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Luke Richert
United States
Приєднався 16 чер 2011
Once known on UA-cam as "First Act Films", Luke Richert's been making movies since 2007 and hasn't decided to stop yet. Currently in the Los Angeles whirlpool.
A Thorn in the Flesh - Trailer
After breaking his vows, an 11th-century Catholic monk sets out on a deadly pilgrimage.
Directed by Luke Richert
Cinematography by Chase Pottinger
Starring Dave Rosenberg, Kelsey Bunner, and Remo Abboud
Coming to festivals soon -- hopefully online by next summer!
Directed by Luke Richert
Cinematography by Chase Pottinger
Starring Dave Rosenberg, Kelsey Bunner, and Remo Abboud
Coming to festivals soon -- hopefully online by next summer!
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Відео
Passage - Sci-Fi Short Film
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Three paleoanthropology students struggle to decipher the meaning of a disappeared mentor's unanticipated discovery. In the works since Fall 2019, Passage is my Emerson College BFA Thesis film and one of the best experiences I've had working on a project. The pandemic threw us off our planned schedule and required some creative editing solutions, but I'm incredibly grateful to my team for pulli...
Passage - Teaser Trailer
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A new sci-fi thriller thesis film about a cave expedition and the unknowable. Out this Friday, January 22nd.
Excursions & Interludes (Travel Documentary Short)
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The story of a road trip I took this past June. Literally none of this music belongs to me, and no personal ad revenue will be made from this video. Director's Comments: This film is an unpolished, experimental documentary/video essay of a new style for us. It's far from perfect, but I needed to just finish it and get started on something else. Though this style of film is something I am intere...
TUNING - Short Film
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A three-man folk punk band hitchhikes, claws, and shouts their way to a vital gig over the course of one afternoon. Artistic sacrifice will never look the same to them again. Featuring the music of: The I in Irony Jensen Krall Free Samples Floral Tattoo Jack David Adam! France
Spaceman - Practical FX Sci-Fi Short
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The soliloquy of a lonesome space traveller making his way through the universe.. This short, besides compositing, was shot 100% practically. Some results are pretty rough, others turned out nicely I think. Music: "Enter the Undergrowth" by Sheeba Exp
Time Capsule - Sci-Fi Short Film
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"Time Capsule" is a 26-minute student short film that follows a group of teenagers in the year 1982 who stumble across the extraordinary while on a campout. What they discover will determine the course of history, their lives, and everyone they care about. This project is by far the most logistically challenging, professional, and rewarding filmmaking experience I've ever had. Though there are ...
Time Capsule - Theatrical Trailer
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The "big" trailer for our latest and longest project. Not trying to show too much while still shedding a little light. Let us know what you think! Music once again composed by the ever-talented Otto Nilsson.
"HARD BOILED" - Super 8 Short Film
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This is my first narrative shot on Super 8mm film, following the first night on the job for a backstreet police detective and the choices he must make. Inspired heavily by classic pulp film noir, it was a definite learning experience in regards to rehearsal and efficiency. A few shots are pretty underexposed, I apologize for that.
Star Wars: Liberty's Toll - Fan Film
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The story of two siblings fighting for the Rebel Alliance, Adriel and Aaron, and their struggle to protect the Alliance's first victory against the malevolent Galactic Empire... Note: It was a while coming, but I hope you enjoy it! The effects were a lot of work and I know it was "somewhat" over-ambitious to do something like this, but I hope you can look past the less convincing parts and appr...
Every Hallmark Holiday Special Ever
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Late Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/etc. short parody of Hallmark holiday specials. Here's to 2014!
The Death-Defying Adventures of Detective Brown
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A result of me and Matthew getting bored. Enjoy! (This isn't the Detective miniseries, in case you were wondering. That will be an attempt at seriousness.)
great potential
Subbed. This looks incredible
Grateful for the sub, thank you for the kind words!
beautiful
Thank you!
Been here since Time Capsule, it's been great to see your talents evolve over the years. Definitely interested in this project, really looking forward to it's release!
Thank you for sticking around, that is really heartwarming to hear! :) I hope you enjoy it once it's out!
Oooh I like some nice tall images. Looks to be an intimate story of the struggle to hold on to spiritual belief amidst a spiritually desolate world? Can’t wait to find out! Looking forward to whenever this is available.
Hey it's been a while, thank you so much for the interest Dan! That's definitely an element of it. And we like some nice tall images as well :) Excited for you to see it, hopefully before too far into 2025!
5/2024: Good Day. Interesting and nicely produced. Makes more sense than present day America... Best Regards.
Cheers, JT!
So, am I right in thinking there were more ways out of the "passage" then into it?
boring-little content
Just watched this and Time Capsule. I can see you have worked hard on both of these films and I like your approach. Passage was hard to understand, but I've read the interpretations of what others thought was going on and they seem plausible to me. So well done on both films. I hope you keep it up, if you enjoy doing it. I'd say there must be so much to learn in this art. It will be a life long process for you. Good luck with it all and thanks for putting your films out there. It's a brave thing to do, cos you'll get all sorts of people knocking you. Just remember you are the one putting the hard work in. And I really think you are going at it the right way. Take care.
Sorry, but it doesn't work for me. Best wishes for the future though.
I didn't understand the film, or what was happening, but, the actors did a great job..😄
"Why didn't you get the grant, dad? Was it because your theory was wrong?" "No - it's because they didn't like my stupid haircut...."
People seeing different drawings was a good idea. The pictograms being done by different people at different times flummoxed these so called palaeontologists but that can happen in caves used over millennia. I thought the father may have gone back in time.
I think the acting is really good! Great work!
Thank you!
Very boring, bad acting! I noticed no one got a heart for honest opinions!
*plandemic, for real-life SciFi/horror see EVENT201: global pandemic exercise Oct 2019
TY! That was scary. >>Pam <<
I compliment the production and recognize the effort that went in to this project. I must admit that I am having trouble fully understanding the flow. I am not a artist like you so don’t have specific recommendations. Some additional depth to the plot or characters perhaps. But still a nicely assembled product.
In my view, very dull, drab, monotonously boring, not entertaining. Not for me.
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I'm stumped.
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Great job! Thank you!
Well done Luke
My interpretation was that many different groups had at various times, studied the paintings and added to the wall as they got trapped, but since no skeletons around, the portal was accessed eventually by all the groups. Not sure what kind of world they get to or how they survive, so... I WANT MORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Interesting! 10/10 UK
Great film; good story. I thought it was easy to figure out and was surprised ppl are missing it.
Ok well I’m really confused. Can you explain it? I’d really appreciate it!
Ok never mind -I read your explanation. So yeah I thought the dad went into a portal, but it didn’t seem to connect to the story. The fact that the paintings were like hers I only caught at the end so I thought ok maybe dad was “pointing the way” for her to follow? Either way it was great.
It's because of your spectacular intelligence.
I Don't get this ending.........🤔🤔🤔
My take on it, is that they were trying to figure out how this group they discovered was so separate from the hominids of that era, kept to themselves and employed different artistry. It is them. Her dad went into a portal; the paintings were copies of what she drew in her youth. They followed him. They were the people they were discovering.
What happened to the Indiana Jones Video you used to have on this channel
It got a music copyright strike that basically removed it from playability in most countries unfortunately
@@LukeRichert oh I'm so sorry about that
@@LukeRichert Would it be possible to remix the sound and use a Creative Commons music track to avoid the copyright strike?
This reminded me of a book I read when I was verrry young. Got it in the gift shop in a Rosicrucian museum in northern CA. It described how someone studying ancient, pre-adamic I would call it now, cave paintings(?) /art and when you run your hands along the lines you are instantly immersed in the story as it was being expressed. Well, that’s confusing. Maybe someone will get it 🤷🏻♀️
That's fascinating! I'd be interested in the title of that book if you still have it.
Terrible
It was great. Didn't you figure it out?
@@hilaryc3203 who could watch such shit to the end?
@@danielsharp2012 people with intellect.
@@hilaryc3203 Thank you, i totally get it now. Thanks for filling in the gaps for me. I totally enjoyed watching this.
WTF??? This made NO sense!
Sure it did. My take on it, is that they were trying to figure out how this group they discovered was so separate from the hominids of that era, kept to themselves and employed different artistry. It is them. Her dad went into a portal; the paintings were copies of what she drew in her youth. They followed him. They were the people they were discovering.
This was bloody brilliantly done. Loved it. It was excellently written,acted and produced.
Appreciate that Nick!
I'm sorry .... I didn't like it :-(
Fair enough. Thanks for watching!
back passage
I dig it
This was legit SO PRETTY. Looked absolutely gorgeous guys!
Thank you! We were lucky to have an amazing team.
Keep making movies, loved it. Not always a fan of open ended concepts (but do like open ended endings) but either way this was awesome.
This is quite a polished and professional project. My wife and I watched it last night and she enjoyed it as well -- she was a little confused immediately at the end but she found the concept very interesting and it sparked a good discussion. The camerawork and audio are excellent and it is both entertaining and thought provoking. I have some more thoughts about the organization/story if you want to hear them -- if so send me a message. But if not that's okay too -- sometime it's good to let a successful project breathe for awhile, and you certainly did a great job with this. I really like the sets/locations and what you did with lighting. Looking forward to your next project!
Thanks for revisiting it and again for the comments Martin! Glad your wife enjoyed it too. And no, I would definitely appreciate some more story thoughts--I'll hit you up.
Wait - you have a wife who actually WANTS to watch and discuss a sci-fi film? Now that's a concept that would be rejected by film-makers as being just TOO unbelievable....
M A S T E R P I E C E - So well made and well thought out! There's so much talent, I can't wait to see your next work!!
appreciate it Nico!
Excellent.. didn't really understand the ending tho. Was figuring out the symbols a way to open a portal to somewhere else?
Hey, thanks for watching! The exact mechanics of what happened are something I want to leave open to viewer interpretation, but that sounds pretty sound to me.
@@LukeRichert, 🔵 I guess if Bob Dylan can get away with it for all these years, you should be able to at least ONCE 'eh? I found it rather nebulous, devoid of clarification and without a clear premise. I couldn't tell where it was going,........ and then,... I didn't know where it went. The greater your viewers powers of imagination the more these "Open-ended-endings" become a curse & a bane, as a creative viewer you're never able to 'Tie-it-all-up' with any certainty!.... I prefer a nice tidy ending that stands-alone and makes a definitive statement, as opposed to one that requires either my participation or projection or leaves room for 'Decryption' or 'Translation'.
My take on it, is that they were trying to figure out how this group they discovered was so separate from the hominids of that era, kept to themselves and employed different artistry. It is them. Her dad went into a portal; the paintings were copies of what she drew in her youth. They followed him. They were the people they were discovering.
Can tell a lot of work went into that. Each of the shots seemed so carefully planned. The sound design was also superb! It occasionally gave me Eternal Darkness vibes. Not certain what was going on at all times but it was tastefully ambiguous, giving me lots to think about. Good stuff!
Thank you for watching Dan, I'm glad you appreciated the ambiguity :) and I will have to check out Eternal Darkness!
Yes! Awesome to see you back with a new movie, Luke! 🙏🌟 This has got us all intrigued
Thanks Pauli! Hope you all enjoy it!
This looks cool Luke! The melody in the music in this trailer sounds quite similar to my Time Capsule motif/theme from Time Capsule haha
Thanks Otto! Hahhaha I literally did not notice that until right now, I can see what you're saying 😂 I'll pass that along to my composer Jensen lol
@@LukeRichert I was almost certain that you had used that again but then I noticed that it was different. Yeah do that! =)
Man, this is so awesome! I've been here since The Time Capsule days and it's crazy to see even from just this teaser how much you've improved over the years. Keep up the great work, dude!
Thank you for the support all these years!
Very interesting... Extra “teasery” trailers like this always grab my attention. I know there’s some kind of cave and people go into the cave. If anything else would spoil the viewing experience, then I can’t wait to see what it might be.
Can't wait to see the finished product!
Thanks Martin!
I always enjoy your work. I hope to get into making films too eventually. Who knows, maybe one day our paths will cross in the industry.
Thank you! Best of luck on the journey!
Where have you guys gone I literally love your videos
When are you guys gonna do another film?
Looking for your next great film.