SURREAL (2017) | Short Film
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- 'When the laws of mankind no longer exist, what becomes of ones humanity when survival is their only focus?'
Genre: Student, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi (Post-Apocalyptic)
STARRING - Ivy Miller, Caleb Gordon, Rob Jacobsen, Alana Fischer
DIRECTED by Mark Riddle & Ximena Rios (as R&R)
SCREENPLAY by Ximena Rios (as R&R)
STORY by Mark Riddle (as R&R)
PRODUCED by Kimberly Giebler
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Leen Kranenburg, Sally Haggis, Shane McQueen, Dan Gascon
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Devin Gibb
a L120 FILMS and SAIT RTBN production (2017).
Camera Operator - Devin Gibb and Gus Kochan
Edited by Kimberly Giebler and Ximena Rios
Visual Effects - Mark Riddle
Colourist - Kimberly Giebler
Original Score by Arvin Siegfried
Additional Music by | Kevin Macleod and Myuu
Shot on a Sony PMW400 and Canon T3i
WINNER 2019 - "Rising Star Award" - Canada International Film Festival
WINNER 2019 - "Best Screenwriter" - Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (DMOFF)
WINNER 2019 - "Best Film" - Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (DMOFF)
Created/Copyrighted by SAIT RTBN 2017 Television Students in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
© 2017 L120 Films and SAIT RTBN - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Just a heads up for new viewers (or those who have not read the description).
This was a student film, with a very tight deadline, no budget, a crew of 4 people, and only 4 days to film with no spare time for re-shoots. We weren't allowed to tear up or wreck the wardrobe, as it was loaned to us by our school instructors. We had to make do with what we had available to us. In regards to the story itself, we understand it's slow paced, that was our intention with this particular film. We have no problem with people leaving either positive or negative feedback. Please keep it respectful though when voicing your opinions. Thank you.
L120 Productions great guys which camera and software did u use for this movie?
We shot this on a Sony PMW400 and Canon T3i, and we used Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition.
Mark Riddle was the young girl a alien in this film
I'm
4 Days 4 Crew And no Budget...WOW Fantastic..
No critique here, just a thank you for making it available for us to enjoy.
Survival is 10% Equipment, 10% Knowledge and 80% the Desire to Live.
The 3 Necessities For Substance are: Food, Water, Air. Everything else will work itself out.
Desire to live ......and Mt. Everest don’t seem to go together
@@KNBARON And ain't that grand!
I think you better up the knowledge percentage. All the desire on the planet isn’t gonna light that fire.
1% equipment, if you have the knowledge, and if you have that the will to survive is ingrained.
I've commented before, but after my fifth view, I have to applaud this "Short (actually, way too Short)" film. Everything was spot on. From the plot, storytelling /writing, the excellent choice of location/scenery, the perfect inclusion and intensity of the music, the engaging and realistic acting (which goes high on the ranks with similar shorts in this genre), just ultra-captivating and an overall wonderful film! I'm a "post-apocalyptic short film junkie," (if that's a thing) and have viewed hundreds of this style of film, but I have to say, "SURREAL" IS Definitely in my top five! Absolutely enjoyed it! I would pay Theater prices for a full-length feature expanding on this film, minus the death of the lead actor, &finding out more about "MIA?" Thanks for such an entertaining event. I hope you have shown this to the Hollywood execs. There's so much potential here!
Thanks for the great film!
Best,
Ej
Burlington, Vt
I was captivated! The film's pacing was spot on with strong tension and compressed suspense. Most uncomfortable! An experience similar to watching original (Lem) Solaris. Well done everybody. Thank you.
Good plot, good acting. Music is perfect for the mood. Can get a real feel for the characters. Scenery is awesome!
Super creation for the short time you had to make this!
👍👍 2 thumbs up!!
Probably one of the best comments we've received! Thank you so much!
good acting and Ivy Miller is a very pretty girl with talent! This film was awesome
I enjoyed this! Although I do have to make fun of the guy saying he ran out of water and is thirsty as hell...with snow all around. Can this generation do nothing right?! JESUS!
I know snow melts in a persons mouth.
He probably thinks the yellow snow is frozen lemonade..
Eating snow is a very bad idea and not an efficient way to stay hydrated! Your body has to melt it, which burns a lot of calories and brings your body temperature down. Not a good idea if you don't have enough to eat.
melt snow in can over fire 👍 drink
So was the girl an alien in disguise or just a traumatized girl?
I appreciate the feel of this short film. You def have a way of keeping the person captivated. The quality of the work is also quite amazing given the time constraints. Please keep up the good work.
Very good short film. The way Mia watched the sky, She clearly was an ET.😱😱 She had no real emotions.
I'm impressed. I would love to see this team do other films.
You all did a great job with the quality filming and putting a film together so fast with so little. I can only imagine what you can do with time and a Hollywood sized budget.thumbs up
Other than a drop off in sound level about half-way through this was a very well done film and even more amazing with the restrictions you were working under. Well done! Videography was excellent. Kudos to all.
I like the feel of this. Thank you very much. It is appreciated
Surreal Great Film, mysterious and compelling. You do not need to preface your work with any explanation it is good on its own merit. Considering your time constraint, budget and other factors your film is fantastic. Keep it up, stick together. Please tell us what was she?
Interesting foundation for a broader movie plot.
Super!
That Mia girl is so weird lol. Great film. Good job.
Given your circumstances, all positive here. I see it as a feeler for a future more fully developed story, but it was enjoyable as is. Keep on keeping on guys and gals, looks like a promising future from my view!
Thank you for your kind words Ravi! We'd love to hear your opinion on our most recent silent film Baldur.
Best part about this movie was the leather jacket.
The guys first instincts were correct.
This was amazing! Do more just like this!
Brilliant.
Absolutely stunning! Love the change Mia experiences.
Well done, L120! 👍
It looks great and the acting is good. thanks
Well done! BRAVO!
I like your work. A very insightful story, and the story is what matters.
Never sleep on the ground. You will succumb to hypothermia. The ground removes heat from your body. Elevate bedding off of the ground with branches and bramble. Air is a good insulator. You must maintain body heat especially in a cold climate.
In cold climates move slow. Sweat causes hypothermia and if you are overheated by your clothing then you will sweat.
He was also ill equipped for long term survival. He also would have needed to have had a tarp.or plastic sheeting for wind shelter. Those with that will survive. Those lacking do not survive for long.
The elements are your second greatest threat and near as much of a threat as a lack of drinkable water..
Priorities for survival are listed in order...
WATER..
SHELTER..
FIREWOOD for a fire
then FOOD
24kGoldenRocket - thanks. Good tip. I just learned something new. Never know when that will come in handy.
Just get a hotel room... jeeze.
nice .. i didnt like his cursing at her .. i know it may seem off subject/matter .. ... damnnnn 😳
@joe sar Wife and girlfriend!!?
Thank you
I liked this the atmosphere was good and the characters, but I do wish Mia would have kicked ass at the end to save her new friend she was starting to learn from. 😊
Weird, disturbing and good!
awesome film, especially given the lack of budget time and equipment. well done.
Good work. Take no notice of viewers who are trying to stop your ambition. Keep going & keep adding new skills to your repertoire. Good luck.
Thank you for your kind and motivational words!
Good work I like it best to be on your own away from the crasies
L120 Films, I give you an E for Excellent. "Surreal" is the best title because it is surreal. This audience member is very intrigued about Mia and what her story is.
Pretty good film--except for sound. Lazy title. A sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissection table--that's surreal.
Not about the film, but if I were a survivor I would go south and live on a beach where it's warm, lay around naked and eat fish all day.
Ta Hell with cold weather and no heat.
@Patrick Ancona damnnnn 😳
The reality is that in a post apocalyptic scenario, If you have the clothes and knowledge of how to survive and be self sufficient in the bush in the north country, a cold climate is far more survivable than a warm one. Look at this thread....everyone wants to go south and "escape the cold". 90 days after the balloon went up the vast majority of people in the north would be dead or will have migrated south. The fact is 90+% of the people living in the north have no survival or bush skills and would flee or die quickly. No one will be coming north post "event" and after such an event other humans are going to be the biggest threat to survival. Warm climates are going to be the go to place for hungry, desperate, unprepared people.
@Patrick Ancona Good you are prepared. Most Hawaiians are morbidly obese and you will have your hands full keeping them away from you.
Too many tourists in the south.
@@moose9906 that is correct moose. But maybe don't be telling everyone that.
Very well done so ignore the naysayers .. Mia is something not quite human or a human who has been altered in some way, by design or by traumatic experience. Not eating or drinking is demonstrative of a physical change or alien composition. She seems very naive, almost as if she understands very little, yet she does follow commands. She does not speak but she listens carefully and believes Russell when he tells her people have "changed". and that people will kill you for no reason. She doesn't seem to understand how dangerous the second man is and is very altruistic towards him, offering him the water...but she witnesses the one man she trusts being murdered by an ugly piece of crap, then she will no longer trust anyone. I liked this a lot. It held my interest and has promise for more. Perhaps she has some connection to the aliens.
How do you know its "aliens"? A Pandemic could have caused this, or maybe a foreign invasion. I will agree that the girl probably did go through some traumatic experience. I'm prior military, over 60, and I live in a VERY corrupt County in Oregon. My first choice for a weapon is a military grade pepper spray, as I prefer NOT to kill, but in the situation with the second man, his behavior showed ALL of the indicators in which I WOULD dispatch him immediately!
which corrupt county do you live in if i may ask?
damnnnnn 😳
@@src4526 😁👌
Hope your prof.gives you a high score Well done,continuity was well thought out for such a filming schedule.
Absolute top quality in terms of acting and photography. But quite simply - no story. Like wandering around in a forest and a couple fight scenes does not a story make. Give your script a beginning, middle and end and I’m sure you guys have a great future. All the best.
Loved it!
Incredible video!
Good film! Thanks for the upload!!
watching these short films, it looks like no one will live after "it" happens.
Whoah...great acting, plot...really GOOD STUFF....
Great photography...thx
For not time and no budget,. Great work
Love your work.
Thank you very much.
Awesome! More!
Great job!
Wow! Amazing. Had me mesmerised.
Thanks a lot!
The sounds staying at 6:10 are very penetratingly sedative. Great sounds effects throughout, great short, great story. Thank you
Good video, enjoyed it a lot. Thanks...
Is the girl (great acting... By the way) an exploring alien? Maybe she is studying our behaviors in an extreme situation... She offer water because it has been helped and kill to not be killed but also because she learned our violence (?). Great short!
Now the aliens know they can just stab us.
Loved it! Well done!
Fantastic video!
Awsome. 2 big thumbs up. Thank you.
Very good.
Thanks a ton!
Great job guys!
Carry on, don't stop.
Good job guys 👍
He bought a house in Vancouver? Considering it's the 2nd most expensive place to live, he must've had a good job because the average house here is 1.3 million. Good flick and found it very entertaining!! Thanks for the upload!!
Sydney Australia . The most expensive
I watch shows to get away from reality, not observe it
Nice! So slightly confused I am! 😉👍🏾👍🏾
Hope this never comes to be
Living in the wilderness during an apocalyptic period with such clean and well kept clothing. So believable.
We wanted to really dirty up and wreck the clothing, but we weren't allowed being that the wardrobe was loaned to us by our school. Had we known earlier and had more time to find our own material, we would have made the clothing more apocalyptic like. Although I will admit we could've dirtied up the actors hair and faces more, but it's all a learning process. And now we know for the future. Cheers.
I love this it show what trying to take care of someone you don’t need they will always and I mean always be your ending and will not care 👏🏽 thank you great ending 👍🏽
I love it.
I enjoyed it..Great job..
Lovely camera work. But why would anyone hang around in a frozen birch forest ?
Have you tried renting a hangar to film in their expensive!
I was hoping since it started so slow there woulda been a bit more back story on the two. Not to shabby tho. Under the circumstances it's coulda been worse. Over all pretty good. Ty for the
I liked this, I feel it would make a good series
Karen Lloyd, I agree. Good cliffhanger ending. What is Mia all about questions and so much more.
Very nice video! Keep it up.
Perfekt👍🏼☺️
Leaves a lot to the imagination indeed. Forest Spirit? Lesson Learned the hard way about Traveling after an Apocalypse. Pack some Spam, Water, Guns and enough ammo for the trip and stay close to a stream or River. Also do not trust anyone you meet along the way.. Anyone now wonder why we choose to own guns? The Title is in fact "well Suited". Good Shot Movie.
Thumbs up...
looks nice for such a short budget movie
Really nice film.
That was interesting. Nicely different perspective.
Who thought Mia was going to Kung Fu the intruder?
Mate there should be a story or plot that we can work with. This one was just WTF
Acting was good and I understand the challenges you faced with budget and deadlines but - it was all just a bit strange.
You might even say... it was surreal
I enjoyed it. Watched all the way through. Most short films I can't get past 5 minutes. Good job!
Thank you Teresa! We really appreciate you watching our movie, and for your kind words.
i was going to leave when he cussed at her
Dont whisper your backstory.. almost lost interest.. the rest was very groovy.. good acting
Always remember the golden rule of staying warm:
3 weeks without air / 3 days without food / 3 months without water
Make sure to run as fast as you can everywhere you go, to build up your sweat barrier cold protection.. and always sleep on the ground with maximum direct skin to earth contact.
forcealpine87 3 days without food and 3 months without water?
@@feimai-angelos3250 3 weeks with no Air sounds good ???
holy shit i just realized this was a joke im actually stupid
Good effort 👍
I just read down through the comments. No one mentioned it, but did anyone notice the alien ship hovering above the city at the end?
Had to go back to c
Thanks 🎉
I would've just assumed Mia was a low-functioning Autistic.But the hardly eating or drinking points to something else.
You have a good eye for detail. Thanks for watching!
...that she was stuck on LSD?
yeah but what? this was boring and made no sense
I enjoyed the movie, but the little girl hair is cleaner then mine lol
If I was that girl, I'd follow that guy too😍
You guys did fine. It was all ok. Story line was interesting enough to keep me and all those others I see made comments entertained. So now that you know you can do it, do it again...and next time, no Disclaimer.
Fight scene was terrible but this left me intrigued.
Good.
It's good on any level, low budget or not! It's an amazing job. Almost impossible.
Guy who got stabbed DESERVED IT REALLY BAD for allowing SCUMBAG into the wire. Enemy deserves NO MERCY!!!!! Think war train or die first by far is who we are trained to kill for war is near not far
It seems that most students go for the look and neglect the art of a good story. I recommend you study plot and giving an arc to the story. The film looked great, there just wasn't much going on. Cliches a never a substitute for clear storytelling. Keep at it.
Thank you for watching Surreal, and for your feedback. The original story we had planned to create was far too ambitious for us, unfortunately. So we chose to simplify the story, and focus on the characters themselves. Surreal is more of an experimental/character study film. We appreciate that you enjoyed the film's cinematography, and we hope you enjoyed our characters and actors performances as well!
Cheers.
@@L120Films Thanks for not taking offense, that's a good sign. You have a great deal of potential and I am sure that subsequent productions will reflect further reflect your attention to making films that engage and captivate. I'll be watching!
@@Philinspaces Thank you.
Absolutely a wonderful piece of work the slow pace gave the feeling of underlying intensity, I enjoyed it very much well done.
Thank you so much Robert! We truly appreciate it.