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- In a near future humanity has been forced to flee the Earth, a planet now uninhabitable due to wars and climatic turmoils.
"Plant" by Carlos Milite
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So amusing 4 minutes in, where she's still walking with her body protected by a comically over protective armoured suit,... meanwhile, her head is totally unprotected, exposed.
yeah, agreed - exact same thought
well you can't hide her face. The same reason you never see actors raise a rifle to take aim.
😅😅😅 That's right!!!
@@RobertPilla umm I've seen plenty of actors raise a rifle to take aim ...
Pretty sure she had ski pants on.
So... um... she died because she chose to give her oxygen to a plant that could already survive in its natural environment? I am physically incapable of sympathizing with a character this incompetent.
Dude, the planet was almost dead. This was the last remaining life form. By giving it oxygen, she enabled it to survive, reproduce and green the planet once again. She gave her life selflessly so others could thrive.
No, no. She died because her annoyingly incompetent and repetitive computer landed her fifteen miles from her target so she could exhaust herself day-dreaming about her dad.
Plants breathe CO 2 and exhale O2.
As a general rule, plants don't consume oxygen; they emit oxygen and consume carbon dioxide. There's probably still a way to make the protag. give their life for the plant, but the oxygen warning is probably not the best way.
The comments I'm seeing are complaining about the imprecise landing, but the pod can't land on uneven terrain, like the switchbacks shown, so I think that part is okay. Though it might be worth a line for why they chose to land where they did instead of the detected location of the plant. Caves and uneven terrain are some of the reasons you could use. If that tent + PVC is a safe enough shelter from the storm, then the pod would be as well, so storms might not be a good reason for the hike.
You'd think she could have switched between giving the plant some oxygen, and herself some. It's not likely to consume all the oxygen in that bell so quickly. Let's ignore that the plant needs oxygen to survive :P And, yes, she should have been wearing a helmet.
Wrong, man. Plants produce more oxygen than thay consume, but they DO consume it. During night, when photosynthesis is off, plants use oxygen for their metabolism as any other living being.
It's a trap! Now the plants have a taste for humans.
When you managed to travel through space but landing precisely was not your forte...
Ahhah ,Hi and thanks a lot for the time spent whatching our short and for your feedback. .
She Land far from area becouse of the fuel and becouse of the type of terrain. We explain many time that this was a desperate Mission. There were many others Mission all failed. Our focus was on the attitudine and passion of our Caracter for this impossible Mission. If this was Easy wouldnt be a story.
Anyway we know that our short isnt perfect but we did with 3500 euros Only and we Will do Better Next time 😃
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant short film
@@carlosmilite
Hey man...
Bloody fantastic for you to even reply...
Awesome...😊👍
@@taringss i think everyone deserve to be reply. We work for People and community 😃
Completing and publishing anything with only 3500 euros is very impressive! 👍
@@DistracticusPrime 💙🙏
15 miles for a pod that has burners to land with precision?
Yep pod can be bothered to come help when she is in trouble either. Maybe the computer doesn't like Karens
@@jollyyeholiver1599😂😂😂😂
I don't know. Even knowing the weather and humans, she isn't provided with a simple pair of googles.
Can add a little more: why sending several pods with a bit more resources, a rover or two, some [semi-]autonomous drones, and a launch pod, when you can send a girl who has nothing behind her on a suicidal mission, right?
She's on 10000 steps a day program.
All that VFX work was undercut by a story that made no sense. The 15 mile trek might make more sense if the plant was in a rocky cliff face, or someplace inaccessible to her ship, but everything was at least as flat as the area where the ship landed. Then, why did the plant need her oxygen when it was growing rapidly without it? Last, how the Hell did this newly oxygenated plant
1. get out of the device she put it in,
2. cover the entire planet, and
3. also mutate into a completely different subspecies (the trees),
all in 25 years?
Any species that invasive would be a threat to any other form of life on the planet.
The FX and production values were good for a low budget film. The same crew with a better script would have killed. Maybe next time...
Thanks a lot for the time spent whatching my short. Yeah ,we do Better next time. We did everithing with 3500 euros
Thanks to this kind of comments we can understand What we Need to do Better Next Time
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant
@@carlosmilite 3500 Euros? That's pretty good! I always hate to criticize, because people often get discouraged, and I don't want that. I hope your group continues and blows us all away next time... :)
@@madnessbydesign1415 Every constructive criticism would be fine 😃 I know that the short was not perfect, but we tried to convey a message through a touching story with a blend of fantasy and sci-fi. Her body helps the special plant to grow. Also, during the night, the plant needs oxygen, but maybe this particular plant needs her body as well? We don't know for sure, we just wanted to tell a story of sacrifice. I'm not giving up. I've noticed that the main criticism was related to scientific accuracy. I accept that 😃 and thank you.
@@carlosmilite holy shit! 3500 euros!? great job! you guys just needed a few script edits to make it make sense. I suspect the message overshadowed the actual story being told, in the writing process. great job otherwise though.
@@cassolmedia I agree with you. I've already worked on a new edit, but I prefer to focus on new projects right now. Nevertheless, I believe that Dust should mention the budget. Not because I want to justify my mistakes, but because it's important information to have.
Travel to another planet in a space craft, land on a planet full of unknowns wearing a space suit and no helmet. No wonder you die with a head injury.
🤣😂🤣👍
yes, this is totally stupid. But IMO, the whole screenplay is,
It would have made more sense if the plant created an abundace of oxygen. So when she fell, she didn't need her breather in the cave. Once she leaves, she hooks her tube up to the plant container and is able to get back to the module.
Did NO ONE in that massive production team point out that the plant doesn't want oxygen? Can't use it? In fact would have been happier without her breather? ...and yes, 15 MILES is a hell of a lot in her spacesuit at her speed. Basic clangers
I agree, there were simple obvious changes that would have made a much better film.
I decided to imagine the intended plot is the hose was from her exhalation, or somehow bidirectional, so that she and the plant could keep each other alive.
I do not know if this short was good or not as my mind could not get away from the fact that the spaceship landed 15 miles from it's destination... even 1 mile from destination a novice could have touched down there with it's auto-pilot
Yes, but the extraction team could get within 700 metres. It doesn’t make sense why they would be so much more accurate.
But then, there would not have been the test, endurance, accomplishment and final triumphant ending by knowing the love between the two. That is what brought success....
Excellent film
Thankful for it 👍👍
It's because the terrain between the landing spot and the area of interest was so rocky it would damage the ship when it landed. Like, you can't park a boat on jagged rocks. I imagine you can't park a spaceship that weighs thousands of pounds on them either. I bet they landed on the closest flat piece of land, which was 15 miles away.
If there is an accurate landing there is no movie. It’s a zero budget film made for CZcams. I choose to respect the effort. Channel has 3 million subscribers so someone is doing something right.
@@KozysGhost Dust didn't make this short, they're just giving it a platform. I agree that there was no movie here, as the premise was nonsensical, and therefore, the struggle was unbelievable...
Contrived drama, and generally incomprehensible.
If the plant was growing on the planet before she got there, why would she need to give it oxygen to survive? And yeah, that 15 mile thing was annoying.
In today’s reality, plants don’t breathe in O2 anyway. They breathe in carbon dioxide and breath out O2
Yes, plants don’t generally ‘breathe’ oxygen they give off oxygen.
@@prk55 omg - you are (obviously!) so right. i feel like a dunce - duh. 🤦🤦♂🤦♀
(my only excuse it's now 8:20am and i've been up all night/no sleep)
HOW is *one* tiny plant - that NEEDS oxygen to survive suppose to terraform a planet - ie create an oxgyen atmosphere for humans
I feel so silly for missing such an obvious flaw. thank you.
hope you have an awesome day/night/morning/afternoon/evening ☺
BEcause this thing is unfortunate wank and subpar compared to what DUST usually posts.
@@prk55 well, they actually need at least CO₂ to release oxygen while consuming carbon atoms, and the process takes photons of light, and this is how they grow biomass, I mean build their bodies.
Spirits Within made much more sense, you know, and it was quite an absurd of a movie.
This coastal Alabama gal says this is EXCELLENT !!! Thank you!
thanks for whatcing
just needed to add a little carbon, calcium and CO2....composting is important to plants! 😎🤙
and 250 million years for trees to evolve from this one plant.
@@RobertPilla You in a hurry?
If you thought the spacecraft looked familiar, it's Solomon epsteins spacecraft from the expanse
rented cgi?
@@lowtekmnemonic maybe
I enjoyed the film, but dropping her 15 miles away in a hostile environement without a full suit or even glasses seems like a bad idea. If communication was that good it looks like she could have been better prepared.
Thanks a lot for the time spent whatching my short. Yeah ,we do Better next time. We did everithing with 3500 euros
Thanks to this kind of comments we can understand What we Need to do Better Next Time
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant
Visually a nice piece of work, but otherwise it couldn't convince me. As most other comments stated, the imprecise landing doesn't match the high-tech spaceship design. The reentry vehicle also wouldn't be aerodynamically stable (not mentioning structural issues) with those wings pointing forward, but that's creative freedom I can live with. Then the shelter - it looks very flimsy, not like it would survive even a gusty wind in that rocky landscape, given that the next storm almost killed Karen. Then the plant growing on the planrt requiring oxygen to be carried? That simply doesn't make any sense at all. At the end, the extraction point is between ruined buildings. Normally, you'd expect a flat, open area to land an extraction pod. In my opinion, having Karen to get back to the landing pod would make more sense. Changing the story in a way that the way to the plant is easy first, but then a storm coming and blocking the way back with a rock slide so she has to find a way around to get back to the pod would make way more sense and keep the story basically identical and doesn't need the "plant requires oxygen" twist to work.
The way I imagined the backstory is that earth finally becomes no longer suitable for habitation and humans escape to a different planet or build space stations. This happens within Karen's lifetime. Karen's mother, a scientist, develops a synthetic plant that needs oxygen at the early stages of its development to grow quickly(without this it will still survive for a period but not grow) but afterwards it can sustain itself in any environment, spread rapidly, and also clean up the atmosphere. So she goes on a mission to re-terraform the earth. But she does not make it because a storm compromises her mission. Further, because this synthetic plant is very difficult and expensive to create, only one specimen was made and that had gone with the mother's mission. Karen tries to induce people to manufacture another specimen but they are unwilling because of the cost. So she decides to go to earth to get back her mother's plant before it wirhers for lack of oxygen, partly for sentimental reasons, and also to sustain the possibility of a future terraforming mission. But she ends up terraforming earth herself. But I agree that her initial landing should be much closer to the plant and a storm and landslide are the reason getting back becomes a problem
Why can’t you just enjoy the film! This isn’t a documentary. Go with with flow instead of nit picking! Poetic license isn’t a crime with a space story.
@@lisanidog8178 It still must make sense at some level. I don't expect it to be scientifically correct in any way (hence science *fiction*), but at least the story should follow some basic logic. It's not easy to write a good story and then make an enjoyable movie from it, so I think it's key to give the maker some constructive criticism for future projects. The short is otherwise very well made - effects, acting, sound design are all great.
@@CodAv123 there’s a difference between constructive criticism and nit picking. In terms of what plants do, it’s another environment. Alien plants do things differently. In the end there were thousands in what looked like a meadow. However they processed things it worked. We have to stop judging by how plants work here. Completely different environment, completely different plant structure, completely different evolution. It wasn’t Earth. In terms of how the ship’s design is, it works in the film. No one here are NASA engineers and the ship was built in another country. They know all about space flight, made it work and it’s called poetic license. It’s a story not a space engineering documentary or Earth botany documentary. It’s an alien world and we should accept how that world functions. Karen did her best. She’s to be cheered for not nit picked. It makes sense in terms of fiction. In fiction you can make up whatever you want. Reality is suspended.
@@lisanidog8178ummm, that actually was Earth. Read the intro and it’ll tell you that. 😂😂😂
This one, picks itself apart.
Unless.
When dear old dad, woke her up. That was now/reality, and the rest of the trippe was her dreaming.
So the plant has grown on the planet no problem, but she needs to give it O2 to make it back to the ship? Seriously?
This may be science fiction, but that does not mean you can just ignore science facts.
This was such a mish-mash of bad science and bad plotting, it made me angry.
well said
Sorry to hear that. We Will do Better next time also considering criticism that help US to grow
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant short film
Ditto!
Excellent many thanks
Thanks to you 🙂👍
She offered oxygen, protection and fertilizer to the plant.
That's exactly what we wanted to convey.❤
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant short
I’ve always wanted to see a film like this. Failure! It happens a lot more often than success irl and yet is rarely depicted in film.
It was failure for her but not failure for the plant, right? Or did I miss something? Wouldn't be the first time my rapidly ageing brain missed the point, but I think the plant living was the point; she was just the transporter and the food for those plants.
I really liked the technical making of this piece.
Thanks a lot 😊
Italian is even better when they’re yelling at each other.
Question. Why would the nav system land 15 miles from the area of interest?
Because thats what was needed to make this story work......does it make sense?? Probably not...
@@dalebecause2467 Hey, it's your film and story. Well told. I was making an observation.
It was really HAL and she was no longer an essential part of the mission.
@@RobertPilla The way I interpreted the ending was her mission was to die for her remains to fertilize the planet or the plant to repopulate the ecosystem. Of course, she had no idea that was the true mission she was sent on......or did she?
Hi, and thanks a lot for taking the time to watch our short film and for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you didn't like it, but we use criticism as an opportunity to grow and improve for next time.
The reason the landing was far from the intended area was due to both fuel constraints and the challenging terrain. We've explained many times that this mission was a desperate one. There were many other missions, all of which failed. Our focus was on the attitude and passion of our character for this impossible mission. If it were easy, there wouldn't be a story.
Carlos Milite
Director and VFX Artist of the "Plant" short film
Un bel corto sci fi italiano, bravi!!!
Grazie mille ❤
Italian is such a beautiful language. So pleasant to the ear. Understood about three words and the numbers.
Interesting, a plant that needs oxygen.
It's monumental irony that people will risk their own lives to prove a point. If it's a success, it's heralded. If not, well...
Plot details are a killer. It took me months to plausibly wreck a starship for a short story. In this movie we need a back story to know why a lone human is expected to walk 15 miles on an alien world.
With a larger budget, I would have gladly explained the backstory, but with 3500 euros, we shot only what was absolutely necessary. Anyway, at the beginning, the AI mentions that it's the last remaining capsule, so wasting fuel to search for a plant of unknown location wouldn't be wise. That's why she moves on foot. Humanity now lives in space ships, as indicated by the Explorer numbers. In the end, we see many ships returning to the repopulated planet. That planet is Earth. It becomes clear at the end when we see the moon and buildings. I hope it's clearer now.
Thank you so much for watching our short film.
With warmth,
Carlos Milite
Director and VFX Artist of the "Plant" short film
@@carlosmiliteEveryone is a critic these days! I enjoyed the film. I assumed the AI was able to recover the plant which was used to reinvigorate the Earth. Thank you for confirming my assumption.
@@chrisnm7922 thanks to you for whatching 🙏🙏
Thank you Dust
I am a alien and I approve
So glad she found the mcguffin we didn't even know she was looking for or why it was important..Then she gave it HER oxygen , when it seemed to be just fine in its indigenous environment. Then it seemed like it was all a dream?! Does Noone look to plug potholes in the script before they shoot?
Hello, and thank you for watching our short film. In reality, that is Earth, now rendered inhospitable, but it still contains some oxygen, just enough for the plant's survival, which was provided by Karen. Eventually, the plant was rediscovered and studied. Humans have returned to Earth, which is now a different but once again hospitable place.
This short film combines elements of fantasy and science fiction.
Thank you for your feedback.
Carlos Milite, director, and VFX artist
@@carlosmiliteWhich is it? Either "Earth contains some oxygen, just enough for the plant's survival" or the plant needed Karen's oxygen. Obviously not both.
❤a beautifull story...
her life, gave a planet life...15 miles _ 1+5=6...number is an Omen....she became eva...sole for life...the missing thing the plant was waiting for...both was destend to unite...& Desteny brought them together forever.
.the End
Thanks a lot for your positive feedback ❤
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant short film
@@carlosmilite love the story....
Very good film.
❤ thanks
PLEASE keep making the dust shows there all incredible. Thank you
Thanks for whatching our short
Carlos Milite
Director and vfx artist Plant short film
just to clarify Dust does not *make* these shorts - they simply, kindly - show case the work of creators.
@@juliaconnell i think dust Will do much much Better ahha. Im so glad to be here 👍
This won awards? We need to stop making movies about a "Planet B" that will somehow save humanity. There is no Planet B. We are destined to become extinct. it's just a matter of time before we are gone and we take as much of the living planet as possible. Humans lack the skill to save themselves from themselves.
So beatifull,I liked it very much
Thanks a lot❤
12:16 pretty strange plant with no roots 😅
I wish I could find anything in this story what'd make any sense. Enjoy the music and visuals, maybe.
I am finding the coments more interesting than the film itself
I thought that was her boyfriend/ husband until she said “papa”. Every scene of them together forward was a bit weird. However, I liked the effort that was put into making this film; there were some great visuals at times. Plot was thready.
Hi and thanks a lot for your honest feadback
Everye criticism help US to grow and do Better
We did plant with 3500 euros so Its an honor for US to be here
Have a Good day
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant short film
@@carlosmilite looking forward to seeing more from you!
Thats what happen when your Dad is only 10 when he has you...
Although there may be some small scientific anomalies and things that don't logically add up, its the message that is important here, a personal sacrifice for the good of all mankind, that is the moral of this story. It was a well put together film, great sound track and moral inspired story. Sometimes, we need to stop challenging, and examining every little detail in a film, and just let it entertain us! Well done and thank you
Thanks for you honest feedback. Carlos Milite director Vfx artist plant
Moving music and good acting. But the plot was terrible. Knew area where the plant was but landed 15 miles from it? Plant lives on planet without life support but needs oxygen for a 500 meter walk? If you want to fix this, take out the scene where her father brings her food and put it as the ending. This makes it look like it was a dream and in dreams, anything is possible.
agreed - plus visually pretty, but the plot makes no point whatsoever - in it's current state it's... yes, terrible (how did it get so many awards???) - has potential but some tinkering and tweaking - editing - needed
The difference between factual and fiction movies is that fiction has to be believable.
She really slapped her dad. This is the first movie i have seen where a argument between a dad and his daughter ends with the father getting slapped otherwise its the exact opposite that happens. The daughter gets slapped and she looks in disbelief at her mom or dad whoever slapped her and then runs away to her room just plopping on her bed
I normally like the shorts that come from this channel but there are so many issues with the execution of this one that I can't ignore. From the face masks poor fit (what is the point/what is it there for), to the suit's monitor being placed where the user cant even see it, the cable on the shoulder sticking up a good 6 inches just asking to be snagged and tear, the poor landing (which I could overlook as a 'no better landing area closer' if the area she was walking through didn't look the same as the landing point and be just as flat and open), and multiple other issues. The story idea was good, but the execution was poor.
Hi, thank you for watching the short film all the way through. We put a lot of effort into the costume and everything else, always limited by the budget of 3500 euros. I'm really glad you enjoyed the story.
One last thing: The spacecraft lands far away because they don't know the exact location of the plant. They didn't want to consume fuel, and the storms didn't allow for other landings at that moment.
Thanks again for your honest feedback.
Carlos Milite
Director and VFX Artist of the "Plant" short film
To the makers of this film you did a fantastic job. The characters were so real. I was so rooting for Karen.
Thank you very much for watching and appreciating our film, and for enjoying it in Italian with subtitles. I wish you a good day. Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant
@@carlosmilite you’re very welcome.
concordo con molti commenti sul fatto che la storia ha qualche stonatura, qualche scelta narrativa poco logica e qualche incoerenza scientifica e tecnologica.. Ma ragazzi non mollate, perché è stata una piacevolissima sorpresa sentire i personaggi che parlano italiano in questo canale.
Grazie mille caro
Carlo Milite
Director Vfx artist plant
Lets go into a dust storm with no eye protection, better yet a full helmet, just sayin
very good short film!
Thanks 😊
I would name the plant, Robert.
certo, prego, belissimo
grazie
Qualche ingenuità e qualche imperfezione, sicuramente una dizione da perfezionare, ma nell' insieme un buon lavoro - e come accade di rado, ITALIANO!
Grazie di cuore. Fa piacere ricevere supporto anche dai connazionali
Nessun italiano appoggia in pieno il genere scifi e noi abbiamo voluto farlo con 3500 euro. Spero possa essere l'inizio di qualcosa. Su dust tra l'altro non penso ci siano altri italiani
Grazie per averlo visto
😊
Can never understand why they land 15 miles from where they have to go.
because Plot
@@RobertPilla I know. But, it just seems like a waste that could be filled with other things to add to the overall plot. Just about every movie does that. Just kind of feels like the old "Wash, Rinse, Repeat" type of thing. Ya know?
@@ToddHofer Hi, and thanks a lot for taking the time to watch our short film and for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you didn't like it, but we use criticism as an opportunity to grow and improve for next time.
The reason the landing was far from the intended area was due to both fuel constraints and the challenging terrain. We've explained many times that this mission was a desperate one. There were many other missions, all of which failed. Our focus was on the attitude and passion of our character for this impossible mission. If it were easy, there wouldn't be a story.
Nonetheless, we understand that our short film isn't perfect, but we created it with a budget of only 3500 euros. We are committed to doing even better next time 😃
Carlos Milite
Director and VFX Artist of the "Plant" short film
@@carlosmilite Please don't get me wrong. I liked it. I was just pointing out a trope that seems to be in every "Adventure" type movie. :)
@@ToddHofer Hey, no problem at all, even if you didn't like it. I accept any criticism when presented in a respectful manner. I know well what I should improve and I'm already working on it. I'll aim for higher budgets. It's already an honor for me to be here with a short film made by 5 people. Thank you so much for watching it 🙂
Those wrighters they get to baffle the audience every time. The budget , always a limiting factor.
So what happened to the AI?
*Writers. No "gh".
@@DrachenGothik666 LOL! Thanks that is awesome
I was really rooting for this film to be good because it looked great, unfortunately the plot holes killed it. Landing so far without explanation, a plant that survived, but inexplicably needed her O2 to survive? Then somehow the plant lived, broke out of its container and spread all over. Again, visually it looked great, but the writing confused me.
Hello and thank you for watching our short film and for the feedback.
The location of the plant is not precisely known, so they landed at a not-too-specific point. The plant is of a new and special type. We combined fantasy and sci-fi in this short, and our intention was not to create a documentary but a film that conveys a message. Nevertheless, during the night, the plants need oxygen. We researched extensively to make everything quite plausible.
Thanks again for watching. It is an honor for us to be on Dust with a short film made with just a budget of 3000 euros.
Carlos... director and vfx artist at Plant.
Dust series and movie productions, they're better then Hollywood movies and TV shows.. they need to start making movies and have there on cable network. I would pay for it
Board out of my mind 😭
I'm a little confused 😂😂😂 Landed 15 miles away from where she needed to go. Died 15 meters from the extraction point. I guess a feature could give us a little more context. But, I guess I am talking about it so, the short did it's job. 😝
With a larger budget, I would have gladly explained the backstory, but with 3500 euros, we shot only what was absolutely necessary. Anyway, at the beginning, the AI mentions that it's the last remaining capsule, so wasting fuel to search for a plant of unknown location wouldn't be wise. That's why she moves on foot. Humanity now lives in space ships, as indicated by the Explorer numbers. In the end, we see many ships returning to the repopulated planet. That planet is Earth. It becomes clear at the end when we see the moon and buildings. I hope it's clearer now.
Thank you so much for watching our short film.
With warmth,
Carlos Milite
Director and VFX Artist of the "Plant" short film
@@carlosmilite You did an amazing job! I know bigger budgets tell a bigger story. Honestly, I was thinking about the film for much longer than the duration of the film. I imagined she couldn't get too close as not to disturb whatever environment allowed that plant to grow. I still haven't worked out why she wasn't able to get extracted but I suspect she had to trigger a beacon but didn't make it. You did well and the editing was also great! Keep telling stories please!
@@lernen.ohne.angst.official2737 thanks a lot for your Words 💙
So the A.I was made by Alfa Romeo. You know it won't get you to your required destination when you most need it...
Good One 😂. Thanks for whatching
15 miles on foot on a barren, inhospitable planet and with no eye protection? C'mon?
I smoke weed and feel like I'm in space
If You're reading This i Pray you Fight thru all your distractions, pain, Depression. Dont stop trying there's life on the other side...... Once you reach there that part of you has to die, for New, better, higher you will be Born. Sending you strength and Love 💖
Great Movie
Thanks for whatching ❤
The plant emits oxygen and the human emits carbon dioxide. In reality, they could’ve kept each other alive.
WHAAAAAT? She lands, then HAS TO WALK 15 MILES?! That’s messed up. Orbit..loiter around till the storm passes; Really ‘HIGH tech’ for not being able to set down/land CLOSE TO your destination..
It’s a story!!!
@@mariosfamilytable it's a _stupid_ story mainly because of this 15 MILES/700 metres - for an automatic beacon - launched by a computer from space
- for a plant that NEEDS oxygen to survive (how does a lone plant that NEEDS oxygen terraform a planet??)
oh and just to put the 15 miles in context - 24,140 metres..!!!! and then - after the storm she just had just go to 700 meters to safety??
again - did not make it - the final 50 metres because the plant - something that MAKES oxygen *needed* oxygen
@@carlosmilite thanks Carlos - really appreciate this
see, this is all we needed - "She Land far from area becouse of the fuel and becouse of the type of terrain"
I had actually thought watching it - well that's ridiculously far away - but maybe it was due to the terrain - but then at the end - well - you no doubt can read my comments elsewhere
I've been subscribed to Dust for years - and know that the creators often come here - thank you for seeing the constructive feedback as constructive
as I've said elsewhere I really wanted to like this - and I think that this had a lot going for it - mainly just some tweaks to the plot
I hope to continue to see your work
@@juliaconnell Absolutely agree. We have another cut with this add on screenplaly but we cant upaloded on dust unfotynately 😔 thanks again
@@carlosmilite good - I'm pleased that all the hard work that went 'Plant' - will go into a better version, - as well as any future projects
as I've said in a number of places - just needs some small changes to address most of the plot concerns raised here by the majority of people
it's a tricky balance point - being true to your own vision and creative process, while also listening to feedback
hollywood does it all the time - run 'test screenings' - maybe they take their too far - doesn't have to always be a happy ending
I don't know why Dust won't allow a revised version to be released here - this would be awesome - I know myself as a long-term Dust subscriber, we're here because we LOVE sci-fi films =
please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you get this revised version here on Dust
hey Dust - *thank you* for all you to showcase sci-fi short films - it is really really appreciated. and my fellow Dust subscribers - hi, hello, 👋 _waves_ - re the *15 miles* (which was MY major issue) - the official reason is - 'she land far from area because of the type of terrain' (and because of the fuel)
as with many shorts - the creative people behind this come here, in this case Carlos Milite the director vfx artist for 'Plant' has been reading the comments, and is taking on board the constructive feedback.
'We explain many time that this was a desperate Mission. There were many others Mission all failed. Our focus was on the attitude and passion of our Character for this impossible Mission. If this was Easy wouldn't be a story.'
I think, like many of you have commented, that there are some major flaws in the plot -
this is a creative process - to me this like a 'test screening' that the film industry does all the time. Carlos and his team are listening to the feedback - and are working on fixing the flaws - but apparently as revised version of this couldn't be uploaded to Dust
Dust - is this right? if so, why?
I for one would LOVE to see a revised version - addressing the 15 miles, the plant needing oxygen, other plot issues
my fellow Dust subscribers - and/or anyone just passing through - wouldn't that be great - to see your feedback heard, listened to - a creative process changed as a result of lessons learnt from us all - after all, the creative process is just this *creative* - not perfect
as Carlos says "Anyway we know that our short isnt perfect but we did with 3500 euros Only and we Will do Better Next time 😃" - don't YOU want to see the revised version here on Dust -
next level Dust 😊- not just show-casing creative content - actually helping to make _better_ content - (allowing Carlos to provide us all with a revised version of Plant - ) just seems like a win-win-win for all of us - you, us - Carlos and his team - sci-fi content in general
just a thought
I would rather see a sequence/prequel than this redone. I've seen authors rewrite their own books endlessly.
Every science author makes blunders. Read about Ringworld and its problems.
a 'test screening' with a lot of prizes in the intro screen???
@@lowtekmnemonic umm I think you misunderstand - *i* am likening it to a test screening -
@@jaynewman6420 I'm not talking about 'redoing' this - just editing of existing content
@@lowtekmnemonicWe've won many awards, yes. Nobody gifted us anything because we are nobody and we are a small crew. This isn't a test, it was actually published 4 years ago on the official channel, and we received a lot of positive feedback. Among those, however, there were also the same criticisms as the ones mentioned here about the distance covered, etc. I had decided to improve some lines in the script, but Dust rightfully wanted the same product already published on another channel.
I value the criticisms directed at me because, as an artist, I work for people, and I always thank them when they spend time watching my work. There are criticisms I understand and they will help me improve; others, on the other hand, I believe are subjective. Some people liked the film, others didn't. I'm aware of that, but I'm still happy to be here with such a small short film; we did everything with just 5 people.
Thank you again for the comments.
16:38 min short with distracting credits 4 minutes in.
This Is why i Need to thanks everyone for the right timing becouse its a Low bugdet short and we Need to give great importance to every Little help. Anyway i can understand What you mean.
Thanks for whatching till the end
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant short film
Unsure how you go from annihilation to green in 25 years. Was that her unifom in the grass at the end?
What did they need the plant for anyway ?
Who knows!
by greem, you mean.... blue?
@lowtekmnemonic yup-uh looks like I successfully communicated that life bloomed without being perdantic about it.
Currently in THIS reality we are speaking from, Greening equals vegetative growth, and Bluing can be mistaken for water. So, since communication is basically using metaphors to express an idea that others would immediately understand, my missive was understood even by you. Of course you're correct everything that grew back was blue.....feeling superior? Lol
@lowtekmnemonic although if I wanted to be mean, I'd ask what color Greem looks like Hahahaha
@@cosmiccitizen3726 GREEM IS THE NEW BLACK!
I presume her body nourished the plant to help it grow stronger. Bravo fictional character. Success...
Kinda what she dreamed of, I guess.
I loved this Dust Short & gave it a "Like"! Just one issue with the script/plot - why would the ship land 15 Miles away from the target destination??? It really wasn't explained/qualified. Sorry to say, but I'm still a Loyal Subscriber!
Hi, and thank you very much for taking the time to watch our short film and for your feedback.
The reason the landing was far from the intended area was due to both fuel constraints and the challenging terrain. We've reiterated multiple times that this mission was an act of desperation. Many other missions had previously failed. Our main focus was on Karen's determination and passion for this seemingly impossible mission. If it were an easy task, there wouldn't be a story.
Nonetheless, we understand that our short film isn't flawless, but it was created with a budget of only 3500 euros. We're committed to doing even better next time 😃
Carlos Milite
Director and VFX Artist of the "Plant" short film
@@carlosmilite Hey Carlos, PLEASE comment in your native language (don't try to type English) - we can all use "Google Translate". This comment didn't do you justice, due to the MULTIPLE spelling/punctuation/grammatical errors. I hope you find this "constructive feedback" helpful, kindest regards x.
@@carlosmilite Furthermore, none of the reasons (fuel, terrain) were actually explained before the landing. Hope this helps x.
Others understand my words in English. I think Google Translate doesn't help much, haha. Anyway, I agree with you. We have another edited version with this screenplay adjustment, but we can't upload it to Dust. Thanks again for your honest feedback.
the storm at the end? Alternative beginning of this film could be the same type storm blew the spacecraft 15 miles off course, and damaged it. There was a lot of time walking. Humanity had de-evolved so computer programs for the spacecraft could not be altered. When the pickup craft was launched, it had the same destination point the first one had and there was no storm this time. Remember, #2 was a backup craft since the 1st one was broken.
Dust gets so much praise, but I don't think they even read the comments. They are too busy hording the advertisement $$, waiting for the next free film.
The dim grey color for the captions was a poor choice. Difficult to read. Contrast is crucial to readability.
Fair...
I don't know, the plot has severe quirks. Beeing landing off so far in spite the fact they have a cool lander. Why does the plant require suddenly oxygen when it could have survived without before? I know, the Italians have invented the dramatic opera, but this makes no sense
full of armor, but why not a helmet?
If the plant was thriving on the normal atmosphere, why would it need her oxygen?
I-N-G-U-A-R-D-A-B-I-L-E
U-N-B-E-A-R-A-B-L-E
Mi spiace. Faremo meglio la prossima volta.😊 Grazie per averlo visto
Love this DUST stuff
❤
Whoever did the subtitles seems to have learned punctuation from twits in chatrooms. Always use punctuation to set-off vocatives from any other elements. No exceptions.
Thanks for your feedback ❤
I didn’t understand this shortfilm.
Did anyone else see a very tiny 'Wall-E' in this? This was well done, but landing 15 miles away from the target? Guidance computers failed on this one.
Hi..yes i was ispirered by walle, death strandind and final fantasy the Spirit whitin
Why did the plant need her oxygen...
During the night the plant Need oxygen. Also this Is a special plant that grow very fast. We also want to merge scifi with fantasy.
Anyway thanks for your comment
Carlos Milite director vfx artist Plant short film
And bigger thanks for the reply, I see.
Next time land closer to target🤦♂️
ok..... ummmm.... i'm confused. I _wanted_ to like this... it started off so beautifully... (visuals) - (all those shiny awards....) but what - why 15 MILES away?? couldn't it lander CLOSER - seriously??
~ and 15 *MILES* (so: 24,140 metres..!!!!) and then - after storm she just had just go to *700 meters* to safety?? (so... 0.4 miles..) to set off a beacon that was already there? AND was launched from the ship / the computer - what? why? none of this makes sense
the 'plant' (assuming new planet, dying, last remaining plant...) needed oxygen to survive - so how did it survive without it? WHAT is that at the end? her and the plant (or just the container) - why suddenly skeleton buildings behind her on barren planet ??? again - this makes no sense...
take it the 25 years later is this new planet - what? if they can *fix* that barren planet why not earth?? -
why i'm so frustrated all this time, energy, money, resources, effort spent focused on mars, moon - rather than FIXING earth! 🌍🌍🌍
oh also - though he was her partner/husband - ick
DO appreciate the clear subtitles
sorry to be so negative. I really REALLY wanted to like this. looked stunning - at first, and pretty blue alien world at end.
EDIT - and missed most obvious flaw (thanks to @prk55 pointing it out)
HOW is one tiny plant - that NEEDS oxygen to survive suppose to terraform a planet - ie create an oxgyen atmosphere for humans?????
I liked DUST a lot..... but ultimately, oh no.....
@@lowtekmnemonic well you can still like Dust - they only release the content of creators.
they have had some great shorts here over the years - some are 'hits', some 'misses' like this one (for me at least)
with some tweaks (from the film's creator) this could be so much better
Ummm...I think the point was, given the moon near the end, and the buildings, is that it *is* the Earth.
@@thhseeking ummm - i respectably disagree - though happy to hear your theory/evidence for this
@@juliaconnell That looked like the moon, and the buildings looked "Earthly". I took the point that we'd shafted the planet and without us, it recovered. Yes, I could be wrong.
Too much drama and bad acting. Sci-fi left on second plan. Bad. And credits still rolling until 4th minute.
This reviewer seems to dislike drama and should stick to action movies. Unsure why reviewer points out that the credits are shown for 4 minutes. It could be to highlight that no "action" is to be expected till the 5th minute or that according to the standards the reviewer has been conditioned to except, 4 minutes is too long for a short movie.
★★★☆☆ review
The acting was okay for what it was. The execution on everything else was lacking.
Good film, but stupid computer. Why not fly the dam ship to her location? You'd think with all that tech, it could do that.
Edit: It did not occur to me there was a fuel issue. Though I paid little attention to the English subtitles. My take is that they landed where they did at the eye of the storm. You don't need very flat land to make a landing. Hell you could land on a hill at an angle as long as the angle doesn't call a fall or tilt. I figured the location of the plant wasn't exactly known, but the woman used her memories, or her gut instinct to find it. It was at that point, after the storm, she should have called the ship to her location. Though I'd understand that wouldn't allow for exiting the planet if there was a fuel issue.
Hello and thank you for watching our short film. I understand your point of view, but the ship couldn't land randomly; no one knows the exact location of the plant. In the film, our protagonist finds it almost by chance because she believes in it until the end, and the storm clears the way for her. Additionally, the capsule couldn't have reached it and returned. Therefore, a probe is sent, and even though it would have been too late for the protagonist, thanks to her body acting as fertilizer, that probe gathers valuable data for the future of humanity. I appreciate your viewing, and for us, it is an honor to be on Dust with a short film made with a budget of 3000 euros.
Carlos Milite director vfx artist plant
ALL THE TECH, YET A HUMAN HAS TO WALK ON A QUESTIONABLE PLANET, SURE.....
I saw Big buds...
Should have 'English Subtitles' in the name off the Video :(
The only thing I like about this short film is the exploration at some time in the near far distant future we're gone have to leave earth to find a home . But the science was a little off true facts.
The important thing is that something still appealed to you 😃. Even this message you've understood was my intention. Thanks for watching.
So landing 15 miles away was a good idea?
so, what happend to plans A to R?
Yes, I know everybody, the pod could have landed closer to the plant but didn't - it wasn't in the script... get over it.
It's terribly shallow and naive.
& confusing.
& cliche
plus bad acting
"Proceed on foot North 15miles to avoid next storm"... In other words WALK 5 HOURS NORTH😨🤬
Lol, Correction... 12 hours🤦
MOLTO BENE...! 1000 BRAVO....! MOLTO SENTIMENTAL....Greetings from GREECE
Grazie ❤
Why wasn’t she wearing a helmet to protect her eyes, ears, and whole noggin?
Human life, top priority as a rule to life . Too bad corporate government put power over people as top priority.
Can YoU activate subtitles; automatically generated english subtitles. Please! ✋🖐👍
Uh, there were subtitles with the film, in large text, no less. The subtitles were part of the film, too, because they weren't in the usual CZcams autogenerated font.
@watchdust Not relevant here, but I am looking for a short scifi (?) movie where a young boy sneaks a plant with flower out of a lab to cure his brother who is very ill and government men ppursue him. Is it one of yours?
I suspect David dropping her off 15miles away was retaliation for the sarcasm.
Ahah that's was Good. Thanks for whatching 👍😊