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Humanity is long gone. After an apocalyptic war, a member of the team of robots tasked with finding a new hope for life discovers a mysterious map.
"The Spark" by Marco Pavanello
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Marco Pavanello: Director, Producer, Music, Modeling, Animation
Josue Rivera: Robot Protagonist
Bernardo Iraci: Greenland set
Joseph Dowling: Previz, General Advisor
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@Biketunerfy 3 месяца назад

Sort of reminds me of EVE the robot looking for life on earth in the Pixar movie WALL-E. cool.

@robertkirschner3519 3 месяца назад

That’s what I gathered. After a brutal war, the guardians protected Eve

@toyadiinae9800 3 месяца назад

That's what I immediately thought

@Biketunerfy 3 месяца назад

@@toyadiinae9800 great minds think alike.

@OziFreemanBoB Месяц назад

Yeah ! WALL-E evolved... and all the fat Humans died. Closure .

@qibraygolospinkin2265 26 дней назад

ЛЮБОФЬ СМЕРТЬ РОБОТЫ !

@stevenhill3136 3 месяца назад

Not a single question I had was answered

@barnabyaprobert5159 3 месяца назад

I often wonder if these shorts are created to "pitch" an idea to a major studio. Leaving many questions unanswered in this early form might prompt executives to fund it? I don't know.

@mrMirzam 3 месяца назад

@@barnabyaprobert5159 It worked with District 9.

@AMS-tothepm 3 месяца назад

somethings are just left to the unknown…

@hilaryc3203 3 месяца назад

Film is art, and like art, it is subjective. The viewer applies their own experiences, ideas, thoughts and ideas to what they view to create a story that answers their questions. I quite liked it.

@hotbit7327 2 месяца назад

@@barnabyaprobert5159 Creators usually do not have much to say. To write a cohesive story, or a mathematical theory is difficult, to write something resembling or being poetry is much simpler. The ball is on the side of the viewer/reader, who needs to create meaning (semantics) himself.

@NC-oy8hq 3 месяца назад

So many years after the big robots protected life from the small robots and now the small robots know life’s protectors are gone ? Kind of confusing story. And I agree with some of the others saying the soundtrack was lacking

@leonestello 2 месяца назад

My Comment👉 "Weren't these the ones that destroyed life and the🌱 Robots were trying to protect it?🤷" Yea, confusing👀

@gagarinone Месяц назад

If I had programmed these surviving robots, I would have programmed them to do, what they do, in this imaginary short sci-fi film. They don't have to be robots, but can be human survivors transferred into a robot body.

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Chappie the Defoliator3000 has learned _Regret_

@insurancecasino5790 14 дней назад

It was entertaining and kept me want to watch, but yeah, the ending fell short, but there are only so many endings one can do with this. A twist might be when the bot runs out of battery, and wake ups up to more life.

@Nailnuke 3 месяца назад

I don't know what to think. It's reminiscent of other robot shorts with failing batteries. It's nicely done and I think you're alluding to a robot who's achieved feelings, but it's a well trodden path.

@AffordBindEquipment 2 месяца назад

yep, and the battery symbol is just like one would expect it, an AA battery.

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

I can't wait until AA battery icons for remaining power, are as vestigial as a 3.5" floppy disc icon for saving changes to a file.

@AffordBindEquipment Месяц назад

@@prophetzarquon1922 Yes but the floppy disc is so iconic!

@teleroel Месяц назад

Tough robot, surviving that sand storm with all it's moving parts.

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Its solar panel managed to recharge it, even though nearly half the panel was in shade! (Shading even a tiny part of a solar panel, can reduce its production to nil, due to increased resistance.)

@manuelvega1100 12 дней назад

Dazzling Graphics, mesmerizing plot...There but for the Grace of AI go I...Loved this..

@ToyotaKTM 3 месяца назад

Poor robot had PTSD.

@CriminallyCritical 3 месяца назад

So post-apocalypse robot took sooo long to recharge via a tiny solar cell that the world not only recovered, but some society had also noticed the robot recharging, built statues of it, then died out too... this was really good :D

@RealElequist 3 месяца назад

nah the robot was charged up the next day

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Not with that tiny solar cell half covered! It'd be acting like a resistor instead of making power.

@videolabguy 3 месяца назад

Nice demo reel. Beautiful rendering as usual. Absolute inability to tell a solid story. But, it has all the clichés. Dusty city ruins. Mysterious end of humanity - as usual. Some life at the end. Who? Why? When? Where? What for? WTF? So much potential. So little realization.

@preparedscouter2357 3 месяца назад

Even machines need to touch grass! Lol

@watchdust 3 месяца назад

This is the moral of the story. Period.

@leonestello 2 месяца назад

Period.

@gagarinone Месяц назад

@@leonestello They don't have to be robots, but can be human survivors transferred into a robot body.

@devries9528 3 месяца назад

movie name “The Horrible sounds"

@iamcarbonandotherbits.8039 2 месяца назад

Lots of hours went into this well trodden path of a world after humans, but i liked it, spes when he fell into the underground.

@jonathanbentley6548 13 дней назад

Wonderful visuals!

@WilliamKinsey-dx2dn 2 месяца назад

Well we know what the spark is don't we!😱 Normally I don't like these ones with no dialogue but this looks absolutely amazing!😍

@meranaamsrikanth7300 Месяц назад

Tears is not open to my eyes 👀 but open to hearts

@lawrieyoutube4375 3 месяца назад

Nice to see a short Sci Fi film that isn't just another dystopian downer.

@druceeeee 3 месяца назад

i want this to be an mmorpg...just a butt-load of different kinds of robots wandering about a post-apocalyptic wasteland!

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

*_Total Annihilation_* has entered the chat. Will you choose ARM, or CORE?

@ruffrider2626 3 месяца назад

They're coming for you!

@michaelbezoski3096 3 месяца назад

Glad I subscribed as these are thought provoking & pleasing to view. Thank you, appreciate your talent.

@watchdust 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching @michaelbezoski3096. We appreciate you, Earthling 👽

@freshmarex3538 3 месяца назад

Appreciated the Ghibli films references.

@fjdarling 2 месяца назад

Great special effects. Still, a machine does not need an external reminder of it's battery condition. That effect would be for the benefit of some external entity.

@mrwoodandmrtin 3 месяца назад

Main issue is that a robot has no emotions. So, we as the viewer are experiencing a reaction video of a thing that doesn't react. Exceptional graphics. Great music. Story works.

@Biketunerfy 3 месяца назад

The robot has PTSD. It’s having flashback of the war and to have PTSD you must have feelings. Weird concept but that’s what everyone is saying.

@mrwoodandmrtin 3 месяца назад

@@Biketunerfy Good point! Trouble is, you only can appeal to an audience who have ptsd.. Not sure ptsd is a feeling people return to or recommend in a film. Girls want to feel romance or cy... Boys want to feel power or adventure. generally,... I like comedy and ideas. so... And then there's saturation.. A horror film saturates the viewer in the emotion. where this film, as brilliant as it is .. only glides past the feeling for a small while.

@albertusbodenstein1976 3 месяца назад

Cool movie. I found it very entertaining watching it at 2x speed. (it was a bit slow)

@jimpalladino89 3 месяца назад

Good call thanks

@philipprehmuss6864 2 месяца назад

200% speed works perfect for me with all videos except music :-)

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Yes 125% for music

@andrewgalloway7344 3 месяца назад

surreal

@dloui5214 3 месяца назад

after it entered the eden , its metal skeleton grows muscles and skins .

@CriminallyCritical 3 месяца назад

Would Eve then be an expansion pack...?

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

They didn't say it grew _ribs._

@joeled7660 3 месяца назад

Huh. I didn't know robots could get PTSD.

@ericbrown8916 8 дней назад

Ever watch a rumba have a fit that can’t get to a spot it could before.

@lloydsshednanigans 3 месяца назад

Engaging, not too long on each shot-sequence. Excellent animation/cgi and not overdone so it looks like crappy cgi. Especially noticed the little things like an everso-slightly different pitch for the servo motors depending on directional load. A good piece of filmmaking all 'round! Thank you for showing us! :)

@bikebudha01 2 месяца назад

Once I saw the leaf on the big robot, I was expecting the small 'enemy of the big" robot to call the other robots and start killing everything...

@sailingaristos2472 2 месяца назад

😂😂😂

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Gotta save something for Part 2!

@rudevalve 3 месяца назад

Certified Gold!!!!!

@Gwen-x6d 2 месяца назад

Outside my apartment building hangs a tattered flag that is at least 15 years old. This episode reminds me of that flag.

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

That's sad; they're supposed to be taken down & replaced when they get that way! My grandmother kept one flying the whole time her sons were gone to war; it's very faded & tattered, but I wouldn't have been the one to tell her to take it down, either!

@joskeguereza3714 24 дня назад

because the flag also has nothing to tell?

@user-golovach_lenka Месяц назад

пожелания авторам: продолжайте развиваться. пока плохо.

@ignis-lita 2 месяца назад

Чернопесковое каменистое плато как 2я часть пустыни интересно!

@KERWINAC-MOVIES 3 месяца назад

This is awesome. Wish they made full length movies. Either stopmotion or cgi. I love this channel.

@fireburnzwhithin 3 месяца назад

Especially good on full screen.

@watchdust 3 месяца назад

Those stellar visuals! Thanks for watching.

@AcapulKero 2 месяца назад

Wow! Thanks for this short. So incredible that idea of this script. Excellent!

@timothyvanderschultzen9640 2 месяца назад

Changed my life! Thought provoking!

@joskeguereza3714 24 дня назад

the sarcasm is strong in this one :D

@VelkePivo 16 дней назад

😂

@pswanberg1 2 месяца назад

So they can create sophisticated autonomus robots, but not a satellite to take pictures of earth.

@mike-h4r Месяц назад

thanks i enjoyed immensely.

@ShiftyGeeza 3 месяца назад

Now that is some next level world building. Mindblowing.

@MaSSaDDict07 3 месяца назад

Très bien fait On arriverait même à avoir de la compassion pour le robot

@willsherman1049 3 месяца назад

The motor noises were very irritating. Robot made more noise than a 1965 Studebaker. Whole thing seemed pointless by the end.

@gagarinone Месяц назад

It was probably a bit rusty, having been in off mode for tens of years.

@hlapoint 2 месяца назад

Very good work!!! Congratulations 🎉

@craigswanson8026 3 месяца назад

Exceptional work and imagination. Landscapes and soundscapes are wonderful. Thanks.

@markbeames7852 3 месяца назад

What inspired this robot, how, why and to what end for what purposes?

@jacklangley861 3 месяца назад

I don't get it but I enjoyed it anyway! The landscapes were particularly stunning. I usually prefer closure but somehow this was ok as an open ended story, up to interpretation. 😊

@noncalamari 2 месяца назад

Nice rendering, but a complete whiff on the storytelling part.

@BruceDavidKellock 3 месяца назад

Excellent piece. Thank you.

@watchdust 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching, Earthling. You're the best in the galaxy. 👽

@richardwernst 2 месяца назад

Again, no idea what yet another DUST movie is about/the point, etc. Are there any that actually tell a whole story with an ending?

@sengasengana 25 дней назад

Stowaway. Couple of years ago. It's great, tells a real story with an actual ending.

@joskeguereza3714 24 дня назад

Dust used to be good, and actually live up to the expectation of what is a "short story". Those days are long gone tho.

@leonestello 2 месяца назад

Weren't these the ones that destroyed life and the🌱 Robots were trying to protect it?🤷

@audonmarj3470 Месяц назад

If. YOU. WON'T DO IT THEY'LL Geographicly. WILL.

@anonimapandisti103 2 месяца назад

Bravissimo Marco

@pjadi5104 3 месяца назад

Perfekt.Thanks.

@MrSpock002 3 месяца назад

Well DONE!! At least there is more left than just cockroaches!! 😂 Another Eden perhaps!!! The Tree of good and evil!!!

@TheKrensada 3 месяца назад

So this had nothing to say.

@gagarinone Месяц назад

@SailingABSea 3 месяца назад

Brilliant and insightful.

@watchdust 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching, Earthling. You're the best in the galaxy. 👽

@241sail6 3 месяца назад

I would love to see this continued.

@sundaresanesvarsundaresane3217 Месяц назад

Excellent concept sir

@scotthultin7769 3 месяца назад

9 👍's up DUST thank you for sharing 🤗

@SynthoidSounds 3 месяца назад

The opening scene of the city looks like parts of Ukraine destroyed by Russia's ongoing invasion. Nicely done CGI, a lot of talent and effort went into creating this. There's much potential backstory here, what exactly was this war about? The plant logo embedded into the ancient war machine . . . who, what? If anything, lots of developed content that could be applied to a game / VR experience.

@ASchnacky 3 месяца назад

propagandist

@sailingaristos2472 2 месяца назад

@ASchnacky ya, a bit off the wall with the war comment

@aarons7975 3 месяца назад

Those big ones attacking look a lot like the turtle men from the movie 5th element. so the robot was dormant for how long to recharge? sort of confused here.

@time603 3 месяца назад

Definitely has potential for more ❤

@watchdust 3 месяца назад

@time603 We do too! Be sure to follow the filmmaker on their socials to keep up with their future work. Can't wait to see what else they create. Thanks for being out of this world and watching! 🚀

@jessicalove9225 2 месяца назад

Always protecting Keagan Lanahan and Yousi Guo.

@TheDeclanfox 3 месяца назад

Is it dreaming? Some hallucinogenic software? The sudden transition from desert and destruction to a green and fertile land is puzzling.

@Andrea-xs4ny 3 месяца назад

It wasn't sudden. A long period of time elapsed before the sun was visible and plants could grow again. In the meantime, the robot was off/out of power and finally "woke up" when the sun came out and the solar energy recharged it.

@pamconnell3742 25 дней назад

It's what I believe these days is called a 'reset'. The world was destroyed, but will eventually recover. And a new cycle will begin.

@evertonfarrel6396 3 месяца назад

DUST is the best aLL video

@frankfowlkes7872 2 месяца назад

I thought the dialog was well written!

@JohnMickus 2 месяца назад

all-SPARK is from Transformers. Everything else is from Wall-E. Comeon

@meerathegreyhound1044 3 месяца назад

The robot found a nice green place to F up and bring all of his buddies to have another war. Interesting concept. It’s kind of like what humans do 😂

@shaddouida3447 3 месяца назад

Barbarella Update Synopsis A remake that both parodies and pays homage to the original movie. Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Barbarella's kitschy sexploitational humor is sorely missing from today's corporate-approved media, even though modern media still manages to exhibit all the same biases with a hasty facade of moral outrage pasted over it. Ironically, most of the female _and_ non-cisgender people I know, have expressed that they _liked_ this kind of entertainment! (I first watched it, on a girlfriend's recommendation.) I'm not sure any major studio would touch that live-wire with a ten foot pole, today.

@D4ni3773 2 месяца назад

Great video!

@EvilGingerChill 3 месяца назад

Lol robot at the beginning was channeling some god dammit energy and the robot experiencing wartime PTSD was interesting.

@goodstudio_ng 3 месяца назад

I think the soundtrack on this kinda made it worse. There was too much emphasis on the robotic sounds rather than trying to aid the storyline. I still think this is great work.

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Could have used quieter joints & more crunching footsteps.

@acidize55 3 месяца назад

I'm confused. This was uploaded 47 minutes ago, and yet I've seen this exact animation before. Is this a reupload, or an upload from another animation channel?

@markusb.ausu.3878 3 месяца назад

Same thought. And I was sure as he fell in the hole. It must have been months ago when I saw this video the first time.

@someguydino6770 3 месяца назад

This may be about something relavant ; but I am too stupid to figure it out...

@Qweazly1234 3 месяца назад

what a brilliant video

@silverfox1silverfox496 2 месяца назад

Very good!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@sumbius1576 Месяц назад

Nausicaä ending, but with god warrior robots acting as ohm

@donovanphillips4973 2 месяца назад

Another esoteric masterpiece

@BestTop-tj3kx 2 месяца назад

Very very good

@JohninTucson 3 месяца назад

This presentation is spectacular!!! Excellent screenplay and brilliantly executed. Brava. We need more content like this instead of the serialized stuff...that is why I stopped watching things here. MORE MORE MORE of this!!!!!

@bubbalove2261 3 месяца назад

Good storyline let’s hope this doesn’t become reality

@proanimali 2 месяца назад

Why do robots need nature?

@prophetzarquon1922 Месяц назад

Unexplained. Might even be remnant programming with no real point!

@klebsonmacedo2918 Месяц назад

👍

@learjet45 3 месяца назад

Loved it, can't wait for the sequel👍

@slybri5751 3 месяца назад

Very awesome.⭐ No dialect, no facial expressions but still SPARKS the emotions. Did anyone else feel gutted when the droids battery died?😭😭😭 Bless its little metal socks. 🦿🦿🤖🍃⭐🤍

@Khultan 12 дней назад

Flight capabilities. C'mon now.

@rl2699 2 месяца назад

So i may be wrong but I'm taking a long shot guess at what i am taking from this. As i do agree with other posts of being yet another post war/apocalyptic event or events that lead to the end of humanity it appears that the end shows either one of two things. 1, life can start over and will start over as evident of the birds and lush landscape at the end. or...... 2, even in the most chaotic and abysmal situations there is always hope for a better ending

@GailBanks-oq5ke 3 месяца назад

That was done so well. Thank you, loved it❤😊

@techtodaythailand 2 месяца назад

❤❤❤

@MGB-learning 2 месяца назад

Great video

@maricromidas3120 3 месяца назад

water steam, rain, corrosion - bad decision

@SuperAlexPerry 3 месяца назад

Inspiring!

@Spacejockey426 6 дней назад

Here in the comments section, where some are expecting an answer as to what's going on in this short, make me SMHR. What's wrong with just letting the events play out and enjoying the cool visuals, made by someone who clearly understands visual storytelling? Part of the fun is in the debate and speculation with others on what's happening, instead of having it spoon-fed by the filmmaker. Giving a concrete explanation is an insult to the intelligence of the viewer. Why not have some thought-provoking debate and discussion in the aftermath of seeing the film?

@andrewgalloway7344 3 месяца назад

outstanding !

@ShiftyGeeza 2 месяца назад

It was the machines that saved nature from humanity? Right? Whereas at first it seemed that the humans were attacked by the machines, it was in fact the machines defending nature from mankinds consumption and destruction of it. At least that's what I got from it.