An old, tired King and an overlooked, bitter Jester swap roles for a day to prove who has the easiest life.
Scepter Swap is a collaborative project for UCF Character Animation’s Annual Gong Show presentation. Conceived initially by Santiago Martinez, Scepter Swap was produced by the combined efforts of Vincent Antonini, Karla Bengtson, Sierra Fuentes, Santiago Martinez, Isabella Moreno, Grace Nemanic, and Ken Takacs.
In Act 1, The King swaps places with the Jester. Both the King and the Jester are frustrated in their positions, which cause them to bicker before agreeing to switch. In Act 2, the Jester and King begin their arrangement. At first, they think it will be easy, but soon become aware that it's not so simple. The King both fails to keep the audience excited with his act and injures himself, while the Jester, overwhelmed with scrolls, accidentally signs a declaration for war. In Act 3, everything come to a head and the Jester and the King switch back to their previous roles. The Jester tries to calm the crowd the King incited, and the King attempts to stop the war. At the end, the two have a greater understanding for each other and become friends.
