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This is truly outstanding and it is as good as any professional production that, I have seen of a one Man earth orbital flight. Most of these have the same theme..."something always goes wrong in orbit and fate, luck, or a higher power has to come to the astronaut's aid for them to make it back to earth safely". Again, this was a job very well done.
Great film! Some of the best cinematography and set design I have ever seen that stacks up against movies like First Man. Story was great, but it would hit a little harder if there was some sort of motivated light (battery powered flashlight or something) that the actor can use to lighten up his eyes so we could see his performance. Other than that, amazing work!
I'm not sure he was alive at the end. Kept waiting for him to open his eyes and see the great sense of relief. If there was enough oxygen in the craft then he made it. Great job, realistic and so believable.
Great clip that has that all-important emotion...caring for the characters....in this case the astronaut. Great pacing and perfect music choice...I wanna see the major film, the follow-up and the follow-up to the follow-up!
Visually superb. I don't think you nailed the story, though; he seemed to give up too easily. The story was crude compared with the visuals which are worth a thumbs-up on their own.
Infinity 8 same guy in another capsule hits the dome , gets stuck reaches and grabs the picture and holds it ,then the director pictures a teenager with older mom in a lounge chair looking up at the sky with helicopters flying around and in far distance 3 parachutes connected to a capsule gliding down to splashdown ,and flash glimpse of a glove holding the picture ,
What did he do? Commit suicide because of a electrical failure? Military test pilots are not wimps and wouldn’t just quit! Also, no jet pilot (all early astronauts were jet pilots) flys with a picture of his family on the instrument panel. This was on of the fallacies in Topgun too. They are so focused on the task, calked compartmentalization, that they don’t even have a fleeting thought about their family during a mission.
He didn't just quit - he followed every procedure he knew until realising he had no functions due to total power failure. Interesting that you suggest he had other options with zero power and zero functions. It seems that the entire point of this part of the story is to invite the audience to empathise with a pilot trapped in a tiny metal capsule orbiting the earth with zero ability to influence his fate. Deeply moving, beautiful work, deserves much wider recognition.
excellent tech: props, visuals, music, sound all flawless .. writing was a little off, not well researched. The chance a multi-billion dollar cutting edge exploratory program would send up a man w/o every imaginable contingency prepped and trained for: 0.0%. He'd have no time for artful dispair, he'd be busily tracing wires for shorts, testing fuel cells, checking backups, calculating time left of air, heat dissipation etc etc ... Maybe he'd eventually get down to a few moments of despair but not before hours if not days of feverish work... likely not before he froze solid. ...and if the fuel cells did come back on, it'd be the result of his labor.
An Astronaut that spends more time looking at photo's than he does controlling a capsule?? hmmm ok, but sleeping through re-entry?? visuals were great, story line, not so great, astronaut's are a tougher breed than you give credit to!!
Controlling a capsule? You should know that astronauts usually dont control their spacecraft outside of extreme emergencies, thats mostly ground control's job
The early Mercury spacecraft were very simplistic. Yes, astronauts had their controls and backups, but for the most part, the missions were largely automated. The script itself is largely based on historical transcripts from real Mercury flights.
Diana Harris I thought the same. If they knew he had no power or backup, and a significant time had passed, asking if he “reads” doesn’t make sense. His helmet off might indicate that he at least wanted to be comfortable for his final moments.
@MotionArtsFilms…. .did he die or not??? The concept of open end stories where the viewer can finish the film themselves is getting real old, real quick from the writers. It says I’m lazy, don’t wNt to finish what I started so go for it. …. That’s not the way I wish to view a film or even shorts. Every writer is copying the same ending and it’s old already. That means I wasted my time and I sure don’t have 2 hours to run scenarios through my head. That’s the writers job……a whole lot different if a series is on the burner and a second film is in production. I can truly appreciate that writer, actors and the folks behind the scenes that makes it happen. Don’t be a follow along, be that team that goes for original endings, surprises and throw us some curves once in awhile….. not this same canned, let the viewer decide crap…..it’s not up to the viewer, it’s up to the writer.
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We hope you enjoyed our short film! If you want to help support us, please like, subscribe and share!
For anyone interested in how we built the cockpit set and did the visual effects, we have a behind the scenes breakdown here: ua-cam.com/video/7KgbS2YjQQc/v-deo.html
Just for a moment I felt the loneliness, hopelessness and desperation that he was feeling, that was enough. The ending was the remedy. Thanks.
A great short film that stirs the emotions and the music was just right for it. Good job!
WHy the Frell! I had the John Crichton Experience here?XD
I just want to say that best short flim this is based on astronauts 😢
Wonderful! Proud of your work on this film.
The Mercury Program's worst nightmare. Pretty spot on recreation of the original capsule!
This is an excellent film, with amazing special effects. You guys really have a gift for film. Keep it up...
The attention to detail with the capsule is perfect
Thanks! If you want to see how we put it together, we have a behind the scenes video here: ua-cam.com/video/7KgbS2YjQQc/v-deo.html
I love it. It almost makes me want to build one of my own for sims.
How did you precure/make the Pressure suit?
The suit is about the only thing we didn’t make. Rented it from a film costume house in LA.
Awesome work. I love the Mercury missions and Infinity 7 sounds like it really could have been the name of one of them
This is truly outstanding and it is as good as any professional production that, I have seen of a one Man earth orbital flight. Most of these have the same theme..."something always goes wrong in orbit and fate, luck, or a higher power has to come to the astronaut's aid for them to make it back to earth safely". Again, this was a job very well done.
TY for a very pleasant ride!!! The great score assisted in the enjoyment! You guys are definitely subbed!
"Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong. Can you hear me Major Tom?"
😭
Forces one to contemplate our mortality at the fringes of the great beyond. We are on our way!
Great film! Some of the best cinematography and set design I have ever seen that stacks up against movies like First Man. Story was great, but it would hit a little harder if there was some sort of motivated light (battery powered flashlight or something) that the actor can use to lighten up his eyes so we could see his performance. Other than that, amazing work!
Or just Sun shining through visor on his face
I'm not sure he was alive at the end. Kept waiting for him to open his eyes and see the great sense of relief. If there was enough oxygen in the craft then he made it. Great job, realistic and so believable.
As much as I liked this sho😊rt film on the whole, I was very disappointed by the ambiguity of the ending.
Excellent… I will be looking for more from you!
Congrats!, Faboulous production design.I`ve seen the making of. Great short !
I'm missing the part as to why he didn't wake up though it all---until the very end. The kid and the wife over and over? Perplexed.
Great clip that has that all-important emotion...caring for the characters....in this case the astronaut. Great pacing and perfect music choice...I wanna see the major film, the follow-up and the follow-up to the follow-up!
OUTSTANDING.
Well done, to all involved.
Excellent, nice work
Great movie! great job to all involved in the making of this fine film
Nice short film.. great effects
Got me till the end worrying if he’s toning to wake up, so glad he did
ty, loved it.
Beautiful short 😀
Beautiful. So close, yet so far away
Incredible. Subbed!
I can unequivocally say..."this will be my last flight" 😎
Wonderful. Thank you.
epic film good job guys
Visually superb. I don't think you nailed the story, though; he seemed to give up too easily. The story was crude compared with the visuals which are worth a thumbs-up on their own.
Amazing job...Peace
Thank you!
Excellent short!
Excellent.Well done.
Infinity 8 same guy in another capsule hits the dome , gets stuck reaches and grabs the picture and holds it ,then the director pictures a teenager with older mom in a lounge chair looking up at the sky with helicopters flying around and in far distance 3 parachutes connected to a capsule gliding down to splashdown ,and flash glimpse of a glove holding the picture ,
Bravo
Amazing!!
Faulty wiring can be a bitch. Loved this. Took me back to my childhood watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon.
Does he or doesn't he wake up in time...
That scared the hell out me and I realized how happy I am on the ground
They need to have held on that last shot before the cut-to-black just a few frames longer…
Great stuff
He would have froze to death in space without power just saying it’s COLD in space very cold.
This needs more views
Wow.. a perfect dish.....
Ground control to Major Tom.
So, he died, I see... Very good work. What was the budget?
Did he survive?
Wonder if he landed in Lake Michigan?
Presumably he suffocated.
You can always imagine a happy ending where he wakes up.
😮😮😮
Beautiful, Thanks George. Who is the actor?
Kurtis von Krueger
Check the credits - Kurtis is also the producer
What did he do? Commit suicide because of a electrical failure? Military test pilots are not wimps and wouldn’t just quit! Also, no jet pilot (all early astronauts were jet pilots) flys with a picture of his family on the instrument panel. This was on of the fallacies in Topgun too. They are so focused on the task, calked compartmentalization, that they don’t even have a fleeting thought about their family during a mission.
He didn't just quit - he followed every procedure he knew until realising he had no functions due to total power failure. Interesting that you suggest he had other options with zero power and zero functions. It seems that the entire point of this part of the story is to invite the audience to empathise with a pilot trapped in a tiny metal capsule orbiting the earth with zero ability to influence his fate. Deeply moving, beautiful work, deserves much wider recognition.
excellent tech: props, visuals, music, sound all flawless .. writing was a little off, not well researched. The chance a multi-billion dollar cutting edge exploratory program would send up a man w/o every imaginable contingency prepped and trained for: 0.0%.
He'd have no time for artful dispair, he'd be busily tracing wires for shorts, testing fuel cells, checking backups, calculating time left of air, heat dissipation etc etc ...
Maybe he'd eventually get down to a few moments of despair but not before hours if not days of feverish work... likely not before he froze solid.
...and if the fuel cells did come back on, it'd be the result of his labor.
An Astronaut that spends more time looking at photo's than he does controlling a capsule?? hmmm ok,
but sleeping through re-entry??
visuals were great,
story line, not so great, astronaut's are a tougher breed than you give credit to!!
Controlling a capsule? You should know that astronauts usually dont control their spacecraft outside of extreme emergencies, thats mostly ground control's job
The early Mercury spacecraft were very simplistic. Yes, astronauts had their controls and backups, but for the most part, the missions were largely automated. The script itself is largely based on historical transcripts from real Mercury flights.
I believe he was passed out from lack of oxygen, then died. No power, no air flow.
Diana Harris
I thought the same. If they knew he had no power or backup, and a significant time had passed, asking if he “reads” doesn’t make sense.
His helmet off might indicate that he at least wanted to be comfortable for his final moments.
Mmma....
@MotionArtsFilms…. .did he die or not??? The concept of open end stories where the viewer can finish the film themselves is getting real old, real quick from the writers. It says I’m lazy, don’t wNt to finish what I started so go for it. …. That’s not the way I wish to view a film or even shorts. Every writer is copying the same ending and it’s old already. That means I wasted my time and I sure don’t have 2 hours to run scenarios through my head. That’s the writers job……a whole lot different if a series is on the burner and a second film is in production. I can truly appreciate that writer, actors and the folks behind the scenes that makes it happen. Don’t be a follow along, be that team that goes for original endings, surprises and throw us some curves once in awhile….. not this same canned, let the viewer decide crap…..it’s not up to the viewer, it’s up to the writer.
If you rewatch the ending, you’ll have your answer.
Lost hope too soon.