Unusal Places
Logline: While an inventive nine year old is busy repairing a broken toy, her mom searches to find her misplaced vibrator.
Short Synopsis: Meghan Klump is a precocious 9 year-old that spends most of her time repairing broken toys. She lives in a small house with her mother Darcy. After a long day at work, Darcy relaxes with a long hot shower that is made even steamier with the help of her Battery Operated Boyfriend (B.O.B. her vibrator). Sufficiently relaxed, Darcy leaves B.O.B in the shower and retires for the evening. Meghan, needing something to help repair her stuffed doll Dandelion, finds B.O.B. and takes him to complete the repair. Darcy wakes up the next morning unable to find B.O.B. and searches franticly for him. She finally realizes that Meghan is the cause of B.O.B.’s abduction and retrieves him as he buzzes inside of the stuffed doll; a very unusual place.
Long Synopsis: Meghan Klump is an only child who lives with her mom Darcy Klump. Meghan sits in her playroom looking around at all her toys. Meanwhile Darcy is in the bathroom getting out of her hospital scrubs; getting ready for a nice hot shower. Before she enters the shower she opens a drawer and retrieves B.O.B. her battery operated boyfriend, better known as a vibrator. She takes a shower and entertains herself with B.O.B. She wraps herself in a towel, gets out of the shower, turns off the light, and leaves the bathroom.
Meghan enters the bathroom and turns on the light. She wears a lab coat, over her pajamas and goggles on her head because she wants to be a doctor and help people like her mother. She looks through the cabinets and drawers but finds nothing interesting to help repair her stuffed toy Dandelion. She looks in the shower and sees B.O.B., picks him up, and leaves the bathroom. Darcy notices the light on in the bathroom. She goes in the bathroom looking confused because she is sure that she turned off the light earlier. She turns off the light and leaves.
The next morning Meghan is up early working with precision, stitching the ripped backside of Dandelion, but is startled by a loud noise. The noise comes from Darcy’s bedroom; she has knocked over a lamp. She can’t seem to recall where she left B.O.B. She looks under the covers, in the closet, and in the drawers but he is nowhere to be found.
Meghan enters Darcy’s bedroom excited to show her mother her latest creation. Darcy is so preoccupied with the search for B.O.B. she fails to hear hum of the vibrator. She tells Meghan that she is busy and that she will look at the toy later. Meghan will not leave until her mom sees her cool invention. She has Dandelion on a leash and yanks him up and down as if playing with a yo-yo. With each yank the vibration sound gets increasingly louder. Darcy asks her daughter if she has been in her room lately and her response is “No.” The way she says her reply has Darcy thinking that her daughter is not being completely honest. She turns and looks at Meghan for the first time giving her best mommy submission glare. Meghan confesses that she took the thing that was left in the shower. Darcy tells Meghan to give her the doll. She takes the doll and pulls the humming vibrator from its backside. Quizzically Meghan asks, “What is that thing anyway, it smells funny.” Darcy is left speechless.
Tenchincal Specifications
Run Time: 5 min. 9 sec
Sound Mix: Dolby Surround 5.1
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.9:1
Camera: Sony F65 & Sony FS 700
Cinematographic Process: Digital Intermediate 4K
Editing System: Avid Media Composer
Audio Editing System: Pro Tools
Color Correction: DaVinci Resolve
Cast & Crew
Cast List
Jillian Cumbo Darcy Klump
Susana Zuleta Meghan Klump
Crew List
Shaquana Golding Director/ Writer
Nakia Ford Producer
Dhruti Patel Unit Production Manager
Monika Parmar 1st Assistant Director/Editor
Jon Green Director of Photography
Travis Daniels Camera Operator
Tony LoParco 1st Assistant Cameraman
Michael Hale 2nd Assistant Cameraman
Stephanie Vernet 2nd Assistant Cameraman
Ysmael Carbonell Art Director
Candrace Martin Art PA
Amanda Bovea Gaffer
Hernan Zuleta Electric (Best Boy)
Jonathan Bowens Electric
Taylor Hayes Key Grip
Cassidy Glascock Grip
Stephanie Vernet Grip
Brace Washington Grip
Conray Black Grip
Nakia Ford Animation (Title Sequense)
Mike Hart Sound Mixer
Alwyn Alex Composer for Film
RaeAnne Speights Composter for Trailer
Latoya D. Vines-Derrick Boom Operator
Brittney McPherson Script Supervisor
Anthony Grier BTS
Ciara Clark Craft Service Supervisor
Kumar Sinha DIT
Thomas Thomas Production Assistance
Erin McLynch Production Assistance
Special Thanks
Donald Lipham Evan Hewlett
Jennie Jarvis Allen Gorney
Jonathan P. Eason Davey Jay
Van Manson Jeff Lehman
Dino Gallina Robert Sloan
Bill Benton Peter Gordon
Michael Orlowski M.P.S.E.
Dave Chmela M.P.S.E
Juan Antonio Pacheco Sound Editor
INDIEGOGO SPONSORS
Gloria Carter Christine Bernal
Sitemble Knatt Mariyham Hall
Samantha McCrae Drix Michael
Arisa White Judith Wilson
Ymani Blecher Shaniqua Batts
Max McCrae
Catering: Two Chefs Catering
Location Property: Renegade Locations
Product Sponsor: LELO