15-second comedic animated short in the world and visual tone of animated city film. High-quality stylized 3D animation, expressive facial acting, clean readable slapstick, bright police-station interior, polished reflective floor, warm indoor daylight. Visual comedy only, little or no dialogue.
Judy Hopps: small fast rabbit police officer, blue ZPD uniform, hyper-serious, explosive sprinting, precise slides, determined face, ears reacting sharply.
animated character: tall slim fox, green shirt and tie, relaxed posture, minimal movement, dry amused expression.
Background: one distant sloth clerk at a far desk only, never entering foreground.
Key object: one single strawberry jelly donut, same donut for the entire clip, falls from Nick’s small brown paper bag, rolls across the floor, gets stopped by Nick, then gets sealed into one clear evidence bag by Judy. No duplicate donuts, no extra props, no continuity errors.
Camera language: third-person cinematic comedy, medium shots, low-angle close tracking on the donut, one side tracking shot, one final tight two-shot. Smooth stabilized movement, tiny comedic whip corrections only when needed. Always keep donut, Judy, and Nick spatially readable.
0:00–0:03
Medium shot, light tracking in ZPD lobby. Judy and Nick walk side by side past the front desk. Judy carries a small clipboard, Nick carries a brown paper bag. One strawberry jelly donut slips out of the bag, drops to the floor, and starts rolling. Judy’s ears snap upright and she locks onto it like a fleeing suspect. Camera dips lower to keep the donut in the foreground.
0:03–0:06
Low close tracking shot on the same donut rolling fast over the shiny floor. Judy bursts into frame from behind, clipboard tucked under one arm, sprinting hard with both paws reaching forward. She almost grabs it but misses by centimeters. The donut keeps rolling. Quick readable camera adjustment, no chaotic motion.
0:06–0:09
Side medium-wide tracking shot. The donut curves around a fixed desk leg. Judy makes an exaggerated quick step and low slide to intercept, but it slips past her again. She pivots and chases immediately. In the background, Nick simply walks on a shorter diagonal path, calm and unhurried. Keep the same donut clearly visible.
0:09–0:12
Frontal medium-close shot. The donut rolls toward camera. Nick’s paw enters calmly from frame right and presses the same donut to a stop. Judy slides in from frame left and freezes with her nose just inches from it, still in full arrest pose. Hold the reaction beat clearly.
0:12–0:15
Tight two-shot. Nick lifts the same donut with two fingers and hands it over with a dry smug grin. Judy instantly switches back to formal police mode, pulls out one clear evidence bag, seals the same donut inside, and proudly presents it to camera like a major arrest. Nick stands beside her with an amused look. In deep background, the sloth clerk slowly raises a stamp. End on a clean comedic freeze frame: evidence bag with the donut
