dots for eyes which became apparent with the multiple [[ExtremeCloseUp close-up shots]]. |
| 242 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Tuts may be a CluelessDetective but he still is a detective who managed to crack the case by himself in just a single day in spite of the little evidence and testimonies he has to work with. |
| 243 | * BuryYourGays: Murder victim Claire Wilson has a now-widowed wife, making her the only confirmed LGBTQ character to [[KilledOffForReal permanently die]] in the film festival. |
| 244 | * DudeNotFunny: Waulk administered a DopeSlap on Tuts after he jokes about their boss getting arrested for accidental homicide with a stupid {{Pun}}. |
| 245 | * EveryoneHasStandards: [[LackOfEmpathy Tuts]] may not take Claire's murder or anything in general seriously and kept calling her corpse ugly but even he is creeped out at the {{Undertaker}}'s enjoyment of burying corpses and funerals. |
| 246 | * EveryoneLaughsEnding: After solving the mystery and arresting their boss, Ty, for the murder of Claire Wilson, Tuts attempts to end the film on a lighthearted note but Waulk is having none of it. |
| 247 | -->'''Tuts:''' [Pleased with himself] Well, I guess you can say this case is all ''[[{{Pun}} tied]]'' up. Ha, ha, ha! |
| 248 | -->[[[DopeSlap Waulk smacks Tuts upside the head]]] |
| 249 | * GenderBlenderName: Tuts' name is pronounced as "Toots" which is an old-fashioned term of endearment for addressing women even though Tuts himself is a guy. |
| 250 | * InelegantBlubbering: Claire Wilson's wife was too busy bawling tears and snot from mourning her beloved to be of any use in the case. |
| 251 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 252 | ** Claire can mean "clear" in French which refers to her object as a transparent glass round-bottom flask. |
| 253 | ** Tuts comes from the word "Tut" which is an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance. This is often the reaction Tuts gets from his colleagues for his unserious and ignoramus attitude toward cases. |
| 254 | * NightmareFetishist: Gravestone may be enjoying his job a little too much so much that [[LackOfEmpathy Tuts]] [[EveryoneHasStandards is unnerved]] in their brief interview. |
| 255 | -->'''Gravestone:''' "God, I just really ''LOVE'' gravedigging so much. Like, seriously, whenever I read an obituary and see that someone died, it's just like, boom, instant rush of serotonin. Just such a rush!" |
| 256 | -->'''Tuts:''' [[{{Beat}} ...]] [Writes down "Gravedigging changes people"] |
| 257 | * MyNaymeIs: Tuts's name is "toots" but spelled with a "u" instead of two "o"s. |
| 258 | * NoNameGiven: The widowed wife of Claire Wilson is only referred to and listed in the credits as "Widowed Wife". |
| 259 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: Tuts' mouth opens and closes at the hatband in addition to his MonochromaticEyes. Speaking of eyes, the Widowed Wife has SphereEyes contrasting the rest of the cast's BlackBeadEyes. |
| 260 | * SphereEyes: The syringe has a type 2, the better to [[OcularGushers cry neverending streams and puddles]] with. |
| 261 | * RepetitiveName: |
| 262 | ** The short is set in the '''City''' of '''City'''place. |
| 263 | ** The chief detective and Tut's boss have a first name (Ty) that sounds similar to his [[SpeciesSurname last name]] (Tie), making him "Ty Tie". |
| 264 | * SuddenAnatomy: Ty is limbless except for the instance where he slams his hands on the table. This causes a plot hole since there are supposed to be no fingerprints at the crime scene yet Ty is revealed to be the culprit. |
| 265 | |
| 266 | !!25. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiH99zQtce0 A Million Problems]] |
| 267 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_million_problems.jpg]] |
| 268 | ->'''Created by:''' Mew, Kalegend, Sebota and [=Typ0id=] |
| 269 | ---- |
| 270 | * FromBadToWorse: The entirety of the short is this trope. Our unlucky protagonist Dollar oversleeps on the morning of his very important business meeting, has a freezing cold shower, stubs his toe on a coffee table, gets a warning notice for his rent, splashed by a puddle, trips over a rock, misses his train, bombs his presentation so hard that he's immediately laid-off, [[DrowningMySorrows drunk himself silly]] to the point his girlfriend breaks up with him for missing their date and finally becomes evicted out of his apartment while it's [[CueTheRain raining]]. And get this, this is the '''''second''''' worst day anyone had in ''Metropolis''. |
| 271 | |
| 272 | !!26. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3aqs0MqQA WILL]] |
| 273 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/will_0.jpg]] |
| 274 | ->'''Created by:''' Oska, Nic, Raine, Olivia Ciabattari and Daniel Adam Valle |
| 275 | ---- |
| 276 | * AlwaysSecondBest: Subverted. After Oska, Nic and Raine had placed second twice for the [[WebAnimation/TheLittleThings past film]] [[WebAnimation/NaturesBliss festivals]] with "''Lost and Found''" and "''WebAnimation/DandelionTheWorldBeginsWithYou''", WILL was the one to break the trend and nab themselves first place this time. |
| 277 | * QueerColors: Night Light has a non-binary sticker on their violin. |
| 278 | |
| 279 | !!29. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPexEWGp0F0 What's Important]] |
| 280 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whats_important.jpg]] |
| 281 | ->'''Created by:''' Paptrisha, Emik, Lime/Ren, Luna, [=PuppyRelp=] and Shpex |
| 282 | ---- |
| 283 | * ArmlessBiped: Poppy is an inversion, having arms and no legs but can move around with no problem since she's a helium balloon. |
| 284 | |
| 285 | !!30. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nNBvr48LSk Bad Case of the Unknown]] |
| 286 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bad_case_of_the_unknown.jpg]] |
| 287 | ->'''Created by:''' [=KinyACat=], Spaceysirens, [=TheDremCatcher=] and Tisrack |
| 288 | ---- |
| 289 | * AlliterativeName: The broken lightbulb is named "'''M'''uttin '''M'''axwell" in the credits. |
| 290 | * StylisticSuck: The animation is one of worst presented in the festival, being slideshow-like with not only a Kinemaster watermark but also a cursor controlling the slides at the corner of the screen (Which the chat pointed out and started [[CargoShip shipping them]] for some reason). |
| 291 | * TakeOurWordForIt: It's never explained how the protagonist managed to break free from the ropes with the scene in-between obviously missing and was replaced with a title card "Sorry!! Budget Cuts... Just W[ait] For The Program To Be." |
| 292 | |
| 293 | !!31. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1oeT4L-mM Disarray]] |
| 294 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/disarray.jpg]] |
| 295 | ->'''Created by:''' dategg, Versus, Chestnuts and [=HyperBlazing=] |
| 296 | ---- |
| 297 | * LiterallyShatteredLives: A glass cup proclaims it's the end of the world just before they are smashed to pieces by falling debris. |
| 298 | |
| 299 | !!32. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnwV2YrMET0 2048]] |
| 300 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2048_7.jpg]] |
| 301 | ->'''Created by:''' Shaontae Jr. ([=ShontaeTheWeirdo=]), Spcae Out CC, [=BKations=], [=StriveVA=], Crapz and [=ExpressoSugar=] |
| 302 | ---- |
| 303 | * NeverTrustATitle: "2048" suggest the short takes place exactly twenty-five years from 2023, the year ''Metropolis'' was released, when it's actually referring to the name of the abandoned building the gang decides to explore. |
| 304 | |
| 305 | !!35. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjfkB-NgyiY Stop, Yield, Explore]] |
| 306 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stop_yield_explore.jpg]] |
| 307 | ->'''Created by:''' TBYT, Maxwell Martens (Ligreen), doodle, [=MKPsych=], Tomato Bread 12 and Delango/Fireyswingy |
| 308 | ---- |
| 309 | * ImprovisedWeapon: Mauve fights off the monster with a bent stop sign he found lying on the ground with scary efficiency and would have killed it if Sen didn't stop him. |
| 310 | * ManlyGay: Mauve is a badass fighter with an EyepatchOfPower who makes it clear if you intend to harm his boyfriend Sen, he will [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend most definitely harm you with excessive force]]. |
| 311 | * ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-inverted. Mauve immediately went on the offense when the monster targeted Sen and proceeded to chase after and try to kill it despite already scaring it off. |
| 312 | ->'''Mauve:''' "Hey! Nobody messes with my ''boyfriend''!" [Whacks the monster upside the head with a stop sign] |
| 313 | |
| 314 | !!36. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt_PCZFFVd4 A Failed Heist]] |
| 315 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_failed_heist.jpg]] |
| 316 | ->'''Created by:''' [=Bryin64=], Red Ball, Matatoes, Mationbomb and [=CrispyNugget=] |
| 317 | ---- |
| 318 | * AnthropomorphicFood: Three of the four characters in the short are and [[ADogNamedDog named]] Lime, Donut and Pretzel. |
| 319 | * ArmlessBiped: The thief duo Lime and Wheelchair as a straight and inverted example respectively with the latter being on wheels to get around. |
| 320 | * ForegoneConclusion: The title gives it away that Lime and Wheelchair's [[TheHeist diamond heist]] would not go according to plan. |
| 321 | * TheHeist: The short follows two incompetent burglars planning to steal a gigantic diamond in a museum but are interfered and foiled by two equally incompetent nightguards. |
| 322 | |
| 323 | !!39. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v07B2ozY3r8 An Awakening Mystery]] |
| 324 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/an_awakening_mystery.jpg]] |
| 325 | ->'''Created by:''' bounsterr, driftydrifter, theweirdestsalad, Ari Bunch, are jay and [=ExpiredJuly=] |
| 326 | ---- |
| 327 | * HidingBehindYourBangs: The barista Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry has melted chocolate covering one of their eyes to accentuate her character as an EmoTeen. |
| 328 | [[/folder]] |
| 329 | |
| 330 | [[folder:[=#41-60=]]] |
| 331 | !!43. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wwLF_q4kVY Moving Day]] |
| 332 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moving_day.jpg]] |
| 333 | ->'''Created by:''' Vince (exponentbracket) |
| 334 | ---- |
| 335 | * RelationshipUpgrade: Parfait and Posicle became girlfriends during the Timeskip as seen with the latter kissing the former on the cheek at the end of the short. Coincidentally, this is the second pink-blue sapphic pairing where the blue object kisses the pink object on the cheek to signify their upgraded relationship (See "What's Important"). |
| 336 | |
| 337 | !!46. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLTaVp0EUFM Large Inc - The Little Time]] |
| 338 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/large_inc_the_little_time.jpg]] |
| 339 | ->'''Created by:''' Sacri |
| 340 | ---- |
| 341 | * AnachronismStew: The Sheriff proclaims that technology shouldn't exist yet but if there isn't, how come he knows what to call it in the first place? Not to mention among the townsfolk was an LED TV, a keyboard cap and the sheriff himself being a smartphone. |
| 342 | * AscendedExtra: Lampy's clones who acted as {{Living Prop}}s from the previous short now have a slightly bigger role with their own feelings and thoughts about their current predicament. |
| 343 | * BodyHorror: Lampy 93840 from the future is slumped motionlessly while missing most of their face including their [[EyeScream right eye]] and [[NoMouth mouth]] but [[AndIMustScream can somehow]] [[ TalkingLightbulb still talk]]. |
| 344 | * CloneAngst: It turns out the multiple Lampys in ''[[Sandbox/TheLittleThingsOSC The Little Things]]'' were not special effects but actual clones with their own thoughts and personalities separate from the original Lampy. Collectively, they all feel incredibly miserable over having no purpose other than working at Large Incorporated, especially [[YouAreNumberSix Lampy 47]] who wants to live their own life as a dancer instead of a "[[DramaticCurtainToss cloth-remover]]". It's also implied that none of the clones can leave the building as seen by the numerous prison cells lining the walls, some of whom have gone stir-crazy from isolation. |
| 345 | * DramaticCurtainToss: Lampy 47 is paid to reveal inventions by pulling the cloth covering it during Large Incorporated advertisements which is how he unveils the time machine. |
| 346 | * GivenNameReveal: The lamp who is the CEO of Large Incorporated had his name revealed as "[[ALizardNamedLiz Lampy]]" (How original). |
| 347 | * {{Hypocrite}}: The sheriff declares that Lampy and the time machine are unwanted here in TheWildWest as modern-day technology should not exist. This is in spite of the fact he's a living smartphone and a TV and keyboard cap are blatantly shown behind him while making the statement. |
| 348 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Lampy mentions Large Incorporated's "two-year hiatus of radio silence" while working on a revolutionary project, not-so-subtly lampshading how their last advertisement was in 2021's ''WebAnimation/TheLittleThings'' and that Sacri and their team had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZsreJqQFlA missed the deadline]] for ''WebAnimation/NaturesBliss''. |
| 349 | |
| 350 | !!47. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huzNgfzWMfc The Metropolis Mayor]] |
| 351 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_metropolis_mayor.jpg]] |
| 352 | ->'''Created by:''' [=BradyLS=] and [=TylerLantz=] |
| 353 | ---- |
| 354 | * ShoutOut: Mug pulls a [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller]] by popping up after the credits to tell the viewers to go home but then realise they're probably at home already so he says bye instead. |
| 355 | |
| 356 | !!48. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlitWyNyFsY On A Roll]] |
| 357 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/on_a_roll.jpg]] |
| 358 | ->'''Created by:''' [=GoofinandGaffin=], Dapper, daysduzkrak, Zombie [=Turtle17=], [=MsBonnieArt=] |
| 359 | ---- |
| 360 | * AccidentalProposal: At one point, the ring hits Magnifying Glass and falls to the floor which Picnic Basket bends over to pick up. The former turns around and gasps to see what looks like the latter on one knee ring in hand, leaving them both flustered until Picnic Basket releases the ring in shock. This incident did end up with them [[ShipTease gaining interest in one another]]. |
| 361 | * AnthropomorphicTypography: One of the objects the ring rolls by is just the letter A. |
| 362 | * OhMyGods: Umbrella goes "Oh my raincloud!" upon seeing Flower Vase's anniversary gift. |
| 363 | * ShoutOut: The ring passes by a pair of red and green toilet plungers with mustaches, with the red one saying "Mama Mia", who looks an awful lot like the object personifications of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]]. |
| 364 | |
| 365 | !!50. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bowffmH6b4 The Poly Brothers: A Mission of a Lifetime]] |
| 366 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_poly_brothers_a_mission_of_a_lifetime.jpg]] |
| 367 | ->'''Created by:''' Great Lakes Animator |
| 368 | ---- |
| 369 | * BlandNameProduct: The brothers are named Polystation and Polystation 2 after their real-life counterpart Platform/PlayStation. |
| 370 | * WholePlotReference: The title and thumbnail with the two sunglasses and fedora-wearing protagonists is a direct homage to ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''. |
| 371 | |
| 372 | !!51. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVAZGzZMlzo The Whole World & Ladybugs]] |
| 373 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_whole_world_and_ladybugs.jpg]] |
| 374 | ->'''Created by:''' wahoo64, skittleshadowz, batbii, superxapple and twowuv |
| 375 | ---- |
| 376 | * SyntheticVoiceActor: Soda's voice actor is the [=text2speech.org=] program. |
| 377 | * TokenMinority: Potted Plant is the first and only wheelchair-user object in the entire film festival.[[note]]Not counting Wheelchair ([[AnimateInanimateObject An actual wheelchair]]) from "A Failed Heist" earlier on[[/note]] |
| 378 | |
| 379 | !!53. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQKfSI0Yec FRAGMENTS]] |
| 380 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fragments.jpg]] |
| 381 | ->'''Created by:''' TMOJ Official |
| 382 | |
| 383 | Fishcake is worried sick that his boyfriend Wrench will forget him while he's eliminated in another dimension so he and Shell devise a plan to escape this hellscape of a hotel. |
| 384 | |
| 385 | As the short was a relative success, a four-episode, musical mini-series called ''WebAnimation/{{Fragmented}}'' is in the works and TMOJ Official is currently [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXHi923payo looking for auditions]]. |
| 386 | ---- |
| 387 | * TheBigDamnKiss: Fishcake and Wrench's long-awaited reunion is sealed with a kiss on the lips. As if on cue, the entire [[ShipperOnDeck livestream chat]] went absolutely nuts at finally getting what they wanted from the previous [[ChastityCouple couples]]. |
| 388 | * {{Callback}}: The short has {{Recurring Element}}s from TMOJ Official's previous film "Object-Rama" such as [[Creator/BobRoss Rob Boss]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=335YyMRdeNM Ray William Johnson's cool transition]] sound effect and Boris from the ''Platform/GoAnimate'' Calilou animations popping up out of nowhere and going "Owowowowowo!". |
| 389 | * CompanyCrossReferences: When Fish Cake jumps through the portal, he passes through the dimensions of TMOJ Official's other shows ''Object-Rama'' (The previous film entry from last year) and ''Object Requiem''. |
| 390 | * ConjoinedTwins: Or Conjoined Triplets in the case of the Dango Trio, having [[MultipleHeadCase three mochi heads]] vertically on [[TwoBeingsOneBody one armless chopstick body]]. |
| 391 | * DarkHorseVictory: No one had expected ''FRAGMENTS'' to receive third place given that the fourth and fifth placers ''On a Roll'' and ''Justice Never Sleeps'' were better acclaimed and had more votes. This is because the one and only vote the short had to its name was a $100 donation which easily brought it up to the top three. TMOJ Official is especially surprised by this: |
| 392 | -->'''TMOJ Official:''' "I JUST GOT 3RD PLACE... WHAT THE HECK!?" |
| 393 | * ExoticEyeDesigns: Shell has one [[BlackBeadEyes black eye]] and one [[MonochromaticEyes white eye]]. |
| 394 | * LookBehindYou: Shell tricks the Dango Trio out of their eldritch dimensional powder by telling them he spotted another of their kind out the room window. While easily distracted, he swipes the powder before they got the wiser. |
| 395 | * PhotoMontage: Fish Cake recalls his time in the competition and his attempts at challenges via the trope.[[note]]Including Fish Cake hanging off a cliff, fighting off Med-Kit while falling, Shell getting annoyed at him during a building challenge and two trying to find the Dango Trio in hide-and-seek[[/note]] This was later seen again in the credits but also shows pictures of him and Wrench together in-between.[[note]]Including Wrench saving Fish Cake from falling down the cliff in a hot-air balloon, Wrench charging at Fishcake, the two of them in a loving embrace and Wrench [[SweetieGraffiti carving his and Fish Cake's initials into a tree]][[/note]] |
| 396 | * RememberTheNewGuy: There was a black pawn, a magnifying glass, a flying orange square and a cobweb amongst the eliminated contestants that weren't alluded to at all but suddenly appear in the breakout scene alongside Med-Kit and the Dango Trio. |
| 397 | * ShoutOut: |
| 398 | ** The elimination area is called "Teh Elimination Hotel" with the subtitle "no relation to OJ's hotel whatsoever" in reference to [[WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity Hotel OJ and Enanimat Ensanetay]]. |
| 399 | ** The Dango Brothers have a poster of Music/{{Jamiroquai}} with the outfit he wore for his "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkIs37a2JE Virtual Insanity]]" music video. Later, the middle Dango wanted to binge-watch [[Creator/BobRoss Rob Boss]]. |
| 400 | ** In a BlinkAndYouMissIt moment, the first dimension Fish Cake passes through are grass fields with the Announcer from ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland''. The collective [[DramaticGasp gasp]] and "Yeah!" sound effects iconic to the series are heard in the commercial and when the eliminated contestants escape respectively. |
| 401 | ** The short's black-and-white silhouette thumbnail is reminiscent of ''WebAnimation/{{ONE}}'''s thumbnails. |
| 402 | ** The standalone video description contains the lyrics to Music/RickAstley's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Never Gonna Give You Up]]" in [[CapsLock all caps]] to Justforfun/RickRoll anyone who read it. |
| 403 | * ShutUpKiss: Wrench gives one to reassure Fish Cake that he still loves him and to stop worrying about the little things. |
| 404 | * TheStinger: The host yells at the eliminated contestants they can leave since the competition is over, only to find the hotel empty after everyone escaped via the portal. They brushed it off and decided to play ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' instead. |
| 405 | * SweetieGraffiti: In the PhotoMontage, Wrench had craved a heart with his and Fish Cake's initials into a tree during a challenge, looking pleased with himself. |
| 406 | * SyntheticVoiceActor: The middle dango has one that he lampshades in his first line of how funny his voice sounds. |
| 407 | * ThinkingUpPortals: The eldritch dimensional powder allows one to draw a magic circle that would act as a gateway to anywhere of their choosing. Fishcake and Shell use it to escape Teh Elimination Hotel and meet the former's boyfriend Wrench but didn't take into account that the portal doesn't close so the rest of the eliminated contestants follow suit. |
| 408 | * TitleDrop: Not only this year but also the previous two film festivals get one at various points of the short: |
| 409 | -->'''Key:''' "Is is next to impossible to rely on ''[[Sandbox/TheLittleThingsOSC The Little Things]]'' in life?" |
| 410 | -->[Later On] |
| 411 | -->'''Fish Cake:''' "Welp, time for me to lie down and contemplate ''Sandbox/NaturesBliss'' to try to make me feel better..." |
| 412 | -->[Later, Later On] |
| 413 | -->'''Shell:''' "You know what, I guess someone meant to be together are pretty big after all. Maybe even bigger than a ''Metropolis'' of New York." |
| 414 | * TransparentCloset: Fish Cake reveals to Shell that Wrench is his boyfriend and is worried sick he might be over him while competing. Shell, however, is completely unsurprised by the revelation: |
| 415 | -->'''Shell:''' "Heh, I knew you would come out of the closet eventually..." |
| 416 | -->'''Fish Cake:''' "SHUT THE FRONT DOOR SHELL!!!" |
| 417 | * TheVoiceless: Wrench doesn't say a word during the short since he spent the only scene outside of photos he was in [[ShutUpKiss making out]] with Fish Cake once reunited. |
| 418 | |
| 419 | !!54. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UbLu3XFzu4 Untitled (37)]] |
| 420 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled_37_3.jpg]] |
| 421 | ->'''Created by:''' [=JezzJul=], Cove, Kenjja, Savage Brick and Yolkerson |
| 422 | ---- |
| 423 | * MeaningfulName: Violet has a name that is the same colour as her object, a purple phone. |
| 424 | * MonochromaticEyes: Evett is the only one with white eyes in the short as opposed to everyone's BlackBeadEyes. |
| 425 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: Evett is oblivious as to why Violet has been avoiding him nowadays because of their obnoxiously, loud behaviour and pranking escapades which almost put her in jail once. It's also implied that Violet moved to the city in an attempt to have a fresh start away from her since she also kept insisting they shouldn't move there as well. Of course, Evett doesn't listen and does exactly that which gave Violet a rather unwanted surprise when they unexpectedly showed up at her doorstep. |
| 426 | * UntitledTitle: What the short's name goes under although the number 37 is a strange addition since this is chronologically the fifty-fourth film in ''Metropolis''. |
| 427 | |
| 428 | !!55. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAc6VbipwuE Justice Never Sleeps]] |
| 429 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_never_sleeps.jpg]] |
| 430 | ->'''Created by:''' whale animation stuff, trinitots, gromzomb, scribbles, Ame Ame and emiliane |
| 431 | ---- |
| 432 | * ScarsAreForever: Joe wears a cup sleeve ever since the NoodleIncident where someone resisted arrest by poking a hole through his body with a comically oversized straw. |
| 433 | * ShoutOut: There's a news segment with Pie the helicopter traffic reporter about TheChase which is a direct homage to "Arnie Pye in the Sky" from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. |
| 434 | |
| 435 | !!59. New Beginnings |
| 436 | ->'''Created by:''' Tiled_, Axinite, Stray, [=ToastyStrudel=], Moldy and [=TikTok=] |
| 437 | ---- |
| 438 | * {{Cyclops}}: Adam has a puncture of where his eye should be. It's never stated if he was born this way or lost it in an accident. |
| 439 | |
| 440 | !!60. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMpMqSYVjIQ A day in the life of Mark]] |
| 441 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_day_in_the_life_of_mark.jpg]] |
| 442 | ->'''Created by:''' Decker Milk |
| 443 | ---- |
| 444 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Mark Markerton the marker, a name that can double as a legitimate human name. |
| 445 | * AlliterativeName: There's two with the main character '''M'''ark '''M'''arkertown and an anchorwoman called '''D'''ebra '''D'''ollar. |
| 446 | * ByStanderSyndrome: The unseen [[CameraFiend cameraperson]] does nothing but document Mark, despite being told by him to back off multiple times, as his life spirals down the drain. At one point, they silently record him sitting behind a dumpster in an alleyway homeless while it heavily rained down without lifting a finger to help. It's also implied they did nothing to stop Mark from robbing the bank which eventually led to him getting shot. |
| 447 | * DownerEnding: The short closes on a news broadcast of Mark being KilledOffscreen from a botched bank robbery with his girlfriend completely distraught over Mark going to such extremes and thinking [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone it's all her fault]]. |
| 448 | * FromBadToWorse: Mark was already annoyed by somebody filming him for an entire day but it just so happened to be the day when he was fired from his job, his girlfriend dumped and kicked to the street and is now homeless sitting behind an alleyway dumpster unprotected from the [[GrayRainOfDepression rain]]. Thinking he has nothing left to lose and desperate to turn his life around, Mark tried robbing the New Goiky Bank where he died during a shootout. |
| 449 | * RepetitiveName: Mark's full name as the news broadcast reveals is '''Mark''' '''Mark'''erton. |
| 450 | * ShakyPOVCam: Whoever is filming Mark must have just gotten out of community film school with the short being in the style of a low-budget, amateur documentary. |
| 451 | * ShoutOut: Mark attempted to rob the New Goiky Bank which is in reference to the location in ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIslandAgain''. |
| 452 | * SpeciesSurname: A marker named Mark has the surname of ''Marker''ton, doubling as a RepetitiveName. |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder:[=#61-80=]]] |
| 456 | !!61. Bank Breakers |
| 457 | ->'''Created by:''' Bread and Guinea |
| 458 | ---- |
| 459 | * LimitedAnimation: The short has an interesting development about TheHeist going completely sideways followed by an intense chase scene but it was let down by the animation moving to storyboards due to Bread and Guinea being pressed for time when they eventually got to that part. |
| 460 | |
| 461 | !!62. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPvt7E98ywI Job Interview "Object Show"]] |
| 462 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/job_interview_object_show.jpg]] |
| 463 | ->'''Created by:''' [=RyrBreadRyan=], Stintocton and Blue Gelatin |
| 464 | Five applicants were narrowed down for an elusive job at Flamora. There's just one problem, all the candidates are idiots who somehow bypassed the screening process entirely. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck This is going to be one heck of an interview process...]] |
| 465 | ---- |
| 466 | * ClosestThingWeGot: After some careful consideration, Clipboard picks Harmonica to be a part of Flamora in spite of their [[ReformedCriminal criminal background]] and being quite proud of it. The only reason why so is because the five candidates are all unqualified idiots that would have been immediately rejected on the spot in any other company so Harmonica was just the best of the worst. |
| 467 | -->'''Clipboard:''' Note's [[SmallNameBigEgo annoying]], Latte is [[TheDitz incompetent]], Lamp has [[AmbitiousButLazy too many future plans]], Snotty is a [[GreenIsGross health violation]] and Harmonica's [[DamnedByFaintPraise our best option]]. |
| 468 | * CurseCutShort: Note was about to swear for not getting the job before Snotty expresses his displeasure. |
| 469 | -->'''Note:''' "What bullsh-" |
| 470 | -->'''Snotty:''' "Dang it!" |
| 471 | * GreenIsGross: Snotty is made of green goo that is most likely mucus judging by their [[ALizardNamedLiz name]] and was rejected for being a walking "health violation". |
| 472 | * NoMouth: Harmonica and Latte with the former playing it straight whereas the latter has theirs wrapped with an orange scarf. |
| 473 | * ShoutOut: |
| 474 | ** Latte has an orange scarf that wraps around his mouth and [[TheUnintelligible muffles his speech]] like Kenny from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. |
| 475 | ** Lamp wrongly identifies the Flormora logo as "the guy who does the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y82jDHRrswc Fitness Gram Pacer test]]" |
| 476 | |
| 477 | !!68. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnNxvcTVFJ8 malaware.exe]] |
| 478 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/malware_exe.jpg]] |
| 479 | ->'''Created by:''' [=1GAry/Randominations=], Soneta, [=KittyZone51=], snowybush, That Channel Called Sistube and [=viviancherry04=] |
| 480 | |
| 481 | Comic Book, Flag, and Lemon of the Heroic Hackers face the trouble of saving their friend from the clutches of Xeluma and The Pom Brothers. |
| 482 | ---- |
| 483 | * AlliterativeName: The quartet of heroes goes by the '''H'''eroic '''H'''ackers. |
| 484 | * AmbiguousGender: Flag, Lemon, Comic Book are not mentioned in the third person throughout the short although WordOfGod had disclosed everyone's pronouns[[note]]Flag and Xeluma are "She/Her", Lemon and The Pom Brothers are "He/Him" and Comic Book and Laptop are "[[NoHumanNonBinary They/Them]]"[[/note]] |
| 485 | * CatsAreMean: Xeluma and The Pom Brothers are feline-like entities and the antagonists of the film. |
| 486 | * DeliberatelyMonochrome: The short was animated in a limited palette with only [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1115625417110470666/1115628997200580738/image.png?width=685&height=60 three color schemes]]. |
| 487 | * GenderEqualEnsemble: A near-perfect example with two females (Flag and Xeluma), two non-binaries (Comic Book and Laptop) and three males (Lemon and The Pom Brothers). |
| 488 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Xeluma has a surgical scar across their [[EyeScream right eye]], adding to her character as the BigBad of the short. |
| 489 | * NonHumanNonBinary: Both Comic Book and Laptop go by "They/Them" pronouns and, as their [[ADogNamedDog name]] implies, are {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s. |
| 490 | * OddNameOut: Xeluma's name isn't remotely object-related in the slightest (The Pom Brothers could be derived from "pom-pom") although it's granted because she's a cat-like entity. |
| 491 | * StealthPun: Flag's signature weapon is a quarterstaff so in other words, she's wielding a ''flag pole''. |
| 492 | |
| 493 | !!71. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVweeMxrmo8 The Seedlings 2: Home Sweet Home]] |
| 494 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_seedlings_2_home_sweet_home.jpg]] |
| 495 | ->'''Created by:''' [=CraftedPin=], Jesoysauce, [=NateSark=] and stickynoob |
| 496 | ---- |
| 497 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Like Seedo, Toad is named after the first syllable of toadstool, his species. |
| 498 | * ImmediateSequel: "Seedlings 2" picks up an hour where ''Sandbox/NaturesBliss'' left off although it later {{Timeskip}}s to the current year of the ''Metropolis'' festival screening. |
| 499 | * MeaningfulAppearance: Toad is a toadstool which is poisonous and inedible in nature and otherwise unwanted like how Toad is by [[StalkerWithoutACrush stalking Acorn and Seedo]] [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave everywhere]] on the insistence they are friends which the two [[HurlItIntoTheSun reacted]] [[HollywoodRestrainingOrder accordingly]]. |
| 500 | * OhMyGods: Acorn cries out "Oh my tree" upon seeing the full view of the city. |
| 501 | * QueerEstablishingMoment: At the end of the short, Acorn and Seedo have a heartwarming and intimate conversation to indicate their RelationshipUpgrade.[[note]]This was made more blatantly obvious in the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original ending]] where they [[TheBigDamnKiss kissed]][[/note]] |
| 502 | -->'''Acorn:''' We found our home but more importantly... [Closely moves in] We found each other. |
| 503 | -->[Seedo leans and rest peacefully on Acorn who also did the same] |
| 504 | * RelationshipUpgrade: Acorn and Seedo were implied to have gotten together as a romantic couple at some point during the {{Time Skip}}s from being mere acquaintances in the first short. |
| 505 | * ShoutOut: |
| 506 | ** When Acorn [[HurlItIntoTheSun kicks Toad into the sun]], there's text briefly stating "beautiful mornin" in reference to ''WebAnimation/TheDailyObjectShow'''s RunningGag. |
| 507 | ** Toad's croaky voice is likely inspired by the iconic MushroomMan of the same name in ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''. |
| 508 | ** The {{Timeskip}}s are accompanied by the ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' title cards and French narrator voiceover. |
| 509 | * TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Toad [[StalkerWithoutACrush constantly follows]] the main duo around and keeps insisting they're friends in their gratingly annoying voice when it's evident their presence is clearly unwanted. Acorn even had to [[HurlItIntoTheSun kick Toad into the sun]] but that didn't stop them from coming back and [[MomentKiller interrupting an intimate moment]]: |
| 510 | -->[Toad barges in-between Seedo and Acorn] |
| 511 | -->'''Toad:''' "Hi folks! Sorry it took me so long--" [Acorn kicks him off the building] "NOT AGAIN~!!!" |
| 512 | -->'''Seedo:''' "We've got to file a [[HollywoodRestrainingOrder restraining order]] against the guy." |
| 513 | -->'''Acorn:''' "Agree." |
| 514 | * VocalEvolution: Seedo has a deeper, raspier voice compared to the first short due to their voice actor, Jesoysauce, reaching puberty. |
| 515 | |
| 516 | !!73. Lemonade Tycoon |
| 517 | ->'''Created by:''' [=Gamebuilder2000=] |
| 518 | CJ sets up a UsefulNotes/{{Lemonade Stand|s}} in hopes of garnering enough money to buy the toy model she wanted but business proved to be incredibly successful beyond xir wildest dreams. |
| 519 | ---- |
| 520 | * AllForNothing: The Object City model CJ wanted and went through all the effort to build her own lemonade empire to afford it had been bought out at the toy store. However, it's subverted when she bids for the model on [[BlandNameProduct [=vBay=]]] at a higher price instead which xe can afford anyway with her [[PooledFunds huge piles of cash lying around]]. |
| 521 | * ChirpingCrickets: CJ gets annoyed when her lemonade stand is not having any business as seen in how deserted the area is with only a rolling tumbleweed. Subverted when the tumbleweed was actually sentient (and a {{Cowboy}} apparently) and became xir first customer. |
| 522 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: While a passer-by was [[ShowWithinAShow watching the 48-Hour OSC Film Festival]] on their phone with an ad about CJ's Lemonade, the top comment lampshades the absurdity of the short: |
| 523 | -->'''Top Comment:''' "Wait, xe's 9? I mean it makes sense in hindsight since xir primary goal is to buy a toy, but I'm wondering how this cartoon character is able to do things typically impossible in real life like run a business enterprise as a kid." |
| 524 | * MundaneUtility: One of CJ's first few customers was a pair of twin sisters who are [[PortalNetwork linked teleportation portals]] where anything goes through the purple portal comes out the pink portal. She hired the twins on the spot, making Purple attract potential customers further down the city and be used as fast travel to get to Pink at CJ's lemonade stand. |
| 525 | * OcularGushers: Upon finding out the Object City model was sold out, CJ cries tears streaming down her face like two waterfalls but considerably cheered up when xe realise she has more than enough money to buy the model online. |
| 526 | * OnlyKnownByInitials: CJ's full name is Cookie Jar but is not called that once during the short. |
| 527 | * PublicDomainSoundtrack: Again like last short, there's a royalty-free Kevin [=MacLeod=] song playing in the background but this time it's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEi2zAgUmMk Amazing Plan]]". |
| 528 | * QueerColors: CJ has a [[https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Demigirl Demigirl]] flag hung up at her lemonade stand and later on her office desk. |
| 529 | * RidiculouslyFastConstruction: The CJ's Enterprise building just spontaneously rose up from the ground to show how incredibly successful she became. |
| 530 | * ShoutOut: |
| 531 | ** The short's title and plot could be a nod to either the ''Shockwave'' or ''Platform/{{Roblox}}'' videogame of the same name.[[note]]But since the OSC is usually filled with zoomers and few millennials nowadays, it's most likely the latter.[[/note]] |
| 532 | ** The customers waiting in line at CJ's lemonade stand were various ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' characters, specifically Announcer, Flower, Spongy, Blocky, Woody, Pin, Needle and Teardrop. |
| 533 | * YoungEntrepreneur: CJ manages to turn xir UsefulNotes/{{Lemonade Stand|s}} into a multi-billion dollar enterprise complete with advertising buildings, billboards and blimps at the age of ''nine''. Just so she can afford to buy a city model xe wanted at the toy store. |
| 534 | |
| 535 | !!74. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knWICBzZCgQ Metropolis Cave]] |
| 536 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/metropolis_cave.jpg]] |
| 537 | ->'''Created by:''' [=ChrisFattyTV=] |
| 538 | ---- |
| 539 | * LivingPolyhedron: The world of the short is populated with monochromatic circles (and the occasional musical note). |
| 540 | * ShoutOut: The short takes place in a BlankWhiteVoid with almost all of its denizens being black-and-white circles that have the same voice which immediately brings into mind ''WebAnimation/BattleForCircle''. |
| 541 | |
| 542 | !!75. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8sq8mM3dkc Positive Changes]] |
| 543 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/positive_changes.jpg]] |
| 544 | ->'''Created by:''' [=YellowSkittleTV=] |
| 545 | ---- |
| 546 | * ALizardNamedLiz: Contrary to how it's pronounced, Belly is named after a bell with an added "-y" suffix and not the body part. |
| 547 | * InformedAbility: Belly was noted to have a beautiful voice and would be a great addition to the school's musical but we never actually hear her sing despite the short having voice-acting. The chat decided to [[TakeOurWordForIt play along by pretending to be moved and praising Belly's "song"]]. |
| 548 | * TakeOurWordForIt: Belly's song was skipped over entirely and replaced with the caption "Belly sang for them ;} (winking face emoticon)", probably to save time and spare the viewers from the less-than-stellar voice acting. The characters in-universe and the live chat out-of-universe [[InformedAbility declares Belly's singing is amazing]]. |
| 549 | |
| 550 | !!76. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OemnkFAhNG4 Say No to the City!]] |
| 551 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/say_no_to_the_city.jpg]] |
| 552 | ->'''Created by:''' TAFFYMARZI |
| 553 | ---- |
| 554 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Jar eliminates Toothbrush on the spot for merely suggesting the grass fields as an alternative setting to the city, what he was trying to oppose in the first place. |
| 555 | * NotQuiteDead: It turns out Jar's second cast didn't fall to their deaths in the sewers and are in fact [[DancePartyEnding dancing away during the credits]]. |
| 556 | |
| 557 | !!77. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDOVuTl2M_E Opposites Attract]] |
| 558 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/opposites_attract.jpg]] |
| 559 | ->'''Created by:''' peny, C, Prizi, pogdogbytes, Ori and Max |
| 560 | ---- |
| 561 | * AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Tie wears a bowtie while Cranberry has a straw hat to keep their [[NonMammalianHair leaves]] in place. |
| 562 | * CreatorInJoke: When Cranberry asks where Tie got their gift from, he replies "Girl World" and dismisses it as city talk. The reply isn't a reference to anything but something one of the group's members Max made up and was kept in since the group thought it's "[[RuleOfFunny funny for absolutely no reason]]" |
| 563 | * CrushBlush: When they finally meet for the first time in years, Cranberry and Tie could not stop blushing in each other's presence due to their [[ShipTease mutual attraction]]. |
| 564 | * NonHumanNonBinary: Cranberry and Tie are confirmed by WordOfGay to be non-binary with their pronouns being They/He and They/It/She respectively. |
| 565 | * RuleOfFunny: The awkward placement of Staple's legs at the center of their body was solely because the group thought it was hilarious. |
| 566 | * ShipTease: ChildhoodFriends Cranberry and Tie have such strong chemistry that most viewers thought they were already a couple, especially the latter's eagerness to meet the former like they were on a first date and how both of them were [[CrushBlush perpetually blushing]] at their reunion. The animator who did the scene of their reunion intended to imply the two have feelings for each other which worked given that most of [[ShipperOnDeck the chat]] was begging them to kiss. |
| 567 | * ShoutOut: |
| 568 | ** The back of the seeds Tie bought has the silhouette of Bec's head from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' which not only an EasterEgg to the web series but also one of the crewmembers' hyper fixation to the web series. |
| 569 | ** Tie's official pose references the ''Series/YoungSheldon'' pose. |
| 570 | |
| 571 | !!78. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFpZrS91rGw Your Fault Not Mine]] |
| 572 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/your_fault_not_mine.jpg]] |
| 573 | ->'''Created by:''' Cylinder, Ender Eye, Borgus, PAHGIMATES, [=ExorcistGold=] and Boibolic |
| 574 | ---- |
| 575 | * TheUnintelligible: Whoever was in charge of the audio mixing did a rather poor job as many viewers complain about how inaudible the characters are and needed to crank up both the volume and volume booster. It was also present in the standalone short so this cannot be blamed on screening errors like [[Sandbox/TheLittleThingsOSC the last time]]. |
| 576 | [[/folder]] |
| 577 | |
| 578 | [[folder:[=#81-92=]]] |
| 579 | !!81. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6VUhHvANPo Fools With Tools]] |
| 580 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fools_with_tools.jpg]] |
| 581 | ->'''Created by:''' Ghoulish Rat |
| 582 | ---- |
| 583 | * RhymingTitle: F'''ools''' with T'''ools'''. |
| 584 | |
| 585 | !!84. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-hFxTYDamc Archevilles Got Screws Loose]] |
| 586 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/archevilles_got_screws_loose.jpg]] |
| 587 | ->'''Created by:''' lambda |
| 588 | ---- |
| 589 | * DoubleMeaningTitle: The title can either refer to the residents of Archevilles being [[{{Idiosyncrazy}} not right in the head]] over [[SeriousBusiness architecture]] or the unexpected deaths caused by falling infrastructure because its screws were not tight enough. |
| 590 | |
| 591 | !!85. Escape |
| 592 | ->'''Created by:''' BOT Allen |
| 593 | ---- |
| 594 | * BoomHeadshot: As the fugitives were exiting the city, Minnie the getaway driver was suddenly shot through the head by the coffee cup train-goer, catching the chat off-guard as seen by their frantic responses, but he was luckily NotQuiteDead. |
| 595 | * IronicName: Minnie was specifically nicknamed that because he's the biggest in the crew, the opposite of what his name implies. |
| 596 | * LimitedAnimation: The climax wasn't animated at all since Bot Allen was reaching the festival's deadline and resorted to storyboards with narration. |
| 597 | * NotQuiteDead: Minnie, despite being [[BoomHeadshot shot clean through the head]], manages to survive with a fairly big crack running down his face and save the crew from the state police. This surprise the live chat as they thought there was no way he could make it. |
| 598 | |
| 599 | !!87. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDymLtLhNu0 My Own Two Eyes]] |
| 600 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/my_own_two_eyes.jpg]] |
| 601 | ->'''Created by:''' [=1uciferin=], FORESTBIOME, [=IntersectingPlanes=], elliosaurus and thechromosomegod |
| 602 | ---- |
| 603 | * AllThereInTheManual: We only know the protagonist's name is Beepdoot from the credits as there's no dialogue spoken in the short itself. |
| 604 | * InJoke: The reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlbdHKrLOo Psycho Teddy]] was because some of the participants kept spamming the official discord chat with the video on the first day of the festival (To quote FORESTBIOME: "May 27th was a weird day..."). |
| 605 | * ShoutOut: The [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/856448381106782229/1115495774659293205/image0.jpg?width=1047&height=586 posters]] adorning the walls of some abandoned buildings feature nods to the aforementioned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlbdHKrLOo Psycho Teddy]], Music/HatsuneMiku, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqI97zHMoQw Young Girl A]], VideoGame/{{Omori}}, TIOSC (The group's upcoming {{Object Show|s}} project) and ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. |
| 606 | |
| 607 | !!88. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K63TvmYdiw Watch Out]] |
| 608 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/watch_out.jpg]] |
| 609 | [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 610 | ->'''Created by:''' Wawa |
| 611 | ---- |
| 612 | * TheChase: Pitch chases down Bin across downtown and back to retrieve their gold watch which ends when the latter trips over a rock. |
| 613 | * DoubleMeaningTitle: "Watch Out" can either refer to the main character's watch getting stolen or the thief tripping over a rock and should have watch where they are going. |
| 614 | |
| 615 | !!92. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQlh7YwSmks The Color Crew]] |
| 616 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_colour_crew.jpg]] |
| 617 | ->'''Created by:''' frozenpetals, mandrinimates, Nate Bait, [=PastelLanding=], snailvine and [=SunbiCat=] |
| 618 | ---- |
| 619 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Sharpener specifies [[IHaveAFamily having a wife and kids]] while begging for her life. Although this was just one of the lies she told to garner sympathy, the wife part implies Sharpener has an interest in women at the very least. |
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