Crime Time
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Crime Time is a series of animated short film made by Future Thought Productions, produced by Steven Kasper and directed by Nassos Vakalis.
[edit] Synopsis
Crime never always pays - with big laughs in this series of rambunctious animated shorts. Shifty (The Criminal), a pint-sized pilferer with lofty ambitions and limited brainpower, perpetrates crimes from the sublime to the ridiculous - and never quite pulls them off, resulting in hilarious consequences. Rendered in a graphic style reminiscent of classic UPA shorts, the action is nothing short of… arresting!
Crime Time gives the viewer a brief but comical look at the irony of crime. Taking on the spirit of old-world cartoons, the series uses sight gags and pacing to bring about a comedic scenario. Produced in a combination of Flash and CGI animation, the creators utilize classic elements of story telling to give this series a unique personality. The series, which consists of shorts varying in length from 90 to 180 seconds, introduces a comic anti-hero character Shifty (The Criminal) who seems to always be just moments away from successfully beating the system only to have his plans derailed by some unforeseeable circumstance.
[edit] Series Credits
- Producer: Steven Kasper
- Director: Nassos Vakalis
- Story Development: Nassos Vakalis, Steven Kasper, Santosh Sawant
- Associate Producer: Parshuram Ramachandran
- Associate Directors: Santosh Sawant, Mayur Deshpande
- Music: Konstantinos Christides, Roto Shah
- Sound and Post Editor: Phil Giraldin
- Special Thanks: Kelly Ward
- Executive Producer: Jay Zaveri
