MERV | Post Apocalyptic Sci Fi Short Film
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- After the end of the world, Merv's life in the lonely wastes is comfortably boring until an unexpected signal heralds the coming of a stranger. / littledragonpics
Directed by Matt Inns
Written by Steven Woller and Matt Inns
Director of Photography, Ash McKenzie
Produced by Steven Woller and Matt Inns
Co-producer, Melissa Dodds
Starring Steven Woller and Maggie Watts
Official Selection FilmQuest 2015
Official Selection DragonCon Independent Film Festival 2015
Official Selection Here Be Dragons 2015
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© Little Dragon Pictures 2013
I love how the score is not typically depressing for a post apocalyptic movie.
Fairuz Hussaini I said the exact same thing!
Fairuz Hussaini its a comedy
Really man apocalypse still be nothing got the radio will work , , people I'm sorry but this feel bad for him. 😬😬😬😬😲
When it's the post apocalypse you can either be depressed or bashshit crazy
Sweden you gotta love it am i right
I love how this massive man listens to a lullaby
They weren't written for kids, actually. Kind of like Looney Tunes cartoons...totally intended for an adult audience when they came out.
That and it's the only music he has left. Living isolated with no external stimuli would be maddening
I find it comical but yes it's to keep himself sane
Trust me we all would be if we were in that situation.
I have that toy😂😂😂😂
You know people are great story tellers when not a word of dialog has to be spoken
Aside from screaming
@@Joe-re8uw thats not a word of dialog. more of a sound effect.
My friend you forgot about the most import part of the story dialogue..... mmpharrrggemmophgggarrrrrhgshreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I th th mental fouck ouf
Yeah same does it for wall-e until the humans show up. Visual storytelling is hard as it seems.
What about the credits
Didn't know I was into this but now I am
*Optimistic Postapocalyptic*
This needs more likes.
Seems fun
Seems great
I love the way it sounds.
Watch how to stay positive in the apocalypse.
I just watched the emoji movie and this has effectively restored my will to live.
Oh yea that happend
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The new CIA torture method was exposed.
Making someone watch the Emoji Movie 10 times in a row while strapped to a metal chair.
Only a man that believes he has a future will plant a garden.
Audrey Hepburn
David Brogan Really? Cool.
Audrey told this? I don't agree. Even if a man does not believe he has a future can plant a garden..to relax himself or to keep busy.
Well I played one then forgot about it does that mean I dont care about my future?
the platter man, we are doomed ;)
It reminds me a bit Wall-e, he lives alone in a wasteland taking scrap from the rests of the civilization, the plant, he knows a initially violent girl, and after offers his plant to her... Whatever this is a amazing job, very emotional, good job.
Jesús Ramírez Yes me too
WTF man. spoilers
I agree too
yes!!!!
True but it's with biological beings.😁
Even though this was posted 2013 I want a movie out of it
lmao same
Lol same
Same to all u guys lol
Yep
Same.
He scared me with a small stick so i make bigger stick and scare HIM!! ITS SUCH A GOOD PLAN!!!
Lmao he scare me with small dick I show him my bigger dick great plan
the cold war in a nut shell
U wannn flowew ;3
*billions*
Howard Stark did say peace meant having the bigger stick.
Love the way the dude SCREAMED as he was charge an the other person
yeah ..that was awesome.
He sounded like Homer when bart stole his penny jar ua-cam.com/video/SW3pE2jqs-I/v-deo.html
He Doesn't want to KILL.
@@bansheemania1692 wtf r u talking about
I would run too if someone ran towards me screaming like that
I absolutely love the contrast between the red outside and the blue green inside. It makes for a fantastic visual
switchgear 10 hahaha 😂😂😂😂
Soyeur Mauk I thought I was the only one that noticed
The part where the guy's screaming with the spear reminds me of star wars tatoween sand people making notices.
Tusken raiders from tatooine.
Omg it does! Hahaha! 😂
CalicoCat dfffxxxxddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddxxxxxxdddddxdddddddddddddddddxddxxxx
You got so many words wrong but yes
MST MATT hahaha lol
This is my exact pick up move at the bar. See the girl, run from her and regain my composure, charge her and claim victory over her table, bring her a gift. Hahaha
Finally a fantastic and imaginative short film that isn't just a gore fest. I loved it.
Indeed. This fine work had me completely riveted start to finish :D
What about elegy?
I haven’t been seeing too many gory shorts lately.
when they took off their mask I was like plus 78 rads
Also like 77+ to baby makings
son of aan aardvark true I thought he would have started choking
There is no rads just lack of ox
Lol
tick, tick, tick TICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICKTICK
7:34 ok im sorry, but i think that is amazing. Merv goes to bed to the comfort of music (whats left of it anyway) and just looks so calm and happy. I dont know why, but it makes me want to cry.
He just wanted a friend
Isn't that what we all want?
The @@FBI-mx2pw is spouting some real facts right now
@@themchamster7226 Really, dude? Did you really have to ruin my poetic moment?
@@themchamster7226 dude the fbi is gonna track you down
Girlfriend
Amazing... this short film has managed to do what big budget films these days have failed to do which is keep my interested and glued!
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum it was still good tho
Phenomenal. A gem. We tend to think of this genre as depressing or horrific...rare to find a film that uses a worldwide apocalypse to accentuate a deeper truth: where there is one, there can be self-sufficiency and fortitude, but ultimately loneliness and isolation. Where there are two there can be hostility and mistrust, but ultimately companionship and hope. Props to the actors; conveying emotion that engages without dialog isn't easy. Unbelievable job, guys. For what it's worth, you've earned a subscriber.
Other Post-Apocalypse film: **depressed and stressful**
This Post-Apocalypse film: **happy music**
Wow, a Post Apocalyptic film without violence, mutants or monsters!!
ditto!
thanks for warning!
But with french tip manicures apparently.
I caught that too . 'Hey', you just got to let some things fly, it is a low-budget short film !
This was by far one of the best short films about the apocalypse I've ever seen
Awesome thanks a lot Levi, much appreciated :)
Tenderness is a human trait. Can't believe how I cried! Guess we really do need each other.
"1 flower? Are you sure this is safe?"
"Eh, should be enough oxygen for 2 people."
Ever thought about 3 people
@@kevinsylvester6416 hehe yeah... with the fact of obvious... compatibility... it probably won't be 2 for long
Beautiful, i especially like how Merv (i assume) is depicted to be somewhat lighthearted and shy
4:46
The universal face of "nope.exe"
me after I see a spider and it runs away and I lose it,and i m trying to sleep
After I wake up from a dream filled with bugs and I remember every aspect of it.
lol
Lol
A better love story than twilight.
he said better
Mrnat It's called a joke.
Easily io
SalveMonesvol Everything is better than twilight
Always.
This was one of the best post apocalyptic shorts I’ve ever seen. I like how the storyline and music weren’t the typical doom and gloom themes! 😊
Thanks everyone for the awesome support! Please remember to help us out by sharing Merv wherever you can :) You can also check out our latest film here ua-cam.com/video/og7JuLvmSjM/v-deo.html. Thank you!
I was so into it... then it ended
Little Dragon Pictures will there ever be a part 2 this was so interesting!!
Little Dragon Pictures Great Video but why does the outlook on the future need to be so bad?
Because why not?
+Konnek
quite simple actually, that makes a single flower that would grow anywere anymore, have great value
I usually watch short films on youtube with disappointment but this was a really well done story. Fell in love with the characters. Wanted the hero to accomplish what he wanted. Great structure. Love it.
I love the way he cared for the growing sprout.I can't believe he actually come to take some water for the little plant I mean I love it.If only people could be like that.(sighs)
you know it's art when a few moments of film actually tugs at your heart strings. watched this for the fifth or seventh time the music is really a great choice. made my day thanks very much
It's cute in a post apocalyptic sort of way. Made me chuckle a few times, wasteland antics at it's best.
I like how this doesn’t try to be overly bleak...
Feels more realistic for people to act like this.
Yes that's why it's a masterpiece
By just changing the music in this would've made it seem like a much darker, dangerous world. I knew the score for a film was important, but this showed me how much.
Especially no score at all. Too bleak?
A very sweet little movie, good to see a less violent view on the post apocalypse
“These days it seems all hope is lost, but really it’s right in front of us, just gotta blow off the doubt.”
Zoomie , I just wish UA-cam would stop sending me post apocalyptic short movies - I can’t help but watch, and then stay up late trying to avoid the news about more people getting sick...
Eh, most news channels over exaggerate things to make them seem worse then they are for more views, so just stay clean and indoors as much as possible.
thank you thank you thank you,,,the first post apocalyptic film on youtube I have found that isn't a bunch of boys playing war!, or any survivors pitted against each other.
sageonet check out....a boy and his dog
I totally agree!
LordDonut1122 you know this from the apocalyptic events you've experienced before?
Expertly made. Visuals - check, Quality props - check, Cool story - Check, Fun - Check.
This is officially my favorite, love it ! :)
Hunterwolf don't forget camera work
if there is one thing we need more of, it is shorts that show post-apocolyptic living. can never have enough of those!
+billy jack This one's better than the rest
I love that there’s no dialogue, it makes it more realistic and powerful
I've seen a few short film with the post-apocalyptic theme and this is by far my favorite, very well made and incredibly well written. No unnecessary violence and gore, and I can't explain in words how much I enjoyed the soundtrack. Outstanding work of art.
finally a short with an Idea, a simple, bright and well executed one.
The music and sound effects make this otherwise so depressing genre so so sweat, I love it!
Also great acting and filming
Thanks a lot :)
There's a lot to love about this film but I agree, the music set the tone. Wonderfully delightful. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Music is so powerful and this soundtrack is great, a lil Danny Elfman'ish, love it.
There are many shorts that would be othereise good if not for a horrible soundtrack.
Watched this one a couple years ago. Could not find it again. Finally after much searching, got it. This short film is a statement.
Finally ! A Post Apocalyptic Sci Fi Short Film where NOT everyone is a teenager with clean cloths, shaved face and impeccable hair ! how refreshing.... I´m so tired of watching pretentious little copies of Mad MAx or the book of Eli, with no story or logic. This a gem of a short, simple, well acted, directed and produced. Really beautifully done. Congrats !
+Leopoldo Bolanos Thanks for the great words Leopoldo!
+Leopoldo Bolanos Much appreciated sir.
Cheque's in the mail. ^^
i love the use of colors!! the red of the flower really contrasted against the dull brown of the environment, making it seem a lot more special than just another color, which kinda makes sense if its a sign of life in an otherwise dead world!
Who else had this on there recommended list
Me
I did
@@ricosintron2075 i did to. decided to come back later and it was gone tho. i was sad until i found it again
In 2020 yes
2020
We need this to be an actual movie. Lots of potential
It is
I mean mad Max seems to be the closest but meh btw if made into a movie it will be in all cgi js since we cant make movies with people in them anymore or animals
this should totally be made into a movie. I would pay to see it.
xtylerx233 haaa I agree... The plots really good
xtylerx233 i would definitly download it with utorrent
it is already movie. its called Wall-E
Good one, thanks much. Would make a good full length movie. Thumbs up.
When i clicked on the video i thought it was animated, and i was absolutely blown away for the entire thing before i realized it was a short film.
Wow. From the color schemes to the crackling radio and simple music. This is so well put together. These guys need to just be on payroll for big movie producers.
This was great. It managed to evoke so much emotion without any actual speaking. The acting, cinematography, and music are spot on.
I enjoyed that very much. Well done. The cinematography was great. Loved the color grade too. Really set the mood for the whole film.
Sepia
not one word...but it speaks an infinite amount of words....beautiful.I'm speechLESS
mine not yours stop
I want a full movie of this. It has potential and I think that if the producers extended the film, it would become truly remarkable. Great job.
Finally, a post apocalyptic film that's not violent, broody, and depressing. I guess it's back to basics when trying to court a woman.
This is one of the few movies I've seen, independent or blockbuster, that does everything right. The visuals are astounding, the music is moving, the acting is amazing and the acotrs are even better, as they don't have their voices to use. If I had to summarize this in a word, I would choose: phenomenal.
It is now my goal to appear in one of your short films.
Hey Eric thanks for the awesome feedback, much appreciated :)
Awesome. Wasn't like the others. The music while he travels is the best part.
Humorous almost as well just loved it.
Jaren Hopkins i agree with u
Jaren Hopkins true
Kim Smith when he gave her the flowers I was like "Ayy VICTORY SCREECH!!!!!"
Person fuckin had to ruin it
One of the first videos I saw. Good 10 years ago, still one of the best.
This was a good one. I like how it still had the happy tone and ending despite the setting.
Why is this not more popular? This is a friggin' piece of art! Masterpiece. Thank you for bestowing this film upon us mortals!
SandduneProductions Thanks very much for watching :)
I've seen this video pop up every once in a while for the past few years and today I finally decided to watch it. I am sad to say that I am fairly disappointed. Jk, I love this watched it over like three times
L.J. Small same.
@@considermecrunchy3431 same here
Returned to child like ways to survive , comfort in toys to calm and the king of the castle scene . Loved it . Best I've seen . 👍🇬🇧
Really nice job with the camera work! A+ for cinematography. Great acting expression on the lead's face as he scans the radio, gets bored playing chess, thinks about rushing the "villain", also A+. Sets and background were very well thought out as well.
On the story side; I thought to myself 'oh, she's gonna be a girl under there' - once I saw the plant bloom. But you still handled the interaction between the two so well. Only wish there was a twist when she pulled her mask off. Disfigured? Or maybe so blind that she didn't even know it was a flower? Something to break the pattern of the usual Post-Apoc endings that many of these have. Twilight Zone invented this one, if I remember correctly.. Nice job though.
Grade: A-
thanks for ruining it bruh
why were you reading comments instead of watching it, 'Bruh'
+Angel On My Shoulder watched it bruh.
then why does it matter to you if he did a review on it, bruh?
Yea bruh? what you gonna do now scrub? scrublord? scrubby scrub scrub?
This is one of the most beautiful depictions of humanity I've seen in a long time. The music and sound brings everything purely into focus. Thank you Little Dragon pictures for the artistic short film. I will watch this over and over again.
Hey everyone, thanks for watching! You can also check another short here :) ua-cam.com/video/fNqA3u6-Ujg/v-deo.html
I LOVED this one!
good job!
Thanks a lot!
I shared it with my cinema class and my cinema team, they like it too ^^
congratulations!
Awesome thanks very much :)
Fuking love it mate ❤️
Adam n Eve of post apocalyptic world
Too true
“In the year 2525, of man is still alive, if women can survive-“
not the worst way .... but HOPE NOT!!!! there have to be MORE of us..
The way this film manages to evoke feelings and emotions. I don't know anything about film but I have to say, this is a master piece.
Thanks heaps! Glad you enjoyed it :)
The post apocalyptic dating scene is alive and well!.
This is a very sad film. For all they know, they might be the last people alive. And keeping your sanity up would be increadibly hard. Very emotional. Love it
When school is almost over and you’re out of supplies
😂😂i got supplies
More like mid terms. Last semester the final lessons for the final it is all review in which all the teachers do jack shit
Lol
This is why I no longer go to the movies. More entertaining in all aspects than most main stream films. How sweet.
Spectacular! Merv Is a little wackado from being alone but it works out. I love the soundtrack, it pulled it together. Great job
Absolutely loved this film! The comedy aspect mixed with the desolate wasteland gloom really made for an interesting short film. 10/10!
Thank you so much for the great feedback, really glad you enjoyed it :)
This was really well done. Nice to see students do something happy for once.
lol in the 21st century this is 'happy'
The sound design in this short is brilliant. I like how you guys are able to communicate a progression of moods from triumphant to lonely with such little touches, like the lullaby and the radio. The music too was really upbeat and made for a fun contrast against the desert setting, which was well realized thanks to all the nice wide angles your team deployed. All around great little film here. Short, sweet, and memorable. Hope to make stuff like this when I grow older.
Lost it when he ran and started screaming.
This is easily the best and most heart-felt short film I've seen so far. Great acting, great cinematography, great athmosphere. Beautiful
+BoarhideGaming Thanks heaps :)
Little Dragon Pictures
thank *you* for creating this!
I completely agree with this dude
Agreed
And the moment when Merv is huddled in his bunker listening to the little music box was perfect. Poor guy's been all alone for so long, he's had to find comfort in anything he can find.
Fun fact: Merv (or MERV) also stands for "Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle" and is how ICBMs deliver nuclear warheads once they're in space. There are eerie videos of them being tested back in the day.
At 6:49 Merv turns in to a tusken raider.
Little Gaming I know right👽
Little Gaming my thoughts exactly
I was looking for the person who'd say it first.
Little Gaming that's what I was thinking
Little Gaming 😂
This is beautiful, so simple and well made! Keep up guys!
Thank you!
Little Dragon Pictures MORE!
Shared. Not something I do a lot of, but I really like this film- particularly the choice not to "pierce the veil" with dialogue, or even speech. I'm curious if that was a stylistic choice, or for the universality of distribution that it allows. Either way, doesn't really matter; just helps keep you "there".
Awesome thanks a lot! The no-speaking is indeed for universality, but more in terms of the message and theme being universal as opposed to just distribution :)
+Little Dragon Pictures very good' what's coming next?
We have a couple more shorts in the pipeline - a steampunk-western that's in post production now and we're shooting a dark fantasy short later this year, so stay tuned!
sounds good; will do.
omg steampunk yay
Genuinely loved this, such a short and sweet story.
Love the characters, and their way of communication. Such a story told so well through the exchange of no dialog, purely through visuals. I love it, this is what video was made for. The music too, I clicked on the thumbnail thinking that this might be a gritty or dark story, but it was light hearted and happy. Merv is a loner who seems to have lived his life away from people, and it shows through the affection he shows the rose and how he seemingly has dedicated so much time to helping it grow. Then he see's someone else, an alien in his little world, and he feels scared of them and doesn't know how to react to them, first he is scared, and runs away when they notice him, then he risks his life to retrieve the water canister, then he wants to communicate.
I'm surprised how attached to that rose I got in the space of 10 minutes, and to Merv.
Seriously, I love this.
EDIT: Please, I would love to see more of this style of video.
I found this a few years ago,and I still love this so much.I watch it a few times every year.
Best post-apocalyptic short I've seen. Great work. 👍
Thank you!
I have one question why is it called Merve and can you make more things like please please you are at this and you more things like this
+Little Dragon Pictures Magnificent!
Jared Rogers ya
hope you will make a full movie like this
We might do some day :)
Little Dragon Pictures by the way, are you from eastern europe?
Nope we are from New Zealand
Little Dragon Pictures I am from Poland, most of studios don't care about our tiny country
Get out of here, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Twelve minutes for THIS?! Worth it.
This was funny, well paced and very entertaining for fans of the genre.
Do you know what 90% of UA-cam films and most Hollywood movies lack nowadays? The ability to laugh at their own premises and have fun with it no matter how grim the subject matter. Any movie that doesn't have at least one moment relieved by humor is no good, ever. This was funny throughout despite what it was about.
Very cool movie I hope that u will get 1 million views
mission accomplished
Very cool movie I hope that they will get 2 million views
I have to say, the atmosphere that Little Dragon Pictures made feels really happy with the soundtracks composed in it. I don't feel like I'm watching a regular traumatic atmosphere of post-apocalypse, but rather finding the good side of it.
What a good one. You deserve more likes and subs :D
Cheers from Indonesia
Hey thanks a lot :) Cheers from NZ
Little Dragon Pictures Hey uh, can you send me the soundtrack? I really love to listen to it. can you send it to abyan.albiruni@gmail.com
Thanks! :D
We don't have the solo soundtrack on hand right at the moment, but will see what we can do when get time :)
I loved this so much. I really fell in love with Merv and the visuals were beautiful. I enjoyed the more wholesome approach to the apocalypse!
great short. loved everything about. i will share and subscribe
Thanks a lot :)
Little Dragon Pictures im gonna sub
Thank you for the smiles! Just fantastic.
Thank you for watching :)
Great job scoring this. A great example of how sound influences the mood of a film. Would've been a completely different film if scored with ominous music. Bravo.
I really love the idea and if there was a movie like this I would’ve totally watched it.
Lay down
Try not to cry
Cry a lot
Xiller106 we, those who know are very pissed of.
Lol
Funny, Sad, Beautiful, Adorable..
10/10
100/10
Thanks very much!
Little Dragon Pictures I love when he has the lullaby thing
Little Dragon Pictures I love the steampunk/old style gadgets and things you have. The atmosphere of the movie was great and you portrayed the toxic wasteland very well. good job I must say
By far the most productive 14 minutes of my day. Thank you.
All those guys look like german flamethrower troops.
German Transylvania you would have to make that comment, wouldn't you? btw, do you think it's cold in the post apocalypse desert? Cuz he's dressed like it is.
@@bonnih6931 You have to dress like that in a nuclear apocalypse. It helps protect against alpha, beta, and gamma radiation as well in general, against things like shrapnel and dust. You can really only afford to show skin when radiation levels are low or non-existent.
@@herrfantastisch7489 alpha and beta probably. It is doubtful against gamma. Nothing will, except a few meters of very solid matter between you and the radiation.
U Sure
@@herrfantastisch7489 Gamma radioation is unstopable with These clothes