Hi everyone. Thank you for the views and comments. Information about the short: It was filmed a long time ago by just me and a friend on a Canon XHA1 camcorder. It was my first attempt at CGI. The short was an exercise in learning visual effects and world building. It was a solo effort in the VFX department and I leaned a lot from the experience. Hopefully more to come in the future. I really appreciate all the comments.
The quality of this production is amazing. A professional film company would have been proud of it. Don’t stop making movies - you obviously have real talent.
Талантливо и интересно, хотелось бы увидеть продолжение, либо полный фильм, ядро сюжета уже есть, осталось проработать сюжетную линию. У вас все получится, удачи, ждём с нетерпением.
Nice, but one problem. He runs into line of fire when he turns meanwhile running from other suit. Bullets have trajectories, they follow a path and he runs into it.
Great short! Those that criticize it for lack of story should realize it’s a fragment, or Remnant. Even as that, it hints at more than just an all out action sequence. The character is all question and observation, which is good in the hostile situation he inhabits, apparently alone. He’s more smart survivor, scout, than all out warrior. Because his unit is low on power he has to go some distance, vulnerable and exposed, to explore the energy source. That makes perfect sense, and for the power needed to literally disarm the hostile robot, was a very smart move. Exploring on foot to preserve his robot’s energy was the smartest thing he could have done. Also, the nature of the robots/exoskeletons, are unclear, as hinted by the dead owner beside the apparently inactive robot. That it awoke and fired at the man suggests both a sort of war and some autonomy on the part of the robots. Possibly simple programming, maybe more. It’s something to explore in a longer film. Maybe there is a sort of symbiosis. Why else would the dormant robot stay beside its dead human. The role of the planes overhead also seemed to pose a danger, or at least they weren’t there to assist. It can stand alone or as a teaser for a full feature. Thanks.
Gato, I can tell you never fired a gun before or even understand how the working parts of any weapon work especially that of the full breakdown of the Minigun.
Backstory is always useful. But this video is basically the end of something. Now some beginnings are needed for a full on story. There are bits and pieces that are still operating, whether our protagonist survives or not, and obviously we need that material expanded upon too.
Very cool little film. Sparse on plot, but still makes it's point exceptionally well. High quality job with the special effects being necessary for the story and not merely gratuitous. Fantastic Job!
I think people should realize that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses in the film making process. Although the film/story aspect was not the best quality, the robots looked pretty damn cool. Let's see what you all out there can do at home with your camera and a computer and no budget!
+BayareaJay you are saying despite below average story, the stunning visuals make up for it when if there is nothing to be interested in why care about the cgi quality
Brilliant! A perfect short - setting up so much story and leaving me with a ton of questions. In sci fi terms - I want to know more! Extremely well conceived and directed, with excellent effects despite minimal props And I guess budget. Keep going!
GREAT short! The sound design and CGI are really good! I would like to see this fleshed out a little more and a little stronger character development. Over all...Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
1. Pretty sure that was a tv remote at 1:51 2. The guy ran INTO the stream of an automatic firearm 3. A human crafted robot attempted the kill a defenses human who was doing nothing wrong Don't get me wrong, I actually really enjoyed this, and the fact that those effects were all done by one dude AND looked good is quite impressive.
i liked the tv remote :D it was kind a good idea... 2 point i also see it like omg people shood better understood the bulets how they work xD or maybe they shood not :D and ok.. . 3 point.. actually thanks to comment i get some meaning what was going on, by just watching i was lost on the point of movie :D
I don't know why there are so many haters. This was an excellent short, atmospheric with very good CG. I thought it an excellent production created on a tight budget. I think you should set up a crowdfunding project to make this into a longer length movie.
Well said Martyn, I've just noticed, some folks can be so bitter, mean and damn right nasty because their so angry at the World that they live in that they randomly take it out on the creative good guys fulfilling their ambitions especially in vfx, drama & filmmaking!
Technically very, very good. But am I missing something? The action seems to slow down after he nails the other mech. Couldn't he have been shown scrambling to get the power source out of it? And why is he wasting time looking up at jets? Bit of a loose end, or needs a little more explanation (for me, anyway).
The other mech had no pilot, I think he was look for any other human not a power source. Now he is wondering if the jets have people because they were the only other sign of life. My thought on this anyway
Hotspur37 if that’s the case, then why shoot at the human pilot if you need a pilot? That’s like going,”I’m dying and I really need food to survive, but I can’t eat this it will give me gas”
@@nickdouglas736 Thank you mister film maker... I am aware of that obvious nugget of information you imparted however the work was obviously edited, leaving out a crucial portion of the story.
Fun little movie. I liked it. Of course he ran through machine gun fire unscathed. Everyone does in movies. I'll fanwank that the unpiloted mech was a terrible aim because it didn't have a human pilot. There wouldn't be much point to making piloted mech suits if they were as good without humans in them.
That's the only thing wrong in this movie... The protagonist running right in the path of the bullets.... If it was a real minigun, he would be dead. Game over!
Fabulous visual effects; really top notch. A nice twist would have been if the two robots fell in love, kicked out the passenger, and stomped off into the sunset together. ❤️
His reaction time was a bit slow saying he was pointing the rocket waiting for the other mech to appear. Took about 8 seconds to take the shot. Once he'd destroyed it, there was no one in it? Had they quickly escaped while he wasn't looking?
I think the premise that that some of the robots became autonomous as the enemy was simply stationary prior to him "awakening" it. Earlier in the scene, they had located a "power source" & at the end, you see that robots belly open showing that objective.
These short scifi moviea re friggin awesome..someone give the directors some money or funding to make a whole film please. no kiding this is bette than the hollywood high budget films without even breaking a robot sweat or robot oil leak equivialnt...and my spellcheck isnt working..ahh cant e bothered
You should know that the proper way to use a minigun is to target the ground just half meter far from you, then slowly raise the weapon while you shooting, not cover a wide angle with it. :D /sarcasm
This video is a prime example of why i cant stand people bitching about studios putting the kibosh in "Fan Projects". If they don't like the fact the studio is stopping them, they should redress their sets, redo the costumes, and put their efforts into original productions, just like you and your crew and cast did. This is a great concept and one you should pitch. This as a full length web series or a Mini-series budgeted like The Expanse or the remake of Battlestar was would be AMAZING!
Sometimes ... you gotta ask yourself ...."should I do it" .... "should I make a subpar CGI scene" .... first option to say yes and no ... and once you made it "should I upload it to the internet for all to see?" .... sometimes you shouldnt.
Nice work Andy. Great CGI / Animation, maybe just try to emphasize how much trouble your protagonist is in by making him more scared when he's running from the enemy mech. If anyone were about to be shredded by a high-cyclic machine gun, I'm guessing they would probably go from a casual jog to a serpentine sprint :) Like I said though, great work and good luck on future projects!
Well, there is nothing wrong with the visuals from my opinion, but if they disliked this for the same reason I did it's because there's no real story. And I don't mean backstory, I mean what is the purpose of this film? What is he trying to say or make us feel through the story and it's characters? Unfortunately for me, I felt nothing, nor did I care about the situation and the character in play. But I don't say that to be mean. Just like everything else we do, we learned through trial and error, so whatever happens, I hope he doesn't stop making films.
Well, there is nothing wrong with the visuals from my opinion, but if they disliked this for the same reason I did it's because there's no real story. And I don't mean backstory, I mean what is the purpose of this film? What is he trying to say or make us feel through the story and it's characters? Unfortunately for me, I felt nothing, nor did I care about the situation and the character in play. But I don't say that to be mean. Just like everything else we do, we learned through trial and error, so whatever happens, I hope he doesn't stop making films.
No story... nothing really happening... nothing really told... even the battle is poorly written... the enemy have such a bad aiming that even though he's using Gatling-gun and no obstacle in straight open field but he still missed... Also the protagonist only charge his gun and blow the bad guy in one shot... such anti-climatic. TLDR version... it's boring.
it looks pretty but has some fairly glaring shortcomings.................for example why would you get out of an armoured mec in what seems to be a former battle zone
Very well done Sir! This looked beautiful! Although I think you should have left out the shot at 2:11 as it didn't seem to serve any purpose and felt redundant, but this is far better than anything I have ever made or seen. What did you use to make this?
+Andy Like Rotazd said very well done!!, excellent truly!. Just one opinon, the part on the wheat, if you use variables lights (intensity and ittermitence like if there were clouds) over the mobile it will give you a little bit more the sensation to be a real mobile, what do you think?. Anyway i love it. and the photograhy excellent too
Hi everyone. Thank you for the views and comments. Information about the short: It was filmed a long time ago by just me and a friend on a Canon XHA1 camcorder. It was my first attempt at CGI. The short was an exercise in learning visual effects and world building. It was a solo effort in the VFX department and I leaned a lot from the experience. Hopefully more to come in the future. I really appreciate all the comments.
I noticed the costume uniform is very similar to the one of Hungarian Customs Office's.
Impressive.
Thank you!
Yes for god sakes make more of them:-) this is excellent!
The quality of this production is amazing. A professional film company would have been proud of it. Don’t stop making movies - you obviously have real talent.
Better than most movies I saw in 2022 with the exception of dune. We need more of this
I love how it's all dramatic and then it's just "The arrival"
Wait did that guy just ran across the line of fire? :D
Should have at least blown his legs off.
Yes he is Ironman,Superman and God at the same time
you mean casually stroll by whilein the line of fire? Yep, seems he did.
Jailhouse Bradley the mech had the accuracy of a stormtrooper
Jailhouse Bradley lolwtf
Фильм должен был закончиться в 3:18, в тот момент когда убегая главный герой пересёк труссу крупнокалиберного пулемёта опонента)
This had more depth in the first 28 seconds than most movies in 2 hours.
*than the entire Star Wars sequel trilogy
Hope you get the funding to make a real movie.
In the immortal words of Peggy Lee, “Is that all there is?” 😂😂😂😂
Талантливо и интересно, хотелось бы увидеть продолжение, либо полный фильм, ядро сюжета уже есть, осталось проработать сюжетную линию. У вас все получится, удачи, ждём с нетерпением.
Nobody messes with Wong
Another short, with abstract plot, nice visuals and an entertaining 5 minutes. What more is needed.
Another 1hr 50mins is needed 🧐
I liked the effects on the robots. Especially when he was suiting up.
Nice, but one problem. He runs into line of fire when he turns meanwhile running from other suit. Bullets have trajectories, they follow a path and he runs into it.
Yup, he died then. His victory was part of his brains last thoughts.
he walks over completely unprotected to investigate that the threat has been eliminated 😂
These short Sci-Fi films are brilliant, I do wish it would show more of this film.
I'm not sure why I like this short film. There's not a lot to it but it resonates with me.
Amazing, well done, great CGL, descent story line, fantastic work.
Great short! Those that criticize it for lack of story should realize it’s a fragment, or Remnant. Even as that, it hints at more than just an all out action sequence.
The character is all question and observation, which is good in the hostile situation he inhabits, apparently alone. He’s more smart survivor, scout, than all out warrior.
Because his unit is low on power he has to go some distance, vulnerable and exposed, to explore the energy source. That makes perfect sense, and for the power needed to literally disarm the hostile robot, was a very smart move. Exploring on foot to preserve his robot’s energy was the smartest thing he could have done.
Also, the nature of the robots/exoskeletons, are unclear, as hinted by the dead owner beside the apparently inactive robot. That it awoke and fired at the man suggests both a sort of war and some autonomy on the part of the robots. Possibly simple programming, maybe more. It’s something to explore in a longer film. Maybe there is a sort of symbiosis. Why else would the dormant robot stay beside its dead human.
The role of the planes overhead also seemed to pose a danger, or at least they weren’t there to assist.
It can stand alone or as a teaser for a full feature.
Thanks.
Thank you. Those are some great observations and feedback.
a Gatling Gun with 100+ Bullet Per Minute and never hit a target and Human can outrun bullets.. OP Movie.
The robot was rusty from sitting there too long so!
Gato, I can tell you never fired a gun before or even understand how the working parts of any weapon work especially that of the full breakdown of the Minigun.
Backstory is always useful.
But this video is basically the end of something. Now some beginnings are needed for a full on story.
There are bits and pieces that are still operating, whether our protagonist survives or not, and obviously we need that material expanded upon too.
Very cool little film. Sparse on plot, but still makes it's point exceptionally well. High quality job with the special effects being necessary for the story and not merely gratuitous. Fantastic Job!
I kept yelling at the screen, "DON'T GET OUT OF YOUR MECH!" lol great short film.
Lol, thanks!
That was brilliant! I'd like to see more of your work.
Thank you!
Screw transformers this is something worth sitting down and eating popcorn for
Would absolutely love to see this storyline elaborated on. This is the type of tech fiction I love to get lost in!
Superb👌
"UMMM...Mech need ENERGON!!!"
These things are better than actual movies
I think people should realize that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses in the film making process. Although the film/story aspect was not the best quality, the robots looked pretty damn cool. Let's see what you all out there can do at home with your camera and a computer and no budget!
Gl getting everyone to play your retextured ET!
huh?
+BayareaJay look up the video game ET
Magnus Anderson No thanks lol, I'm still not sure what that has to do with me lol. Maybe you meant to respond to the person who made this video?
+BayareaJay you are saying despite below average story, the stunning visuals make up for it when if there is nothing to be interested in why care about the cgi quality
Ok nice, not bad not bad really good..
how come they don't make full-lenght movies like this one? these are terrific!
Money, or lack there of.
Surely they can create a great movie !!!!!!!!!!!!
looks like titanfall
Soldier4USA2005 g
This guy has all the urgency I have at 4pm on a Friday.
Brilliant! A perfect short - setting up so much story and leaving me with a ton of questions. In sci fi terms - I want to know more! Extremely well conceived and directed, with excellent effects despite minimal props And I guess budget. Keep going!
These short films deserve to be turned into video games
some awesome special effects happening here!
Thats a fucking good short movie i love it ! Well done.
This was wicked, love them iron suits, them good old days horse riding Knights.
Nice one
GREAT short! The sound design and CGI are really good! I would like to see this fleshed out a little more and a little stronger character development. Over all...Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
Still one the best sci fi shorts on RUclips
All criticism aside, VERY well done! Bravo! I wish I had your talent. One battle in a Soldier's life. Well done. I get it.
1. Pretty sure that was a tv remote at 1:51
2. The guy ran INTO the stream of an automatic firearm
3. A human crafted robot attempted the kill a defenses human who was doing nothing wrong
Don't get me wrong, I actually really enjoyed this, and the fact that those effects were all done by one dude AND looked good is quite impressive.
i liked the tv remote :D
it was kind a good idea...
2 point i also see it like omg people shood better understood the bulets how they work xD
or maybe they shood not :D
and ok.. . 3 point..
actually thanks to comment i get some meaning what was going on, by just watching i was lost on the point of movie :D
for a short film on a low budget its really well done
I don't know why there are so many haters. This was an excellent short, atmospheric with very good CG. I thought it an excellent production created on a tight budget. I think you should set up a crowdfunding project to make this into a longer length movie.
Well said Martyn, I've just noticed, some folks can be so bitter, mean and damn right nasty because their so angry at the World that they live in that they randomly take it out on the creative good guys fulfilling their ambitions especially in vfx, drama & filmmaking!
Dude looked like he was out for a jog when getting chased by a huge death dealing machine. Hard to care when your main character doesn't either.
Yeah, and he ran right through M50 continuous fire without even thinking about it or getting hit. Pretty lame chase scene.
Superior work! 1 of the best SFSFI 's I have seen. Many thanx, Oh SFSFI, " short film science fiction". A new breed. 👍👍😉
Technically very, very good. But am I missing something? The action seems to slow down after he nails the other mech. Couldn't he have been shown scrambling to get the power source out of it? And why is he wasting time looking up at jets?
Bit of a loose end, or needs a little more explanation (for me, anyway).
The other mech had no pilot, I think he was look for any other human not a power source. Now he is wondering if the jets have people because they were the only other sign of life. My thought on this anyway
@@Hotspur37 maybe machines have evolved and hes the last human left
Mary joy Gelizon yep and thats why he Is looking up to see the last humans léase the planet in those ships
Hotspur37 if that’s the case, then why shoot at the human pilot if you need a pilot? That’s like going,”I’m dying and I really need food to survive, but I can’t eat this it will give me gas”
The battle between robots deserves more.
Well done indeed! And thanks for not having a young woman inside the other mech. I was cringing, waiting for that.
LOL, same here!
same :)
I was thinking the same thing
me too same....no feminists girl needed
nothing wrong with feminist girls. just not behind you, or in front of you...
That was considerably better than all of SW8.
There's a cluster of information missing from this 'Short' otherwise, a brillant piece of work.
short movies aren't supposed to answer all the questions otherwise they'd be full length...
@@nickdouglas736 Thank you mister film maker... I am aware of that obvious nugget of information you imparted however the work was obviously edited, leaving out a crucial portion of the story.
Fun little movie. I liked it. Of course he ran through machine gun fire unscathed. Everyone does in movies. I'll fanwank that the unpiloted mech was a terrible aim because it didn't have a human pilot. There wouldn't be much point to making piloted mech suits if they were as good without humans in them.
a robot with the aim of a storm trooper
A sin
Not bad-- very good!
He runs calmly while being attacked by a Gatling gun. that's interesting. any way, well done! I like it! +1 like
Why are we not funding this! TV series anyone!?
you cant run from a mini gun...............
It's a storm trooper.
That's the only thing wrong in this movie... The protagonist running right in the path of the bullets.... If it was a real minigun, he would be dead. Game over!
Even Quicksilver didn't manage to escape from mg ;).
he ran across the line of fire, he would have been torn in half at the very least
yeah i agree....600 rounds a minute give or take? Lost me right there....
Fabulous visual effects; really top notch.
A nice twist would have been if the two robots fell in love, kicked out the passenger, and stomped off into the sunset together. ❤️
🤣🤣🤣
His reaction time was a bit slow saying he was pointing the rocket waiting for the other mech to appear. Took about 8 seconds to take the shot.
Once he'd destroyed it, there was no one in it? Had they quickly escaped while he wasn't looking?
I think the premise that that some of the robots became autonomous as the enemy was simply stationary prior to him "awakening" it. Earlier in the scene, they had located a "power source" & at the end, you see that robots belly open showing that objective.
Well done. Just very short.
Awesome job.... short and stunning. Keep up the good work!
I agree!
Even for a short, its got zero story. And the vague plot is a cliche one at that.
No one messes with wong!
3:18 he just literally ran into and through the bullets. Dafuq.
great! well done Andy
Great Job. Looking forward to your next installment.
Very cool! It actually makes me think of Total Annihilation and the way mechs play into that future world
I really enjoyed this. Intriguing story...excellent production values...more please.
good show. The world is not blessed to have this type of entertainment. Thank you RUclips.
Dude that's amazing!!!
This would be a sick web series. Great job gents
I liked it. Thx for sharing!
And I love the logic on the mini gun the spread of fire was reasonable enough for him to dodge them because some bullets hit the wall. Great job.
Nice robot, made me nostalgic about Goldorak. I enjoyed this :)
Filmdegoldorak
These short scifi moviea re friggin awesome..someone give the directors some money or funding to make a whole film please. no kiding this is bette than the hollywood high budget films without even breaking a robot sweat or robot oil leak equivialnt...and my spellcheck isnt working..ahh cant e bothered
I HATE TEASERS CAUSE THE CLIP LOOKS SSSOOOO DAMN GOOD!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️
aaaaaaah why do these short films have to be so good!??!?!
best movies ever
Running through a stream of bullets tho..... Other then that, awesome!
He read about the First World War arplanes machine guns.
oh wow, messy is now a robot driver!
1:51 is an upside down tv remote 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Pffff
Great start, needs to get a lot longer. What ideas do you have?
I would love to see a full-length movie along the lines of MechWarrior, very well done sir I loved it.
Robo Jox
I am impressed. A SIGN of things to come
being a fellow film maker, I'd like to see any of the "critics" below to leave their keyboards, and actually attempt something half of this quality.
Better than a lot of movies I have seen
Pretty cool. The scene where he managed to "outrun" being fired at with a Vulcan gun was a little bogus, but otherwise a really good short film.
You should know that the proper way to use a minigun is to target the ground just half meter far from you, then slowly raise the weapon while you shooting, not cover a wide angle with it. :D /sarcasm
It looked like he ran right through the bullet stream.
This video is a prime example of why i cant stand people bitching about studios putting the kibosh in "Fan Projects".
If they don't like the fact the studio is stopping them, they should redress their sets, redo the costumes, and put their efforts into original productions, just like you and your crew and cast did.
This is a great concept and one you should pitch. This as a full length web series or a Mini-series budgeted like The Expanse or the remake of Battlestar was would be AMAZING!
LOL at 1:50... Using a TV remote as some hi-tech sci-device.
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Wow..the old upside down remote trick...
Hey common Han Solo had a Mauser Broomhandle thst shot Lasers ...
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk LOL
Sometimes ... you gotta ask yourself ...."should I do it" .... "should I make a subpar CGI scene" .... first option to say yes and no ... and once you made it "should I upload it to the internet for all to see?" .... sometimes you shouldnt.
Nice work Andy. Great CGI / Animation, maybe just try to emphasize how much trouble your protagonist is in by making him more scared when he's running from the enemy mech. If anyone were about to be shredded by a high-cyclic machine gun, I'm guessing they would probably go from a casual jog to a serpentine sprint :)
Like I said though, great work and good luck on future projects!
We Need More Occidental SciFi Movies with Giant Robots/Mechas my friends. Thanks.
So a film that’s 5 minutes and 41 seconds has an intro that’s a minute and 33 seconds long and then 30 seconds of credits.
Dude! It's a few minutes of free entertainment! Your comment seems like a complaint, for someone's work, given to you gratis. Just enjoy the moment!
Excellent,
now expand on it.
Pretty good, but I feel the ending is a bit anticlimactic.
I love it. Wish it was longer
nice work, why so disliked?
Well, there is nothing wrong with the visuals from my opinion, but if they disliked this for the same reason I did it's because there's no real story. And I don't mean backstory, I mean what is the purpose of this film? What is he trying to say or make us feel through the story and it's characters? Unfortunately for me, I felt nothing, nor did I care about the situation and the character in play. But I don't say that to be mean. Just like everything else we do, we learned through trial and error, so whatever happens, I hope he doesn't stop making films.
Well, there is nothing wrong with the visuals from my opinion, but if they disliked this for the same reason I did it's because there's no real story. And I don't mean backstory, I mean what is the purpose of this film? What is he trying to say or make us feel through the story and it's characters? Unfortunately for me, I felt nothing, nor did I care about the situation and the character in play. But I don't say that to be mean. Just like everything else we do, we learned through trial and error, so whatever happens, I hope he doesn't stop making films.
No story... nothing really happening... nothing really told... even the battle is poorly written... the enemy have such a bad aiming that even though he's using Gatling-gun and no obstacle in straight open field but he still missed... Also the protagonist only charge his gun and blow the bad guy in one shot... such anti-climatic.
TLDR version... it's boring.
it looks pretty but has some fairly glaring shortcomings.................for example why would you get out of an armoured mec in what seems to be a former battle zone
To preserve power?
I guess this will be on the Sci Fi channel shorts one day with the rest of their hack shorts.
A good start. Refine your skills.
what a waste of time, refine your skills is as a comment. like whaddya mean?
Neil Kendrick he means this could be much better. And I agree
granted, it could be better. but 'refine your skills' does not say where the fella's weakness's are.
Well the robot' animations were choppy at some times so he could refine to robot movement?
No way does the other bot miss him with that machine gun.
Very well done Sir! This looked beautiful! Although I think you should have left out the shot at 2:11 as it didn't seem to serve any purpose and felt redundant, but this is far better than anything I have ever made or seen. What did you use to make this?
+Rotazd Thanks. I used 3ds Max for modelling and animation, V-Ray for render, and After Effects for compositing.
+Andy Like Rotazd said very well done!!, excellent truly!. Just one opinon, the part on the wheat, if you use variables lights (intensity and ittermitence like if there were clouds) over the mobile it will give you a little bit more the sensation to be a real mobile, what do you think?. Anyway i love it. and the photograhy excellent too
I disagree. The "Protect Your Economy" pro-war graffiti, while blatant, was a brilliant piece of satire.
Then I guess we're not looking at the same 2:11.
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Oh wow, this was great 👍
Thank you!