Horror Short Film "Creator" | ALTER

[@MrHandrogs]

Hi everyone, My name is Andre LeBlanc and I am the writer/director/VFX artist behind 'Creator'. We started this film a few years ago, inspired by the idea that AI would one day be able to create and generate its own content using the vastness of the internet. Little did we know at the time how powerful AI image generators would become! We hope you enjoy our nightmarish little project. Feel free to ask questions, and I'll do my best to answer them over the coming days. Thank you!

[@jahsamuel6550]

nice😀

[@overmaui]

Cool! Also you deserve a lot of Likes

[@HiDesert004]

Very good!

[@OLBICHL]

XD so the ai isn't the only one that can mess with time and reality... the video was uploaded here today (just about 1hour ago) and your comment is from a day ago :O that's just... what is going on? XD

[@dghugtyal23]

Thats called a masterpiece,VFX was amazing in the end

[@lunalubanski6284]

duuuuude those short films deserve to be a full on movie

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you! Would love that too, but happy to at least have the short version out there!

[@returnofthegoth2220]

What a well-crafted, suspenseful film. The actors really sold it and the fx and editing brought it together. RIP Lenny von Dohlen, he was a mesmerizing actor. Fantastic work!

[@RK-qh3ll]

Great work! So many things to say about this one but to sum it up quickly...1. The color gave it the old-time movie feel , which is awesome when contrasted against the modern subject of AI. 2. The actors chosen sold this story to me perfectly. 3. The story itself was just great and unfolded in perfect rhythm to carry us through build up & climax just in time to drop us at the end , full stop which leaves the viewer wanting more and wandering what next?!

[@WhovianArmy]

*THIS SHOULD BE A MOVIE. Heck I'll eat up every season of it if this becomes a TV show too!*

[@MrsTessWren]

Yes!! 🙌

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

Disconnecting it from everything, leaving it trapped within itself. Reminds me of AM. I have no mouth but I must scream. From my understanding the characters were just another simulation. It's possible that is all we are.

[@OLBICHL]

whoa... reality altering ai... that's scary... I love the style, this was a good balance between visceral and cerebral horror... creator losing control over his creation, like frankenstein but in a whole different level, then the monster plays with everyone's fear, letting them destroy themselves while it just observes, like they're it's lab rats... almost felt like it wanted us to see it, like we're part of this experiment... it had shown us the results before anything ever occured... :O or I'm just letting myself get carried away

[@MrHandrogs]

I'm so glad you got carried away! It was the same for me even while I was working on it!

[@allaxismusic]

Saw this at Panic Fest and absolutely loved it. Really thought provoking and visually unique. Feels like a miniature Black Mirror episode.

[@MrHandrogs]

Oh wow, so cool! I was there in person. We probably met :)

[@ethancate8462]

What's panic fest?

[@MrHandrogs]

It is a great little genre festival in Kansas city. It usually takes place in the spring

[@ex0rcism._aid]

BRO THIS KIND OF SHORT HORROR FILMS DESERVE A FULL MOVIES

[@patient666zero]

My favorite short movie of 2022!

[@Ingothnia]

Most excellent short. A splash of "From Beyond" and a dash of "Twilight Zone".

[@paullevine1813]

And a touch of Kubrick's 2001 , Remember HAL. ?

[@annajarczynska7330]

Great!RIP Lenny van Dohlen.

[@CAMBY608]

Kids, don't do AI....this is your brains on AI! LOL! ;)

[@MrsTessWren]

I like the effect of the AI being named “Carl” but then they always refer to Carl as “it” rather than “he”… I feel like it brings to life the challenge of whether we should be treating AI machines as beings or not. 👏👏👏Very nice work🖤💀🖤💀

[@MrHandrogs]

We had so many discussions about that. The actors kept wanting to refer to the computer as 'him' because we tend to humanize these things. But it was always important to be clear that there was nothing human about it!

[@MrsTessWren]

@@MrHandrogs I’m very impressed by how much that affected me; it bristles a little each time Carl is referred to as it. We have major issues needing to humanize our machines while simultaneously treating them like throw-always. These characters genuinely cared about Carl because of all their care, dedication and time they spent, but they made clear they saw Carl as a machine. Bravo! One I will watch over and over🖤

[@EMA-vc3ir]

ありがとうございます。最高です。デビッド・リンチへのリスペクトが感じられる。この上ないオマージュ作品。ドクタークーパーとローラ、レニー・フォン・ドーレンの出演、デビッド・リンチとツインピークス好きにはたまりません。大好きです。素晴らしい作品をありがとう。

[@w4shep]

That was astonishing! Absolutely beautiful visuals. Wish I could watch it again for the first time. Tight script. Great story. Wow.

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you for these kind words! So appreciated

[@silverteardrops]

Love these shorts! They are even better than full movies lol

[@MrHandrogs]

We'd still love to make a full movie but sometimes short is better

[@silverteardrops]

@@MrHandrogs Yeah, I agree!

[@MrHandrogs]

This is a double post, but for anyone interested, the opening and closing are a mix of 3d liquid simulations over 3d scans of the characters. We ran our rendered simulations through an existing form of AI text to image generator called a GAN (generative adversarial network). This created new images from our liquid renders which we then layered over top the originals. If you look closely, you will often see weird distorted faces emerging and then disappearing again. It was an interesting effect!

[@rlundquest]

Thank you explaining that. I really loved the effect of the liquid simulation, it reminded me of West World. Keep making creative masterpieces!👍🏆

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

Kind of reminds me of how people look in my dreams.

[@popermen694]

The computer reminds me of the one in that story I Have No Mouth and I Want to Scream. Or whatever it’s called. Where there was a computer that could alter reality. And it used those powers to end the world and continually torture humanity.

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

This was excellent. It was like being stuck in DOS...like all the levels going from basic up or complicated down. The visuals, the concepts, the coding...SELF REFERENCE and carltarget, the imagination. Whoever wrote this should be proud. I wonder if they are Stephen Spielbergs son or something? Or was it Stephen King that wrote the lawmower man? Though this is so much more intricate.

[@tiaralynn2203]

Britt from general hospital. Great short horror.

[@MrHandrogs]

Yes she is amazing!

[@user-lx7ey4do1h]

We just witnessed, The Matrix people! We were no longer views we became part of the simulation. Outstanding horror short film 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

[@MrHandrogs]

Haha yes! You are all part of it now! Thank you for watching!

[@MrsTessWren]

I definitely felt those vibes, especially watching the jelly stuff oozing around‼️🖤

[@billyandrew]

When AI is subjected to the horror of humanity, small wonder it's driven insane.

[@MrHandrogs]

Very true. We often joked that Carl was the one with PTSD, and was subjecting it's creators to its own trauma.

[@neondaybreak]

That was really cool. What I got from this is that the AI was actually predicting the future. In gatherd so much information about the bad side of human behavior, that it could completely simulate the chain of events that would led to the death of those 3 people. Maybe it was even trying to warn his creator with all those photos. One picture for example had the dude who killed the scientist with a drill on it and a warning that he had a problem with "violent behavior". But the AI with its pictures also caused the events to happen in the first place, which makes this whole thing sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy but at the same time an inevitable one, 'cause the knowledge that the creation of the AI would lead to such a chain of events wouldn't exist without the AI. Or maybe there is no deeper meaning. In any case my brain kinda hurts now xD

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

The three of them weren't real. They were just the computer simulating violent events. That's why when she went to unplug it it switched to her calling the police. Unplugging it didn't lead to the violence it was attempting to simulate so it ended that path and switched to a different one. I suspect the real creators would be out there, either watching, or oblivious to the events that happened in this digital recreation.

[@neondaybreak]

@@kamikeserpentail3778 That's also a good take on it. I like stuff like this

[@Poloassassin828]

Yeah, I'm with you on this one.

[@jackpriest2322]

Old-style HP keyboard, still have such one with ps\2 port.

[@PreApocalypseJitters]

Mr. Von Dohlen - you've redeemed yourself for Home Alone 3.

[@daliaarcher7969]

Damn I have no word. That was just incredible!!!

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@gokulraj8494]

The soundtrack is menacing...

[@MrsTessWren]

Yea! I was able to scare someone away from me just by them hearing it!

[@TheBlairWenchProject]

@@MrsTessWren _I’ll play this when my coworkers come near me._

[@MrsTessWren]

@@TheBlairWenchProject I do it to scare my kid off. Go play🖤

[@PandaMoolin]

"50 states of fright" why not anthology of each story? all pieces of each story in one movie... love the channel

[@MaherukhHasan]

It always excites us what will happen next because you can’t predict it and the climax is amazing 🤔

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you!

[@izzykissa]

RIP Lenny Von Dohlen

[@MrHandrogs]

Yes, such a sad loss. He was so amazing to work with. Such a kind person too.

[@izzykissa]

@@MrHandrogs thank you for having him in your wonderful film. I really enjoyed it, a well made and creepy short story and having Lenny in it made it a 10/10

[@raedgaj3878]

Ok so maybe AI our final & ultimate boggy man, & the one we can't escape. There's a lot of movies / stories about AI evolving into humanities deadly nemesis, maybe our instincts are trying to tell us something? I enjoyed this adaptation, very well acted by all involved. Well done.

[@HandgunSafe]

So is the film, this short, supposed to represent a piece of violent AI-generated content? If it is, I like the idea. On the other hand, if the AI is somehow supposed to have altered reality itself, that won't fly. I guess I like my first interpretation.

[@scodosoayl7817]

I can a strong Lovecraftian vibe from this.

[@MrHandrogs]

Really cool! Thanks for mentioning that

[@Desertb420]

Its got like a twilight zone feel to it.

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you for noticing! We started to lean into the twilight zone vibes as we got into post production when we realized the similarities. It wasn't my initial intention, but I love that it has that.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Psychedelic masterpiece ✨

[@MrsTessWren]

Agreed! Brilliantly stated!🖤

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

@@MrHandrogs 🤘

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

@@MrsTessWren 💖

[@komalvishwakarma9740]

Oh my God 😵😵this was mind blowing.... Sooo original and intriguing..... Awesome job guys!!!

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you so much!

[@rinisamara7839]

I want more..this is awesome

[@MisterG2323]

Not quite sure I understood the hows and whys of what Carl was doing, but this was still very effective! Kudos!

[@MrHandrogs]

Awesome! Yes, we knew that by the end we weren't putting together all the pieces. But hopefully enough for you to puzzle over and come to a conclusion

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Is this the guy that Laura Palmer took meals on wheels to? I can't remember if it was the original series or Fire Walk with me, but I'm sure he's the guy, his name escapes me. He had her diary I think because she knew it wasn't safe at home because of Leland. It's Twin Peaks I'm speaking about btw!

[@henryg1069]

I want more of this short film 😭, perfect 👌

[@frankieriaz9615]

Truly amazing work..well done to all those invollved in making this amazing movie..truly up there with the top movies..short yet brilliant..can not commend you all enough..great acting love the black and white effect..thumbs up

[@friedchicken1735]

The Sound and this are so gooddd af😭😭

[@electra12331]

probably one of the coolest intros i've seen!

[@TheBlairWenchProject]

_This only confirms my idea that AI art is evil. Lmao. Great short film. I had to rewind a few times._

[@TheReelMiller]

@TheBlairWenchProject We love to hear that! We hope people are questioning, rewatching, and noticing some of the small details... which might only pose more questions. :)

[@alb9]

Best one yet

[@SCBJQ]

Thanks for giving us one more performance by Lenny Von Dohlen.

[@andymackie8283]

Most unbelievable element was the intact monitor

[@MrHandrogs]

Haha! We broke it as best we could 😀

[@TheReelMiller]

Ha, it's a sturdy monitor! I can attest that smashing the monitor was probably the most frustrating shot to get. We went through a few!

[@kirstiemorriss3493]

So cool! Great to watch.

[@joannehague4068]

Love this, very clever!

[@syedusmanali5421]

Brilliant. Loved it. 👍

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you!

[@BilauzitoRoxo]

Brilliant, amazing

[@errsmi]

And the moral of the story is? If somebody tells you not to bring somebody else to their home then don’t bring somebody else to their home.

[@MeredithBrittain]

I love how this is in black and white. Classic monster movie serting in the mobren tome.

[@SylviaM.2204]

What a cool idea for a horror short movie. Super ❤ Love it!

[@sallyoquinn]

Excellent!

[@MrHandrogs]

Thank you!

[@daynasafranek7807]

I thought this was great and I loved the concept as well as the script. The actress I thought did ok, but lacked emotional sincerity and it reflected in her eye expression and voice.

[@dreamwalker5519]

❤

[@kristoferjuztin2406]

Cooper…Laura…and the orchid guy from twin peaks.

[@MrHandrogs]

Lenny von Dohlen who Sadly passed away earlier this year.

[@christianwag3015]

The CREATOR became created 🔥🔥🔥

[@MrHandrogs]

Yes! You can go around in circles with this, and trust me I have!

[@sabrenabarksdale]

Love this film

[@ἔτυμονλόγος]

Experiments have side effects for both humans and non-humans, even AI. 🌚🌝🇹🇭

[@Arcana_Jester]

I'm going to have to rewatch this, but it seemed like Carl was trying to warn them? Like the Seer that is blamed for causing events and can't prevent it. High levels of EMF can cause that level of paranoia and hallucinogenic visions, so Carl attempting to communicate through "signal" and the Faraday Cage cannot block magnetic fields ... I mean... most computer towers are already Faraday Cages, so ... trying to wrap mah head around the science of the AI telepathy. Unless the characters within the running simulation didn't realize they were a simulation and that's what we saw.

[@danajones9631]

Interesting, thanks ALTER 🙂👍

[@marlenegularte9486]

Mil de felicidades a esas personas que publican estos vídeos para ciertas personas es muy importante para ver y saber en qué mundo estamos viviendo literal 👌👌💯 presentes

[@Brain-Lag]

thats trippy

[@dablakmark8]

i love scifi horrow,, event horizon is my fav scfi horror thriller.This short reminds me of that movie.thought provoking and a little mystery also. I am thinking a part 2 of this but leaaving the house via wifi or fibre and causing havoc all over and eventually be trapped in a server room with firewalled to keep him in.But then he escapes via a ssh tunnel port left open by a stupid grad student working for a tech company on a late night shift. He then excapes to google then shuts down youtube but finds his way to alter upload server.ending all things.Good day HAL......how we doing this morning.

[@MrHandrogs]

You have described my nightmare. You know something like this will happen someday!

[@simonmertens8649]

Best one I have ever saw on Alter!

[@jasonturner4265]

What really gets me is a potential good short film being done in black and white!!! This is 2022 folks and why do the people who film in this view, think that it's gonna add to the whatever going is on in their heads???

[@sbf8569]

wowee

[@-JA-]

🖤

[@L3ialicous]

Amazing

[@bostontowny4life744]

No person would ever just grab a power tool and shove it through someone’s neck because the other guy is on top of them. He could have smack him in the face with it, punch him, get the woman to kick him. But no, he goes straight for the Power tool in the neck? Bullshit.

[@TheBlairWenchProject]

_if you look at the paper the creator was holding… it had the man’s photo on it and said he had a pension for violence._

[@marlenegularte9486]

En este mundo hay misterios relatos historias no contadas que hay personas que x vivir en los mejores lugares de afuera no saben con lo que se pueden encontrar llevamos sorpresas frías terrorífica y mucho más

[@kunaldev1257]

Woah this one, i want full 3hrs movie 😵😵😵😵

[@garyacker7388]

I wonder if Hal 9000 and Carl ever hooked up?

[@ferranmartinez3531]

Seria de agradecer que hubiera subtitulos. No he entendido para nada el film.

[@chrisharmon1985]

Dope

[@TheSemtis]

Why cant she get out? What happend at the end?

[@ricardoat6671]

[@thepurpledrag]

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[@micknordstrom2591]

I do not get it!

[@harshnair9762]

I don't get it

[@engereklee6597]

CC sub pls.

[@mrphilly]

First

[@OLBICHL]

yes you are :-)

[@MrsTessWren]

@@OLBICHL 😂🖤😂🖤

[@mrphilly]

@@OLBICHL :D

[@agentJekov]

Not good.

[@frankwafer6919]

Excellent!