Two Chips, Short by Adam Patch

Episode 01: Two Chips The story goes like this. My wife and I were visiting my family in Colorado. For some reason my sister was on this wild PUN rampage, making some kinda of pun or cheap joke at every opportunity she had. Well, after a night of eating and drinking with the fam, my wife and I headed to bed. As we were laying there about to fall asleep, Morgan says "Ok, I got one....there were two chips...". I said "WAIT". Got out my phone and hit record. "Ok, go ahead". 


This charming short film was made on a whim and went viral. The child like nature of the animation mimics that of the nature of the joke. Made to entertain, it is a pure delight. What I think makes it successful is how elegantly the animation plays through the joke, with the school and the playground popping up in the background but the chips remain the same to keep them as the focal point. Also, without the speech bubbles the joke wouldn't have been as amusing for me, because I wouldn't have got the talking/taco wordplay, as that isn't a familiar reference for me as a Brit.  The repeat of the following 'nacho friend' joke and the fact that it is then dragged out at the end allows the laugh to carry on. I think this is needed as it balances out the long build up to the joke whilst the scene is set. From the animating perspective I really like how the eyes tell the story without the chips needing to move. Overall I think this is a really quaint and unique use of animation and it made me laugh.

http://twochipsanimation.com/

http://www.adampatch.com/