“Emoji Manifesto,” a new piece of mischievous self-promotion from Los Angeles motion studio Ranger & Fox, packs more fun into 53 seconds than “The Emoji Movie” did in 91 minutes.

Brett Morris, CD at Ranger & Fox: “These cute little bastards have taken over the way we communicate, so it seemed appropriate that they help us give some insight into the day-to-day conversations here at R&F.

“The primary purpose of ‘Emoji Manifesto’ is to get [LA designer/illustrator/animator] Blake Fawley to make good on his promise to play golf with us.

After hundreds of nights of boombox-holding on his front lawn failed to get him on the course, we thought maybe there was another way. Perhaps this will permeate his social feeds and rally the public to encourage him to stay true to his word.

“We’re waiting Blake…”
 

Production: Ranger & Fox
Creative directors: Brett Morris, Stephen Panicara