Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch revels in being alone and miserable. So imagine the trash-loving Muppet’s surprise when he becomes a celebrity artist thanks to a website by Squarespace.
In a short film titled ‘A Cautionary Tale’ - a woman discovers Oscar’s talent for piling his trash findings into artistic sculptures. Fervent in the belief that the world needs to know about his art, she builds him a Squarespace website. And, as he protests, his trash can is swarmed by people coming to take a look.
The Squarespace website promptly becomes an instant hit and soon the Grouch becomes famous, with his own installation and eventually his own ‘Contemporary Trash Museum.’ Through it all, he keeps telling people to “scram” and says his newfound fame as Oscar the Artist is the worst thing ever to happen to him.
Production Company: O Positive
Director: Jim Jenkins
Editorial: Arcade
Editor: Geoff Hounsell
Finishing + VFX: Method | Color: CO3 | Music + Sound Design: Q Department
Talent: Oscar the Grouch
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