In this installment, the voluptuous, much-anticipated "Big Red" breaks free from the vine sending snails flying in all directions as she crashes to the ground.
Here I used a small moth flying through the scene to lead us up to the top of the vine where the trophy tomato is ripening in the warm sun. The moth flutters around a bit before resting gently on the it's surface when...
The idea here, was to setup the falling tomato action with a calm, tranquil beat, thereby creating tonal contrast. A certain amount of anticipation is also achieved with the flitting moth and the pastoral mood. It was well received in the pitch and got laughs, but for whatever reason the moth bit was cut. Perhaps it took too much time, or they didn't want to create a moth model -- I never asked.
