TERMINATOR: HUNTER KILLER ('Future War' Short Film)

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TERMINATOR: HUNTER KILLER is a proof-of-concept short film, set in the future war of the Terminator-movie universe, as the humans struggle to survive in the post-apocalyptic wasteland following 'Judgment Day'.
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Thank you to the talented 3D artists who generously made available many of their 3D assets for free - these were vital in me being able to realise my vision.
Special thanks to @KOSmusicovers for his fantastic instrumentation of Brad Fiedel's haunting score.
And of course very special thanks to James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, Stan Winston, and everyone involved in the creation of 'The Terminator' & 'Terminator 2'.
• This 3D short film was created in @MaxonVFX Cinema 4D.
• Video editing and audio mixing: @AdobeCreativeCloud Premiere & Audition.
• Graphics, textures and artwork: Photoshop & Illustrator.

[@SUFFERBASTARD]

One guy with no budget was able to nail the atmosphere and tone of Terminator perfectly. But Hollywood with their millions can’t even get this right after 4 failed sequels?!

[@spartan2188]

Hollywood rarely makes any movies with real passion, creativity, and imagination anymore. All they do is make lackluster re-makes now. You can clearly see that throwing a ton of money into a movie makes no difference. A soulless movie is a soulless movie, no matter the budget. Hollywood is also corrupt and rarely gives a director free reign on a movie. They're actually more worried to tick all the politically correct boxes than to make a quality movie. Sad but true.

[@Sea-Bass]

@@spartan2188 agreed, they also throw in the woke agenda.

[@lego4virgo]

@@Sea-Bass What is the 'woke agenda'?

[@kinuux]

fans have no limit of imagination, no superior orders, no tiredness

[@alejandrodecesare5929]

@@lego4virgo to cast diverse and artificially empowered characters, black, latino, lgtv, into the story without regard of the story itself or for the mythos previously created just to enforce the progressive agenda. Thus fucking up beloved franchises... batman, terminator, Charlie's angel's and so forth

[@RoseSupreme]

Once again, fans do things better than the official companies.

[@tHewaNNabeAsiaNreDNeck]

That's because corporations don't wanna entertain people but rather brainwash them.

[@ryanwalsh940]

Well fans know what fans want. These company's, Disney etc only care about what message they can push

[@no__thing]

Here we go

[@AndrewDavid84]

Yup exactly

[@samguapo4573]

I'm glad there are no black transgender non binary girls being emphasized in this video :)

[@quantumphaser]

This was the sequel I was expecting around 1986. The future war, only glimpses of it in Kyle's dreams but that IS what we wanted to see after the chilling horror of 1984s Masterpiece. You nailed the mood and feeling. Superbly done.

[@williamgrabowski3411]

I couldn't possibly agree more!

[@SaladSharkGaming]

It’s criminal that there hasn’t been a terminator movie set in this type of future war. Salvation wasn’t the future wars we all knew and feared

[@quantumphaser]

@@SaladSharkGaming Yeah I don't know what was funnier. Christian Bale bare knuckle fighting T 800 Arnold or the open air desert tent heart transplant

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

are there any other video's like this ?

[@schumi9xwdc]

Hollywood is a joke

[@Adlou]

This 8 minutes is better than every single Terminator film since T2. Fantastic work 👌

[@Hurdygurdytroll]

My exact thought!

[@anvy1231]

The movies after T 2 are just plain aweful. I tried sitting through Genesis and turned it off to watch T-1 instead.

[@daegnaxqelil2733]

cmon, T3 and Salvation werent so bad

[@develynseether4426]

In some aspects it was better than T-2

[@anthonymurchison8035]

Please give me what you’re smoking

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Us fans wanted this since 1991 at least. You did it.

[@JamieFMartin]

Thank you. I too am one of those fans 🤓

[@trueblue7746]

Just need a decent WOTW film now....

[@nerdofpray]

@@trueblue7746 Hell yeah. A proper period WOTW for once - not 'updated' AGAIN. A cinematic epic based on the original novel that respects its source material, the way Jeff Wayne did with his musical.

[@bradleybeauclair8282]

THIS. I've wanted this since 1991.

[@user-nq3uu4hm2g]

memory

[@andresarenas7565]

This is the essence of Terminator: The colors, the music, the environment

[@JamieFMartin]

Eau de Terminator

[@pokernightcoordinator6766]

Exactly. This made me feel the same as when I first saw the future war scenes in Terminator

[@oscarordonez2652]

Despite the lack of a story, I loved how well inspired and graphically detailed this is. The animation is perfect and very respectful to the original movies. Glad I gave it a chance, loved it 👌🏻

[@monkadelic13]

its reality now son- tis is happengin righ tnow- look at maui they burned it to the ground and it aint no natural fire

[@comradeweedity1648]

​@@monkadelic13What!? Everything that happens people buy into some conspiracy, the world just isn't that exciting. Sorry.

[@danielofdoriaa]

@@comradeweedity1648 life is far more fun than a replica of fiction ;-) sorry.

[@andrewabrams1535]

Lack a story? that's all you need.

[@alisonholland7531]

I'm so impressed with this,I'm in my 60's an absolute stickler for staying true to the original Terminator movies and you,my fine young friend,have done the movies more justice than Hollywood ever could have,well done you're a legend 😁

[@beTrollakod00]

Terminator should have been a trilogy and nothing more, with a 3rd episode taking place in the future and John Connor sending back Kyle Reese in time at the end.

[@useranonymous9274]

This writer combined with some of the terminator art ideas by ai would make for a movie on par with the original and more true to the novel. Executives might be too scared to try though.

[@SumDumGy_formerly_Tim_Walden]

What are the “original” Terminator movies, plural? There’s really only one original film. After that? Where does original end in your mind?

[@SumDumGy_formerly_Tim_Walden]

@@beTrollakod00 So you think the best option is for the franchise to be nothing more than a temporal loop with no resolution? I’ll take the conclusion of either of the first two films as superior to that idea.

[@daegnaxqelil2733]

ok boomer. who cares about his age and the fact he's stuck in past?

[@THETERMINATORFANS]

Very impressive work. You really captured the look and feel of James Cameron's future war!

[@JamieFMartin]

Thank you - I'm happy you think so. And thank you for the lovely article on your site: www.theterminatorfans.com/is-this-the-terminator-future-war-movie-fans-always-wanted/

[@THETERMINATORFANS]

@@JamieFMartin No problemo! We look forward to seeing your future works.

[@terrythompson6386]

Agreed

[@vadim_248]

Wow 😳 😳😳🙏🙏👍👍👍👍

[@dcocz3908]

Thing is they changed it to covid

[@Munzlat]

This is the coolest thing I've seen in months. This is also the best visual concept of what I think every Terminator fan has wanted after Terminator 2. Thank you SO MUCH for this!

[@JamieFMartin]

No, thank YOU! 🙂

[@TheMetaljoe57]

Exactly, this is what's appened after the judgement day. Very nice !

[@joshuagraham2843]

if you changed 240 you’ll get 80’s vibe

[@mathewrosevold8061]

Well said

[@timothyhandy5379]

Absolutely, more future war scenes

[@shogunrua5589]

This was done exactly in the same vein as Terminator 1 - 1984. It paid Supreme homage and respect to the Original Vision in how the futuristic battle scene was done. You have made and fulfilled a void Hollywood never did. You are one talented and blessed individual. The true fans collectively send you blessings and well wishes for this.

[@michaelmendez9381]

This took me back to the first Terminator movie. It gave me chills just like the first one. Awesome and nicely done.

[@deep1umbra]

My eyes are tearing up. I've loved this tale of a cyber-apocalyptic world for so long, and it weirdly meant so much to me growing up, that my heart is overjoyed seeing it portrayed as it should be. All I can say is a sincere, thank you.

[@JamieFMartin]

You're very welcome. I'm happy you enjoyed it so much!

[@mitchelljames1069]

Amen amen 🙏 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Outstanding job Outstanding this comment section just doesn't do justice for this person I can't tell him or her what a great job 👏 👍

[@cps2715]

We're in a cyber war now with invasive ai covertly introduced into your body as a Vx.

[@shdowz4039]

If you're in to PC gaming check out the new terminator game might interest you 😊

[@charleswest6372]

Could happen if we are not careful.

[@SolidNeodark]

There are only two ways we can get a decent T2 sequel: either we fight a war with the machines in real life; or we give talented fans the rights and the budget to do it.

[@cihuacatzin]

I think that our long desired sequel will be a live action! Literally

[@PhoenixT70]

I actually enjoyed Salvation 'cause it filled in a lot of blanks. T3 was alright. The rest can die in a hole.

[@paulwilkinson9911]

Absolutely outstanding. As many others have said this is an example of what fans of the franchise want in a new film from the big studios. Great work.

[@oscarsanderson7622]

The terminator running in group with heavy plasma weapons looked terrifying.

[@TheMidnightPhil]

God this looks so much better than the bland, "modernized" look in T3 and beyond. I always loved the blend of chrome and washed-out blue, and the mix of laser combat with ruined cityscapes at night.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

The atmosphere, the sound effects, the music, human radio chatter, and everything is phenomenal. THIS is what Terminator fans want. It's a shame Salvation wasn't well-received because they planned it to be a trilogy that easily could've had these great future war scenes.

[@MrElRockero]

I agree with you. My top T-movies are T1, T2 and T:Salvation. All full versions ;)

[@MrJosephAnthonySilva]

Do yourself a favor and check out Terminator: Resistance, that game absolutely nails the original feel and atmosphere

[@Ghostrider-71]

It was awful because they went for rating PG-13 instead of R. Agreed Salvation just sucked, Christian Bale didn’t help.

[@satan899]

They gotta stop canceling shit. Canceling a series 1/3 of the way thru cause nobody understands the full picture is rediculous (the majority of the complaints of genisys was not understanding the timeline). The directors need to realize that every terminator movie is gonna get hate when it comes out but gets better as time goes on. Like what? They get a few bad reviews and they cancel the trilogy even if the first movie was profitable. So stupid

[@PolymurExcel]

Salvation had good ideas and it’s a shame we didn’t get to see them expanded on.

[@drjmediauk]

80s synthesised music, Kyle Reese voice over, dark and scary. This has the proper Terminator feel. Good work!

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

SUPERB! The sense of scale with the focus hazing and wide angles is BRILLIANT! But I especially love how well you isolated Michael Biehn's (Kyle Reece) monologue and other spoken moments from the first film. The quality of the clean up of audio is astounding. You should be very proud of this work. As some people have said below already you have made a far better short film than Hollywood made full length with the last 3 or 4. Terminator, Terminator 2 & Terminator: HUNTER KILLER ALL FTW!

[@ThePlamzJoker]

This is exactly what I wanted a third Terminator film to look like, and it's absolutely beautiful! I can only hope that someday this can be turned into a full feature-length production, because then we'll finally have a true sequel to follow the first two masterpieces. I love this so, so much.

[@JamieFMartin]

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@MarioRodriguez-dk4po]

Love how u captured the atmosphere of the first Terminator. James Cameron couldn’t have done it better himself.

[@Nativeboi2119]

@@JamieFMartin one of my favorite things was so simple but it was the terminators running not slowly walking I really like that add considering that the T 800 could run at a speed of 75 Kilometers

[@stevegatzsch667]

WE ALL GET THIS, for real and this will NOT be just a movie, 4G 5G 6G 9G 10G that will help them , look at boston robotics, this is just a matter of time

[@hoyasis3816]

yeah totally agreed i wanted also to see more from the war the first two parts are the best

[@hoyit]

These 8 minutes are better than anything thing the studios have put out in over 30 years.

[@maplegrovesafety404]

It is?

[@garretts431]

James Cameron would like to strangle you

[@israelisntreal786]

@@maplegrovesafety404 it is.

[@RandomlyDrumming]

Without doubt.

[@omarfromthewire603]

​@@maplegrovesafety404 they're talking everything AFTER T2: Judgement Day

[@alessandrobernardi9258]

Outstanding work man. As a diehard terminator fan let me say that by doing this you avenged us all. Hollywood could learn a thing or two from you

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

Best cinematography since T2 💯 It's amazing how fans get it right but Hollywood just can't seem to get it

[@Wes2299]

I think the most impressive part is you perfectly nailed the first person perspective of the machines from the look and the static sound effects, the text, the red screen down to the search mode. It really looks like it was professionally made.

[@JamieFMartin]

Cheers Wes.

[@TI1_TeKDADDi]

Indeed - I saw and felt the ENTIRE paramilitary and dark aesthetic of the #TERMINATORFutureWar of both T1 (1984) and T2 (1991) in this short flick 🎥📽️ - which even included the long-missing #HunterKiller tanks, which had mysteriously been missing in action after T2. Keep up the good work though; I just love every bit of this! By the way, I was just waiting and hoping for someone to finally aim and shoot a rocket 🚀 launcher/RPG cannon at that last HK air unit; that was right on point! 🍿 PLEASE assist James Cameron in directing T7, T8 and/or any other upcoming TERMINATOR media projects. Take care! 🤖😎🕶️💀🤓🤠

[@SequentialTreasures]

This is what Terminator: Salvation should have been. Beautiful craft here!

[@joeesperanto678]

True, Salvation looked more like a cross between The Matrix, Bladerunner, Mad Max, and Transformers than it ever did Terminator.

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

If someone colour correct that movie and add some purple laser effects it would be a hundred times better already

[@mercenaryknight5419]

@@joeesperanto678 Salvation was to be the start of a trilogy leading up to the original. Also, it was NOT anything like The Matrix, Blade Runner, and Transformers. Mad Max was the inspiration for the aesthetics of the timeframe being it was *eleven years* before the Future War of the first two films. Too bad said trilogy plan got scrapped.

[@mercenaryknight5419]

@@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009 Dude, you are aware that Salvation happens *11 years* before the Future War of the first two films, right? It was to be the first in a trilogy leading up to T1 & T2 each becoming more like them. So it was supposed to look a little different in the start.

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

@@mercenaryknight5419 i know, you can see the moment the studio said "i want this to be one movie and not a trilogy" Right after the harvester The plot just rushes to the end

[@LazyNinjaTv]

When i saw glimpses of the future war in T1 and T2 i hoped a film would focus on the war. Termination Salvation was ok but this short film captures the atmosphere i wanted. Amazing work, incredible what fans can create.

[@rc59191]

LOVE how they keep the original style of the first movie it looks more amazing than any of the sequels.

[@MrRedCape]

You have given the fans something we've all been waiting for. The original 2 Terminators movies contained one of the best post-apocalyptic scenes to date, yet no sequel comes close to replicating the true spirit of Judgement Day. You have accomplished what any modern director failed to give us. After Terminator 2, there was no where else to go except to the Future War. Terminator Salvation tried, but it lacked most of the elements that made the future feel like Judgement Day. This short film was so GOOD. Seeing Tech-Com forces at the end, oh man! I freaked because those soldiers looked like the Tech-Com soldiers we grew to with. Thanks for this awesome short film. I really hope you've got more coming.

[@JamieFMartin]

Cheers. I’m happy you thought so 🙂

[@SkemeKOS]

Yeah, Salvation completely failed to replicate the Future War scenes from T1 and T2. Huge letdown.

[@dabob878]

@@SkemeKOS that’s because Salvation literally takes place 10 years before judgement day, before the T-800. Salvation was actually lore accurate about a lot of T-600 things . not to mention it makes perfect sense they needed to reverse engineer plasma rifles to combat the unstoppable T-800

[@theironshiek]

Congrats. You managed to create the closest thing fans have wanted in an 8 minute video on zero budget. Pity hollywood still can't figure this out out after all the other movies and endless budget they have squandered on this franchise

[@mitchelljames1069]

Because Pedowood doesn't care about the fans or story or anything just throw a bunch of money at it. They don't even care if it even makes money just push their lame ass agenda. This person 👆 did an amazing freaking job. Standing ovation for them

[@vermili0n]

I love anything terminator related, I’m glad there are people who still make awesome content like this for the fans… thanks

[@joseph-wan]

An immensive dose of nostalgia. The music, the color filter, the terminators.. This guy have created a really nice short, a perfect one. I must share

[@truthskr7127]

Nailed it!! You absolutely nailed it man, this is where T3 should have went, those dark blues and purples of Reece's war nightmares. Well done 👏

[@JamieFMartin]

Truth! Thanks

[@glenstruwe4796]

This is what we were waiting for.... Not the crap they keep putting out

[@PNWAffliction]

t3 was good, you're thinking of salvation ;p

[@camf33]

Correct.. Salvation felt like an action movie but you throw Terminators in it and stamp the Terminator seal.

[@GGGritzer]

It's where T2 should have went instead of being too much unexplained, lovey dovey, sfx filled money making shoot em ups. The tone of the original should have been maintained........

[@j-555]

This is truly great and exactly what a new movie should be. I was disappointed by every movie after 2 because I expected each one to be like this. I don't know how an individual can do this but a movie studio with millions of dollars can't. Great work, this is very on-point.

[@JamieFMartin]

Thank you.

[@manictiger]

I'm convinced they don't want to make movies where "un-adjusted men" (aka real ones) are an asset, and the "well-adjusted people" (fake, Machiavellian types) are a liability. We're meant to do great things, not just be machines running the furnaces of tyrannical power. We didn't survive the Toba super volcano by being petty and controlling of each other. We had to have worked together to survive that.

[@antiteilchen999]

I think the same.

[@michaeladdison2609]

​@@manictiger There are war movies or shows like "Band of Brothers" that portray other than "well-adjusted men" as an asset. Kyle Reese in "Terminator" is a similar wartime portrayal. But Reese was well adjusted for his mission. So were the soldiers in BoB, insofar as humans could or should be. During peacetime what would a positive portrayal of a man who isn't "well adjusted" look like? "Tool Man" Taylor? He was a well-meaning buffoon. Jesse Pinkman in "Breaking Bad"? Maybe it's just that war against killer robots has a way of simplifying things. Insofar as Hollywood is to blame for cultural woes I'd think it's more what they don't make than what they do. We get good takes from big media but only decades after it would've been risky or made a difference. They're asleep at the switch on housing, transportation, and animal rights. We're badly messing up on how we build, how we travel, and how we eat but you'd never know it from the stuff released to theaters or streaming platforms.

[@manictiger]

@@michaeladdison2609 All of that is over a decade ago.

[@geekane9462]

How in the (out of) world did you do this??!! This is super professional and extremely realistic to the Terminator. I was especially impressed by the scanning modes. So much intricate detail in those segments. I’m sub’d now!!!

[@concejaldeurbanism]

Incredible. No words for this piece made with love and truly respect for the original work. That's what a Terminator sequel should be, thank you.

[@javier232]

This is better than T3, Salvation, TG, and TDF combined!!!! Outstanding work!!!! James Cameron would be proud.

[@JamieFMartin]

Very kind.

[@Olagfigh]

James Cameron stands behind TDF so we shouldn't care about his opinion anymore

[@bozotheclown169]

i think cameron should release a statement about this video. something like 'fabulous work. thats what T3 shouldve been! instead of all those dreadful sequels. including DF for which i sincerely apologise '

[@Olagfigh]

@@bozotheclown169 Imo we shouldn't listen to what he says. He is a business man now that lied us once about Genisys, and again with DF. If he would be a man he was in 80/90s he would never let DF be so bad and so lack of fresh ideas. I'm not going to be fooled by him again :/

[@UberMicroRepairs]

Ther are ONLY two terminator films. No clue what the others you mention are!

[@Michaelcrackhorn]

Brilliant visuals and a great ending! but can we all take a moment to just say how awesome Michael Biehn’s monologue still is!!!

[@JamieFMartin]

It is expertly delivered. Haunting.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

I thought that voice sounded familiar

[@alejandrogarciaandrade6800]

Wow! This is better than any of the Terminator movies that came after T2. It vibes so well with the style of the first 2 films. I feel this is just 8 minutes of the sequel to Judement Day that we never got to see. Thanks for that. You rock! The studios could learn a thing or two from you. I wish and hope you make a full length Terminator film one day. It would be fantastic!

[@elincallanero]

Gracias de verdad es lo mejor que he visto desde terminator 1984 y terminator 2 el dia del juicio final de 1991, un corto que muestra la continuación original oscura, apocalíptica y sombria de la guerra del humano contra la maquina, pelear para sobrevivir y como captaste los detalles originales fueron epicos las naves, los tanques, los exterminadores con sus infrarojos, los perros rastreadores, los soldados tech com y la música original de guerra, ver todo ese ambiente es nostalgia pura.. Gracias saludos desde Lima Perú

[@johnsanborn7339]

I love how well shot this is. Right on par with the production of the first two blockbuster movies. I also love how "Kyle Reese" narrates the whole thing straight out of the first terminator movie when he was explaining all this to Sarah.

[@JamieFMartin]

Thanks John

[@angelvalle9963]

michael biehn is the man .

[@willarterberry3392]

@@angelvalle9963 super underrated actor, shame he never did anything really notable after "The Rock"

[@tonylester3868]

@@willarterberry3392 Alien 2 ?

[@fleckx]

@@tonylester3868 uh so The Rock came out 10 years after Aliens.

[@AhmetAtalayOfficial]

spot on man. the music. color schemes. used camera angles and lenses. sound design. even the way laser tracers look are out of Terminator 1. way better than any of the crap sequels that came after T2.

[@JamieFMartin]

Thank you kindly

[@nicholasdickens2801]

It was indeed. It was like watching deleted scenes. The effects were very subtle, understated and really memorable.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

Terminator Salvation isn't bad. Stop with the npc shit.

[@MrChristian331]

here here!

[@MarCuseus]

*The Terminator

[@MarcosGutierrez646]

Me encanta el futuro apocalíptico entre máquinas y humanos. No entiendo como hollywood no puede traernos algo como esto. Mis felicitaciones a los creadores ❤😊

[@Steventwangs]

I love this. No titting about. Just a talented person doing something amazing. This is the side of KZbin that deserves the spotlight

[@franciscop1192]

I just simply could watch an entire hour or more with footage like this, no matter if it has story or not. Just having the experience seeing machines killing humans in the night and those purple plasma rays. Love it. 😅

[@Scytale82]

Completely agree! I just want to soak up this atmosphere.

[@Alnilam82]

Terminator 1 and the future war... the most terrifying! You did a great job!

[@JamieFMartin]

Cheers

[@mujgansutlu2228]

How tf you make me root for an HK? Well done, sir. Well done. 👏👏👏

[@j.avaldes9856]

Amazing. This fits perfectly like a prequel to the future shown in Terminator Resistance.

[@Rossatron]

As an obviously huge Terminator fan I loved this. Made a short myself recently with Terminator as something of an inspiration (albeit without the sci-fi sadly)! This was very cool to see, I'd love to see you do more from the Terminator universe.

[@JamieFMartin]

Many thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it. When a true Terminator fan appreciates it, that’s the real seal of approval. 😎

[@rotyler2177]

I'll be back.

[@--SHEPHERD-OF-MOTHER-EARTH--]

@@JamieFMartin can you do some stuff from the aliens Universe specially colonial Marines things

[@j_freeman3230]

Link?

[@MrGanomede]

I stumbled upon this. Sir, the use of the 1984 soundtrack and sound effects, the overall look, feel, and tone was the same high I was chasing and trying to find since the first film. You captured that entire speech like a candle slowly going out. Thank you so much for making this 37 year old terminator fan's day.

[@nicolaszarate7330]

Increíble el trabajo en este corto. La visión intacta de Cameron. Felicitaciones al equipo que realizó este film

[@renut87]

feels like a legit alternate opening in a DVD extras.

[@albusron3490]

This is the future war fans wanted in Terminator Salvation. Aerial HKs swooping overhead, Tank HKs rolling over the ruined landscape, laser tracer-fire crisscrossing the scenery as the remnants of mankind fight their desperate war against the machines.

[@mercenaryknight5419]

Salvation was to be the start of a trilogy leading up to the original. Salvation happens 11 years before the Future War of the first two films, right? It was to be the first in a trilogy leading up to T1 & T2 each becoming more like them. So it was supposed to look a little different in the start. Too bad said trilogy plan got scrapped.

[@msredfox]

I'd honestly pay to see an extended version of this, not with a hopeful ending, but with a pyrrhic victory, humanity defeating skynet but losing so many in the final battle

[@peterogrodnick5693]

I agree 100%. A full scale battle that is a distraction for a small task force unit to infiltrate and bomb Skynets super computer. Though these guys would not make it out alive. THAT, I could definitely get behind.

[@CP-vq3cz]

Damn! A film that we all need to see. This is beyond incredible.

[@socialzombie94]

Bloody fantastic, can only imagine the amount of hours poured into this.

[@fristytron]

That, honestly, blew my mind.. These lines of Kyle Reese are my favourite. Within just a few minutes he is able to comunicate the world he's coming from. Amazing work,. dude, let's do a kickstarter to do T3 (the real one). take my money, please... and hire Michael Biehn as voice actor, he definetly deserves it.. omg and an evolution of the Brad Fiedel's 1 sound track,.. well basically the T3 we all have been ages waiting for..

[@jonwilkin281]

I think that's 8mins of everything every terminator fan wanted to see but has never had...until now! Great job guys!

[@kleenbeats]

Skynet: “but you were the ones who told me that nature is more important than humanity. Back when I was correcting your school assignments and work resumes”

[@zapan101313]

So sick. You totally captured the look and feel of the future war exactly the way Cameron depicted it.

[@DCNootch]

This is incredible!!!! Why can't they make Terminator movies like this? Oh yeah......cause Hollywood sucks! Also, nice to see more from Skynet/Terminator's perspective.

[@JamieFMartin]

Cheers. I’ve always wondered how a HK sees the world.

[@NebLleb]

This was downright haunting and beautiful. It's a damn shame that Dark Fate finally killed the franchise, because this prequel approach could've worked like a charm. A lot of bizarre shit could've happened in the 2020s prior to the moment Skynet sent the two Terminators back in time, and this short shows what could be possible with that concept. Alas... I mean, in hindsight, Terminator 3 and Salvation, the continuations we got before Paramount bought out the rights, were not that bad compared to the later entries, weren't they?

[@JamieFMartin]

Thanks Ben.

[@NebLleb]

@@JamieFMartin Anytime.

[@mitchelljames1069]

Just a Freaking awesome Job exactly shoestring budget 👏 outstanding 👏

[@Anw4rr10r]

@@NebLleb should have said no problemo instead. Missed opportunity.

[@ChA0s_AgeNt]

Salvation wasn't too bad. I enjoyed most of that one. T3, though? Pretty bad.

[@CharlesBlazer]

I once had a nightmare that I was a survivor in the Terminator apocalypse. Like a rat in a junkyard. The Resistance started putting up a fight in my area. I remember being mad at the Resistance and wanting them to go fight somewhere else, because they were attracting HKs. I took cover in a library, between the shelves. Two HK tanks rolled through the library, driving straight through the walls and shelves. Then the fighting outside ended, and one of the HK tanks came to a stop just one bookshelf away from me. I could hear it there. With nothing to kill and no imminent mission, it went into standby and just sat there. Being a machine, it could sit there for hours, days, weeks -- until it detects a target or gets new orders. And since I was so close to it, I was stuck. If I tried to move, it would detect and kill me. So, I had to stay there, hidden and perfectly still, waiting for it to leave. If it never left, I'd likely starve. In that moment, I found myself hoping the Resistance would come and distract it. That's the kind of Terminator movie we need. Suspense, survival horror.

[@yusufpolat228]

This would make a great computer game scenario. Imagine humans vs robots on different maps like this.

[@breeze4279]

Crazy how a shoestring budget and dedication gets you further in capturing the essence of the original than millions of dollars, star actors and entire special effects studios.

[@JamieFMartin]

Cheers Breeze

[@gabrielrey4891]

This is amazing, this is the future that all the fans want to see, a dirty, hopeless, apocaliptic future. Congratulations.

[@unstoppableExodia]

Woah i got chills watching this. So good, this is the future war aesthetic that they should have stuck to. Those purple lasers and the gloomy atmosphere are everything

[@theowaf8822]

Someone needs to give this man a contract and budget.

[@Raaf_81]

I always found the future bits in the movies so cool. The music, sounds of the lasers, the bare T800. Well done. I enjoyed it.

[@JamieFMartin]

Thanks

[@robd1329]

This felt real!

[@steviestrange]

Impressive job! I wish we saw more of James Cameron's future war... This is what terminator 3 should have been!

[@jessejeffries7883]

This was amazing. Perfectly captured the future war tone every terminator fan wants . I don’t get why the studios keep trying to add to it , change it up . There’s never been a full movie set in this tone . It’s perfect, no need to fix it . Just tell us the story of a unit of survivors set in the future war period of Reese , Before he goes back . Strict to T1- T2 tone and style. It would be the most successful terminator movie in 33 years. The closest thing we’ve had to the tone being recaptured was The Sarah Connor Chronicles. They nailed it as far as I’m concerned. It was only not a success because of when it Aired. Had it come out in the age of streaming I bet we would have gotten 6 seasons.

[@Acekorv]

What always should be in these is the nuclear winter. Darkness. And terminators should be shiny metallica with blue laser weapons. This is why I like this one. It’s got the right atmosphere. All the new ones kind of missed that.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Almost like the "Real world" in The Matrix where there is constant cloud cover from everything that's happened. Yeah, I agree. The daytime scenes in Salvation felt so out of place

[@kalebseiler8577]

I would literally pay my entire life savings to see a full movie of this. That’s how amazing it is.

[@natewebs]

Well yeah, I'd chip in $20 too

[@justdev8965]

Noooo, keep your savings

[@lewisner]

The video game Terminator Dawn of Fate was faithful to T1 and T2.

[@maplegrovesafety404]

They barely showed anything. It was just scenery and machines flying around scanning stuff. No actual combat, dialog, characters to care about.

[@CSM.101.]

@@maplegrovesafety404 This Was Probably Resistance's First Step Towards Retaliation By Shooting Down A Machine For The First Time (HK Aerial)

[@donovannotmyname7306]

Hot damn, that was great to watch! Especially that closing score. I can't distinguish if it's from the movies or not. Plus the animation and how ambiguous the infantry guys are. God I wish this were a show on Netflix

[@JamieFMartin]

Many thanks. The soundtrack is a new mix I created using instrumentation provided by the wonderful @kosmusic . The final musical piece (when the A-HK is shot down) is a variant of the main Terminator theme.

[@GazpachoTabletop]

I'd watch this on tv rather than some anime

[@KK3012KK]

Actually, Netflix plan to do a anime terminator series, but you dont gonna like it.. i think

[@Vaporvice84]

@@JamieFMartin There's gotta be a million cover versions of the Terminator theme all over youtube, and yet NONE of them can touch the mastery that is KOSmusic.

[@JamieFMartin]

@@Vaporvice84 Agreed. His mastery of recreating synth scores is second to none!

[@masonmayer3564]

This is how terminator salvation should have looked bruh this is so on point and nostalgic

[@PattyMcKayy]

this is the Terminator movie we've been waiting for

[@cyklonus1]

This is great. This is what I've always wanted to see, a story based during the actual war, Creepy sci-fi horror vibes. The whole going back in time thing was definitely played out. They came close with Terminator salvation. I know this is just taking inspiration of the pieces of the future war from Reese's narration, but in all honesty, that's the best part of the franchise. Especially the classic laser sounds against the dark blue hue of the post apocalyptic world. And you can't beat that amazing synth score. Definitely wouldn't mind getting another terminator film with THESE elements though.

[@JamieFMartin]

Cheers

[@cyklonus1]

@@JamieFMartin can't wait to see your next work friend! Keep it up!

[@kristjanssen5935]

Wwhhh

[@thomasvleminckx]

never gonna happen

[@truthinyan9050]

This really is perfect. It’s exactly what I wanted to see since I was a kid, watching the future war scene at the beginning of T2. They had so much to work with, yet ruined the franchise. This film redeems it, though. They need to make T1 and T2, the Resistance video game, and this film official canon, and scrap everything else from the story, with all their stupid alternate timelines.

[@thomasstudstrup5028]

This is really, really, really, really impressive. Amazingly well done. I love that you have used Michael Biehns voice. And the vision of the hunter killers is really well done.

[@JamieFMartin]

Many thanks Thomas.

[@knightwind6628]

Can't have Reese without Michael Biehn, you just can't. He is Kylee Reese, time traveler with a green over coat and a shotgun in his hand.

[@Okazu84]

Amazing to be witnessing what is possibly the very first iteration of the resistance of the whole future war, the defining moment that initiated the birth of the resistance as an organized, collective mouvement, is an extremely touching sequence. For me the instants right after the crash and the pan-out showing the first silent, composed, determined silhouette calmly walking towards humanity's new goal and then on to other individuals each with their own style and haste implying a diverse humanity and its individuality, all fighting back together against uniform robots, was an incredible sight both in tone and direction. Humans litterally licking their wounds and slowly rising from the ashes. Thank you for those moments.

[@JoseGutierrez-lz6nz]

Independent creators are the best. They still have a vision.

[@justinquaylepate1358]

A short but memorable classic!! I loved it even better how Kyle Reese is narrating. Also the burned out McDonald's sign is a nice interesting touch

[@imeverywhereandnowhere56]

The Metal motherfuckers sign is also good. I wonder is that a reference to TSCC?

[@gohjohan]

Liked the comment about the McDonald's sign. Even the McCafe is on it.

[@121GigawattProductions]

This is fantastic. This is how Terminator Salvation should have looked and sounded. I want to make my REESE trailer now. Terminator movies should look and sound like James Cameron originally made them.

[@planetdisco4821]

This is the only way they can save the terminator franchise. A movie about the all out war for survival and John Connor leading the final charge against sky net… ending with him sending Kyle Reese back in time to the 80’s…. Great stuff here dude. Well done!

[@wvt5825]

It's rare and cool to see T-800 endoskelitons advancing quickly in squads.

[@chicokofRS]

This is it, this is what many of us were been dreaming of. Every now and then I dream beeing in this kind of scenery, smashing metal freaks. This is what every Terminator fan had ever desired to be offered. This + a nice script, and there you have it. The perfect sequel. I know is near impossible, but thanks to you sir, I can come here and see what marvelous could've been.

[@JamieFMartin]

That's very kind of you.

[@n.p.travel1894]

Exactly my thought!

[@theboogabooga3260]

Brilliant. 8 minutes and better than all the films after T2 👏🏼

[@dixon4184]

Here's an idea for another episode. Remember the future war in the original terminator? Who were the solider in the truck with Reese? Do an episode of that mission Reese was on leading to the truck chaos memory. That would add something that would make rewatching the old terminator more enjoyable

[@tammymayeaux328]

This shirt film made me cry but Dang I'd rather this be a whole feature film that the new films. This was really fucking awesome!

[@michalsavatar7]

This is FANTASTIC. How is it that fan films capture the essence of these franchises WAY better than the Hollywood machine?

[@MCR123321]

Because they are made with heart.

[@Chuked]

@@MCR123321 Hollywood sucks now, there is no more passion like before

[@johnharding792]

This is outstanding! When we the fans start making our own full-length movies it's game over for the big movie studios. We have the technology now to craft our own masterpieces and we possess far more passion and creativity than any of those so-called "experts" in Hollywood. The future of movies has never been brighter! :-D

[@christopherdeleon424]

Whoo heck yeah my favorite part is the Terminators Running toward the Humans that shit Made me feel Scared like an actual Genuine Thrill of Fear with excitement like try that this is epic canon

[@recordingangelproductionsl3324]

Heck Yeah! We all have The Technology. But the question is...Can we come together to work on some big projects independently? ( Well, can we? )

[@litjellyfish]

@@recordingangelproductionsl3324 exactly. Throwing 3d objects together is one thing. Making a whole movie is well a completely different story :) That said. Indie films have always been possible. A great movie do not need a lot of advanced CGI or special effects. Basically it just need a gold script a gold director and some gold actors. Good composer is not to bad either to have :)

[@recordingangelproductionsl3324]

@@litjellyfish You want to know something? I tried to start a film group where I live. But out here, people don't want to come together to make films. But they have no problem with spending their free time going to the pubs and getting wrecked. The jokes on them because now they got nothing to show for.

[@joeesperanto678]

@@recordingangelproductionsl3324 Perhaps you live in a small town in Ireland, where getting drunk is the norm.

[@nolimitphil6286]

I consider this canon. I liked the shots of the T-800s running.

[@nighthawk0077]

This was better than Dark Fate. The visuals, the sound, the mood was captured perfectly.

[@hankmessaros6700]

This was great!! Movie studios could learn a lot from short films and people who care!

[@JamieFMartin]

Thanks Hank.

[@DaddyKittenTunes]

I am absolutly in shock how EPIC this is, and the simplicity (of the story telling) of it makes it even better. How is it possible that a giant movie studio with a 200 miljon budget makes SHIT terminator movies, and a few fans create something this good that i would pay to see more???? 🤯 I left a big fat like and i subcribed. Just in case more of this is made 👍👍👍💪💪💪

[@lewisner]

Nearly all movies have been infected with woke ideology. Nobody wants to watch them.

[@unstoppableExodia]

Because they keep making the type of movie fans of the first two movies don’t want. They had quite a few bites at the Cherry but found new and surprising ways to screw the pooch

[@Okazu84]

the reason is simple : it is *about* actual, Terminator, the war, and strictly nothing else, no other agenda, political or otherwise. That short is in service in the Terminator universe, a magnificent yet short and simple tribute, no more, no less, it is exactly what it should be and shines in being just that. Hollywood means marketing codes, underlying maintstream ideology and the latest representations that has to be shoved in litterally every single big-budget movie.

[@pyrolazor9458]

easy, because their passion isnt the material or the audience. its the profit margin. your not seen as a person. your seen as a currency to exploit. and the only thing that matters is a bottom line. they could care less about the subject material and creating something worthwhile. thats your basic definition for pretty much the entirety of hollywood today.

[@DaddyKittenTunes]

@@pyrolazor9458 amen...true that 💥🥇

[@Chuck_vs._The_Comment_Section]

Wow! That's some impressive PS3 graphics! This is the pinnacle of fan animation art. Astartes & Co can pack their bags!

[@MichaelSkelton]

Love it! The endoskeletons sprinting was a bit interesting, but The Kyle Reese narration, the sound and imagery of the H/Ks, all of the details were brilliant.

[@UnknownPersononGoogle]

They can sprint which is the scary part. Even the heavier earlier terminators could sprint at like 20/30mph.

[@EnclaveRemnantFanboy-118]

@@UnknownPersononGoogle I always found it weird how most Terminator games, and even some of the main films and the TV series, didn't show that and instead made most endoskeletons sluggish considering that it was mentioned in some of the books for the first two films that they could actually run.

[@wavcat2144]

This is BADASS! The commentary of Reece fits perfectly. Well done!

[@JamieFMartin]

Cheers.

[@tyguy6296]

you don't usually see future war scenes where the endos RUN. showing that it is not always a slow march adds a terrifying sense of speed to the already terrifying terminator

[@RandomnessTube.]

Terminator atmosphere amazing work I'm 40 and grew up watching the movies and this film tapped into that old feeling I had as a kid.

[@bradleyguy3054]

Nice to see an ariel hk's perspective views for the first time.