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A young woman and her decommissioned military droid struggle to escape a nuclear exclusion zone, hoping to find a better life on the outside-- free from the oppression of the forces that keep her there.
"Firmware" by Calvin Sander Romeyn
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1990. 20 years have passed since "The Incident". Civilization has collapsed and national borders have been forgotten. The walled-off "Alcazar Exclusion Zone" has emerged as a small functioning society- a melting pot of survivors from around the world. A young woman and her decommissioned military droid struggle to escape, hoping to find a better life on the outside-- free from the oppression of the forces that keep her there.
"Firmware" Credits:
Created by Calvin Romeyn
Cast:
Zaraiah - Angel Celiz
AL1, Old Man - Reece Presley
Misha “The Exploded” - Sam Krochmal
Ivan “The Ambitious” - Suksham Shan
Resistance Leader - Clarie Johnstone
Tannoy Voice - Miglė Kužmarskytė
Droids - Sam Romeyn, Reece Presley
Droids (Voice) - Calvin Romeyn
Additional Performance Capture - Angel Celiz, Reece Presley, Sam Krochmal, Sam Romeyn, Calvin Romeyn
Screaming Woman (Voice) - Avery Taylor
Children (Voices) - Fraser Romeyn, Wesley Romeyn
Gintars “The Taser Wielder” (voice) - Jessica Wong
Nikolaj “Dog’s off The Leash” (voice) - James R. Cowley
Additional Voices - Larry Clay, Jeff Hlookoff, Noah Penner, Angel Celiz, Isaac Kuntz, Emily Wildeman, Jeff Hlookoff, Calvin Romeyn, Sam Romeyn, Welsey Romeyn, Fraser Romeyn
Crew:
Produced and Written by Calvin Romeyn, Sam Romeyn, Noah Penner
Composer - Jose Pavli
Sound Design - Sam Boulton, Anize Amestoy
Visual Effects - Calvin Romeyn
Colour Grading - Brite Point Media
Lead Animator - Fred Smith
Animators - Austin Wright, Emily Chin, Calvin Romeyn
Rigging Lead - Will Inglis
Additional Texturing - Francois Van Eeden
FX Artist - Sam Li
Performance Capture by Beyond Capture, Vancouver
President & CEO - Graham Qually
Production Manager - Maeve Russell
Studio Lead - Vandy Sok
Animation Supervisor - David Raposo
Producer - Rommel Cruz
IT Manager - Eitan Israelov
Tools Programmer - Sinead Kearney
Shoot Master - Ryan Basaraba
Realtime Technician - Parker Hartzler
Camera Lead - Ali Heraize
First AD - Matt Lautrup
Capture Technician - Russell Ma
Audio Technicians - Carlos Rodriguez, Nathan Aron Romer
Production Coordinator - Jenny Zinger
Associate Producer - Mitchell Roberts
Production Coordinator - Bradley Tyler
Facial Lead - Albert Poblete
HMC Technician - Nicole Wheatley
Facial Animators - Morgan Gonzales, Jessica Gonzales
Mocap Editors - Guillermo Aguero, Ashleigh Ayers, Audrey Ayoub, Joshua Brown, Andres Ferrat, Andrea garcia de alba, Kendell Maloles, Julian Martinez, Angelo Nunez, Savian Sills
Brand Manager - Ryan Kearns
Movement Director - Charles Douglas
Marketing Manager - Monika Qually
Financial Controller - Jesse Wirachowsky
Infrastructure Development - Jamie Smith
Prop Maker - Kenzo Babin
Behind The Scenes - Ruby Alstad, Emily Doyle, David Van Dyke, Ben Dextraze
Assistant (to the) Director - Tina Romeyn
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@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Hey Everyone! Calvin, the director here. Thank you for watching Firmware! I'm a full time VFX supervisor and an ever-learning director. This project came about as a personal challenge to learn Virtual Filmmaking in Unreal Engine. And what better way to learn a new software than creating a hugely ambitious short film. Right? Right...? I'd love to answer any questions you may have about the making of Firmware, and will be releasing a Behind The Scenes feature soon! All images are rendered out of Unreal Engine with motion capture by Beyond Capture in Vancouver.

@ClayMann Месяц назад

First of all I got utterly fooled by this initially. I actually thought for a little while there was something wrong with the actress. Maybe a disability of some kind and then it hit me. Oh its ALL computer graphics. That's how good everything looked. Its still pretty tough getting 100% convincing human faces I guess. Her face looked good but it didn't move naturally. The pupils weren't darting around like you see with normal people in a stressed out situation and probably a whole bunch of other things our faces do that are really hard to capture or hand animate in later. But once I got it was all unreal engine, I was fine with it and just enjoyed the visuals and story. It was just that initial thinking it was all real. Well I thought it was all real except the robot that was obviously CG and it looked so well integrated into the scenes lol Unreal engine film making is here, it is utterly wild how good you make environments look and behave. I'm so impressed. The short wasn't too shabby either. I was engaged through the whole thing. Oh there was one little thing. The sound of hacking the robot early on, that's a dial up modem sound. I'm old so it brought back childhood memories. It would be good to modulate sounds like that to disguise its origin. When it comes down to such tiny things that stand out, I think that's a testament to just how good everything else is. I would happily watch an entire movie of this quality.

@RD-eg4vo Месяц назад

Hi Calvin! So, did you record the video of characters wearing the motion sensors and then render that to create like this?

@NickRomick Месяц назад

Awesome job, Calvin! As always!

@EgonSorensen Месяц назад

Thanks, Very impressive - and best of luck and lots of fun onwards :ø)

@armynation31B5V5P Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing with us fans. I extremely enjoyed it.

@reluctant_clap Месяц назад

My name is Sam Romeyn, co-writer, voice actor, and mocap actor for the soldiers and military droids. I loved getting exploded, tazed, and falling off a box for this film! Thank you dust!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Yeah you did!

@ictviamfortruthgoogleisspa5886 Месяц назад

What is a point or purpose of this Cartoon? Sir Cowriter

@AutomationDnD Месяц назад

this was *EXCELLENT* super well-done

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@john_dougg811 great question. There are lots of great resources online. I highly recommend Double Jump Academy. Otherwise, come to Vancouver :)

@chancepaladin Месяц назад

that was the best CGI robot falling off a box I've ever seen.

@angelreign_celiz Месяц назад

Hi guys! I'm Angel and I play Zaraiah. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the support! I hope for everyone watching, you guys enjoy the artistry and countless hours of dedication that we have poured into this project. Thank you to Calvin and his team for trusting me with their vision and to many of our sponsors! Special mention to Dust for sharing our work and allowing us to reach a broader audience! 🎉 Bleep Bloop Bleep Bloop - AL1

@dindin5422 Месяц назад

Congratulations to you and the entire team, Angel!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

I'm forever grateful for your passion and dedication to this project since the beginning! You embodied Zaraiah and made the character your own. Thank you Angel! 🙌

@watchdust Месяц назад

You are an absolute STAR in this film!!! 🌟 We're over the moon having Firmware on DUST. Welcome to the DUST family 🚀.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@watchdust Literally wouldn't be the same film without Angel Reign Celiz 💪

@mystralz Месяц назад

You were great Angel. So glad you took the plunge and auditioned for this. You are obviously totally committed to the part and played it with intention. Nicely done!

@jasonsizemore8374 Месяц назад

Poor ol chappie, nice to see he is still making movies

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@Dice-Gamble Месяц назад

lool.. Thought the same... lol

@lionelk.1739 Месяц назад

Dude, that's hilarious 😆

@thaphreak Месяц назад

I was worried no one would recognize his talent and range, I mean come on the guy had a full restomod done for this part.

@THX-vb8yz Месяц назад

One of the best robot actors out there.....

@NeorecnamorceN 27 дней назад

Not gonna lie, the human movements and facial expressions are deep in the uncanny valley, but aside from that, acting, setting, sounds, everything was extremely well done. Nice work!

@CrankyOldNerd 24 дня назад

Yeah I was struggling with the uncanny valley but great story

@theelmonk 18 дней назад

I usually can't stand animations, but this was good enough to keep me watching. Realism dropped a bit in the final scene, not sure why.

@4Fixerdave День назад

Near the start, I was thinking... oh, she's a droid too. But, once they showed the other humans, my willing suspension of disbelief cut in and it was fine :)

@mystralz Месяц назад

Nice to finally see the results of all our hard work. Well done Calvin! This looks amazing!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Amazing work as always Fred. Your animations brought our vision to life! 👊

@craigvarey9230 Месяц назад

DEFINITELY one of the better Sci-fi shorts I've seen in a long time!!! MASSIVE THUMBS UP 👍!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for the wonderful compliment!! We're so happy you checked out our film

@craigvarey9230 Месяц назад

@@calvinromeyn Brother it was excellent. For the first few seconds I thought I was watching live action! I loved the whole look and feel of it...the dystopian landscapes, the character designs...I could go on and on! You are very good at what you do that's for sure. Now, as for the story...I thoroughly enjoyed it! It was very immersive and you took me through a whole range of emotions while I was watching it. Now if that's not immersive I don't know what is. Great production, great directing (direction?) and great story!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@craigvarey9230 Thanks so much for recognizing all those different aspects! As creators we're always hard on ourselves, never thinking anything we do is good enough. So it's really validating to hear when other people connect with something that's important to us. Thanks again!

@craigvarey9230 Месяц назад

@@calvinromeyn No problem! Thank YOU! I know exactly where you're coming from! I am big film fan and I do recognise just what goes into making something great! Take Martin Scorcese...he spent over FOUR years researching for his absolutely amazing movie Gangs of New York before shooting anything. And doesn't it show?!!! That's why I was so impressed with your short. It really does show just how much hard work you put into it. Just that short 20 minutes or so sets the scene for what could be a fantastic movie of 90 or more minutes I'm sure. What you got on the screen in that short time was skillfully crafted. I mean, a lot of shorts just leave you scratching your head in confusion...like...Eh?! Is that it?... I'm very happy to say that your film was a beautifully together and worked perfectly as a short or indeed as one chapter in a much bigger production! Kudos!

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

Co-writer and co-producer, here - thanks for watching, everyone! @calvinromeyn summed it up well - this project has been years in the making, and it's incredible to finally see it out there. Special thanks to DUST!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Everyone welcome Noah Penner on his first ever RU-vid comment. Congrats

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

@@calvinromeynAw, shucks. I'll be here all night, folks. 😅

@darrenrsmith7119 Месяц назад

Years in the making??? I can do it better and quicker with my phone lol.. joking 😁 She did run weird when turning and her eyes seemed to far apart, only those 2 things I can moan about, so I'm now sad I have little to moan about lol.. Didn't skip or turn of.. so that's a 7/10 from this moaning nob.. good luck with the next one..

@nivasantos7653 Месяц назад

Wow!! I toke time to realize that was an animation!! Superb!!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

What a compliment, thank you! I worked very hard on the environments so I'm glad we fooled you at least for a minute

@nivasantos7653 Месяц назад

@@calvinromeyn Yes, you did, and I liked a lot!!

@stevenbottcher5564 Месяц назад

Love this soooo much!!! The fact this was all done in unreal is awesome!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you Steven!

@goilo888 Месяц назад

You might say unreal! 😊

@bradjohnson9671 Месяц назад

You know when it's done right, it leaves you wanting more.. Well, I want more! Look forward to the behind the scenes feature.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for watching our short film! Check out the BTS on my channel!

@rickbiessman6084 18 дней назад

WOW. So many things done SO RIGHT. I only now realized the film was over 20 minutes. Felt like a lot less to me, in a really good way. Zaraiah has enough depth to stay interesting throughout the film, and right from the get go we learn what she’s about, with just enough back story for the whole setting to make sense. That’s really difficult to do. And you got it.

@ToddHofer Месяц назад

I am thoroughly impressed. Finally, a movie with 100% accuracy in the computer systems and operation. Somebody did their homework!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Oh man. I'm so thrilled you noticed the attention to detail. Technobabble in movies is a pet peeve of mine as I used to work in IT. So when I was coming up for the designs for the screens I tried to make them as pseudo "cinema accurate" as I could. Thanks for watching our film!

@ToddHofer Месяц назад

@@calvinromeyn I'm a software and IT Engineer and I"m the same way about tech in movies. I love the little nod to the old IBM's and the Amber monochrome monitor! I'm love to watch a movie where someone actually took the time to get it right. Keep up the EXCELLENT work!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@ToddHofer Yeah, it's super rare to see filmmakers take the time to ensure those details are accurate. It's a super niche thing that only like 1% of us notice, but it's so satisfying when someone gets it right. It was so nostalgiac for me adding those details, like the hard drive scanning sector sound effect you hear in the hideout scene too.

@ToddHofer Месяц назад

@@calvinromeyn You have a promising future ahead of you. Moat filmmakers don't take that extra little time to get the "Little" things right. When in all actuality, those "Little" things are actually pretty big in the grand scheme. The more realistic a movie is, the more people will connect with it. Those connections is what makes a movie memorable.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@ToddHofer Thanks so much Todd. Glad to have met you. Feel free to connect with me on social media! Have a great day.

@RussellHixson Месяц назад

I love that technology has progressed to the point that anyone who is willing to learn and put in the time can produce TV/Movie quality work. Kudos! Audio design, performances, colour/grit effects to give it a film feel were all excellent! I was fully immersed.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for your wonderful comment good sir. You are truly a beacon of kindenss and and grace amongst the darkness of the world. I'm glad you enjoyed our short film. May your days be long and prosperous Mr. Hixson.

@spudeleven5124 Месяц назад

In a word, BRILLIANT. It's all about the story, and it was very well crafted.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that

@kevincozens6837 23 дня назад

Indeed! Too many current day movies are heavy on special effects and not enough story.

@tinaromeyn2630 Месяц назад

Such an awesome and amazingly talented crew! Congratulations to everyone who worked on this film!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you dearest

@benaloney Месяц назад

(girl) “You gotta be kidding!” (robot) ”I’m not kidding, my humour module is badly damaged…” 😆

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Hahaha those were really fun lines to write. Thanks for watching!

@catbert7 Месяц назад

The police bot trying to jump over the wall was hilarious xD

@samuelgoodnews3197 Месяц назад

Name please

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Haha thanks! My brother, Sam did that stunt. It was so much fun to shoot it

@LH-zz1xj 18 дней назад

@@calvinromeyn That was hilarious Calvin - I loved the ED-209 from Robocop style tantrum when the bot could not get back up.

@FrogdogAndStinkypiss Месяц назад

I was glued the whole video😅

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

So good to hear that, thanks for watching!

@josefroque5551 8 дней назад

I love how realistic the bots move, the part where it got confused about how to overcome the wall was hilarious.

@134rwa Месяц назад

This was absolutely one of the best I've ever seen. I love how the conclusion was actually a new beginning, I want to see more of this story!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for noticing that! It was tricky getting the ending just right, having enough of a conclusion with the suggestion of a continuation. Thanks for watching

@kevinkall8547 Месяц назад

Excellent story and marvelous skins. could not tell it was animation until she was moving/running. Computers haven't perfected that yet.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for checking out our film! You're right, a still human is much easier to animate. Especially for a small team of animators compared to the resources of a huge studio.

@AlexTrusk91 Месяц назад

at first I thought she was a real actress too. Great work

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@AlexTrusk91 thank you!!

@Manuelomar2001 Месяц назад

I absolutely could tell. Her face looked super unnatural

@Randytherumbler Месяц назад

Whoever Calvin is, I'm pretty sure he'll be awfully proud and pleased to know that his work was superb! Outstanding, excellent slightly above average short sci-fi work. Almost pure ingenious. Almost legandary. Almost professionally done. Would've been better if ol' Chappie had been a military model, instead of him being built for,well, companionship. Whatever good that would've done,it had unexpectedly accomplished its mission. And, therefore,made its purpose in becoming a servant of the heroic space marines army... To overcome the forces of evil. Very well,done. 👍😃.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for commenting and talking the time to watch my short film. I'm very proud of the work our team created. 😊

@danman4127 Месяц назад

this is deserving of its own mini series! great work from all involved...I too was fooled at first with the graphics. stunning.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

I take it as a huge compliment that you were fooled by the graphics. I would love to make it a series. Maybe one day. Thank you for watching Firmware!

@phillipayoung10 Месяц назад

Sequel please!!!😊😊

@vonSchnoid Месяц назад

Awesome done! Got a lot of Half-Life vibes to it with that big tower, the rundown city, the humans with gasmasks. Maybe next one can be a Half-Life spin-off?

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

That's definitely in my list of potential future projects. This one was definitely very Half-Life inspired. Thanks for watching!

@Sadler2010 28 дней назад

I got a little Fallout vibe too!

@MarcopoliPolo 20 дней назад

It was really great hope one day a sequel would be created, story has potentials to be a one night movie maybe a mini serie.

@diolemmen6936 Месяц назад

these running scenes feel like running in my dreams, heavy and slow, but really well made :D

@muhammadsarmadafzal2157 Месяц назад

I'm

@marineenigella8062 Месяц назад

I just wanna point out that the dad in the photo is the VA’s dad irl LMAO its so cool to see

@SyntaxScout Месяц назад

Masterpiece,so much work and dedication was put in this excellent film.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you very much!

@jlrinc1420 5 дней назад

right there in the uncanny valley. The positive side is the creative people who can produce a movie without a budget

@thepilotmaster777 19 дней назад

I thought this was real for the first three mins. These are getting frighteningly realistic looking

@The411 Месяц назад

Very well done. Gripping tension. Only one criticism, the gas mask filters still had the shipping plugs in the end, can't breathe with those in. I doubt a lot of people noticed though.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Haha ohh noo. Are you serious!? I didn't even know that was a thing.

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

Completely intentional. They don't breathe like anyone, or anything, else. 😉

@reluctant_clap Месяц назад

Wow, good catch!

@lucasjones3338 Месяц назад

Is Angel Celiz the actor for the main character? She was really good.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Yes she was! The character was also designed after her. She is superbly talented!

@mystralz Месяц назад

Yes! She was perfect for the part. She played the part with total commitment.

@4AFREEPALESTINE 24 дня назад

You all talk like chatbots. Are any of these comments by real people?

@calvinromeyn 24 дня назад

@@4AFREEPALESTINE Yes. I am a real person. I love doing all human things like eating and having conversations with other humans.

@4AFREEPALESTINE 21 день назад

@@calvinromeynAfter watching videos about AI destroying the human race followed by your brilliant short film (series?) Dust, I was feeling a little paranoid. That being said, I'm not entirely convinced you are human... What human says "I like to do human things?"

@SWEscapePodcast Месяц назад

Well done Calvin!!! 🎉 Awesome short film once again!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thanks for watching Escape Pod!

@The_Opinion_of_Matt 26 дней назад

Very strong Half-Life 2 vibes. Good job overall!

@mikeunum Месяц назад

More from this, more, more, more please

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

So kind, thank you for watching

@Mechknight73 24 дня назад

If nobody wanted to make a full movie of this one, it's definitely got potential as the plot of a video game. There are many times during the film that you forget you're watching CGI animation. Very fluid motion, and a story with heart. If you wanted to expand this one further, you could always do the "back story" as to what the nuclear incident was, although save for the lack of Russian script and some buildings, it could almost be "another Pripyat."

@prestonsimmons5289 9 дней назад

I love the fax noises in the beginning to show the upload is slow 😂 cant get away from dial-up even in the future

@jonathanmui6764 Месяц назад

Wow this was such an incredible story. And great acting 😉

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you!

@osmia Месяц назад

Thanks for having CC enabled

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Haha it was a lot of work typing that all out. Thanks for appreciating the effort 😂

@pipersall6761 Месяц назад

What a great little film!! Well done everyone!! I wish it were longer but it is more precious in its limited time form. Thank you!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thanks for watching! Wish we could have made it feature length as well.

@Shadow-1949 9 дней назад

Absolutely fantastic Very well done and I look forward to seeing more of your work! Haven’t seen better! Thank you

@FROCKLIFFE Месяц назад

So awesome being able to see how it all turned out!!

@NickRomick Месяц назад

OG Galactic Battles crew!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Wait - is this Fenner from Corridor?

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@NickRomick Haha heck yeah

@huoshewu Месяц назад

Great Stuff. I'm very invested in the whole thing, so good job on that! I want to see if she can get another droid and plug her screwdrive in there to bring her companion back. Knowing she has a literal ticking clock and motivation is fantastic for a story that was only ten minutes long. If you had a middle and end you could easily fill a few theaters. Or maybe get a Netflix deal? I'd binge the whole thing. Can't wait to see what's next, or more of this, if you're so inclined! I think, with VERY LITTLE (that's a joke) WORK, you could easily make a game out of it. Just a thought.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for your kind comment! I know we'd all love to see what happens next too. Had a blast working with a really talented crew and amazing actors. I'm excited already for our next project. Thanks again for watching!

@v8muzik 20 дней назад

Imagine this becoming a game. The Graphics alone are insane !

@RelaxingMusic-gp3st 18 дней назад

Took me till before the initial chase at intro to realize this was CGI. 🤯 EXCELLENT voice acting as it was convincing. 🤩🥳

@beccamitchell7903 Месяц назад

Dude so good! It looks amazing, I'm sure we'll be seeing much more from you. Amaaaaazing job cuz! PS: got a good laugh at the special graffiti on the robot in the beginning....lol

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Ahahaha! Thank you cousin! You're the first person to point out the graffiti. It was really entertaining adding all those easter eggs

@doylebarnett2254 Месяц назад

Great job. I love it. One tiny detail that stood out was that too much of the whites of her eyes showed so they looked a little unrealistic. Keep up the good work. I write Sci-fi too.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thanks for the critique. You're totally right, human eyes are so difficult.

@CplHicks31415 Месяц назад

Love the old "DOS/CPM" computer with old school CRT.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Haha thank you for watching Firmware! It was prob my favorite detail to design.

@theoriginalplatform Месяц назад

💥Incredible work! Congrats to all that worked on this!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for all your help with casting!

@deadlly7 Месяц назад

This is incredible, everyone who worked on it should be so proud. I’m blown away.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you Erik!!

@jabalengelhard960 Месяц назад

Nice short film! The quality of the VFX reminds me of Alita, Battle Angel...this is very good quality and I'm viewing on a laptop :) Thank You to all who produced this film!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you so much!

@slybri5751 Месяц назад

Best dust short in ages⭐⭐⭐

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

I am a master of self doubt so thank you for saying that 🤩

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

Aw, thank you! There's a lot of great competition, though...

@JohnnyLevier Месяц назад

The best Sci-fi short I have ever seen ! A video game based on this idea would have been cool ! Even a TV-show ! Awesome !

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed our short. Lots more like this to come.

@Sm3lldiver_404-wj2ci Месяц назад

I think there is a game with this premise. It's called Metro. Oh wait, there's also S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ...

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@Sm3lldiver_404-wj2ci I studied both those games while working on this. And listened to the STALKER soundtrack while writing.

@stephendavis4241 Месяц назад

My assumption is any any military smart enough to plan an attack, can find the logic in the "Firmware" to open the gate. Lots of good SciFi technical details. Nice Work Teams!!

@sigmaTTT010 15 часов назад

GUYS WHY LEAVE US EMPTY HANDED??? BRING MORE FILMSAppreciate the CGI!!

@flyergowest Месяц назад

Awesome. Great story. Hope there will be more coming in the future.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Lots more coming for sure!

@cyremtutorial27392 Месяц назад

Thats my couzin right there. Yeah. ASTIG..

@rogerlau4932 9 дней назад

This is very good. Solid plot, sustained tension, logical and realistic visual scenery. No real surprises, and fairly predictable, but still satisfying conclusion. The woman commander's face was nicely. The animated running of our heroine was stilted, however. Everything else was well worth watching.

@paulknightsmokey73 4 дня назад

I really enjoyed it Thank You very much...... 🇬🇧😁🤜👍

@user-zg6lm8gc9t Месяц назад

То что вы делаете - потрясающе!!!

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

Спасибо!

@jonathaningram4672 Месяц назад

Brilliant. I often feel like that robot squished in the door.

@ltgenx532 Месяц назад

wow the animation is crazy, the storyline and the voice actors did a really great job I have just started learning and creating animation and I wish and pray I had such skill.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you! We def worked with some amazing actors. Keep pushing and surround yourselves with talent!

@MultidimensionalBeing124 26 дней назад

I can imagine the future of gaming is going to be a blast, we just have to survive the birthing of the new world. hopefully, its not as depicted as it is here. Your team is very talented.

@coldlyanalytical1351 Месяц назад

Impressed!

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

Thank you for watching!

@bullit4x Месяц назад

Looks like a video game storyline from 2019.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you! It was definitely inspired by some of my favorite games

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

The vibes. Little bit of Half-Life, little bit of Stalker. :D

@merion297 10 дней назад

Though the girl got into trouble twice due to his unjustified carelessness, and despite the retro modem sound and "A:\YES", it was damn cool. And finally a short on Dust that has a proper ending. 🤘🏼

@gregglynn3763 Месяц назад

That is what AI should be used for. No fancy actors, no bounds on violence, and virtual creations of the mind. Great job!!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

This is all artist made, no AI. Thank you for watching!

@joelbrecknell1557 Месяц назад

Great work Calvinnnn!!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thanks for watching Joel! Hope your teeth are doing great. You know, from all that clenching while watching this at the edge of your seat.

@no-prophet Месяц назад

This was amazing, congratulations to the team behind the scenes. It's funny that the girl's droid runs BIOS and Windows.

@Bonewerkz Месяц назад

DOS, with dial up modem.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Haha thank you for noticing my little nerdy details! I loved the BIOS aesthetic and adding those touches for the eagle eyed

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

@@Bonewerkz Good ear, yes that was really fun to add

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

Thank you! I, too, am relieved that Windows will survive the post-apocalypse.

@fabulousfab282 Месяц назад

C'est la preuve qu'il est encore possible de faire des choses intéressantes avec une station de travail Amiga. Continuez.

@rabsmcsporrin9572 26 дней назад

Excellent work

@kennypersson2556 Месяц назад

Beautiful! Love it❤

@noahpennerfilm Месяц назад

Thank you for watching!

@osmia Месяц назад

Brilliant!

@Rouge_7 Месяц назад

Well done. Exceptional storyline that was well programmed. Very enjoyable, so much so I could watch a 3 hr movie or a weekly series. I am looking forward to the behind-the-scenes project along with further completed challenges.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Ah so glad you liked it! I know we'd all love the mini series version of this world too. The BTS is on my channel if you want to check it out. It goes into all the challenges and technical details of achiving this. Thanks so much!

@olphotography5555 Месяц назад

Finally a sci-fi short that is easily to understand! Thank you

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Glad to hear this, thank you! Writing a simple plot was very easy for me because my brain is very simple.

@olphotography5555 Месяц назад

@@calvinromeyn Awesome! Pure Awesomeness!!

@lucasjones3338 Месяц назад

2:45 Boston Dynamics bots would have made that climb

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Haha glad you liked the reference

@cat52 Месяц назад

I loved this!!! Please make more short films like this!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thanks for watching cat! I'm brewing up lots more content like this.

@michaelbezoski3096 Месяц назад

Well done and most appreciated. Enjoyed the story line. Thank you.

@russ4024 Месяц назад

Amazing environmental storytelling, cool world building, loved it! Looking forward to seeing what else this team puts out

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed our short film. I had a blast designing the world and trying to tell as much as I could visually through subtext. Glad you recognized the effort. Stay tuned for lots more!

@kurtweiand7086 Месяц назад

Thanks for this!

@lisetteclay7480 Месяц назад

10/10 Great film! Hope to see more from @calvinromeyn in the future! Fantastic acting, loved the cheeky Easter eggs throughout the film. Got some good chuckles in 😂

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you kind stranger!

@DoubleJumpAcademy Месяц назад

amazing work!

@shamsKhanMalakzai Месяц назад

I Am Watching 👀 This DUST Movies🍿🎥 For 3_4 Years And I Love ❤❤ It Very Much Thanks❤🌹🙏 For Entertaining Us DUST😘🥰😍

@Scheckler27 27 дней назад

This is so fun, awesome and entertaining ! Thanks

@calvinromeyn 27 дней назад

Thanks for watching!

@MR3DDev Месяц назад

Love seeing more content made in Unreal

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

I had a great time learning it. Looking forward to making more

@dennisbrantley6925 Месяц назад

Damn that was good, really enjoyed that. Good story.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for watching Dennis!

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked the story!

@be_vocal_online 21 день назад

I had no idea it was animated until I thought she was running funny like out of a computer game. It is insane whats possible these days with technology. Well done

@tonydabaloney Месяц назад

Nicely done and filmed. All the people with brains are warning us about the danger of AI, but at the same time are working hard to make it happen. How about this for a plot. Man creates human/computer interface along with a net of satellites surrounding the earth and then creates a true AI! WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Oh,right, they already made a movie called The Terminator 1,2,3,4,5 of them. SkyNet is almost complete, thanks ,Mr. Musk.😂😂

@redwolfmaddox3986 23 дня назад

Chappie????????

@danieldevito6380 6 дней назад

Chappie doesn't do crimes

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 Месяц назад

The detail is spectacular. Very easy watch for me. Thanks.

@screamingiraffe Месяц назад

rarely see shorts this good , nice work. Had me thinking 'last of us' meets 'district 9'. This would make for a very interesting web series, perhaps netflix.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thanks for watching our short! Last of Us and District 9 were to of the biggest inspirations for this piece. Glad it landed for you without being too derivitive. Would love to make more as well. Stay tuned.

@SyCoREAPER 21 день назад

Janky walking, unning and frankly the unsettlingly face of the girl, this was pretty damn good.

@tymonjames8577 17 дней назад

Liked this one a lot! CGI has come a long way.

@woodstoney Месяц назад

Definitely some excellent production efforts! Very nicely done and certainly open for a continuation.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you! It was a huge team effort between many talented artists. We're super proud of the result and would love to continue the story. Thanks for watching Firmware!

@danawhite9823 Месяц назад

Thanks guys! I really enjoyed this one. I could see this being a really great feature film and would LOVE to play it as a video game as well.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

I know I'd love to play the video game version of this as well. Thank you so much for watching, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@ISandbagI Месяц назад

hahaha "My companionship protocols simply suggest that we hope for the best"

@d23bw 25 дней назад

Thank you creators for this wonderfulness. aAreal intense enjoyment bubble. Top.

@ronhanks4610 Месяц назад

Excellent work, well done to all involved. Thank you.

@calvinromeyn Месяц назад

Thank you for watching, Ron! We had a great team of passionate artists and we're so excited to see people finally able to enjoy all our hard work! Cheers, Calvin