Sci-Fi Short Film: "El Camino" | DUST

[@jamesvfx]

Hey all! On Behalf of team El Camino and Directors and producers Fernando Campos and Jaime Jasso, we feel so proud and happy to be part of the DUST family, I hope you enjoy our project as much as we loved and enjoyed making this film. This film represents 5 years of hard work, and many talented people involved in the creation of our vision, thanks to all the people that helped us on this journey, we couldn't have made it without any of you! Please ask away! Let us know what you think, and we'll be happy to answer any questions regarding the art and tech used in this film.

[@santasongs2298]

You all told that story wonderfully and I hope to see more from you folks in the future :)

[@gregorysmith9706]

Great job!

[@vicsomeone]

More please, great short that begs for an extended storyline and a full movie treatment. Thank you!!

[@citizensconcierge]

Bravo!

[@jamesvfx]

@@vicsomeone That's the goal! thanks :)

[@YamAcevedo22908]

Thank you !!! thank you all for your comments, working on this short was a great honor for me. As an actress, I learned a lot !!! Viva México!!!

[@glennkrieger]

You were terrific!!

[@havemercy4345]

Well done. Top notch scfi.

[@randhirparbhunath8843]

🎉🎉🎉 awesome

[@reservedartist1141]

Nice work. It was god to see sci-fi from a different perspective.

[@Johnathonaaron]

great work. I really was routing for you to somehow get through that.

[@keithpurtell1213]

Well, the plot is conventional. But, jeez the design is spectacular. All the visual elements are loaded with detail. It's better than some of the major studio films I've seen. I tip my hat to the team who worked so hard on this. Well done.

[@danjager6200]

Serious question here. How is this so much better than what we get from more traditional sources? I would watch a whole series set in this world and I wouldn't even care that there were subtitles. The lighting and general world aesthetic were fantastic. You really get the sense that the technology of the world all fits together.

[@jamesvfx]

Thanks so much! that's the goal and with all these comments I'm sure someone will be watching and make this happen! 🙏

[@danjager6200]

@@jamesvfx I wish you the best of luck and look forward to seeing what you do next. I just subscribed to your channel.

[@valdemaar3000]

13 min short needs less CGI time than a full movie. But when it comes to costumes and real play you can see that it's quite a low standard.

[@Reziac]

@@valdemaar3000 Those of us who remember Blake's 7 are happy with SFX made from cardboard and mylar :) Strong story, solid characters, and internal suspension of disbelief can make up for even the most primitive SFX and CGI. But this one was visually very good.

[@jdub7771]

I agree! It makes no sense that for a genre that's been around for ever and has a serious hardcore fan base, we get little sprinklings of decent shows and movies throughout the years. I'm so thankful for the Dust channel and independent guys like this providing us with the best quality out there!

[@Malbeefance]

"It's the politics of contraband. It's the smugglers blues." Awesome short story!

[@matthewcragg3607]

Jimmy the Pilot!

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

i get the reference!

[@markharris5107]

Any time there is a Dad who says to his daughter, "Don't go near" something, you already know what is going to happen in the movie.

[@BigDsGaming2022]

yes that is true

[@BigDsGaming2022]

@Jacky Drywater I can relate to that I did them all on this planet , all shades

[@treebeardtheent2200]

One of these days someone might think, "let's have a daughter who actually listens for a change" afterall, what good is fiction if you aren't allowed to do something unrealistic once in a while?

[@BigDsGaming2022]

@@treebeardtheent2200 Death and Doom sell more views that is why every filmmaker does those types and not happily ever afters . For more money .

[@treebeardtheent2200]

@@BigDsGaming2022 Ain't that the truth, but it just get's so predictable. "You know, I'd rather go bowling, just to shake things up." - Fro-zone

[@rodolflum3444]

IF all this indie films unite and create a movie they can give this big budget films a competition.

[@comfyactor]

Gorgeous set design and visuals. Professional cinematography. "mini-Alien" kind of story

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you so much, yes Alien was our main inspiration to do this!

[@heaterpistol6067]

Me encantan las pequeñas películas de Dust. "El Camino" se trata de la historia de la Caja de Pandora desde la mitología griega. La actriz que hizo la decisión de abrir la Caja se convirtió en un monstruo furioso y atormentado.

[@veyder1723]

Warhammer 40K vibe coming from this movie was SPECTACULAR!!!

[@bobbyshaftoe45]

Absolutely FANTASTIC visuals!!!!! The ship and environs are the best I've seen yet! BRAVO, BRAVO!

[@mimo.2563]

"Pinche Chatarra Mamona!" This line in a good sci-fi film, PRICELESS!

[@GatoAstronauta]

*Una sorpresa muy agradable ver un cortometraje de ciencia ficción en mi idioma, el español. Gracias amigos.*

[@jamesvfx]

Gracias a ti por verlo y seguir apoyando el contenido en nuestor idioma!

[@lexfauser3009]

I agree with your opinion, even I am a Dutch man! But my girlfriend is half Spanish and half Dutch and I love Spain and the Spanish language!

[@bongo4unme]

Si una gran sorpresa y buenísimo cortometraje! Felicidades chicos!

[@LuisGonzalez-pj2xz]

@@jamesvfx Buenísimo. Que gran producción. Los felicito. Saludos desde Venezuela . Viva Mexico carajo!!!

[@jamesbronson8713]

Es una producción magnífica !

[@secretname9346]

That was a new age Go’auld! Love it.

[@bgsound2721]

Details, details, details. There is so much to take in...nothing was skipped over. Well executed!!!

[@fernandocampos541]

Thank you for noticing, we work year after year paying attention to detail in many aspects, and it is gratifying to see that this is reflected in your comments.

[@misob]

@@fernandocampos541 awesome but small missed detail ... 8:55 shot of Robin's headphones on the floor 9:01 Robin walking towards the container with her headphones around her neck 9:06 shot of Robin without the headphones

[@peaceraybob]

Well, the visuals were freaking amazing! A lot of very talented people were clearly involved in this film. That the ship's master was a pathetic no-hoper and self-destructively vulnerable to peer pressure does not take away from a visual tour de force!

[@AV8R_Surge]

I've heard "curiosity killed the cat 🐈", but in this case "curiosity killed the Robin 🐦". Great short. Loved the effects.. top notch. Fun story.

[@hilaryc3203]

Well to be fair, the robot was a shirker by not being on the job.

[@Drukendru]

@@hilaryc3203 I'm still trying to figure out how the robot got locked into the room... was it sabotage by Robin to investigate the cargo?

[@wrapdump]

Nice spoiler

[@Wintermute909]

"Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back"

[@contactlight8079]

Thanks for the spoiler. You do know people read the comment first, to see if it's worth spending time on.

[@justahuman4862]

Some of the best cg ever. Looks like a concept piece

[@MarilynPrebul]

I want to see what happens next when the cargo lands on planet Earth! Does Robin survive since she has been possessed by the alien? Will Rojo take the hero's quest to save Earth and restore his daughter? I really enjoy the father/daughter dynamic in the storytelling, and the smoking robot - super cool, and the E.T. plushie. The visual effects are superb and to the level of perfection. It is so refreshing to feel the heart of the Spanish language in this short-film. We see an alternative viewpoint from the dominant English speaking/ American dominant sci-fi genre. This character reminds me of Hans Solo but with more heart and less swagger. Superb work, great cinematic music and attention to detail!

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you so much, it means a lot!😍

[@iansanford6544]

Nobody yet mentioned the daughter's E.T. doll around 6:10, little references like this are the best.

[@jamesvfx]

you got it!

[@arcticjungle4741]

Everything in this looks absolutely flawless.

[@jamesvfx]

I'm glad you liked it :)

[@lexfauser3009]

I agree!

[@luckyman9903]

Ok

[@AllFather-TheStoicGod]

Even the magical headphones? 🤣😂

[@Beachy1955]

😱😱😱😱😱 I want more!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@trovaire]

Realmente bueno, mejor que la media.

[@MaximusEugenius]

Exceptional Masterpiece! Loved every second of it.

[@davidsalasalejandro365]

Por fin un corto en español QUE EMOCION!!!!!!

[@jamesvfx]

Que inspire a mas filmmakers latinos a hacer mas, vamos!🙂

[@breakfreak3181]

Great short, with an unexpected, but sad ending. Usually you would expect the daughter to somehow survive. Good work.

[@scottericwilliams]

I'm not a Spanish speaker but I love how this movie represents for the Latino community. Great story, great visuals. Keep up the good work - from South Africa

[@sezden8479]

All the visuals, are very good made!

[@GDeNofa]

Great visuals, acting and sound design. I was drawn in to the story the second it started. My only nitpick was the daughter just deciding to investigate the cargo. Common sense would be to NOT touch any unknown entity that is making someone sick. Why not try to be rid of it instead? But I guess her logic was put aside for plot reasons.

[@jamesvfx]

A dream team of amazing artists made all this possible

[@GDeNofa]

@@jamesvfx indeed. I will need a few rewatched to take all of it in.

[@MiTheMer]

Also why was that container that had a security robot alongside it, not locked? Visually definitely awesome.. plotwise.. mh..

[@GDeNofa]

@@MiTheMer I agree, the writing could’ve been much better. I think it was more focused on visuals than storytelling.

[@johnflynn6140]

Like who the hell trapped the robot... great looking just needs to make more sense

[@TheReverb1]

El primer robot que veo que fuma! excelente humor.

[@kummer45]

Simple straight forward quality in a short sci fi episode. It works, it was clean, brief and felt real. No heroism, no hero stuff, no star wars action, no sci fi opera. It was right. Great work as usual. I loved that Spanish talk from Mexico too. It really settles the theme perfectly. I would love a multi cultural scene where people speaks in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French among other common languages. That provides a deep genuine authenticity to such sci fi world.

[@Queve1000]

These Short films as good as some of the Love Death And robots from Netflix. NICE!

[@trevorwesterdahl6245]

Wow, the quality of this was spectacular. Environments, details, lighting, camera angles, sound (so many don't get how sound can make or break a scene). Very impressed. Well done. Have no idea what resources you had available, but doesn't matter. This was right up there with big budget films.

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you Trevor! we didn't have resources other than our talent and time, and that's why it took us so long, obviously we did this on our spare time also, but with lots of passion!

[@patrickcombs3567]

Dust scifi short films blow big budget films out of the water.

[@darrell_dee97]

Amazing work. The look and feel along with the flow of the story was incredible. Kudos to the whole team.

[@havemercy4345]

Well produced.

[@h.barkas1571]

Liked the nod to Alien right from the start.

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@subzerosena2724]

The star wars ep VII-IX ain't got nothings on this. Wonderful

[@BAMBAMatTTacK]

Yo this was too good I can’t remember the last time I was so drawn in to a story like this this is why I will always love Sci-fi ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lexfauser3009]

I agree and me too!

[@Epoch11]

Guessing you are a Spanish speaking person and perhaps a friend of the creator, maybe, possibly.

[@doogieball2464]

@@Epoch11 Everything was good except the "Don't touch whatever we brought onboard, but I know you will anyway!" That was too cliché and overused.

[@armynation31B5V5P]

Definitely!!! OUTSTANDING!!! Would love to know more how the story continues.

[@channelforadventures8583]

I'm glad this channel exists on the internet and I'm alive to have witnessed it. Such a good films here.

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

This was awesome. Yet i must say the robot vaping threw me for a loop. Ships modular design makes so much logic. also those helmet High G force gimbles on the seat was very cool and logical.

[@mattrobson3603]

Yeah, I was also wondering why a robot would be vaping/smoking.

[@kamauosborne3705]

Or why a robot will appear to be bored guarding the cargo.

[@tomgreene7942]

Perhaps it wasn't a pure robot, but more of an cyber human?

[@DeclanRyanRising]

expensive, well crafted, strong cinematography and CGI. Actors were great, well directed. Strong production design and wardrobe. love the digital thermostat as a bomb.

[@josephpiskac2781]

This is great, more like this one! PLEASE

[@socheat443]

They produce stories like the real thing

[@HondEpic]

06:33 Seeing a robot vape (especially the way it's designed) is something I never thought I wanted to really see until now, haha. Great job on this, it looks amazing and interesting narrative...I love father and daughter dynamics/relationships. Banzai to sci-fi Edit: Quite a tragic ending though

[@Andytlp]

Probably some stimulant. If a.i is sufficiently advanced itll have some human quirks like an addiction. Or it could be a human brain digitized in a mech body. Also those cubes probably going to survive reentry so that planet is screwed.

[@jochenschrey2909]

Yeah, puzzled !e too, why it is acting overly humanoid

[@HondEpic]

@@Andytlp Yeah, that planet is definitely screwed, haha

[@kathyt55]

@@Andytlp Ummmm, that planet is Earth. 😧

[@PilatesGuy1]

👍🚀👍Wow. Just WOW. Awesome. Thanks! More, please.

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you !!

[@humbertospatafore]

Excelente, hace tiempo que no las veía por carcer de subtitulado en español, justo en este caso tuve curiosidad de ver si habían resuelto esa falta y me encontré con esta maravilla y encima hablada en español. ¡Muchas gracias Dust!

[@erickmiguelurbano3600]

Ja

[@glomibabel1894]

ya somos dos

[@joseluisrobles4375]

HECHO EN MEXICO

[@humbertospatafore]

@@joseluisrobles4375 ¡Excelente! ¿Hay otros cortos en español? porque no lo aclaran.

[@DogDog173]

I'm drooling all over the visuals and props!

[@marcjohnson2610]

The "spacecraft making one last run delivering illicit cargo" theme has been done and redone for many years in sci-fi. But seldom this well...and in only 13 minutes.

[@remondx8880]

Yes, it was quite good. The action scenes lacked weight, but the world-building was cool.

[@stevenscott2136]

"One last big score" is a classic crime trope, too. Heck, it was half the plot of Red Dead 2! :)

[@davidminuesa]

Siiiiii..... por fiiiiinnn en Español !!!

[@j.lietka9406]

Thank you for having Spanish as a space travel language! Gracias

[@Ingothnia]

It's always the last deal that gets you in these films. Great show.

[@elgera2k]

Excelente cortometraje y en espanol. Bravo! Hay come 460 millones de hispanoablantes que tienen espanol como su lengua materna. Producciones en espanol, tienen mucho sentido y de seguro ayudan a promover la industria cinematografica de latinoamerica, que en realdiad tiene mucho que ofrecer pero poco financiamiento.

[@jamesvfx]

Es el objetivo, llegar a todo mundo e inspirar a todos los hispanos a hacer mas de este tipo de contenido

[@wolfmanyoda]

Totally blown away by the design work in this. Ships, environments, props, the robot...everything was 100% top notch. Thank you for sharing this.

[@desideriolopez3376]

Una chingoneria de movie . Efectos, y todo ese rollo. .. Muchas Felicidades a todos...

[@srinivoice]

This is a short movie because of the duration. But this is no less than any commercial Hollywood Movie..!! Kudos..

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you so much!

[@MainFrameGamerz]

Always look forward to the latest video. I'm subscribing now. Good job :)

[@jaimeramos5292]

¡Vaya CF mexicana, esta muy bien!

[@fernandocampos541]

Thanks to DUST and everyone for all the love our short film is receiving, your comments encourage us to continue creating high quality content.

[@LeninJoseMezaZarco]

Les quedó muy chingón! Felicidades!

[@fernandocampos541]

@@LeninJoseMezaZarco gracias, hay mucho talento involucrado!!!!

[@gflores70]

Excelente corto Winn! Muchas felicidades.

[@bobsagget823]

"high quality"

[@bongo4unme]

Que súper chingón está este cortometraje!! Los felicito chicos! Esperamos más ojalá y pronto!

[@stevecavanagh8033]

Brilliant. Loved the "Alien" bookends too.

[@SmokesKwazukii]

absolutely incredible. perfect design aesthetics

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you!

[@marchcyr1811]

Remarquable !!! Félicitations pour ce beau travail

[@jamesvfx]

Merci Beaucoup!

[@AMPATL]

Exceptional. Tight idea. Top notch visuals. Good acting. Great sound. Well directed.

[@saladinbob]

I'll give it this, the effects were an order of magnitude over Disney right now.

[@kangtheconquerortheninth3826]

I love when I use to discuss what the far future of transportation would look like I explained it where there would be crews very similar to the show Firefly and that the cargo industry would be huge because you have to get these many different types of products, and parts even "private illegal loads" and languages wouldn't change much. Meaning there still will be a need for people to be bilingual trilingual or polyglots as to these types of cargo hauls would prove just as lucrative as there are no more "faux land borders" dividing people. People would look as if I was talking about an alien when discussing this matter but glad to see this director/film maker is showing a diversity in the space materials cargo industry that we are all too familiar within the sci fi genre. I've seen it in other DUST sci dramas but it's refreshing to see other cultures will still use their language in daily interaction

[@trancerp2411]

Miguel Del Valle P, felicitaciones y gracias por compartir. ¡Excelente proyecto! Fuerte abrazo. ~KM

[@alphaxneo]

You can see the 5 years of work that were put into this! Especially the visuals, holds up very well with any current scifi show. Really liked the plot too, you could absolutely see it as the starter of a show where these space critters land on earth and we gotta fight against them somehow or find out more about them from the cargo's original place.

[@jesshurley6407]

I was going to say, this is basically the opening for any decent sci-fi "aliens are about to destroy your planet" movie.

[@keithroy7884]

Yes! I want to see this go in both directions... Some of the cubes survive on the planet, and that could evolve into different stories, and then also the story of the El Camino, where he tracks down where these came from and who is responsible for her death.

[@bymancini1]

Excelente !!!👍👍👍

[@chiitofi]

Gran trabajo de Efectos Visuales!! Luce increible y de excelente calidad!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@joseluisrobles4375]

HECHO EN MEXICO

[@RobbieRothenbuschRobsJobsLLC]

I love the Dust family

[@newmillennials]

Amazing production design, I could watch this for hours.

[@terratrodder]

That's what I was thinking, a weekly series at least.

[@ericjohnson8001]

Did the robot take a smoke break? Why are these shorts so much better than commercial films made by big studios and producers and stuff?

[@milodemoray]

This was great, I'd love to see more from Fernando Campos and Jaime Jasso. Thank you

[@TheAnimaniacarts]

Outstanding Quality, no more to Say...

[@dudleybarker2273]

we need more offshoots concepts of The Expanse such as this - great visualisations, the 'x-ray' tool etc - but best of all was the ET toy Robin was playing with. great story well told - apart from the already mentioned plot hole of why Robin would put herself in harm's way like that. 9.5/10

[@howler6490]

Obviously the "cube creatures" had a mental hold over her/she was susceptable to the creatures needs. Whatever. Truly excellent visuals...any more?

[@Billart]

Sensational - better quality, sense of movement, drama & story line than 99.9 percent of all others.

[@mbell4436]

Great work!!! Special effects are top notch and big budget movie grade. Makes me want to know the rest of the story.

[@jamesvfx]

Not easy when you have no budget at all but when you have passionate people, and vision, it definitely helps a lot, we are happy with the result

[@timthehippy9478]

@@jamesvfx And so you should be, great film, awesome visuals and design, very well done. thank you.

[@keithroy7884]

I really hope someone sees this who can arrange funding for these people. They deserve to be able to continue this work that they love.

[@skiracer]

Great Mini Movie, Muey Bien!! Gracias

[@shantcheetah]

The visual effects were honestly astounding in this film.. 🙌 I’m a professional actor (I make comedy films) & I think all the actors in this movie performed well too :)

[@jabbard73]

I love this Movie . I am so proud of my Latin Heritage.

[@maruiscordier2042]

I must say it's was a well told story and brilliant acting. Thank you to the cast and production team. A job well done!

[@allisondennis2662]

5 years of hard work wow dont know why movie's are not made out of all the amazing DUST SHORTIES THANX REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING

[@dhirendrapsingh6758]

Informative. Useful. Calming. Inspiring. Life-changing. Enjoyable. Heart-warming. Other.

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you so much!

[@zetlacatl6323]

UN GRAN TRABAJO, A LA ALTURA DE LOS MEJORES, TRAMA COMPLETA, MUCHAS GRACIAS.

[@matthill1727]

Very well done. There are clearly many years of effort in this film.

[@dray7579]

That last mission after the last mission always get em

[@jamesvfx]

🤣

[@adielacevedo2829]

De verdad me impacto, y esta es una de las pocas veces en que paso 13 min sintiendo que fueron 2, felicidades!! Esta al nivel de cualquier producción.

[@YamAcevedo22908]

😘

[@christiantizzo1874]

Lmust

[@enzopagani2386]

Gracias,Dust gracias x hacerlo

[@malanis]

I enjoy all of these, but I REALLY enjoyed this one. Great story, great sets and design. Love it.

[@Slogdawg]

Best I have seen in a long time!!

[@JoseBorges_ArtCreatesWorlds]

Incredible work! Congratulations to everyone involved! Loved the visuals and the vaping robot!

[@transitengineer]

Well, the vaping robot just made no since to me.

[@indiebaibu]

Top notch production value!

[@chrisf8097]

Stunning visuals, design and overall pacing. Would love to see a full length film.

[@confessionsonthehairfloor6391]

excellent! beautiful and loved the story

[@d.j.fowers456]

Truly Incredible! Fantastic visuals and a wonderful presentation period. Hats off to the Writers, Producers, Directors and all involved. Great work... Do More!

[@jamesvfx]

That's the plan! we'll do more!

[@guard13007]

The way the cut at 11:42 is put together implies that the main character is on the cargo side because it goes straight from him yelling to focusing on the container. The cut immediately after that makes it seem even more like that, because why would we focus on the cargo and not the emotions of the main character?

[@sunwarrior88]

WOW...this was easily one of the best Sci-Fi productions I've ever watched on YT. In 13 minutes, you showed what a dedicated crew can do with about 2% of the Hollyweird budgets. I totally enjoyed this even if there were too many unanswered questions and of course, the "usual" error in judgement from the actress (a totally beautiful young lady, to boot). It would have made things a tad more interesting to know where the shipment originated and end goal of same. The CGI was tops and even if (IMHO) at least partially based on the "Alien" theme, I'd hope the writer/director is considering a 90-100 minute movie based on it with background info so as to make the entire story mesh.

[@jamesvfx]

Thank you for this feedback!

[@tonywiley4357]

Your Short films are awesome ..thank you 👍

[@alfie3d]

I love it! well done made,, editing and amazing VFX work!!

[@jamesvfx]

Thanks to you for helping us shape this project!

[@fernandocampos541]

Thanks for contributing your talent and being part of the crew.

[@alfie3d]

@@jamesvfx My pleasure and honor sensei, thanks for inviting me !

[@alfie3d]

@@fernandocampos541 thanks amigo for inviting me to be part of the crew in your your spaceship!

[@will44621]

i had a few drinks and forgot I was watching a short film lol, I thought I was watching Moonfall. Backed out at 11 mins 54 secs. Before backing out I was thinking they're trying to cram too much in with minimal context. It just keeps jumping along like they want to tell a full story in a short period of time. Makes sense now that I've realised it was a short story....excellent acting and Hollywood like visuals....but just crammed. I never felt captured by the moment, I felt as if I was dragged along the story timeline