Sci-Fi Short Film "Antumbra" | DUST | Online Premiere

[@stevenscott2136]

Another answer to the Fermi Paradox! Any species that conducts first contact as haphazardly as these guys, doesn't survive long. 😁

[@XTheCronosX]

Im allready impressed, that the Guy kept the suit on after noticing that there is something in the air! XD Half the Scifi storys make the away team/explorer undress 5 mins after getting to any place...

[@hispid1]

@@XTheCronosX Theres nothing quite like getting naked in an alien space ship ;-)

[@dailycurmudgeon454]

So, an alien craft enters orbit and they send a single person to check it out? A single person!! Suspension of disbelief ended right there.

[@donaldmcfly1220]

Copy Cats! Aliens mimicking is old news! I'm proceeding to leave now Copy? 🤣

[@bobbot6842]

And they just have no camera feed, not even a drone? Somehow lost coms in our own orbit?

[@jamesadams893]

In standard gravity no less!!!

[@grimmy2444]

This story line is annoying.

[@grimmy2444]

And just an empty bucket. An Alien ship. In orbit. Nothing new about that. Ow well I’ll just send a tow. Bah !

[@kcamera4975]

The one thing I learned from watching tons of sci-if movies is that when you lose communication, TURN AROUND!

[@wagnerheinrich]

When the story is about to begin, "The end"

[@doubleoju2500]

It’s definitely the end 😂

[@merceddominguez2170]

AGREED... I LIKE THE STORY ABT THE GUY & THE LAMP & MANY OTHERS; UNFORTUNATELY THEY BITE THE DUST TOO SOON 😔, BUT THX ANYWAY, ELSEWISE I WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN IT, ONLY TO HOPE THERE WAS MORE BC SOME MOVIES TODAY ARE SO BORING ~ SIGHING IN BERKELEY 🐾💜🐾🙋🏽‍♀️🪶

[@danielolson437]

We need smarter astronauts. Ones that say: "Returning to capsule until we can figure out how to maintain better communication" Not: "Hmmm.... this guy looks a lot like me. I'm gonna get a closer look."

[@hotbit7327]

I think we do have smart astronauts, we need smart film producers. It seems film producers are either uneducated, drunk or drugged.

[@abyssoftus]

That violated so many first contact procedures that the returning shuttle would be shot out of orbit.

[@abyssoftus]

​@@thegreatawakening7945, be that as it may, known knowns should be accounted for, otherwise it destroys the suspension of disbelief for those that do know.

[@hotbit7327]

@@thegreatawakening7945 "Its only a film" by lazy producers. Dumb / silly film. Another waste of time pseudo sci-fi. Fiction, but no science.

[@doktormcnasty]

@@hotbit7327 Whatre you tallking about, bruh I seen two spaceships just right there?

[@joshhayl7459]

​@@hotbit7327; 🟦... It expresses a concept, a jumping-off point for the imagination.

[@bretmelton3823]

Loss of contact would have kicked in my security protocols. "He" is going to be quarantined for quite a while.

[@jaxareback311]

The sound quality and “some kind of fog in here”is brilliant........so much talent.........!

[@0neIntangible]

This seems to be more of a teaser, or a highlight clip, or a promo, or a preview, or part of the director's cut (featuring extra scenes & outtakes), than a regular feature short film... for what it's worth, this is still very well made and does deserve an expanded story to follow hopefully.

[@1SCme]

I think they were just showcasing their special effects, not really any thought to a storyline.

[@lexfauser3009]

I agree, Loupy!

[@lexfauser3009]

@@1SCme: you could be right about that!

[@thomasrdiehl]

I mean, it had way more of an actual ending than most stuff on Dust. An ambiguous ending leaving room for more story, but an ending nonetheless.

[@JonnoPlays]

The same can be said for almost every Dust short film. Just have to get used to the short story format.

[@PabloVestory]

I love when absurd sounds in the vacuum of space are not added to fly-bys and everything, as "dramatic efect", "poetic lisense" or whatever. Silent ships are beautiful!

[@rhion]

Goes boldly where so many have gone before, and not particularly well.

[@ABentPaperclip]

this is one of those film school pitches that shows up every semester, right up there with giant robot invasion and "the alien planet was earth all along!". you get a passing grade but no standing ovation :P

[@bjb7587]

I traveled back in time and got frisky with my grandmother.

[@doktormcnasty]

@@bjb7587 Fry?

[@bjb7587]

@@doktormcnasty Baked.

[@doktormcnasty]

@@bjb7587 No, as in Philip J. Fry. A fellow who traveled back in time and got frisky with his grandmother.

[@DutchKC9UOD]

I like these short films more than most of Hollywood films nowdays

[@scififlippa4629]

What he never watch a sci fi film? Radio gets static and loses contact. It means leave ship now.

[@awoodward37]

Doors that close automatically behind you and you don't check that they will reopen!

[@neilcarpenter1972]

There seems to be a lot of negative criticism for this short and whilst all the points are valid it's still a very well made and watchable short film with a simple yet strong idea at the core and a story that is actually relatable, unlike so many Dust shorts that set out to be as weird, despressing and incomprehensible as possible. Autumbra needs a few re-writes for sure, but the filmmaking is top notch. Thumbs up!

[@carolynallisee2463]

Well crafted, but... I kind of worked out what was going to happen the moment he stepped on board. I've never come across the word 'antumbra' before but assumed its supposed to mean 'foreshadow', which sort gives the game away. Five minutes isn't much time to tell a story, and not enough time to build suspense, which was what this needed.

[@billyandrew]

Hiding in the shadows.

[@irena4545]

Well... this REALLY needs a sequel!

[@wilgarcia1]

all of their work does. =)

[@magicsinglez]

They sent the right guy. That’s the calmest guy ever

[@scottmcshannon6821]

also possible the dumbest astronaut they could find.

[@rocketman6129]

Great DUST to start the week. Would like to see this as a longer story.

[@SpectreOps]

How I feel after watching literally all of these

[@lexfauser3009]

I agree!

[@Pabloworldwide]

@@SpectreOps same here. The best dust shorts are always too short 😔

[@alexanderwademd]

really? Well, I feel like I have seen this as a longer story over and over. And, tbh, I don't think I could stand the dialogue for much longer. Not to mention losing communication and proceeding in anyway, and allowing doors to close behind him without reacting... If this is the dude we send for first contact then we get what we deserve.

[@lexfauser3009]

OMG....! What a pity that this DUST SHORT SF movie didn't last a little longer.... And that you didn't see what this astronaut's doppelganger now did with the original astronaut, although letting the viewer's own fantasy work is of course also very cool! I think/find these kind of DUST SHORT SF films are super cool, good and beautiful to watch! And this DUST SHORT SF movie really should be a full movie, or else a minimum 10 part SF TV series! Great job and my compliments to the entire crew!

[@cbcinfla]

Prime example of a creator who is good with visuals but can't write original screenplay or dialog to save their life.

[@jaredchandler8962]

Well, as a language teacher, I wish that alien would be so kind as to explain his incredibly rapid method of second language learning!

[@pnaltd.9136]

its an alien - how do you even begin to judge its speed of learning? Rather presumptious of you to suggest that it was too quick.

[@henribes4399]

Aliens are often good at learning foreign languages.

[@donm5354]

A short SHORT... Could be good to start something interesting .... assuming there are future installments.

[@peterwinslow8329]

Excellent! Would like to see a continuation of this story. When loosing communication, I would have exited, informed base that I'd be entering a no com zone, for a specific length of time. Attempted to obtain a sample of the fog, to analyze. When the door shut behind him it reminded me of the roach motel. You check in, but you don't check out. Perhaps a food/game trap. Plus the other entity, already prepped in an identical suit gave rise to questions of premeditated mission parameters of alien. Such a short clip, but really got my mind going. Well done! ♥️

[@eubenhadd462]

Simple, neat little story. Just happy to watch one I didn't have to be on drugs to understand.

[@grammybear4226]

Big Panda Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Texas, USA 🐼 ❤ 🎀

[@aantumbra]

Wow looks pretty original and interesting!

[@RJS1966USMC]

"Modern" visibility? Maybe "Moderate" was meant. Funny how an alien craft had a compatible docking ring. No EVA required, no deciphering how to open their hatch. Interesting premise.

[@doktormcnasty]

G-DAMN! that spaceship sho was DuuuuuuuuuuuSTAY!!

[@kiramoore1571]

Rule number one: NEVER enter a derelict ship!

[@bobalicious2696]

Alone and without extreme caution...

[@joshmcneil1086]

I loved this. I want more. This story could go places. Well done.

[@solarveterok]

ПОЕХАЛИ 🚀

[@lukaskendall]

Ah, Laurel Canyon Stages! We shot there too, in "Sky Fighter." Nice work!

[@zeeldaazoonk]

Terrific !

[@dhy5342]

Go for docking...we're sure your docking ring will be compatible with the alien's.

[@estond]

A story of forbidden love between two beings, Before the meeting with the president, Major Remy met secretly with the cosmic love that brought him security and freshness...Major Remy is happily flying towards the new life...fly Remy fly~

[@Beachy1955]

Loved it. Wished it had been longer. 👏🏼👍🏼❤️

[@cachetheline]

"Roger here, he's go for docking" Who put Roger on comms? Roger that, Roger!

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@billyandrew]

That was one dumb astronaut. Sent on his own with no back up, loses communication, but goes further into the alien craft, then stands within reach of a doppelganger. It's no wonder most flights, space or otherwise, are computer operated, as these flyboys seem to lack the presence of mind to keep themselves alive. I guess they don't watch or aren't allowed to watch sci-fi or they would know better. Thanks for uploading and affording me the chance to shout obscenities at my phone! 😂

[@nobody8717]

Dude. Twitter can't even agree on the definition of what a word is. Specialists are required, and they seem to lack common sense.

[@awoodward37]

You tend not to be able to send your brightest boys on such missions. The clever chaps tend to be "busy" and unavailable.......

[@nobody8717]

@@awoodward37 anyone smart enough to not risk their life, is also more likely to be the person who understands the risk being taken.

[@rabbitprojector]

They sent him in first for a reason.

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Hmm...not upto Dust standards! Shoudlve been. Better ending

[@walterxplinge3867]

Why does no-one realise that as soon as comms go down, it's a harbinger of bad news?

[@ian-c.01]

Solo astronaut checking out a strange craft and his comms go down, standard procedure would be to abort. In fact no standard procedures would allow a solo astronaut to enter a strange craft alone, there would need to be a team of at least 4 to ensure safety ! I hate it when I can see flaws in the story like this !

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

@@ian-c.01 they realize only when it is too late

[@XTheCronosX]

@@ian-c.01 Most Movies would end in 5-10 min, if people would think or follow procedure... I guess it IS somewhat hard to write a good story, without someone being stupid to get it started? I work in a harbor area and are NOT allowed to enter any ship alone. TO be fair, the "aliens" we look for look like humans too... XD

[@ian-c.01]

@@XTheCronosX I'm a qualified scuba diving instructor and electrical engineer with experience and training in many fields where safety is paramount and one thing is clear, we have learned a lot about safety in the past 100 years ! Many things in space exploration cannot even get started due to the excessive and expensive safety requirements and procedures so a story about a lone astronaut mission is too fantastical. Trying to write stories like this is hard but not impossible, there would need to be a compelling reason for him to be doing that mission alone, that's the real story, the ending would still work but it would be much more terrifying !

[@andybrown1439]

Wow! That was "Over" fast!! 😆😆

[@Mudhooks]

Why do movie astronauts wear helmets with lights inside which, in reality, would make it impossible to see out? It makes no sense.

[@rabbitprojector]

Yeah it's stupid, but it's so you can see the actors faces on camera and tell who's speaking.

[@soldierofblackwatch5176]

Wow, that was bad on a whole new level. Was this a junior high film project?

[@StarBoundFables]

AHahah, wow! That was pretty funny 😄 "It's an empty bucket"

[@Temp0raryName]

I enjoyed it. I think Micky Mouse fans would be even more enthused!

[@bernds6587]

This story reminds me so much at a full length movie I saw a while ago, can't tell which one though...

[@haroldbalzer5916]

The one with Natalie Portman "Annihilation" maybe

[@andreazevedo3707]

Alien ship from nowhere... One man alone checks and states that´s empty... ok, let´s go back home... WTF????

[@jamesmorgan1063]

Nice twist of the body snatcher theme going to the President first.

[@r.lamont8120]

Nowadays you send a drone with a live feed cam on it. Preferably one that is able to explode with the push of a button.

[@NorthernScrub]

Looks like someone got a hold of an old klingon ship set piece from TNG

[@SSGTru]

And now we know why Mark Kelly the Senator seems so different from Mark Kelly the Astronaut... explains a lot, at this point!

[@poppabearskitchen1769]

Great for a short story, thank you.

[@LeonidSaykin]

They blew it up soon enough

[@weissrw1]

Nice short!

[@alanmcrae8594]

LESSON #1: Red lights are never a good sign. Send in a DRONE and watch from a safe distance. LESSON #2: Presidential photo ops are the perfect "take me to your leader" opportunity. Aliens: prepare to be disappointed.

[@spartarticus]

i find it funny that live suit cameras appearently dont exist in this universe but human space shuttles do

[@PhotoFlight]

First a thumbs up for the props and effects. Second, gotta work on the story. Alien space vessel parks itself in orbit and it's not surrounded by a dozen nukes and space capsules from Russia, China and whoever else can place one in orbit? C'mon. It's not the sending one guy that's so disappointing. In a way I can see an argument made for that. It's there's no references to drones or any other investigation being made previous to his arrival. Unless it just instantly "popped" into orbit, the earth would have had months if not years to prepare for its arrival. Finally, the first thing anyone doing exploration of an alien spacecraft knows is to insure you have an exit. Gonna bring something to prop that door open.

[@1SCme]

I get the feeling this was entirely to showcase their space special effects, with no thought to the storyline. I don't think they would have been happy with him spending a few minutes looking around then leaving empty handed. At least give it some credibility by having him on his way to the ISS when the ship shows up in orbit and he is diverted, he was sent from the ISS on a docked capsule to beat the Chinese to the discovery, or similar.

[@randygunn9499]

President wants to meet the guy who checked out a junker in space? Not much going on in that universe I guess!

[@cozenmachine412]

I remember when this channel used to put out quality entertainment.

[@ufafgd]

Alot of these videos are low budget for sure. They're made by college students or first year film school students. Dust at least gives them a chance. On the other hand, there's some really good creative stuff here by small video companies who say "Damn the torpedoes, my last dime goes to this film" And those are worth our viewing time. So I as a viewer say everyone deserves a chance.

[@jahempress26]

Good start 👌

[@EggnogonthebogProductions]

Love this short.

[@froste7952]

This was too easy and empty.

[@brianacosta1894]

This one is okay. But I see this communication thing so much even in star trek. Someone steps through a door, communications starts to go out. Just keep walking. It'll work itself out. How about stepping back out and see if it's shielding or an actual malfunction. Kind of agree with others, he's not being very smart about exploring an alien vessel.

[@ArchangelLucifer0]

Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@daveross7731]

How is this a love story?

[@apexqc04]

And every moment brings its own cliché

[@rabidcougar6465]

Kinda like buying a Sci FY paperback and after reading the prologue, there was nothing left. At least I only wasted 5 minutes of my life which I will never get back.......Oh well, such is the channel of Dust.

[@KillerBill1953]

Why are so many modern scriptwriters so dumb? You don't "return back to". You "return to" or "go back to". Well made but an idea that I've seen/read of before. Like a lot of Dust films, it teases but offers no solution.

[@donaldmcfly1220]

I'm not impressed! The word Cliché comes to mind.

[@matthewjury4385]

Yep

[@OrginalDravas]

1 Imposter remains

[@kenabyss2847]

I've lost communication There's a fog Turn around assh@le

[@acidjohn4036]

Why do only the 'Thick' people get sent into space?

[@topcatus36]

That space capsule looks very much like SpaceX's Dragon. Nice.

[@1SCme]

I wish they had incorporated this into the storyline - capsule was on its way to the ISS when it was diverted, or was docked at the ISS and sent, so they could inspect the alien craft ASAP.

[@awoodward37]

Good thing that they use the universal standard docking system.

[@sofronije74]

Elon is gonna sue this guy...

[@bijudonbosco]

Major "Ares can you hear me" Ares "Copy that major, come back we'll send a team later" Plot twist, that's wasn't the major 🤣

[@ICU1337]

Glad they sent mankind's brightest and smartest Astronaut to explore that derelict spaceship for possible first encounter 🙄🤦🏽‍♂😂

[@vishaalmohandas3836]

The first thing this guy comments on is the temperature and a 'fog'??? What sort of astronaut doesn't notice that there's gravity on a spaceship right off the bat???

[@davidjackson6835]

If it was a spore a la "Prometheus", I guess they would have poked it.

[@axelgarbelmann4597]

In case that comms are down and nobody is answering - go right ahead and keep talking.

[@RiGz_Nz]

That was one of the best 5mins of my life, Thank you all who created this, was better than many full length movies in 5 mins of imagination.. Loved it !!

[@daveross7731]

It's 4 mins 40 secs of my life I can't get back

[@hariseldon3786]

Great graphics but not enough story... dissatisfying on that level despite the nice pictures...

[@susanlaine9054]

Well, there goes the planet. Again.

[@Jcg2nd]

This is good story telling

[@certainlynotaserialkiller]

Lol no, not really.

[@Horus2Osiris]

What's for supper? The crew of Aries...

[@yadealone]

Heck of good opening to.. sequel I hope?

[@jessicaesss32]

This reminded me of the astronaut's wife omg 👌

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

Crew Dragon would approach with the Nose cone opened.

[@paulciampo2104]

Good for what it was.

[@BeautyOfGaia]

Actually a bit too short. Right? Also too flat. It did not hit me.

[@veryllfattrope16]

Great! Can you prolong this?

[@josethottumkal8509]

Woe awaits the world when the President when the alien meets him.

[@bigsarge2085]

👍👍

[@CarneSagrado]

. I presume this is just an intro to a bigger universe/story ? . "Alien reproduces and takes over earthlings" "Alien terminates investigation, finds no intelligent beings on planet" "Alien starts World War and the beginning of the annihilation of civilization. Home control tried to contact him to say he landed on the wrong solar system, a bit late." .

[@angelus_solus]

Looks like NASA commissioned SpaceX for this mission.

[@sakigamijojo7716]

ah yes. the prologue to Among us

[@drispyify]

Am just trying to work out the title compared to the film. Something like the lesser mind is encompassed by the larger mind? Despite the fact that the astronaut seems quite dim.

[@IAmThePalotai]

In the space age, a radio dont work.

[@MarcoNoPolo]

That guy kinda sounds like Brad Pitt. (sometimes)

[@matthewjury4385]

Yawn. Like we haven't seen this concept done a hundred times before

[@patricktilton5377]

Uh, just one question: How exactly is there a "standard gravity" present on that orbiting space station, when we see that it is not spinning like the wheel-shaped station in "2001: A Space Odyssey"? This thing looks similar to the MIR station or the International Space Station, neither of which have/had any means of generating a "standard gravity" field of any kind. This story appears to be a 'near-future' one, in which such futuristic "gravity plating" of the decks -- like in STAR TREK -- is still way in the future. I can see what the filmmakers were trying to accomplish with this short teaser of a movie, but when 'magical gravity' is just conjured up, well, it kinda spoils it for me -- at least a bit. Maybe we've been spoiled by all sorts of better zero-gee depictions in movies like "Gravity" that otherwise nicely designed sci-fi productions that forego the whole issue of 'gravity' in space requiring realistic solutions and depictions tend, rather, to make us roll our eyes at the impossibilities -- as when a shoot-'em-up has characters fire more rounds than the guns they're firing can actually contain without reloading. It's hard to suspend our disbelief when it's so blatant and obvious an impossibility. So, for ME, the big mystery isn't what that astronaut discovered in that red-lit section of this space station; it's the mysterious force creating a "standard gravity" there where there ought not to be one.

[@daveross7731]

How do you know for sure that particular space station not have a highly advanced gravity field that would not require spinning?

[@patricktilton5377]

@@daveross7731 Well, the tech shown in this short looks awfully near-future to me. Especially that EVA spacesuit. That looks like something they're using RIGHT NOW. Everything in this story screams 'near-future' to me -- except for this "standard gravity" stuff, which I have little doubt was done because they didn't have the budget to do zero-gee effects work. I sympathize with any ambitious sci-fi production that does what they can with a limited budget, and I applaud them for what DOES 'work' in this short -- it's just that I find it hard to suspend my disbelief when physics has to be chucked out of the story that purports to be SCIENCE fiction. I could easily make the same comments on the "standard gravity" depicted on the Nostromo in ALIEN. If Ridley Scott could've afforded to make the sets seem zero-gee, and/or maybe have designed a spaceship which -- like the Discovery-1 in "2001" -- had a major section that rotated to produce an artificial gravity for the crew, then I would have enjoyed ALIEN all-the-more. Imagine a remake of ALIEN but with the Nostromo having a huge spinning section where the crew lives -- to offset bone-deterioration, etc. -- so that those places where astronauts move from the artificial gravity (spinning) section to the zero-gee cargo holds become problematic with an alien infestation making those access points dangerous to traverse. As much as I loved the original STAR WARS, it was in spite of the fact that the laws of physics were completely ignored for the sake of excitement. Case-in-point, the Death Star. It's the size of a small moon -- certainly massive enough to generate its own gravity field, where 'DOWN' is in the direction towards the center of its spherical shape . . . right? Yet when the Millennium Falcon is pulled in by the tractor beam into a huge docking bay running along the Death Star's equator, we ultimately discover that 'DOWN' is NOT towards the sphere's center, but rather towards the 'south pole' of the station. It all LOOKS cool, but none of it makes any sense from a scientific standpoint. I can still enjoy a sci-fi project that's mediocre in the science department, but when my suspension of disbelief is made easier by a production which really gets the science RIGHT, then I tend to enjoy it all-the-more. I liked ANTUMBRA for what it was, but I wish I could've LOVED it instead. A production that overcomes my disbelief through innovative film-techniques will always get my respect, even if the story being told isn't particularly gripping. A gripping story that gets the science right, though, will always earn my greatest praise.