"Oh, Aaron." He manages to bat his outer eyelids. "You always say the most goddamn romantic things."

"Okay, cut! CUT!"

The camera shivers a little and loses focus. Feed switches to a less-than-steady handheld cam, through which you can see Victor Moransen pulling away, grinning, from the enormous animatronic costume that's being used for a lot of shots of Bird Julien. The costume continues moving, exaggerated now, swinging its head left and right.

The director takes off her baseball cap and rubs her forehead. "C'mon, guys, it's not that funny."