Ulterior Motives: A VRChat Short Film
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- A young woman searches for connection across one night in the VRChat club scene.
Nominated for Best Short Film of VR at Raindance Immersive Festival 2023
Filmed over 6 months in real VRChat music venues during live events, and featuring a soundtrack of incredible songs and OST created entirely by VRChat users, Ulterior Motives is one of the most ambitious film projects created within VRChat, and was created with the assistance and passion of so many people in the scene.
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sovereign's chill home it hasn't changed much but has in so many ways at the same time.
can confirm everything about this feels real and i have experienced it.
Thank you for this beautiful film. For me it really resonates with some of my experiences in VRC and I feel like it captures the surreal and sometimes very confronting experience of watching the real bleed and merge into the virtual. To have the freedom of anonymity while still seeking true connection and understanding. It can be an amazing rush to feel like 'someone' in VR spaces like the VRC clubbing scene, but I think most of us are just wanting to be known and cared for as our true and authentic selves. Our avatars can be both a means to connect us or cause further isolation depending on how we choose to pilot them and how they are received by others. This of course is just my interpretation but I wanted to leave a message to thank you for sharing your work and telling incredible stories from virtual experiences.
I adored this. The fact that it is not only filmed in VRChat, but also *set* in it, was extremely real to me. The scenes and conversations might be fictional, but this film isn't fantasy. I've seen these situations with friends before and heard conversations like these. I've seen videos before that try to describe VRChat in technical terms, but until this one I did not have one to show friends how VRChat feels. Capturing the scenes at the clubs must be pushing filming to its absolute limit and you managed to make them look like we were right there. Incredible work from the whole team.
I'm so honored to have your appreciation Bri!
What a cute short film! Kriss was such a heart warming cutie, I wanted to take them in my arms and just squish them.
Also funny when you find a movie at YT, and know half of the people appearing in the credits ^^
This was so good! Really loved the camera work, music, story etc. it was all so great!! That song at the end before going into the credits omgggggg I know it's like a re-imagined version of Terkoiz song Your Light of Beauty and I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed it sooooooooo bad lol!! Thanks for the incredible film!
I didn't know about that song!
4:59
As one of the background characters here, it was an honor to be a part of this, even if accidentally.
Thank you so much for letting me create an original song for the credits. You did a wonderful job managing and producing this entire experience!!!
The whole production is uplifted by your beautiful song! You totally captured the vibes of the story and the journey of the main character! Can't thank you enough, and for letting us film the final scene at your beautiful event Nurtured 2!
made me cry my eyes out. very lovely and real
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This is sooo underrated!!!! I loved it!!!
What an incredibly inspiring piece, I was captivated from the first scene. I have always felt a bit disconnected from VR films, like the medium just wasn't there yet. This was different.
I truly felt immersed in both the environments and characters, only wishing it were longer. Bravo! ❤
Looking forward to what you come up with next.
wow I was just linked this, funny to find myself as a background character in the opening shots around 1:33 on the right.
Watched 10 times now
thanks for enjoying it!
Gosh, that was beautiful! First time I've felt real connection to characters in a VRC film. Very well written and beautifully shot. Great shot, Ariel! :3
Thank you so much!
counting all the shapes in the skyy 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
I could feel her internal feeling of stress 2nd hand. too real!!
This is so well made! You accomplished something that I hope to in the future and thanks to you I now know it is possible! Thank you to everyone for their incredible work! I hope to make a vrchat movie of my own someday!
I believe in you! Find me on twitter if you'd like to join the VRChat Filmmakers Discord
Amazing movie!
even though this is vrchat all of these felt so real, the emotions and everything felt so real. i loved this so much
How did y'all make this? I need answers. This film is possibly one of the best I have seen not just because of the video editing or acting, but the MASSIVE potential of VRC as a storytelling medium. Whether it's telling cautionary tales like BrandonFM's video essays or the happily ever afters of We Met In Virtual Reality, this game has thousands or possibly millions of stories left untold and/or to be made.
It's all thanks to VR's biggest strength compared to any other medium: social intimacy. You're not just talking to someone through a mic; you're with them. You can see them (or at least their avatar) and maybe in the future, can feel them via haptic suits. And for this potential to be unseen or even ridiculed by the general public due to the vision of a dystopian future saddens me.
I just started learning how to video edit a week ago and it's projects like this that motivate me to keep learning. Hopefully, I get to make (or even work on) something that would inspire others just like how this film inspired me, and hopefully this film (and many MANY other projects from small studios with passion) get the recognition they truly deserve.
I'm blown away by this comment, i'm so glad I inspired you! thats exactly what i wanted to do with this film, push the limits of VR filmmaking and go all out putting everything i've learned about filmmaking on display, so that people could be inspired to make their own VRC films! we have a growing and motivated community of people making films, and i'm looking for anyone who wants to join us! for starters, you can check out this database of VRC films that we made: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15tBIiJTJQ2MHOBw5qOFlgYF-QKAl6xx7CXC3N5Cwmao/edit#gid=119371325
I'm crying from how beautiful this is
Wow can't believe I only found this now! I've been going to vrc clubs for almost 2 years and this feels very close to my experience. I've always just went to clubs for the music and experience, but I tend to find deeper social connection in other settings. The point about about finding out what you want and the question of whether what you are doing achieves that came through clearly this short film. I'd also love to see more content in the club scene and artistic subjects as well ❤
Damn, a lot of relatable things in this one. What a beautiful film.
Exceedingly well done!
I'm glad you liked it!
amazing
Woah, I'm amazed by this!
What a lovely piece of art, the story will hit close to a lot in the vr rave scene.
The filmaking was very clean with a lot of clever shots; I love how legitimately you all made this feel, from actually filming in the live events, to including the vr ui elements (Also those vfx added were clean!). I also love how all the music was created by VRChat users!
I'm so proud of what you all have made, you're very talented, keep making things!!
thank you so much for your comment!
I didn't expect to come away weeping. Beautiful and heartfelt.
This was amazing, it brought me to tears. It makes me want to start my own short film project and tell my own story too.
This is such a beautiful piece of art, thanks for pushing the limits on VRC filmaking, Ariel. You are a huge inspiration!!!
Lovely story! I enjoyed the pacing and the sound and music especially. Definitely an emotional journey! It was a great raw look into VRchat that feels very close to the game, but elevated in a way that makes it feel more expansive. Like a mix somewhere between real life and VRchat.
My heart felt very heavy after I witnessed this powerful and beautiful story. I could related to the T, except I don't go clubbing. It's not a priority for me. But Ariel, you did an amazing job! The cinematic videography was what drew me in, and the heavy tension between the conversations were just immaculate! Excellent job! I look forward to future projects from you and your team!
Incredible work. From the color grading to the soundscape, a captivating experience. The story was also much deeper than I initially expected, it really shines a light on how it can be tough to form meaningful connections with others.
Thank youuu
Real, creative and captivating all the way through. Trauma and emotion put onto the silver screen. Bravo.
Had the chance to watch it at first viewing! amazing movie! great acting and lovely cinematic view :D
Thanks for coming!
Dam I felt this video
Just watched this here at Enterfest, this was incredible, and I wish you the best of luck during future films!
Man, I also wish that Felix could take me to places like that 🥰 It was such a good film!
His charm is off the charts hahaha, thanks for your appreciation!
This was so amazingly well made! Props to the whole crew! Love it!
I really enjoyed this, everything was done so well and there was alot of emotion portrayed in brilliant ways! can't wait for whats planned next!
Show the menu screen and Discord well, and use the world of VRChat as it is in the story.
It was a beautiful picture
The main character was reaching out his hand at the end.
Is that a good sign?
Searching for something I don't understand again
Will you be wandering around VRChat?
The main character is she, not he, but this comment is so beautiful and poetic. Thank you 🙏
I really like the way this was filmed the camera man went crazy
VRChat films are definitely the future. The soundtrack and storytelling was captivating and amazing visually. I look forward for all your future projects. :)
Thanks so much! Stay tuned, new projects definitely coming
Once again, massive well done and congrats Ariel! Just watched this a second time after yesterdays screening and am once again in awe at how stunning it is! Keep up the amazing work, you're definitely going places :D
I heavily relate to the main character, beautiful work, made me tear up.
Omg this is beyond my exaptation, I love it so much, and how did you get discord to pop up like that and answer?
It was all done in post VFX.
Very Good. Thank you.
What an experience. Thank you, sooo good We are all special we just have to exp it, again thanks deep and warm ❤️
BEAUTIFUL
NO U
wonderfully done. moving and a magical.
Such a good short movie
tsym raphy
You are a literal inspiration! This looks like it was both really hard to film and to organize! I hope you make more and if you need any help I would LOVE to!! Congrats on crossing the finish line and making a brave and out there project!
Ariel Congratulations on the film!!
Thanks for bringing your acting chops Stud Muffin!
amazing, such nice shots.
I want, no i need a full season of this
this story is over, but I'm excited to make more new films soon :)
Very good film. It was a mix of different cultures and ideas about gender, including bright and dark parts, and feels so appropriate that the VRChat club was used as the setting for it. I think both the video and the story line are wonderful expressions of art. So wonderful!
waaaaa I'm so honored to have your appreciation Takemoto-san!
i love this movie and want more, and i have never wanted a discord app like at the start mof movie sooo bad
Congratulations ariel! I loved it good work all around
24:16 small detail but i love how the invite icon is overlayed here!
That.. actually pretty smart
This is really amazing !!!!!! Take my money!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍
I hope you win a Palme d'Or some day
I hope you're there to see it :)
Really deep, very good shortfilm!
I'm on 7 minutes so far and I'm already thinking like "THAT'S what I was looking for"
i love this!
VRChat moment (positive)
Very well done.
its a good thing Kriss had a pro to give her advice
So basically felix giga chad 10/10
This was well worth the wait! Great job!!
Glad you liked it! thanks so much for contributing your music!
I’m really glad that you asked me to do the OST for this. It came out so good and it works so well. 😭💕
Your music gives life to this story, I am eternally grateful for your commitment and passion
what an adorable maya
This is incredible! Well done!!!!
I'm not crying. You're crying!
I really like film! ❤ keep up the amazing work!
I love this so much!
I came back to watch this movie again and I need to know where I can find and listen to this song. 19:21
Wonderful. ♥
really good movie, nice work! but what "ulterior motives" title mean in the context of the movie? I don't get it (sorry English isn't my first language)
¡saludos desde México!
An ulterior motive is a concealed meaning or intention behind saying or doing something. It's basically you having different intentions than what you say you're giving.
I feel actually called out by this short film as an average VRChat clubber. 😅
wonderful
Very nice
The final song as they walked into the crowd was amazing does anyone know the type of or where it came from?
That's original soundtrack for the film composed by Terkoiz
Does anyone know the name of the song playing in the background where Main character kisses the guy? The scene with all the pretty effects and visuals. I checked the credits but I cant seem to find it
That's original sountrack composed for the film by Terkoiz!
Mayas are canonically bottoms
does anyone know what song is being played 27:19 ??
That's original soundtrack composed for the film by Terkoiz!
@@Ariel_emerald where can I find there music?
@@lochyhs3792 here is where Terkoiz posts his music: terkoiz.bandcamp.com/
@@Ariel_emerald thank you for that :)
Uwu
my advice to anyone who thinks they can find love in Vrchat . Don't bother
It works out for some
@@Ariel_emerald if they live close yes, i did hear stories of marriage that started in vrc. but i also heard alot of negative
@@Ariel_emerald i guess what im trying to say is if your like this person in vrc trying this hard to find someone you are doomed to fail.
ok i like this game but this is kinda cringe 😭😭
Why do you say that?
dead ass
So proud of you for making this 💙🫂
It really captures everything of the virtual space we call home 🫂🫂🫂
I hope this story which was only mine for so long will go on to belong to others now, thank you so much Anjel
This was great! You all did an amazing job! I remember hosting in the DDVR Cloud Rave that night yas were filming there and I remembered asking yas to change into poor or better avatars - hahahah! Then i learned what was going on! I am so glad it turned out so good! Brilliant reflection! ... Moon.beam