Trace (Science Fiction/Action Short Film)

The Science Fiction/Action Short Film, Trace is about a desperate mercenary that is hunted down in an apocalyptic desert for a mysterious object.
Written and Directed by Jared Taylor Smith. Starring Robert Cumming and Joshua Galbincea.
The film was featured at LA Shorts Film Festival, Kalakari Film Festival, Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival, and Los Angeles Lift Off Film Festival.

[@JJThuRL69]

Ingenious use of an old jaguar petrol filler cap as the trace analyser

[@cantplanet]

Wow. I was wondering when someone might notice that. Very good haha. Thank you for watching.

[@NemoConsequentae]

@@cantplanet I recognised it as a filler cap, but wasn't certain what it was off. I was thinking I'd seen ones like that on some bikes, but older Jaguar explains why I recognised it!

[@cantplanet]

@@NemoConsequentae I'm glad people are recognizing it. I ripped it off one at a junkyard. I didn't even know what I wanted to use it for at the time. I just thought it was really cool.

[@stevegeorge5322]

Bravo! Well done! More please...

[@cantplanet]

Thank you very much. We can’t really continue making more Trace films but we will be producing some other films.

[@cindystelzer8257]

Awesome!!! Great job.

[@cantplanet]

Thank you!

[@samir_bapu]

His black leather jacket was really cool 😊

[@JP-re3bc]

Very good! You managed to catch my attention and desire to watch more. Usually I hardly watch to the end.

[@cantplanet]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jaguillermol]

Yes! Especiallt the Dust movies, they are all crap

[@TRIPWIRE330]

The only thing I didn't like about this ..it was too short. Would like to see more..plz..haha

[@cantplanet]

@@TRIPWIRE330 Thank you very much. I wish we could have made more. We were going to do a prequel on the floating city but we couldn't.

[@arawilson]

It's so steam punk, steam comes out of the tracer's device.

[@AzeAlter]

this is awesome!

[@cantplanet]

Thank you very much.

[@docwilson5384]

Amazing job...Peace

[@cantplanet]

Thank you very much.

[@chimmy___]

Has a Firefly feel to it

[@cantplanet]

Thank you very much. I love Firefly.

[@ivanzelta3609]

amazing!

[@cantplanet]

Thank you!

[@renekingfisher9065]

That was pretty good. Had kind of a Darth Vader vibe with the breathing.

[@cantplanet]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@johnwattdotca]

I was rooting for the hunter. The hero looked like a shop-lifter, stealing sesame snaps from a convenience store.

[@cantplanet]

Well there were more of them out there. Just imagine that ship shoots him down lol. Thank you for watching.

[@glitteringsunshine4306]

That's not rooting. It's simping. Somebody had to tell you.

[@johnwattdotca]

@@glitteringsunshine4306 I see you replied eight minutes ago. Maybe you're still here. What's "simping", unable to guess. Also, what does "cofefe" mean? Past President Trump used it in a new post on his Truth website. These are serious questions.

[@glitteringsunshine4306]

@@johnwattdotca you seem to be confused...

[@johnwattdotca]

@@glitteringsunshine4306 Are you saying you can't define "simping". I can only think simpering. I'm not confused. I've never had a cell phone and don't do hand device short forms or sling that slang, asking a serious question. If you want to trade phonetic trivia, Dr. James Watt changed the word weir to wire. I bet you didn't know that, not from confusion, but not knowing words in the Gaelic language that became common English.

[@tatemclane]

Came over from tiktok. Was not disappointed.

[@cantplanet]

Thank you. We are very glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrLangobard]

O.k this was quite a good one. Ending was the best I guess. The blown up character re-appears again and is not happy at all. The mystery of the box was a nice touch. Having 2 identical boxes is always a point of discussion when it comes to good ol switcheroo.

[@cantplanet]

Thank you very much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@janggau185]

That NERF or Nothing Gun. ROFL

[@cantplanet]

I will admit when I shot this film 9 years ago I was not the best prop maker.

[@jorossi927]

I thought it was good; made me chuckle at the end

[@SIXPACFISH]

It was fair. Better for being short.

[@cantplanet]

Thanks for watching.

[@swampfuel20]

🎶Bad boys, bad boys Whatcha gonna do Whatcha gonna do when they come for you🎶

[@sjalana1]

There is no scape after all.

[@patrickselden5747]

☝️😎

[@APeopleExperiencer]

I enjoyed it, grabbed my attention gg Can't Planet.

[@cantplanet]

Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it.

[@APeopleExperiencer]

@@cantplanet The design of the bad guys mask lookin so cool is why I watched in the first place.

[@koslisted9458]

Interesting 33 on the box.

[@cantplanet]

I think I got that box at hobby lobby lol.

[@ChuckieFinzter]

The tracker was wearing NBC over boots. 😂

[@cantplanet]

I thought they looked more interesting than regular boots.

[@ChuckieFinzter]

@@cantplanetIf not NBC over boots, something similar.

[@arawilson]

@@ChuckieFinzter I came here to comment on the galoshes.

[@jasonwilcox6890]

Dystopian leather..🙃

[@thraveproductions8531]

Hi, we have done a review of your film on our podcast, The Sciforror Film Podcast, it will be available for you to watch and share on the 8th December.

[@cantplanet]

Wow thank you so much. We will definitely check it out.

[@thraveproductions8531]

@@cantplanet sorry to say that due to illness it has been put back a week. I'll make sure to give you the link as soon as it's up.

[@thraveproductions8531]

Hi, the episode of our podcast with the review on is now up on our KZbin channel.

[@sumerandaccad]

It was well done. The floating city could have been better rendered

[@user-nt5vm9fd5i]

Цапа и пепелац без грвицапы не летит

[@kevinfowler8712]

To reach and contact everyone

[@AM-hf9kk]

Ah yes, following a blood trail and running after someone limping from a literal flying city, rather than just using the scope on your gun and flying after him... and then ripping the optic off to shoot the guy you can't even see with your naked eyes with the gun that now has no sights whatsoever. Makes perfect sense.

[@cantplanet]

Perhaps they didn't want to expend resources until they had confirmation of where the target went. Clearly the Tracer had frustration with the scope. He had a general idea of where the target was and decided to use his instincts instead of being hindered by an annoying tracking reticle. We made the film with a sense of mystery and vagueness so the viewer can use their imagination and come with up with their own ideas to fill in the who, what, where, when, and why of the story. I'm sorry you didn't get the experience that was intended but I thank you for watching.

[@Number6_]

@@cantplanet if I was going to write a scene and I do. It would not be quite so bizarre, but to each his own. But on the other hand if I had a story to go around it,that could be different. Would make a good opening scene for a bigger story that could eventually tie these element together.

[@cantplanet]

@@Number6_ that’s exactly what we were going for. An opening scene to a much larger story. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@marcusdesmosaurelius4906]

Love the nerf gun

[@RickBeall]

@@cantplanet I thought the throwing off the sight worked quite well. Sometimes weapons have "aids" which are not very helpful in some situations, for instance in the hands of a real marksman.

[@lightsone2]

Why does everyone in these movies wear leather? And this one in the middle of a desert? I admire that you try this type of film but, you need a lot of thought on your next one. Good luck!

[@cantplanet]

You wear leather in tough conditions to protect your skin. The mercenary is running for his life to protect the object in the box. It was not his first choice to be bleeding out in the desert. This 8 minutes is a small piece of a much larger story. Thank you for watching.

[@DogStar84]

The desert can be real cold sometimes

[@lightsone2]

@@DogStar84 During the daylight hours, deserts are extremely hot. At night, the temperature will go down to about 80 degrees which will make you very cold. Look at the middle easterners; they don't wear leather.

[@DogStar84]

@@lightsone2 True. But also check out the “Great Basin Desert” near me. It kinda looked like this film. It gets real daytime cold there in the winter months. Home of bristle cone or desert pine. Oldest tree in the world.

[@apzamandax9985]

I still don't understand with the sense of this film. Anyone can explain it to me?

[@cantplanet]

A guy stole something. A bad guy wants it back.

[@karunanithin.ramachandran6482]

Why is science fiction so limited to apocalyptic events .Don't people have any original imagination anymore . Are humans becoming thoughtless robots.

[@cantplanet]

It's not. Star Trek is a perfect example.

[@twentysixlinx327]

How did this not won an award for worst actor?

[@cantplanet]

Win*

[@eatstatic4911]

Bland

[@cantplanet]

Sorry

[@eatstatic4911]

@@cantplanet never apologize for your hard work

[@deansamuelson4441]

Ok short , held my attention but the story and outcome was so predictable.

[@cantplanet]

Fair enough. Thanks for watching Dean.

[@daisyomar1152]

Il a l'air vachement ennuyeux

[@davewalker3561]

Not that impressed.

[@cantplanet]

So… a little impressed?

[@joshhayl7459]

🟦 (Just after 5:09):> I counted a good 6-seconds before that thing went off in his hands, certainly enough time to have thrown it PRETTY DAMN FAR!!..... a bit of implausibility there that I like tuh call the 'Credibility-gap'.

[@cantplanet]

Something tells me you have a hard time with the suspension of disbelief. Thanks for watching.

[@joshhayl7459]

@@cantplanet, 🟦 GOOD 'Science fiction' doesn't require the "Suspension of disbelief" you speak of, we're not talk'n 'Fantasy' here, we're talk'n 'Fiction' & 'SCIENCE'-Fiction at that!... so a level of plausibility is still important to maintain. That's why the first word is 'Science', so I'd think a modicum of Common-Sense would therefore be a minimal requirement as well, and that's just so you don't fall into the "Credibility-gap".