Compliance | A Doctor Who short film

All is not what it seems in this bleak, brutalist Dalek city...
Here it is (in 4K too!) Perhaps one of the weirdest things I've ever made, Compliance is the product of my wildest dreams mixed with my love of Daleks. Enjoy!
All visuals and music created by me!
This production is completely fan-made and created under fair-use. The video is in no way associated with the BBC. Doctor Who, the Daleks and all associated images are owned by BBC Studios etc.
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Infiltration of the Daleks S2 is probably still on its way.

[@Gojirawars03]

“From birth to death, locked inside a cold, metal cage. Completely alone. That explains your voice. No wonder you _scream.”_

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

The sadness of the Daleks is sometimes hauntingly beautiful. And your mastery of this silent film is... unsurpassed.

[@3ddoctorwho]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@JRHainsworth]

Unsettlingly liminal brutalist architecture is peak Dalek aesthetic.

[@3ddoctorwho]

Yes!! I've always thought that

[@SuperODST1]

Daleks have no sense of el-e-gance!

[@kesterfae5447]

@@SuperODST1 Maybe the Time-War Daleks, their Skaro based ancestors had style and class.

[@martinevans9757]

I think you just elevated the Daleks to the status of high art. This is the most remarkable and frightening portrayal of the existential horror of being a Dalek I have ever seen.

[@explorer47422]

EL-E-VATE

[@FalloutJack]

@@explorer47422 Looked like the era of Daleks that did not have flight to me, but also...he didn't want to fly...

[@peytonmac1131]

I do think this is something that the new daleks have lost; they used to feel as though they had a society, even one very restrictive and controlled. There was something living inside that armoured shell that wanted more than just to kill, they had art and gardens and hobbies. Now they just feel like killing machines that have no other purpose, and would have no reason to exist once they've killed every other creature in the Universe.

[@sslaxx]

There's a scene in Jubilee that touches on this.

[@AmberMetallicScorpion]

they almost got that back in the moffat era, but everyone shat on the episode that tried it

[@JoshSnares]

If the Daleks were given a 60s surrealist underground short film! Every shot is a masterpiece, breath-taking. Another incredible addition to your outstanding filmography. Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@timmartin6188]

This is pure art, the transitions, colours, musical cues, everything was on point, six short minutes made me feel more than most two hour films have done

[@ASChambers]

So true. It was thing of pure beauty.

[@BabelColour]

A piece of art, provoking thought and evoking an incredibly strong 60s aesthetic. I'm very impressed by what you have created.

[@geordiewalker2102]

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[@JeremyDuncan]

I LOVED this. When people ask me why the Daleks are my favorite villains in Doctor Who, I think I should show them this. There is something so alien about a Dalek's form that you rely entirely on certain restricted movements, and shot composition to tell their inner thoughts. It is an artist's dream, and you have realized their potential to the fullest.

[@jacksmith-ht3jo]

Ok this is art, how you’ve managed to capture the emotions of a creature so void of emotions is amazing well done!

[@AlienIOIandroktone]

I don't know the meaning of it but i love it. I'm kinda seeing it as a Dalek investigating the death of his only friend through their psychic hivemind thing, through his dreams, discovering it was a suicide, and following suit

[@TheFinalMinutes]

Well that was a pleasant surprise. Who'd have thought there could ever be an arthouse film that uses the Daleks to explore depression and suicide, all without saying a single word? Incredibly good.

[@ChrisKeziahHyde]

Absolutely fantastic short film exploring such existential themes. The non dialogue thing is so refreshing and unique to a Dalek centric short film. The architecture makes me think of what other parts of the Dalek city would have looked like in the 60's. Amazing work and a great way to celebrate 60 years of Who!

[@johnreep5798]

Davros needs to tighten up his grip, the minions are becoming self aware.

[@paulosborne6517]

i/ This really brings home the simple, elegant genius of 1st Doctor era Dalek Design. So beautiful, so mid-century. Davros' panzer-grey 'Genesis' Daleks are the only other incarnation to become as iconic. ii/ The Barbican Centre in London makes a lot more sense now we know it was built by Daleks in the 2nd Dynasty Skaro Modernist Style. Certainly the Barbican is no space for Humans.

[@alastairmabbott7075]

Loved this. "Fan films" like this usually aren't my thing, but something about the thumbnail compelled me to click on it, and I'm so glad I did. Very impressed that you did the music as well, though I shouldn't be surprised because it fits so well with the (gorgeously retro) visuals.

[@David_Burgess27]

This is rendered so beautifully, so stylish and elegant 🤩

[@3ddoctorwho]

Thank you!!

[@cybermatstrikes7557]

Worthy of Raymond Cusick's beautiful creation, proving it's not in the name or the voice, but the visual design of the iconic villain.

[@carlinjack1]

This is utterly remarkable. The first time in a long time I've seen something and been genuinely entranced by something. It is so unique in style, enticingly beautiful, utterly classic, deeply engaging in story, and not a single word of dialogue was used. This is the first time in 60 years that I've been completely emotionally connected to a dalek, and it was done in 5 minutes of homemade rendering. Whoever did this should have their talents in film and television; if not in Doctor Who a huge shame, if not in public a huge shame. Someone pls send this to RTD and entrance him. Share this far and wide!

[@ewan.cartwright]

When you set aside the fascism, the Daleks become a metaphor for modernity, alienation under capitalism. A world of people trapped in metal boxes, a world of ramps and guideways and emotional repression. Daleks as a critique of car dependency! I don't know if anyone's explored this so thorougly. Besides that it's fucking sexy, I'm not just excited to see your future Dalek videos, I'm excited to see your feature films

[@WalrusisintheMatrix]

my god. this is so much more than a piece of animation. there was so much detail to this I'm blown away

[@m.sharif_3d]

Goodness this was a very interesting film...the visuals, models and the entire production is fantastic! I loved the retro vibes this gave off in the beginning of the film. Very, good work!

[@3ddoctorwho]

Thanks!!

[@ajr99893]

This is a work of art. You've made the Daleks cute and terrifying both at the same time. Not easy to pull off. A nuanced masterpiece. Congratulations!! Reminds me of so many great films but completely fresh and exciting. So much talent!

[@mecha_moira6443]

Gorgeously retro and beautifully directed. It has a genuinely offsetting air from the start and never breaks the tension, asking some wonderfully interesting existential questions about the Daleks, and prodding at the idea of what goes on in a Dalek's mind. It also reminds me of the early comics when the Daleks were less almighty Uber killing machines and these strange and slightly camp aliens, almost making them understandable to an extent!

[@SWDTeam]

Wow, this look absolutely amazing! I love the entire aesthetic.

[@MattafProductions]

Oh, I really adore this! Properly weird and wonderful at the same time. You've really captured the essence of how creepy the early daleks were. Brilliant, can't wait to see what you do next!

[@Chillmax]

Daleks having an existential crisis with their own version of the dancing elephants from Fantasia, love it. You sir are a genius, we are not worthy of your many talents, I will comply with anything, you need only but ask.

[@theevildalek5425]

That was extremely interesting to watch! Very artsy! Makes you think a lot…

[@retrogiftsuk4812]

Fantastic film. Clear enough narrative to follow, whilst still leaving room for questions and interpretation. And who doesn't love/fear the daleks?

[@MRTransportVideos]

Definate shades of French Film Noir to it - beautifully created, nicely paced, the lack of any speech or any real background sound, save for the motion of them, just gives it an extra edge. A genuine delight to watch.

[@robertlloyd122]

It's obviously very well crafted visually but I love that you also went for music appropriate to those 60s Dalek designs.

[@cousinmonachpsis5707]

This is beautiful. To me it seems evocative of some of the great German silent movies of the 1920’s, like Metropolis and it’s ilk. I have never seen anything this spectacular.

[@SocieteRoyale]

making what is basically a featureless armoured tank express an emotional response is incredibly hard, but you actually did it! beautiful film

[@occamsrayzor]

Outstanding storytelling! Not a word spoken, nor any familiar facial or bodily cues, but still relating a range of emotions from confusion, to sadness, to desperation. Brilliant.

[@AidanGray]

This is the best looking Dalek project ever released! It looks like live action and I know this must have taken a whole lot of time and dedication. The story is haunting too. I joined on board with your Infiltration of the Daleks and the long wait really paid off, thank you!

[@DalekCaanOfSkaro]

This deserves way more attention, this is astonishing, and not only as a compelling Doctor Who narrative into the horrors of the Daleks and the creatures inside, but just as a piece of cinema in general. This is off the charts level of good, and I'm not even exaggerating. The fact you made everytging is amazing, and you show a fantastix knowledge in cinema. One question though, what exactly is the music style, as I've always loved this style of music?

[@3ddoctorwho]

I’m glad you enjoyed! Honestly I’m not sure if there’s a name that encompasses the musical style but the score is inspired by Severance’s and by the work of Avishai Cohen!!

[@DalekCaanOfSkaro]

​@@3ddoctorwho cheers :), I'll look more into their work. I see what you mean now with the severance inspiration. Again, you've crafted something truly amazing in the Whoniverse. This deserves to be canon

[@DalekCaanOfSkaro]

​@@3ddoctorwho I'm not sure if this is what you intended, but to me it makes me feel as if this is the earliest days of the Daleks, and the architecture provokes this feeling that it once belonged to the humanoid versions of the Kaleds, but as they mutated this is simply the forgotten remnants of that humanoid era, now occupied by these Dalek tanks. To me I love how someone has finaly linked that there is something living in these Daleks, and it almost ghostly how although bo longer human, they still move through the old architecture belonging to their human ancestors, like ghosts

[@3ddoctorwho]

@@DalekCaanOfSkaro what a beautiful interpretation!! when making it i did think along those lines, in that the daleks seem to be following a stream of commands without any sense of why or what for, as if they’re ghosts of a distant and forgotten past.

[@custommediacreations]

@@DalekCaanOfSkaro Nicely said, my personal favourite area was the tree with the rock garden, It's quite poetic, that area is so human. But the Daleks can never touch it, they can merely observe it, the work of their distant ancestors.

[@Nexus_2002]

DUDE! That was amazing! This is the true horror of the Daleks! This felt like 1984 mixed with the shinning! A glimpse at what the universe would be like if the daleks were successful in their conquest and extermination. Perhaps this is a direction the show should take them in the future? Either way, brilliant film!

[@princecharon]

It's like a 1960s art film, which is a good vibe to have in this context. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@tortysoft]

Deeply impressive on all counts. The range of potential stories is enormous. Also, simply beautiful.

[@conradslater]

As a huge fan of Daleks myself this video has had a big impact on me emotionally. Thank you for making this; I hope you make more and I hope loads of other people are inspired to make Dalek videos of their own. I should make something myself too - now is a good time and this is a good bar or quality to aspire to. I hope youtube is good to you and that this is seen by a huge audience, even if over a long period of time.

[@_animehdi]

Absolutely loved this. A Total masterpiece. Fantastic composition and lighting, loving the whole vibe. Please do keep creating stuff!

[@euansmith3699]

Gorgeous! The aesthetic is wonderfully 1960s. The jankiness of the two strips of metal round the Dalek's chests is a really nice detail.

[@PeterDalling]

Mesmerising from start to finish. I never thought I'd feel sorry for the Daleks.

[@HLR4th]

This is remarkable. My way of thinking about the Daleks has been enriched; thanks you. The fils was very David Lynch, in the best possible way- well done!

[@richardswift343]

Fabulous. Already multiple views. Wonderfully realised and paced. Thank you for sharing

[@apollo12002]

How dare you manage to make me feel sorry for them, now I feel dirty and a betrayer of all humanity. Brilliantly done the rendering / lighting / camera work and artistic flare fit the mood perfectly , well done.

[@magnusgreel275]

This is beautiful. Stark. Haunting. I think this is some of the best Doctor Who content I've seen in quite some time. Well done.

[@jonathanlumb1733]

This is an incredibly clever piece. Beautifully realised visually. The music pitch perfect. I'm a huge fan of silent film and this is just superb. I hope this is seen and noticed. The neatest trick you pull off is how you humanise the dalek in that moment as it looks over the ledge. Thank you for making this.

[@theoldbean]

A side to Daleks which has never been seen but entirely accurate. This is an absolute masterpiece. The way you have made us empathetic to a creature of pure hate with beautiful imagery and a stunning music score. Amazing!

[@SamyulDavis]

The camera is amazing. In the last minute or two especially? Speechless

[@berenvonbaggins]

I just needed to comment on this masterpiece! Everything about this piece is stunning. As others have commented, it was an extremely emotional film. It's a bold undertaking, emotionalizing a Dalek, but you did so amazingly. I loved the aesthetic, and the model work itself was amazing in it's own right. The scoring perfectly fit the vibe, and really drew me in. All around, this was an amazing display of storytelling!

[@xectilus5530]

I've never seen any of your videos before but this is superb. Gorgeously cinematic and full of deft visual storytelling, an enchanting short film in its own right.

[@Praxibetel-Ix]

A dear friend shared this with me. This is a beautifully made fan film! Those poor Daleks...

[@JamesBrophy]

Spectacular work. Wonderfull choices at every level. Bravo.

[@hayleyglyphs]

wonderful aesthetic sensibility, immaculate vibes, absolute masterclass

[@ms.carriage6867]

This is sooooo good 🤩🤩 the art house style really fits with the mundane daily life of a Dalek and it following it's fellow Dalek over the edge at the end 🤯who needs screaming Daleks and non stop gun fire when you can tell a story so simply and perfectly like this 😎😎

[@rhy5d3ll]

Stylistically incredible, emotionally gripping. You've got a really really good film here.

[@avfilmmaker]

This was sooo good! The design choices, the shot choices, the textures OMG! Trying to emote with Daleks (especially without vocals) seems impossible, but you managed to do it! Amazing work! 🎉

[@tangerinealarm]

Impressive. The sound effects of the Daleks moving, the music, the visuals. It's so wonderfully 60s and experimentally weird. The aesthetics are fantastic, Dalek-y in really 60s style. I also absolutely love the contemplation tree.

[@pupbenny]

This is utterly fantastic! I love how unique and beautiful this is!

[@admiralkrafto1638]

YEEEEESS IT BEGINS

[@maxkennedy7430]

I’m honestly Speechless. This Is Cinema! This is Absolutely Fantastic!! You Truly Get The Daleks.

[@joelper7567]

This is an incredible piece of art. Thought-provoking and fan art at the same time. The lighting is perfect, and the music really helps sell the eeriness of the whole film. Absolutely fantastic.

[@movieman6456]

A deranged Pixar short from 1999. Cold, chilling, introspective.

[@gfunkin3d]

I am in a deep state of awe at the beauty of this short. You have created something purely brilliant here!

[@hippopotamusboyoyoy5308]

please make more of these this was actually terrifying and brilliantly put together, well done this is awesome!

[@TheStoryBeast]

Absolutely stunning! Just so stylish and eerie and funny and sad. You squeeze every last possible bit of emotion out of a Dalek which is an achievement in itself but you also go straight to the squiggly dystopian heart of what makes their worldview so unpleasant. Immediately canon in my books. Love it.

[@dalekray9232]

I just got to say this is one of the best dalek animations out there you have perfected the art of animating a dalek I also want to say that you have been A very big inspiration for me so I just want to say thank you for this wonderful short film

[@wordswithneil]

This is absolutely staggering, you're a very talented filmmaker my friend. I've never been so entranced by something in the Doctor Who universe before (and this stands a remarkable short film in its own right.) Keep up the good work 🤙

[@sackboywho11]

This is an exceptional mastery of music and visual storytelling by a true artist. The amount of thought and love that has gone into your work is nothing short of mind blowing and I can't wait to see what you do next!

[@Mr-Incognito21]

Brilliant work! Reminds me of Wes Anderson.

[@TheDefiniteArticle_]

Wow, the atmosphere is amazing and the cinematography and sets are brilliant! Well done!

[@Didgeridoomen]

I love how this story is portrayed so visually.

[@danielsellers8707]

Those brutalist 1970s roof tiles are reminiscent of the now demolished Sheaf Market in Sheffield, not far from the Park Hill flats where some recent Doctor Who episodes were filmed.

[@IllusivePrime]

Awesome animation. Kind of makes you wonder what made them Dalek fall off the ledge. Some sort of airbourne virus perhaps. And what's the purpose of the orange Daleks?

[@m.sharif_3d]

Ooooh it's finished?!! I can't wait to see this tomorrow!!!

[@elliotcook3108]

This is incredible and I cannot wait to see what you do next Edit: Probably something with daleks

[@ASChambers]

Fascinating little short. I feel it’s what we would get if David Lynch was ever to direct a Dr Who episode.

[@sirplexmedia636]

That was incredible, amazing art piece, should have worn headphones.

[@PaulloDEC]

Are the Severance vibes deliberate, or coincidental? Either way, absolutely great. Beautiful and weird in equal measure.

[@Bibblethruster]

Utterly beautiful. Feels like a lost tv21 story. Huge congratulations

[@nuffseb9299]

This would be exactly what we'd get if Wes Anderson did an episode of Doctor Who and I'm fucking here for it. This is amazing.

[@wildphil64]

When a dalek thinks it’s had enough…….

[@victorvelasquez9844]

Besides those last final minutes which was NUTS! I finally got to see a calm Dalek video 😮‍💨. I love Daleks even if they are cold killers

[@VuddyProductions]

my god, the materials in this are amazing

[@justindluscom3279]

Fantastic! Has a great mood throughout and really hits hard without any words being spoken.

[@cassandramiller4477]

Everyone forgets there was non-representationalist art in the Dalek City way back when. This was wild.

[@AllycatAnarch]

That's so very well done. Kudos on that workmanship

[@hamletprimeiro]

This is a wonderfully fresh take executed with beauty and personality.

[@nuttyhutty]

The talent that must go into this - and then the hard work! Absolutely incredible ❤❤

[@GivozLegacy]

PLEASE make a behind the scenes video. Would love to see how you animated it!

[@GawkyDevotee]

That was some good stuff! Visuals have made a massive leap again! I don't understand the meaning behind it, if it has any, but I can tell it atleast has some meaning! (Please correct me if it doesn't) The music was great, especially with the red dancing daleks the music there had that subtle beat of infiltration!

[@emperordalek102]

We need a season 2 of infiltration. Omicrons story must continue

[@GawkyDevotee]

@@emperordalek102 We're getting one! Just be patient!

[@emperordalek102]

I will also why is there strategist mechanoid fanfictions

[@SamJamesBLOODOFCHUCKYGUY]

Wow …. That was such a incredible experience…. Phenomenal work as always ….

[@LaughingPsycho]

Nicely done. Especially the camerawork, as it didn't look like 3D animation at all.

[@c.alderman]

My god, that was absolutely surreal. I love it!

[@Wirrn]

Is this.....based off a movie in particular or entirely original? Becuase it feels SO well constructed and....natural (despite its surrealness) that it feels like I've seen it before. As an animation its goddam brilliant, and if its 100% original then you've somehow tapped into that essence of...whatever the hell this is that it feels like it already existed. I love it.

[@3ddoctorwho]

i could never say it’s 100% original, the ‘sets’ and such are inspired by films like Susperia and Twin Peaks but as far as i’m aware the story is original, though bound to be at least subconsciously inspired by something!

[@Wirrn]

@@3ddoctorwho funnily enough I've never watched those :D Gives me a very...Stanley Kubrick meets what I imagine Wes Anderson films are like (okay nto actually seen his either)

[@loudbrownhorn]

Never have I thought I'd be impressed to be deeply disturbed in some profound, unknown way. Nicely done... I suppose?

[@suzanneshephard2743]

Oh wow. Beautifully, beautifully done. Really stays with one. Thank you for this work of art!

[@SolarShine]

I wouldn’t call myself a Doctor Who fan, but this is pure excellence! I’d easily become a fan of this!!

[@themistermillson]

This feels more like Dr Who than what is currently portrayed. It has the essence of the original vision.