For our COMM 242 final project, each student was tasked with pitching a potential film to the class. Here's the Deal was among the top voted films, providing me with a wonderful opportunity to venture into comedy. Over the past few years I've focused on writing dramas, so when time came to develop this story I decided to test my comedic abilities. Here's the Deal was inspired by a real-life story in which a student tried selling one of my friends a bag of ketchup for one measly dollar. He actually bought it, and was then tasked with selling it for two. Surprisingly, he actually succeeded. This odd occurrence influenced one of two major "catches" of this film. The second catch primarily resulted from our casting, I was trying to think of actors who could be interested in being apart of our film. I was friends with a guy named Josh, who performed with me in The Thespian Society’s 2021 rendition of “Little Women.” He was quite a talented singer and actor, and I figured if we could incorporate music into our film, we'd be able to stand out against other short films. Thankfully, Josh agreed to playing our musical drug dealer, and our shoots ended up being some of the most enjoyable of our semester. Ultimately, Here's the Deal proved to be a fun romp in comedic misdirection.