Inflate effect

A whole living room of furniture rounds out into glossy shapes. a wide shot of a plain living room in flat afternoon light where the sofa, the two chairs and the low table all begin to fill with air at once, their creases and corners pulling smooth, every edge rounding into taut glossy skin, the legs leaving the floorboards as each piece grows light and bobs in place, the walls, the window and the light unchanged, slow camera push from the doorway

One commuter coat swells while the crowd around it stays ordinary. a wide shot of a train platform where one standing commuter coat fills with air, the sleeves rounding into smooth tubes and the back going taut and glossy until it is twice its width, the person inside standing calmly and unchanged while the other commuters walk past in ordinary matte clothing, the platform, signage-free walls and flat light unchanged, locked camera

A row of fruit where only the middle one swells into glossy skin. four pears sit in a row on a slate kitchen counter under a warm pendant light, the second from the left begins to fill with air, its skin stretching smooth and glossy, its shape rounding until it is three times the size of its neighbours, tipping slightly as it grows light, the other three pears staying matte and completely still so they hold the frame as a reference, close side camera

A small dough round inflates far past bread into taut glossy skin. a small round of pale dough on a floured wooden board under a single kitchen window begins to fill with air far faster than proofing, rising into a dome, then past bread into a smooth taut glossy skin twice the width of the board, the flour cracking and sliding off the tightening surface, the board lifting slightly on one edge as it grows light, close overhead camera

A worn chair loses every crease and turns taut and glossy. a worn fabric armchair alone in a bare room in flat daylight begins to swell with air, the creases in the upholstery pulling smooth, the arms and back rounding outward into taut glossy balloon skin, the buttons disappearing under the tension, the legs leaving the floor by a hand width as it grows light and bobs gently in place, the empty room and the light unchanged, locked camera

An inflated cushion floats off the seat and drifts on the room air. a flat sofa cushion on a plain two-seat sofa in evening lamp light swells with air until its corners round into a glossy pillow shape, the seams pulling taut, then it lifts free of the seat and bobs slowly on the warm room air, turning a little as it rises, the sofa, the lamp and the wall unchanged so the weightlessness reads clearly, camera tilting up with the cushion

A small parked car rounds out and floats a foot off the tarmac. a wide shot of a small plain unbranded car parked on a suburban driveway in low evening sun beginning to fill with air, the panel gaps closing, the roof and doors rounding outward into taut glossy skin, the tyres going round and smooth, then the whole shape lifting a foot clear of the tarmac and bobbing slowly with its nose drifting up, the drive and light unchanged, locked wide camera

Clothing on a standing person rounds out while the face stays normal. an adult stands calmly in a plain hallway in a canvas jacket, the jacket begins to fill with air, the sleeves rounding into smooth tubes, the shoulders doubling in width, the fabric going taut and glossy while the hands, the face and the posture stay completely normal and unchanged, the collar squeaking as it tightens, so the contrast between the puffed clothing and the calm person is the shot, static camera

Every vegetable on a stall inflates while one crate stays matte. a wide shot of an outdoor vegetable stall in overcast light where the marrows, cabbages and onions all begin to fill with air, skins stretching smooth and glossy and shapes rounding until they press against the crates, while the single crate of matte unchanged potatoes at the near end stays exactly as it was, giving the frame a reference beside the inflation, slow lateral tracking camera

Heavy work boots swell smooth and rise slightly on their toes. a pair of heavy leather work boots on a concrete doorstep in cold morning light begin to fill with air, the laces lifting away from the tongue, the creases across the toes pulling smooth, the leather going round and glossy until each boot looks like a soft sealed shape, the heels leaving the step as they grow light and wobble upright, the step and the light unchanged, low close camera