HELP POINT | Omeleto
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 พ.ย. 2020
- A man loses his car in an airport parking lot.
HELP POINT is used with permission from Andrew Margetson. Learn more at margetson.com.
A man named Jack has returned from a trip abroad, and can't remember where he left his car in his home airport's parking lot. As he wanders the gigantic lot, he comes across a beautiful woman named Maya, who has also forgotten her location.
The two call the help point, where an agent named Stephen helps to locate their vehicles, leaving Jack and Maya to chat while they wait. But the conversation doesn't go quite the way that Jack expects.
Written and directed by Andrew Margetson, this charming, witty and unexpected romantic short is undeniably well-crafted in its astute directing, relatable and compelling performances and clever writing, and all these elements are woven together with a certain lightness and ease that never feels heavy-handed.
Instead, there's a quietly steady foundation of excellence all around in the craftsmanship. The camera work and cinematography are never flamboyant and are in fact rather muted, offering a sense of realism. And as the storytelling develops with equally steady pacing, we seem to be heading into serious drama territory, as the two characters deal with the unexpected vulnerability that has bubbled up.
Actors Cian Barry and Ruta Getmintas play Jack and Maya with a responsiveness and openness that draws viewers in, both in the interpersonal trauma being revealed and the build-up between two strangers who may have a spark between them.
But just when the narrative seems to go down one road, it deftly pivots with a puncture of a plot "twist" that steers it into unexpected, but highly entertaining, territory. What's more, the story takes this shift and runs with it, playing it out with the same ease and excellence -- much to Jack's chagrin, but the audience's delight.
Romantic narratives require one or both characters to overcome obstacles in order to be together, and part of the interest and pleasure is watching the potential work through these to be together. But the obstacles that Jack eventually deals with in his attempts to impress and connect with Maya are so unexpected and funny that they bring a freshness to the romance format while keeping the film's appealing naturalness in tone and execution and illustrating an old dictum we never get tired of. All is fair in love and war, as the saying goes -- and you never know where the next adversary will pop up. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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If she was remotely interested, she would have waited or come back for him.
I'm sure she did, after all, she was the honest one.
She still thought he was following her and by the time she would've realized he wants, if she ever did, she wouldn't have known where they had become separated.
The traffic flow systems around airport parking lots are usually such that she wouldn't have much chance of looping back to the same place without missing him in the process.
It's a mind game! It's called " Hard to get"!
duh
Stephen was the ultimate winner at the end 😂😂😂
U mean Steven ?
@@jabursayyed4586 it can be spelled both ways
Vindictiveness does not win IMHO.
She won. She didn’t pay to find her car. Didn’t have to deal with Jack.
Haha 👌🏻
Why didn't he ask her number first tho. Well, we all make mistakes
Somehow the operator would answer to that phone number
Exactly, we all make mistakes 😜
Lying about himself was the actual mistake.
I've kind of made that mistake myself actually
Idiot mistakes 😆
Ah the good ol days...
When you could share a bottle of water with a stranger! 😂🤣😂
And, you know, shake hands.
Lol wait...so prior to covid knowledge..you were still comfortable with sharing a bottled water with a stranger?
The good old days--when you could actually fly on an airplane to places.
or... yknow... going for a drink with someone from another household....
Yes I was so anxious just watching them shake hands and share the bottle, I forgot how that felt like
I'm just getting addicted to Omeleto. Short films are so engaging evey moment. Very nice concepts and good actors.
Yes actually..i'am addicted too...hmm...let me watch another video now...
Nice little diversions if you don't have time for a full length feature.
True
Hi there, I think u r a malayali .. right?
There's OA for people of your condition. (jk) Another video please!
The people who disliked this are probably still angry that they haven't found their car in the Airport parking
this is the coldest and sickest burn I've ever heard (be still my racing heart)
And I wouldn't blame them at all.
BEEN THERE
First thing I do when I get to the airport is write down where I parked the car.
if you did not experienced that misery then you just cant understand them, it is .... lets say you walk for hours in circles not finding the car on the spot where it should be... you feel miserable exausted
When she shared her water bottle the first thing that came to my head was corona lol crazy times we live in now ... 🥴
I wouldn't have shared a water bottle pre-covid either!
So you are under the mainstream spell then😞
I read your comment first and then waited for that scene to come ..lol
Yeah and when they shaked hands 🤦🤦
👍🤘🤟👌🖐🤣😂😂😂
Ah, yes the old head antenna trick.
@Teena Courtney No you tell them it works to make them look foolish.
@Teena Courtney It works, Top Gear did an episode on that
I suddenly remembered Mia and Seb from La La Land
@@psalm8306 la la land can suck d
@@237g No, this actually works.
OK, funny ending, but I was rooting for them to get together.
Ok let's say this was you and you started off lying. What then? Do you in fate trust this or fate itself and the universe teaches us the wrongs of just lying in general LOL this was sad but funny as hell LMAO WOW just think about it if this had a happy ending. However, the person behind that box played Jack like a card game LMAO Oh My God LOL at the end.
You should talk in their way 'track together'😊😊
@@Lync1111 Yeah but what he did was a little white lie to impress someone, had he been a compulsive liar then he would not have given her his real name.
Maybe she pulled over and was waiting for him.
Art EW ... Once she found out he had been lying it was all over ... finished before it even got started 😂
Lesson learnt, never piss off a service assistance operator.
Exactly
I got out in France by speaking broken French [thanks high-school lol] to same operator that refused to speak English , after I entered into wrong parking, and they wanted me to pay 15 eur to get out loool
@@damirserban 15 euro to get out? That's insane.
@@dallasyap3064 yes my friend had to pay it that day - they usually pray on blissful people that are unaware...
@@damirserban That's terrible. Those guys need some schooling. What they did and probably is doing now is damaging France's image.
These films show us that we don't need many actors, places or special effects to create good stories. Wonderful!!!!!
Its a scam the airport parking guys are using pretty women to trick you into paying money for finding your own car..😂
Don't see it as a trick if he couldn't actually find his car
Pretty Women?
@@dannwhatisthisbehaviour7523 Yeah pretty women :)
Only we Indians can think this way! Lol 😂😂😂
@@tridipchetry9986 my man knows what's up
Steven had fun at work that day.
9:43 I KNEW he'd say that! Oh God I practically rolled over the entire floor laughing my ass out!!
Your ass fell out???
The ending made this part even more funnier 🤣
Same ....same dude😆
You laughed your ass out?
Me too
“Revenge of Stephen”
This was great 😂😂 how are there SOOOOO many ideas for great shorts??
It’s just real life and people live it every day. 🙂 You just need to slow down and enjoy more of the little things in life.
Buddy there are many ideas. Just observe people around you and you'll find many 😄
@@silverstreaksproduction buddy
@@ROADHouse702 :))
Honestly, it's because much more doable than feature films. There are so, so many concepts and ideas that can be done in short movies. Hopefully you would and could explore more short movies as there are just too many good ones. My favorite one is The Answers by Michael Goode.
I would have drove through the barrier.
Italian?
I'm sure Stephen would be ready to respond with spike strips etc.
As I see it, there are two options:
(a) the guy crashes through the barrier to catch up with the girl
(b) the guy finds out where Steven's office is, tears of his head and shits down his neck.
I can't help it; I'm a romantic.
Post note: yeah, the girl could have pulled over and waited a bit too.
driven
@@alinalevyz May be Indian
We can do all the things to get our desired results
Steven got the last laugh
Steven REALLY delivered that last line
Good work, Allen. I'm Mike (from USA), and I just wanted to tell you that I absolutely loved this video. Great witty banter, exploration by human bonding, and bringing strangers together. Absolutely wonderful.
Spoiler alert: The only international agricultural fair in Germany is in Hannover (called Agritechnica), not Frankfurt. So as a German I suspected it from the beginning that he is a liar 😅. And yes... I know this is so stereotypical for a German right now to be so correct , but here I am...
I imagine most other Germans would have just suspected they were were watching a movie.
@@krashd Nah, a movie should always be logical thus being more believeable and more realistic to get into it. so if something doesnt make sense i'd most likely think about it as i would in real life xD
but thats like the geeky kind of people ^^
@@PloddelPobbel lmao "a movie should always be logical" dumbest sentence ive read in a while
Why Germans don’t get a movie plot .. it’s a movie for gods sake !
@@alexare7948 I think he was speaking tongue-in-cheek ;)
Ending was hilarious 🤣
"And that kids.. is how I met your mother."
Its how i missed meeting your mom **
Steven is obviously the hero of the story, and he probably has her contact info.
You are Steven?
"And that kids.. is how I met your father.**"
steven and jack, how 2021 of me
@@hello-nq3ze that just opens up a whole different arc oh my
Noble prize goes to stephen... The help point makes him helpless 😂 the ending is so epic
pro tip_dont come to comment section before finishing the video.
too late
Waited to see a romantic ending , but saw a vengeance one ! 😅
She had a much fancier can than he did. You could almost see it coming.
I think the side moral of this story was that his lie was unnecessary and in fact, it probably made him sound LESS interesting to her than if he'd just told the truth. Home security solutions sound's a lot more useful to most people than "I sell tractors" because tractors are a very niche market that few will ever need, only farmers, big landowners etc. If I was gonna lie to try and impress a lady like that and I had a choice between telling her I sell tractors or telling her I sell home security solutions, I would choose the latter. Many ladies, as well as people in general, will be especially interested in making their home more secure, so what better guy to have around than one that can advise them on the best security products? It's a no brainer!
The truth is best.
@@Ingrid922 True.
There's no moral to this story
@@mattmexor2882 Like my comment.
@@True38 True
Excellent movie. With so much of our personal data being shared day in and day out, we can hardly get away by lying. Big brother is always watching, like that voice on the yellow box😀
Lesson learned: Be kind to everyone everytime even if you don't see them in person (specially these covid days, online platform is usual)
Jack was a sleaze to be eavesdropping on the couple's conversation.
@@amywalker7515 That's true Amy. People seem to be forgetting that point.( The elephant in the room.)
Yes, even small men hyped up on the little power they have. 🙄
“I’m a double idiot” I felt that one😂
the operator talks like an actual bot.
I don´t know why his is so perfect. Just two people talking, but it is great dialogue and great acting. I love it!
Lmaoo I immediately knew it was Steven when the passing line didn’t go up 😂😂😂 lesson learned jack watch who you say Fu to😈
The story, actors acting everything was perfect👍👍
I'd love to see more from this writer : Andrew. Great job Andrew, looking forward to more short stories.
Wisdom: A small voice from a small speaker, can wield far more power than you think.
That Benz is beautiful
I love this... lessons to be learned: don't lie and be nice to strangers
More like don't be rude and sweary to the help assistants
@@gemstar7286 XD yeah
Shes an absolute stunner
2:20
Was anyone else reminded of that scene in La La Land?🌌
Well, he had already screwed up by lying to her anyway. It would never have worked out.
Many times people don't like to tell truth about themselves to strangers
@@sudarshan3965 they shouldn’t expect to find a partner then.
@@sudarshan3965 I find it easier to be truthful with people I don't know that well compared to my really close friends.
@@a-aronkim1689 unless you share your real contact info. Sharing a personal story is not an issue. Sharing real name and contacts would be.
@@tula__ Oh yeah for sure.
*Jack was imposter*
so he kickout
I have been on the road as a telecom executive for about 20 years...and never would I have thought of lying about just coming back from an agricultural show. A medical conference on the other hand....
What I don’t really get is *why* he was lying. Weird. Overall an original story but bit wobbly as a film.
Her car thooo; man she has some class!
How I would do it: “hey do you have Instagram?”
Omeleto.........the home of abbreviated film excellence; on a consistent scale...great acting, production values, sound, editing, lighting...a TH-cam must-see!
You should be their promoter
@@melonie_peppers haha
Be sure to check out the 1-minute shorts too.
But some stories are not good. Like this one. Too simple
0:42 what a smooth landing.
If I were Jack, I would have been broken the gate with car and follow the girl.
These quirky Omelet films are great. And invaribly the acting is top notch.
Imagine if there was a omeleto cinematic universe and all of these are connected
Just watching this, a thought popped in(I blame the weed), this would make one hell of a prank to actually pull off by shuffling all of the parking zones around the lots...complete chaos would ensue, for sure..
Get behind me, Satan😂😂😂😂
@@soney3901 Much easier to change the Zone signs around :-)
“i blame the weed” 😂
Not a lot to do in Covid Lockdown except to have a laugh :-)
@@alphalunamare I agree.... enjoy reading the comments section...😊
How did the help line know which car to look for? Lol
@daniel letterman you mad bro?
They told him make and model when the camera crew went lunch break
the head antenna trick works everytime
Remind me to be nice to poles with speakers on them... Great short!!
Just demonstrates how much of a surveillance state we live in these days - especially in the UK.
Damn.. Stephen won afterall XD
oh, jack! 🤣
LOL poor Jack. Another great short!
When he stuck the car key to his head, it reminded me of that quote in La La land
When she gave him her bottle, I was like what, then I realised It is an old video of good times when there wasn't anything like corona virus😑😷.
Wuhan Flu
OLD VIDEO? Have we become so CONDITIONED to believe that this is the NEW NORMAL????
@@gregrourke4182 Exactly!
All these fools are useful idiots
Um, seriously? I would never share a water bottle with a total stranger, virus or no virus! When she offered him her bottle, he should have said "What about germs?"
Now that was very well done.
This was very good! Completely unexpected ending, good story. Congratulations!
One man's heaven is another man's hell
4:55 - woman gives man her bottle. Me: screams in quarantine
Right!? Why didn't Stephen reprimand her for sharing her germs?
Wow... A lesson in kindness to be learned here for sure. Loved it!
Love the cameo from John Thomson.... nice!
That log footage has to be graded!
Wow! This is me! I can't find my car or remember where I put it. It's so embarrassing but yet I know how my grandfather feels. ☺
after doing this an embarassing amount of times now i mark the location on google maps.
I feel very bad for him :(
What a jerk that "help" guy was! He feels safe inside his secure cubby hole!
Hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣 And well deserved for Jack! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Me : say f you steven.
Next second he says it😂
This is the best episode I've seen so far 😂
How poetic. Nice short film.
I bet she waited for him 🤣🤣🤣👍
I'm convinced that at 0:40 he's not actually pressing a button on his key...
This was an absolute joy to watch😂
seeing this 2 years later after you. Made my night😂❤
The help point sounds like the guy who narrates How It's Made
seriously just a amazing and fab. it is just like a mind orgasm for creativity. love it
That antenna thing always works for me😂
I thought it was a lie
😃
This was amazing 🙌🏽😭 omeleto has done it again. Moral of the story, don’t lie or else there may be a Stephen to set you straight 😂
@Ivory. Eve - There is always a Stephen - and sometimes he is us!
@Anonymous Gamer yeah it is and thank you ☺️
Great acting by both.
😂😂😂 I thought they'd end up together but I'm 100% fine with the ending.
Someone in my class lost her keys. I walked her to her car, back to class, told our teacher I had a crush on her with her in the conversation, she rejected me, I went home while she waited for an Uber.
11:29 what a revenge 😂🤣🤣
This has to be the funniest short film ever😂😂😂
Some people dont understand that some people doesnt deserve to be parents
Mia has a gorgeous car!! Fantastic ending.
That was absolutely splendid! :-)
Bly manor refrence 👍
I'm very picky about films and shorts... but this was brilliant.
This was delightful. Short and delightful
She's better off. Too may liars in the world, anyway.
that would be ever human.
@@themadtitan8408 kill them all
OMG this was hilarious 🤣
The helper was the most talented of the three of them n took the whole attention.
Legend says they met again after 20 years
At very 1st sight my gf asked me for water bottle.....when i met her.......aftermath she stood an excellent friend.
You got me messed up if you think a post guard gonna stop me from ramming through to meeting the future wifey
But you could get prosecuted, for damaging Airport property 😂🤣
@@ebonynaomi1085 Love can make you do crazy things
Except that Stephen was probably waiting for exactly that, with his finger on the big red 'deploy spike-strips' button.
We got a badass over here
Nice film and I love the color grading.
Old times before cellphones were in everyone’s hand , nice conversation getting to know each other making eye contact no more
This is the way