YouTube ~ Short Sci Fi Films

[Ferrao10]

I think they are all pretty hefty in regards of violence, graphically and psychologically.

The other two lenghtier entries would be

[youtube]VjQ2t_yNHQs[/youtube]

and Firebase for which you now have to sign into youtube because of R-rated content?

Firebase and
[youtube]Q1_HfhtB5eo[/youtube]
are my favourites.

[surgeon62]

Liked those too... Just happened to come across this one from David Firth on another board... A little science fiction with a lot of commentary on human greed.

[youtube]0UgiJPnwtQU[/youtube]

[Whiskey 7]

I enjoyed Cream by David Firth and will be looking for more

[Whiskey 7]

I need finish Oats Studios - Volume 1 - Rakka Ferrao10.

Neill Blomkamp with the inclusion of Sigourney Weaver in the cast, come on now

[Ferrao10]

Took me an eternity (2 hours internet time today) to find the following short I had seen 5 years ago of which I remembered it had a skeleton in a fighter-plane-seat and it was pretty good.
Here it is:

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Turn On Subtitles!

Stumbled upon the following one while searching, has a hearty Spielberg/Amblin-vibe to it:

[youtube]a3-21AMbFFk[/youtube]

IMO, both are great proofs of concept of the execution of an idea distilled into a short film. They also show that you really do not need a lot of money nowadays to create an astonishing short, maybe 10K-20K in hard-/software and some people with good know-how. And probably a lot of time, at least for live action. Like, getting the crew together, finding a date, actual shoot and then post-production.
But pure short CGI can be done pretty quickly on your own, I guess. Like, 6 months maybe for that short, idea to finished short? Correct me if I'm wrong there, just a layman guessing.

Cream had a really great start, carried the strong narrative through the second act but unfortunately fell short in the third in my opinion. Three kinds of AIDS? Why not just cow-madness, H1Z1 etc.? I'm sorry, it lost me there.

[Whiskey 7]

Took me an eternity (2 hours internet time today) to find the following short ......

Thanks as I did enjoy

[Ferrao10]

The UN just had a world-meeting about how to regulate or even ban autonomous weapon-systems.
They didn't come to a conclusion.
Autonomous means an AI pulls the trigger unlike a smart weapon that locks on but is triggered by a Human.

Since I'm a pacifist by heart it's my worst nightmare. The idea of machines deciding where and what to shoot/bomb.

[surgeon62]

Fortress reminded me of one of the stories in the original Heavy Metal movie from way back in 1981. Everyone in the crew on a fighter plane turned into skeleton zombies except for one guy. Here's a screencap...

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[Ferrao10]

I saw Heavy Metal back then while I was high as kite and our stoner-circle was deep into european comics and Fritz the Cat.
Thanks for bringing it up, it's on my watchlist for the next round of DVDs/Bluerays now.
Do you remember the title of the story the screencap is from?

Speaking of Heavy Metal, here's an Animatic of Moebius' "The Long Tomorrow":
The short comic from 1975 that probably influenced movies like Star Wars, Blade Runner, Dune and others. The idea of a vertical city with the lower tires attributed to slum-like conditions, the costumes, the noir-feeling. IMO, it was a pioneer of modern sci-fi and even cyberpunk.

NSFWish! ComicNuditiy!

[youtube]zXQbuqQ3wU0[/youtube]

[surgeon62]

Wow... I can't believe that was from '75... I see what you mean with what it has influenced.

BTW... The story in the Heavy Metal movie was titled "B-17"

[Whiskey 7]

It's been a while but I needed a sci-fi hit

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and


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[Whiskey 7]

[youtube]Od49AfIS2-U[/youtube]

[Whiskey 7]

Still been while but I needed a sci-fi hit.

[youtube]sH83VYSumZM[/youtube]

[Whiskey 7]

Stay to the end......

[youtube]uJFU_joMe80[/youtube]

[Whiskey 7]

Sci-Fi Short Film “The Kid” | DUST

Not a bad Sci-Fi channel


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[Whiskey 7]

Interesting Sci Fi series I've started.....

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Even on the IMDB


... and with a surprise appearance of legendary genre actor Michael Ironside (Total Recall, Top Gun, Starship Troopers)
[spoiler]Skip to 8.12 in Episode 5 and see millions of escape pods forming a ring around the local planet[/spoiler]

[vesp]

Just finished that Atropa mini-series Whiskey, really cool and I'll add my recommendation to that for anyone that likes a bit of sci-fi

[surgeon62]

Atropa was much better than I expected Thanks Whiskey and vesp