Deadpan Dinner Animation Skit

Create the first 10 seconds of a fast-paced cinematic adult animated scene.

@ TAG WOLF and @ TAG GIRL are having dinner together at the dining table inside @ TAG APARTMENT

Preserve the distinctive dystopian details, architecture, furniture, lighting and worn lower-end atmosphere of @ APARTMENT

IMPORTANT:

Use ONLY hard cuts between shots. NO tracking shots, NO camera slides, NO whip pans, NO continuous camera transitions.

The opening must immediately feel dynamic and attention-grabbing through character action, composition and fast editing.

SHOT 1 — EXTREME CLOSE-UP — 0:00–0:01.5

Extreme close-up of @ TAG WOLF finishing a piece of roasted chicken with his hands.

He aggressively tears the last piece of meat from a chicken bone with his teeth.

He chews once, then casually drops the completely stripped chicken bone onto his plate.

The bone hitting the plate creates a sharp visual and audio opening hook.

At the exact same time, @ TAG GIRL begins speaking OFF-SCREEN in her annoying natural British accent:

“Babe, if I died…”

HARD CUT.

SHOT 2 — CLOSE-UP ON GIRL — 0:01.5–0:04.5

GIRL sits directly opposite him at the table inside APARTMENT

She has stopped eating and is staring intensely at WOLF

She looks completely serious about this ridiculous question.

GIRL, annoying British accent:

“…how long would you wait before dating someone else?”

HARD CUT.

SHOT 3 — CLOSE-UP ON WOLF — 0:04.5–0:07.5

WOLF is still calmly chewing the chicken.

He doesn't answer.

He casually wipes one hand, takes another small bite of food with his hands and continues chewing, deliberately ignoring the question.

Only then does he slowly raise his eyes toward GIRL

WOLF, deep masculine voice, completely deadpan:

“Can I finish eating?”

HARD CUT.

SHOT 4 — TIGHT CLOSE-UP ON GIRL — 0:07.5–0:10

GIRL instantly leans forward across the table.

Her expression becomes much more intense and demanding.

GIRL, annoying British accent:

“ANSWER!”

CUT immediately.

extend @ TAG 10s VIDEO

SHOT 1

WOLF stops chewing.

He looks directly at GIRL

He genuinely thinks about her question for a brief moment, treating it like a serious practical calculation.

A short thoughtful pause.

WOLF, deep masculine voice, completely calm and deadpan:

“Two years.”

HARD CUT.

SHOT 2

GIRL freezes for a fraction of a second.

Her eyes widen in absolute disbelief.

Then she suddenly screams dramatically and exaggeratedly in her annoying British accent:

“TWO YEARS?!”

HARD CUT.

SHOT 3

WOLF silently looks at her.

He realizes that “two years” was apparently the wrong answer.

He pauses and genuinely thinks again, calmly recalculating his answer.

Then, completely seriously and without changing his calm tone:

“…Five?”

HARD CUT.

SHOT 4

GIRL becomes even more shocked and offended.

She throws both hands up in complete disbelief and screams dramatically in her annoying British accent:

“WHY ARE YOU NEGOTIATING?!”

HARD CUT.

SHOT 5

WOLF silently stares at GIRL for a beat.

He realizes there is absolutely no correct answer to this conversation.

He slowly closes his eyes and lets out a long, exhausted sigh.

Then, quietly under his breath, in his deep masculine voice:

“Jesus Christ…”

IMMEDIATE HARD CUT TO BLACK.

Hold the black screen briefly to let the final line land.

CHARACTER DIRECTION:

WOLF is masculine, restrained, confident and completely deadpan.

Do NOT make WOLF goofy, nervous or overly expressive.

He genuinely treats GIRL's ridiculous hypothetical question like a logical problem that should have a correct numerical answer.

His progression is:
genuine thought → “Two years.”
realizes that was wrong → recalculates → “…Five?”
realizes the entire conversation is impossible → exhausted “Jesus Christ…”

GIRL is the complete opposite.

She is expressive, dramatic, emotionally invested and increasingly offended. Her reactions escalate rapidly while WOLF remains almost completely calm.

The comedy comes entirely from this contrast.

COMEDIC TIMING:

Keep short pauses before both “Two years” and “…Five?” so it is obvious that WOLF is genuinely calculating his answers.

The escalation should feel fast and clean:

“Two years.”
→ “TWO YEARS?!”
→ “…Five?”
→ “WHY ARE YOU NEGOTIATING?!”
→ exhausted silence
→ “Jesus Christ…”
→ CUT TO BLACK.