Mr. Turnip Looks Back

My wife found this dried up old turnip in our fridge, presumably from a previous civilization. She presented it to me with a face and goatee drawn on it, and it became a sort of desktop ornament for me. I was struck by the sadness of the face, and had been wanting to tell a story about regret from the standpoint of an old and dying person. I wrote and recorded the narrative, then shot Mr. Turnip from a variety of angles to convey different emotions. I shot two different versions of the film - one completely realistic and another against a home made green screen. When I was chroma keying the second version during edits, I liked the ghostly effect that the imperfect green screen gave, so I went with that version. The film is a reminder for us all to go after our dreams before it's too late!