Get a Job (2016) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Recent graduates confront unstable work, family pressure, and uncertain ambition before choosing more authentic paths.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Graduation Without Work

Will graduates from college expecting a video production job, but the position disappears because of downsizing. Financial pressure forces him to seek immediate employment while his roommates pursue uncertain goals.

Key Events

• College Graduation — Will and his roommates enter post-college life while pursuing work and personal ambitions. Characters: Will Davis, Luke, Ethan, Charlie Location: Los Angeles
• Lost Video Position — Will arrives for his promised video production job and learns downsizing eliminated the position. Characters: Will Davis Location: LA Weekly office
• Rent Pressure — Will must find work quickly to pay rent and satisfy pressure surrounding his future. Characters: Will Davis, Luke, Ethan, Charlie Location: Shared house
• Roger Loses His Job — Will asks Roger for money, but Roger reveals he lost his thirty-year job. Characters: Will Davis, Roger Davis Location: Roger's home
• Motel Night Job — Desperate for income, Will accepts a position as the motel's night manager. Characters: Will Davis Location: Disreputable motel

The Motel Consequence

Will accepts a motel night-manager position and permits Skeezy D to use the property for prostitution. A police bust costs Will the job and deepens his employment crisis.

Key Events

• Motel Night Job — Desperate for income, Will accepts a position as the motel's night manager. Characters: Will Davis Location: Disreputable motel
• Skeezy Uses Motel — Will allows Skeezy D to use the motel for a prostitution operation. Characters: Will Davis, Skeezy D Location: Disreputable motel
• Police Bust Operation — Police bust Skeezy D's operation, and Will loses his motel job. Characters: Will Davis, Skeezy D Location: Disreputable motel
• Roommates Chase Goals — Luke misreads a clerk job, Ethan struggles with iStalkU, and Charlie takes chemistry teaching work. Characters: Luke, Ethan, Charlie Location: Los Angeles
• Placement Firm Interview — Will impresses a hiring manager and gains work creating video resumes. Characters: Will Davis Location: Executive job placement firm

Professional Rebound

Will impresses an executive placement firm and begins creating video resumes. He thrives, earns a promotion offer, and sees his professional prospects improve.

Key Events

• Placement Firm Interview — Will impresses a hiring manager and gains work creating video resumes. Characters: Will Davis Location: Executive job placement firm
• Video Resume Success — Will thrives in video resume production and earns favor from his manager. Characters: Will Davis Location: Video production workplace
• Promotion Offer — Will receives a promotion offer after gaining his manager's favor. Characters: Will Davis Location: Video production workplace
• Jillian Moves In — Will's girlfriend loses her job and moves into the house he shares with his friends. Characters: Will Davis Location: Shared house
• Viral Motel Video — A video of Skeezy D uploaded by Will goes viral and attracts a startup company's attention. Characters: Will Davis, Skeezy D Location: Online video platform

Unexpected Opportunities

Will's video of Skeezy D goes viral and attracts a startup offer. Meanwhile, the roommates pursue trading, coaching, and app development with mixed results.

Key Events

• Viral Motel Video — A video of Skeezy D uploaded by Will goes viral and attracts a startup company's attention. Characters: Will Davis, Skeezy D Location: Online video platform
• Startup Job Offer — A startup offers Will a job after noticing his viral video. Characters: Will Davis Location: Startup company
• Roommates Gain Momentum — Luke becomes a stock trader, Charlie coaches basketball, and Ethan prepares his app pitch. Characters: Luke, Ethan, Charlie Location: Los Angeles
• Failed Buffett Pitch — Ethan fails to properly pitch his iStalkU app idea to Warren Buffett. Characters: Ethan Location: Business meeting
• Roger Seeks IBM Interview — Roger takes refuge in a coffee shop and becomes obsessed with securing an IBM interview. Characters: Roger Davis Location: Hipster coffee shop
• Drunken Video Resume — Will films Roger's drunken job-skills rant and turns it into a video resume. Characters: Will Davis, Roger Davis Location: Roger's home

Family Rescue And Renewal

Will turns Roger's drunken rant into a video resume and helps him survive an IBM confrontation. Roger gets his dream job, while Will chooses independent video production and the roommates find direction.

Key Events

• Drunken Video Resume — Will films Roger's drunken job-skills rant and turns it into a video resume. Characters: Will Davis, Roger Davis Location: Roger's home
• IBM Harassment Crisis — Roger nearly gets arrested for harassing the IBM hiring manager before Will and his friends intervene. Characters: Will Davis, Roger Davis, Luke, Ethan, Charlie Location: IBM office
• Roger Gets IBM Job — Will's intervention leads to Roger receiving an IBM interview and obtaining his dream employment. Characters: Will Davis, Roger Davis Location: IBM office
• Will Rejects Promotion — With support from his girlfriend, Will turns down the promotion and other job offers. Characters: Will Davis Location: Video production workplace
• Independent Production Company — Will starts his own video production company and finds success. Characters: Will Davis Location: Los Angeles
• Roommates Find Direction — Luke succeeds as a trader, Charlie finds motivation, and Ethan eventually succeeds with his app. Characters: Luke, Ethan, Charlie Location: Los Angeles

Story Breakdown

• Graduation Disruption — Will enters adulthood expecting a stable career, but the promised position vanishes immediately.
  • College Graduation — Will and his roommates begin their post-college lives.
  • Lost Video Position — Downsizing removes Will's expected LA Weekly job.
• Household Pressure — Rent, parental expectations, and unstable roommate careers intensify the need for immediate work.
  • Rent Deadline — Will needs income to maintain the shared house.
  • Roger's Job Loss — Roger reveals that his thirty-year position has ended.
• Motel Downfall — Will's desperate temporary job collapses after he permits Skeezy D to use the motel.
  • Night Manager Job — Will accepts work at a disreputable motel.
  • Police Bust — The prostitution operation is raided and Will is fired.
• Career Rebound — Will converts his video skills into a professional opportunity and gains recognition.
  • Placement Firm Interview — Will impresses a hiring manager.
  • Promotion Offer — His workplace success earns him a promotion opportunity.
• Viral Breakthrough — A risky recording unexpectedly creates a new professional path for Will.
  • Skeezy Video — Will uploads a video of Skeezy D to YouTube.
  • Startup Attention — The viral video attracts a startup job offer.
• Roommates' Detours — Luke, Ethan, and Charlie struggle through misleading opportunities before finding personal direction.
  • Luke Trades — Luke moves from a clerical role toward stock trading.
  • Ethan's App — Ethan fails initially but eventually succeeds with iStalkU.
  • Charlie's Coaching — Charlie teaches chemistry, coaches basketball, and regains motivation.
• Roger's IBM Pursuit — Roger's desperation becomes a family crisis before Will transforms it into a credible opportunity.
  • Coffee Shop Obsession — Roger focuses intensely on obtaining an IBM interview.
  • Drunken Video Resume — Will turns Roger's rant about his skills into a video resume.
  • IBM Employment — Roger survives the confrontation and obtains his dream job.
• Independent Resolution — Will rejects conventional advancement and builds a successful company aligned with his creative abilities.
  • Promotion Rejected — Will turns down the promotion and other job offers.
  • Production Company — Will starts his own video production company and succeeds.

Directed by

Dylan Kidd

Key Cast

• Miles Teller — Will Davis
• Anna Kendrick — Jillian Stewart
• Bryan Cranston — Roger Davis
• Nicholas Braun — Charlie
• Brandon T. Jackson — Luke