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The Kid And The Camera (Web Video)

 The Kid And The Camera (Web Video)
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And so begins the story of Caleb, a happy little boy who receives a camera for his sixth birthday. Enraptured by his newfound interest in photography, he takes pictures of anything and everything, until an unfortunate accident causes him to break his camera.Heartbroken, Caleb can't sleep, tormented with guilt over the loss of his perfect camera. But what's this? A tapping at the window? Caleb opens the blinds to see a strange creature calling itself a sleep fairy named Kipsneed! Kipsneed knows all the boys and girls in the world, and it's his job to help them sleep, you see. And Caleb hasn't been sleeping right at all, has he? Caleb admits that he's crushed over the loss of his camera.Not to worry! Kipsneed, ever a helpful little fellow, promises to fix Caleb's camera if he'll just accompany him to a portal to his home world. There, Kipsneed knows of a factory where they can fix Caleb's camera right up! Surely the strange fellow can be trusted... right?The Kid and the Camera is a short film by GrumbledEntertainment, animated in Blender, but made to look like Claymation. The fact that it's billed as a horror film might spoil the rest of the synopsis, but it's extremely unsettling and a damn fine watch nonetheless.Originally uploaded as part of Night Mind's 2022 Candy Bowl, it was uploaded as its own standalone short in 2023 to the producers' channel. You can watch it here.
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Too Smart for Strangers
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Too Smart for Strangers: Caleb tells Kipsneed he's not supposed to talk to strangers, but Kipsneed reasons that because he knows Caleb's name he can't be a stranger. Caleb accepts this at face value.
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The Bad Guy Wins
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The Bad Guy Wins: The kidnapper/murderer who lures Caleb to his house succeeds in trapping and very likely murdering him and the authorities only get to find Caleb's chopped off feet but nothing else.
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Stalker without a Crush
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Stalker Without a Crush: Kipsneed knows Caleb's name, and knows that he hasn't been sleeping well for a while. While the idea of pedophilia is never ruled out, his main objective seems to be simply luring Caleb to the house so he can kill the boy.
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Blatant Lies
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Blatant Lies: The short opens with a big TV-Y rating in the corner, implying this is children's entertainment.
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Would Hurt a Child
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Would Hurt a Child: The man who brings Caleb to the basement cuts off his legs, and does heaven knows what else.
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Analog Horror
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Analog Horror: The short is made to look like a cheaply made children's cartoon from the 80s or 90s, with the quality of Caleb's camera matching the time period.
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Downer Ending
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Downer Ending: The "Kipsneed" lures Caleb to the kidnapper's basement, Caleb is trapped, maimed and possibly killed by the man behind it all leaving only his feet behind.
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Wham Shot
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Wham Shot: Caleb manages to take one last photo before the kidnapper lays hands on him. It's followed up with another, more disturbing image- his disembodied feet, which the narrator explains were all that was found of him.
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Evil Puppeteer
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Evil Puppeteer: Kipsneed seems to be either a puppet or a costume worn by the kidnapper.
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Minimalist Cast
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Minimalist Cast: The narrator provides both of the voices, though there is a third character who is not voiced.
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Art Shift
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Art Shift: All of Caleb's photos are made to look live-action, with the photos becoming blurry and refracted after it breaks. It never gets fixed.
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Oh, Crap!
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Oh, Crap!: When Caleb reaches the basement, hears a footstep behind him, and realizes he's not alone.
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Too Dumb to Live
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Too Dumb to Live: Caleb follows Kipsneed to an abandoned house in the middle of the forest in the dead of night, and realizes this probably isn't a good idea. He presses on, and ends up falling into the hands of a stalker, losing both his legs and most likely his life.
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Nothing Is Scarier
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Nothing Is Scarier: The film contains no jump scares, no screamers, not even any loud noises. Instead, it slowly ratchets up the tension until it delivers its horrifying payoff.
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An Arm and a Leg
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An Arm and a Leg: The kidnapper chops Caleb's feet off, and leaves them in the basement. By the time the authorities arrive, the rest of Caleb is nowhere to be found.
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Alone with the Psycho
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Alone with the Psycho: At the end of the short, Caleb realizes too late he's wandered into the wrong house, with the wrong person, at the wrong time.
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Never Found the Body
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Never Found the Body: Nothing is ever found of Caleb except his feet.
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