Terminator - FINAL TRANSMISSION: JOHN CONNOR (Short film)

The lowest of low budget productions, this film is a testament to some select peoples all having the same goal- Displaying our individual talents as a collective, while trying to make a film that we can all be proud of. With never more than 3-4 people behind the camera and 1-2 in front (and with a year in post-production) we were determined to simply try and tell an interesting story with interesting people in an interesting way.
LIST OF CREDITS
SPECIAL THANKS
CHRIS BLOOMER
CG ARTIST, COMPOSITOR & PHYSICAL PROP BUILDER
“THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT HIM.”
VFX BREAKDOWNS: • Terminator: FinalTrans...
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
RICK KINGERSKI
PRODUCED BY
RICK KINGERSKI
CHRIS BLOOMER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
ROB KINGERSKI
EDITOR & SOUND DESIGN
RICK KINGERSKI
SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE UP ARTIST
CARLY BERMAN
FACIAL SCAR, TATTOOS & PHYSICAL BLOOD
CHRIS GOLOVCHENKO
AS JOHN CONNOR
ROB KINGERSKI
AS KYLE REESE
CARLY BERMAN
AS SARAH CONNOR
JAKE BERMAN
AS YOUNG JOHN CONNOR
DUSTIN BERMAN
AS FRIEND TO YOUNG JOHN CONNOR
SHAWN MCCORMACK
AS REBELLION SOLDIER
CHRIS BLOOMER
AS ENRIQUE SALCEDA
POST COLOUR TIMING/ END TITLE SEQUENCE/ EXPORTING
ROB KINGERSKI
MUSIC
DISTRICT 9 (MOTION PICTURE)
1. PRAWNKUS
2. MAIN THEME
CHILDREN OF MEN (MOTION PICTURE)
1. ETERNITY’S SUNRISE
TERMINATOR (MOTION PICTURE)
1. TERMINATOR ARRIVAL
28 DAYS LATER (MOTION PICTURE)
1. EAST HASTINGS
This is a FAN FILM.
Anyone who has had any association with the Terminator franchise, and including all music involved, did not participate in the making of this film. It is understood that we are using other people’s licensed materials and therefore, this is a not-for-profit production.
Thank you for everyone’s efforts...

[@BentoBoxBobbyTV]

This is what I expected if Salvation continued. This guy really puts his heart in it. This is really good.

[@projectnerdvana2820]

Oh crap an alternate universe John Connor who didn't get shot in the chest as a kid

[@atomicpressure5112]

Him getting shot in the chest was an alternate universe already

[@Pinkielover]

lol true

[@Paka1918]

Dark Fart isn't real.

[@projectnerdvana2820]

@@atomicpressure5112 you mean stabbed in the heart? In salvation?

[@Leonhart306]

Mouth dropped to the floor when John sends the T-800 back in time to kill Sarah. Interesting plot twist! I love it!

[@biggeek2256]

Excellent work! This really expands John Connor as a character and shows how he felt about growing up with Sarah teaching him how to fight the machines

[@arockrollfable1050]

BigGeek2256 thx so much for checking it out and leaving a comment.

[@kurosawarukasu]

@@arockrollfable1050 I AM NO WORDS THAT REALLY WAS TOUCHING... YOU CREATED THIS IN 2014 AND I'M ONLY SEEING IT IN 2021 I FEEL SO PROUD OF YOU, I FEEL THAT THE CINEMA DESERVES YOUR WORK JUST THANK YOU, BECAUSE I JUST WATCHING SARAH'S CHRONICLES AND I AM AMAZED THANK YOU.

[@arockrollfable1050]

@@kurosawarukasu Thank you so much for watching

[@chpsilva]

Better story than the last movie.

[@arockrollfable1050]

chpsilva thx for checking out our film

[@regicorp6514]

I want Go back in time, terminate James Cameron and Tim Miller before "Dark Fate" and give the director chair to the people who did this. Excellent!

[@foxydev4056]

Why are you blaming James Cameron, it wasn't his fault.

[@calikk26]

Which one?

[@Cutekitty12417]

Can you imagine at the end he realizes the recorder wasn't on

[@ericthiem3416]

Now that's cruel.

[@clod262]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@imperialsaint3639]

😂

[@crazy_adventures6326]

Dam!! Now that’s just cruel!!!

[@MichaelSmith-pj6de]

I like this version of 'bad John Conner' much more than the one from Genisys.

[@kurosawarukasu]

I AM NO WORDS THAT REALLY WAS TOUCHING... YOU CREATED THIS IN 2014 AND I'M ONLY SEEING IT IN 2021 I FEEL SO PROUD OF YOU, I FEEL THAT THE CINEMA DESERVES YOUR WORK JUST THANK YOU, BECAUSE I JUST WATCHING SARAH'S CHRONICLES AND I AM AMAZED THANK YOU.

[@route42studios]

also the way the t-600 reacted to the magnet in the door was very terminator like

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thank you for the specific comment. You watched very closely and that's great.

[@supercode2825]

Great video! I will say that this is exactly why John needs someone to confide in and love him for who he is, not the hero people believe him to be. That could be Cameron from the show, Katherine Brewster from the movies, or someone else entirely. Someone needs to stop the General from becoming bitter, crazy, and losing hope like this

[@deep1umbra]

I agree, though it doesn't have to be a romantic love interest. I liked the idea put forth in the old '95-'96 Malibu comics that Danny Dyson grows up to be John's best friend, battle-brother and confidant. It would be a great way to tie up threads from T2.

[@jakubchmielecki4041]

In terms of love. I've always seen Cameron as the best choice for John from every single one possible. Kate Brewster or any other 'human woman' seems to be too plain IMO. The relationship of John and Cameron actually has a profound story that never bloomed enough to be the most beautiful flower of the Terminator Franchise. Before John meets Cam in school, he is still just a 'weird kid' for whom, living on society is practically impossible because of being Skynet no.1 enemy and can only trust his unpredictable mum. At first, he sees Cam only as an useful ally, but after some time, we definitely see his inner conflict with Sarah's influence and his common sense, when he spends more time with her, because he realises, that Cameron could definitely be someone more than protector, or even more than friend, someone to confide in, someone who can possibly love him and never leave him. Throughout the whole TSCC, John and Cameron are actually both learning about each other. Cameron learns by John's explanations about humanity, dreams and empathy, but by providing explanations to her, John also learns himself about these things again, so he would never forget that he is only a human after all. A very tragic human, whose life, since being just a kid, has always been an uneven horror, filled with sudden deaths of his beloved ones (Uncle Bob, Riley and Derek). A pure survival and escape, but paradoxically, the very thing he is supposed to run from and fight with (Cameron), becomes the object of his fascination and feelings. If their relationship was properly used in further movies instead of Genisys od Dark Fate, I think that this Franchise could be much more succesful than it is now. Hell leave everything after salvation, and instead of that produce further seasons of TSCC. Actually, now I imagine how T-Salvation script would be redone so instead of Bale's John and B.D.Howard's Kate Connor, there would be Dekker's older Connor and Glau's Cameron Connor as his wife, who obviously would never get pregnant like Kate, but they would have Savannah Weaver as their adopted daughter.

[@Robert_Douglass]

"Thank you, Sarah, for your courage through the Dark Years. I can't help you with what you must soon face except to say that the future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves. You must be stronger than you imagine you can be. You must survive, or I will not exist. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."

[@TheKonga88]

Guard it for me big buns! 💂💂👽👽💀💀💀🏃🏃🏃😀

[@RokushoHasashi]

Is that in the movie?

[@uncrunch398]

Reason for first terminator going back in time finally makes sense.

[@uncrunch398]

But adds a question to / of the purpose of the existence of the time traveling machine. Why were better terminators sent later?

[@Tony-1971]

I loved this. The scene where the terminators are moving towards the soldiers in the ruined city looked awesome.

[@arockrollfable1050]

AESCULAPTORmark3 thanks so much for checking it out. Please share it with every existing and potential Terminator fan. We’re hoping to cross the 300,000 views!

[@Tfor2show]

This is tremendous! Very well done. I can't believe I haven't heard of this before. Too bad they couldn't make a movie with this sort of theme and feeling.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Tfor2: the Terminator 2 Show thanks for checking it out

[@hyunkukan8440]

6:27 cameo in arnold schwarzenegger

[@terrellhoward8501]

Wish we could got something like this a future war instead that same rehashing and middle finger to John Conner that we got in both Terminator Genysis and Dark Fate

[@mef12727]

Well salvation was suppose to be that movie but sadly for me it was horrible

[@aaronkohn3966]

Looks extremely polished! Great job, Rick!

[@nickwright5531]

Brilliant piece of work! Well done. It kinda puts the 'big-boys' to shame!

[@bacontrees]

Excellent film! I can't believe the production design and visual FX you were able to get. As a filmmaker, I am very inspired by the style of cinematography - especially the opening shots. Well done!

[@RiasatSalminSami]

It hurts to see John Connor die. Good movie. 10/10

[@chperezjr]

Riasat Salmin Sami I rather see him die that become a stupid cyborg like in Genysis

[@deep1umbra]

@@chperezjr I like to think John Connor actually died before Skynet made him the T-3000. Saved him from the humiliation of Genisys.

[@brandonholt6160]

I saw this 2 years ago and again today and I still love it

[@arockrollfable1050]

The Gaming Holts hey thanks so much for checking it out again and leaving a comment. Much appreciated!

[@Greetling]

guys,that's a really awesome fanwork,one of the best,I saw in the last few years. And that idea behind it,that brings back a very sad and mean tone to the whole Terminator-Universe. Thanks for sharing.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Cave thanks for checking it out and for the comment. Please pass the film on to anyone else you think would like it

[@iidirectxii7545]

First time I've seen this, really good. I love the plot twist, it's makes total sense and adds to John's character. The idea of John actually the one behind sending the original T800 is very interesting, would love to see this in a future James Cameron Terminator movie. I would have this being the true Terminator 4, the movie should be called that. Salvation, Genisys and The Sarah Connor Chronicles happened but are from alternate timelines and altered futures, with the premious of time travel you can do a lot with a movie's universe.

[@arockrollfable1050]

II DIRECTx II thanks so much for watching it and for you digging the plot twist. This was the whole reason we made it. We thought we had a new interesting twist on the characters. Glad you liked it. I would love to think they would use this plot twist in the next film

[@urielemilianogonzalezr515]

This video was the highlight of my day.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Uriel Emiliano González R thx for checking it out and leaving the comment

[@cazcaswell1266]

Brilliant guys; just brilliant... Caz

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks Caz

[@jointhemasquerade]

This is exceptional. Great stuff. Why hasn't this got more views? You Tube, or rather, people, are ridiculous sometimes.

[@martinward2777]

Brilliant Short Movie. Really Captures the Atmosphere and Adrenalin.

[@capnsid]

Mindblowing! And good acting; also there were enough soldiers to really give it the feeling of a platoon in the midst of battle. I also love the use of old school H-Ks and not the modded ones from the post-T-2 era. I want more!

[@malikhedir5586]

This short film could make an excellent TV series "The Chronicles of John Connor" with different actors to embody the hero according to the times and age of John Connor. I know that the previous series "Terminator: Sarah Connor's Chronicles" is to stop prematurely, but I think there is really potential around this short film for a TV series.

[@christophergreen7560]

Wow cool! Great job on the cgi man! Can't wait to see more.

[@cherylllee1603]

Well Done, about time!! We need our Hero S" Don't we, No matter who it is. Can't wait.

[@freetimevideo998]

Congratulations!a video with visual effects so well done! only 58 subscribers! deserve much more! you are great! I love the visual effects and i must say that this video has been developed really well!!

[@maykelman]

You are a master, nothing more to say.

[@WTFLOL82]

Fantastic VFX work, incredible production value for the budget. Great job!

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thank you so much for checking it out. Please share it on facebook & twitter and any other social media sites you may be linked in to, if you're ok with that. I'm trying to spread this video for everyone to see.

[@WTFLOL82]

Definitely, we shared it yesterday on our Facebook page. We're fellow fanfilmakers ;) facebook.com/wtflolyoutube

[@arockrollfable1050]

***** Awesome, thanks again. We gotta stick together

[@shamirwilson6452]

Thank you bro this was awesome

[@thuropendragon7498]

This is amazing. You guys did great. You really captured the feel of the original movies here.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thuro Pendragon thx for watching. Glad you liked it. We are big fans of the first 2 movies.

[@wolfgangvongoethe2259]

What drugs were you on while watching this 😂? This felt like a Asylum ripoff of Salvation

[@rsraynsford2694]

Outstanding

[@arockrollfable1050]

RS Raynsford thx for checking it out.

[@AlexSanDiNero]

Rick, your production and your vision is amazing!

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks Alex. A lot of work, but well worth it. Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment.

[@Carwyn.Morris]

I'm sorry but I tried to get through this without laughing but the second he speaks, the voice he puts on just cracks me up.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Carwyn Morris thanks for giving it a chance.

[@lee0811]

Wow, what a brilliant piece of work. This is a lovely little thing to add into the Terminator world. I loved the idea of John sending back the first T-800. To everyone involved in this creation, well done. I was pleasantly happy with the 12 mins. I felt like wanting to see more. Would you consider doing more?

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for checking it out and I'm glad you liked it. I would love to do more. With a proper budget, I would love to expand this into a feature film. Thanks again for watching and please share the vid. If I can get the hits up, then I have a better chance at someone seeing it's potential and want to financially back a feature film.

[@vasiapupkin7296]

A Rock & Roll Fable Джон Коннор - не плачет. Он - лидер сопротивления и надежда всего человечества. Он самолично послал Коннора в прошлое , глядя ему в легкой растерянности в глаза, но никак не сидел возле пролива со слезами на глазах.

[@domokenji]

Very well done... a nice twist that coukd have factually taken place.. John's rational was on point... good works team...

[@murmurpictures]

Well done! Loved the behind the scenes vid too!

[@miamifiction]

That was great ! Good job you guys.

[@paulg451]

This is brilliant

[@arockrollfable1050]

Paul Gilheany thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. I’m so glad you liked it

[@etherealeyes3145]

Amazing, amazing!!! A perfect, Short Film! ✌

[@RoxRevanharte]

That was awesome. I've always been a huge Terminator fan. Looking forward to Dark Fate. Still value all the others.

[@michealhiggins3804]

I really enjoyed tant I'm biggest terminator fan since 2015 2019

[@kosteg555]

Да в этом ролике свежих идей и каноничности больше, чем во всем что вышло после Т2))))

[@visualonestudio]

Great twist!! John Connor sends back the terminator to kill his mom. Love it! Well done!

[@davidhujber8636]

It's really good, we need a full (2-3 hours) film :-)

[@brandoncervantes1036]

Really enjoyed the short film great job and deserves his place in The Terminator world

[@arockrollfable1050]

Brandon Cervantes thanks so much for checking it out

[@downwithputinsaveukraine1313]

Pump action Plasma rifle? Now I've seen everything!

[@BentoBoxBobbyTV]

The Arnold tilting his head up gave me chills. I thought it was really him.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks so much for checking it out

[@forgottenchannel1]

Well done!Sharing as we speak.

[@MrGean83]

Wow...just wow. Thanks for this! ;)

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment

[@john-hu6tt]

Being a real enfantry soldier in the us army, I can tell you this much we are not going to throw out weapon away in the field. I don't care how dramatic it looks.

[@andrewmillen6770]

Holy shit, wow. Did not see that coming.... just an amazing decision on johns view point

[@michelguevara151]

I thought about this once having put my self in these hypothetical shoes : with all that i suffer just to see a victory that leaves desolation and death , i thought this a more likely scenario , skynet lost but so did humanity , ergo better never to have lived , logically your film is flawless . Far more in keeping with the original than it's sequels philosophically

[@arockrollfable1050]

michel G thank you so much for watching and connecting to the plight of the character. Your comments are appreciated

[@arockrollfable1050]

michel G we are huge fans of the original 2 films and thought this was a sad but logical reality for such a flawed hero

[@thesonsofpepeandtrump2979]

That was amazing wow

[@arockrollfable1050]

The sons of Pepe And trump thanks for watching.

[@Pro9pix]

@@arockrollfable1050 just tell me why john would send the t-800

[@user-Alihussen82]

This simple movie is much better than the Fifth and Sixth Terminator

[@caciquemabodamaca2073]

Wow this was really good!

[@DieselProductions11]

Nice! I really enjoyed watching this!

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment.

[@RaulSmith]

What a plot twist! John Connor sends back the first Terminator to 1984 to kill his mother before he is born, and inadvertently, causes his mother to be made aware of future events. Temporal mechanics can be quite the mind job. Amazing job, and I look forward to seeing more work from you in the near future!

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thank you so much for watching and so glad that you appreciated the plot of the film. Please share it. I want to get this seen by as many people as possible.

[@HJohal]

Leslie Borregard No, nothing explains geinsys lol.

[@Greatsaint2000]

Raul Smith technically the John Connor we see in the movies, isn't the original John Conner.

[@stephenbyrne3909]

Raul Smith Looks like in the end we won the war against the Machines

[@stephenbyrne3909]

Joey Andrew Well, am I to assume in the end Humanity won the Judgement War?

[@spartakovec]

Даже этот фанатский ролик приятнее чем терминатор генезис)) смотрел бы и смотрел далее, респект автору!))

[@arockrollfable1050]

Алексей Жуков Thank you for watching and leaving a comment

[@pablofsi]

Really awesome job! I like how you depicted John Connor in some parts and some parts not, like, the fact that he is a warrior with so much fierce on his eyes when on the battlefield, I just don't like the always present whispering on his voice like Bale's representation, I think Connor would have more greatness than that. Also, the fact that he seems a little bit disrespectful and to relativize others deaths. He would be very sad and not just kick someone that is dead and keep eating while he walks away. I didn't like a few things but aside from those your work is amazing, and the guy that plays Connor should be considered for Hollywood acting. Pretty good short film, congrats!

[@robertdelgado5240]

Oh wow this is awesome.

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

Outstanding fan film!

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for checking it out. Trying to keep those views climbing

[@AndreaPiccinini478]

Great Job! I didn't understand one thing very well. This John is the real first one john connor and this is the starting point of the temporal loop of the terminator saga?

[@richardched6085]

this was actually pretty great!

[@Intenxsify]

Kurisutina Like Terminator and Steins;gate? Good taste

[@Rauly84]

AMAZING !! YOU MADE AN AMAZING TERMINATOR SHORT FILM !!

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for checking it out

[@spencer.kissack.the.author]

"What day is it? The date?" "Saturday, January, the 2nd..." " *WHAT YEAR?* " "2021" "Shit. I'm late......"

[@MikeHarrisHazchem77]

Great film! I'm a big fan of Terminator 1 and 2 and that was a cool short film. Nice one!

[@arockrollfable1050]

Mike thanks Mike, for checking it out. We’re big fans of the first two movies as well. Please share this with your friends

[@-..7639]

Very cool!!! Thanks!!!! It is art!!!

[@igorkarpov1266]

That car remnants (2:06) - it looks like soviet "Moskvich 412"

[@andrismajors8171]

Yes,it is a Moskvich 412.Soviet car.

[@user-ws8le6fb4h]

@@andrismajors8171 похож очень

[@denden4047]

Так и есть

[@soldadoquevienedelfuturo1226]

I have to Say , this short film is better than the last 3 movies!!!!

[@arockrollfable1050]

soldado que viene del futuro thanks for checking it out

[@user-lb7vp2oe5q]

Для кого как

[@ChicagoMel23]

T3 and Salvation were good...people shouldn’t hate on them. Genisys I refuse to watch.

[@EnduringArts]

T3 was way too campy...

[@arockrollfable1050]

Hello everyone! As of this minute, I have added English subtitles to the film. If you want to turn them on, simply click the CC button (the caption button), which is beside the settings and screen size buttons, just below the timeline bar

[@StevenSaucedo]

It was fantastic man, the story, Characters, CG, man my mind is blowin cause I myself im a big Terminator fan, 1 question though did John die on the beach, and would you possibly make a Sequel?

[@arockrollfable1050]

Steven Saucedo Thanks for checking and I'm glad you liked it. Yes, in my story John does die on the beach, so in terms of a sequel- we could follow a different timeline... I'm not ruling it out. Thanks again and please share the film with your friends

[@StevenSaucedo]

A Rock & Roll Fable Your welcome man, like you said in terms of a sequel you could follow a different path, in the 1st draft of the T2 script a couple of scenes got cut from the script for budget, one of which showed not only the defeat of Skynet, but how Reese and The Terminator were sent back through time in the 1st film, here it is: www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/T2-OmittedScenes.txt

[@arockrollfable1050]

That would be interesting. Thanks for the ideas

[@amv062184]

anouar hakim You are really craving some attention. Lol

[@frankcastle8349]

6:28 best moment

[@simbologiaoculta2126]

Awesome short movie!!! Congratulations!!!

[@redjirachi1]

Insert meme about how this is better than the last Terminator movie here

[@grahamhume5953]

Excellent film. Really, really good.

[@Brzo1983]

That was AWESOME :)

[@arockrollfable1050]

Adrian B thanks so much for checking it out!

[@KidoLee00]

It's a great short film you have there

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks John for checking it out. Please share it around on social media and fan sites. I'm trying to build the hits so we can one day make a full feature film.

[@serhadshehara3352]

Chris you are very good at it good job.,,.

[@adrianaorozco7560]

Like it

[@805drift]

You guys should be the ones to carry this franchise, not Hollywood

[@wullie823]

Good fanmde film there bud, i hope that Genesis is something like this

[@michelandersonbrazil5244]

Great Work, i loved it

[@arockrollfable1050]

Michel Anderson thx so much for checking it out

[@TheGoodGman95]

now this is a great squeal to t2

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for leaving the message. Much appreciated

[@TheGoodGman95]

@@arockrollfable1050 so much effort put into this. would love a 30 minute version of this even my grampa loved it!

[@christopherxavier07]

Terminator always been the best movie

[@saintaclawz1342]

congratulations u did an inctedibly marvellous job, but still I refer u to add more darkness to it

[@moonsorrow77]

THE CHRONICLES OF JOHN CONNOR..HIS STORY..

[@ZarconVideo]

Some solid work. Nice job with the green screening. So much with so little can be done these days.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for checking it out. I just had the Director of Die Hard 2 and Cliff Hanger, Renny Harlan, retweet the film;). Please share it with your friends. Thanks again

[@KitKatRocks1984]

Not bad for a low budget film, i totally enjoyed it :3

[@DrakeSP4]

Nicely done! Luv the plot twist!

[@arockrollfable1050]

DrakeSP4 thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment

[@jorgenpinoy7097]

man this is awesome....👍👍👍

[@SalemGhassanHanna]

Superb.

[@arockrollfable1050]

Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment. The simplest and possibly the best comment we got;)

[@from1978]

Nice work!

[@tocinetatocinokpop113]

😮Lo disfruté también i enjoy the action parts😃😉

[@menaraafat9924]

Way better than all terminator movies starting Salvation. Dark fate is terrible compared to it.

[@adrianaorozco7560]

Very nice chris like it

[@BM1620]

Over 25% of you guys disliked this vid, yet I maintain this was better than T3 and Genysis lol

[@maximalfrequency7422]

T3 was better

[@NordicViking29]

Never better than t3 or genesys

[@mef12727]

Never... It's better than Salvation