The alien dropped a night light on the beach. High jinks ensued.

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I caught some crap for that one. But I have a 0 budget so it is what it is lol

@arrivalphoenix7320

Жыл бұрын

Wonderfull CGI

@blakepooler

8 ай бұрын

I actually have that night light, Home Depot special

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

A re-engineered night light from Costco!

Thumbs up to Donat Figuried who played the angry old man. Great acting!

Really really well done

I enjoyed that a lot more than I expected. You should make a part 2

Oh I liked this, best one I've seen in a minute,wish it was longer ❤

I want a shirt like that. 8 month of wearing it continuously in nature, and still it seems clean with almost no wrinkles

@thorstenoeltjen6618

Жыл бұрын

yes - was my first thought too

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

He does laundry and always leans over his can of food so nothing drops from his mouth. No dirty climbing. Very fastidious neat guy! lol

Bring the radio girl to our world

Sad that the father punched his son like that. So many fathers and sons would give anything to spend precious time together. Those who have been kept apart.

You did something right for me to get through 20 minutes/a year. I struggle getting through a 12 minute recap! 👍

عمل فنى جيد وممتاذ ‏‪0:56‬‏ ❤❤❤ذ

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Farsi?

I second making part 2. This was fantastic!

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliments, I am certainly considering it. It would be much shorter though. Probably around 10 mins

@nancyharper1360

6 ай бұрын

​@@HDR_America We'll take that 10 minutes, if you please.😊

More 'Twilight Zone' than comedic. "Be careful what you wish for" and all that. Entertaining nonetheless.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Yes. His father likely eventually felt the loss and died brokenhearted. Also I should note I think he traveled in time, thru a vortex worm hole? ,right back to earth, but unrecognizable because of mass extinction from ELE.

I had never considered what would happen if George Costanza got trapped in an alternate dimension, but this was pretty good. Thanks.

Good advice from the 1953 "War of the Worlds": "You don't wanna mess with it if you don't know what it is." I wonder what loon tastes like...

You rush around, you make mistakes 🤣

coolsound was great

The son was better off alone than being with that abusive father.He at least knew he had survival skills and appreciation of life

@stevengill1736

15 күн бұрын

He's been incredibly patient so far....whoops! Got to the end.....

I tried to hate on this short, but I actually really enjoyed it. Bro not slimming down at all after a year of scrounging kind of took me out of it tho.

@HDR_America

4 ай бұрын

I considered starving myself for this film but I just couldn’t stay away from the donuts 😂

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Fatty can food high in sugar and high in salt. Perfect fat man maintenance food. lol

This was fun! I mean, it's obviously low budget, but I really like that. It feels more real. It was really cute/cool!

The bloopers though 😆

Damn, I thought that was sadistic sending your old dad to an uninhabited world for ten years. Then you ended up doing to yourself.

this is brilliant, i will let some friends know about this. real creativity is rare these days but i did like the kids night light for the alien tech

Parabéns, melhor que is filmes de Hollywood 👍👍👍

*Very good Sci-fi and I like the story and bloopers at the end*

Awesome

Always some unanswered questions : Does he wash his clothes? How is his dad doing? Is his father alive still? Is his father alone or in a convalescent post acute care medical center? Is his mother dead or convalescent? What about the alien device origin and purpose? Any way to get back home? Or is he home in the distant future?

Enjoyed this one. Nice story telling. 🙂

Great premise, but could definitely needed some more rewrites. You're brave to go ahead and put this out there and give it a go though. More than I have done.

I so enjoyed this work. Original story lines

Alien tech with English instructions. That's handy. I won't talk about the night light. Still this short movie was admirable, I imagine it was made with 0 money and lots of passion. I actually watched the whole thing, so I can't complain, well done, well done indeed.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

I think he did time travel to a distant future time, a dystopian earth with mostly extinct life. So, of course, everything would be in English and his father would be long dead. It would be cool if he found his old residence before the cataclysmic event.

Very nice work.

Gracias hermosa y artística Obra 👍🚀🌈💯😂🎂🌈🎀🤭🌹🎉😭♥️💯😘🌈🎊

Wow. That was twisted and funny at the same time

Wow, the same thing happened to m....................

2:47 Очень не обычно смотрится кадр ! Набегающие волны , движущаяся картинка и бегущий , всё в разных скоростях , мне понравился этот момент !) 19:20 Что то картинка отзеркалена ..

Very good and very entertaining. Loved the blooper role at the end!! Feels like a nice family project! Thanks.

What a great piece of work indeed far surpasses the crappy offerings of Hollyweird

Grt one appreciation ur creative short film give me more waiting 👌👌👌👌

Of course he's gonna transport his dad...

Good

Next time I hope he remembers to pack some good books, and snacks. Good job,, reminded me of classic twilight Zones.

There was I thinking dad would come back as a skeleton after 10 years and then the idiot trips .. hilarious 😂

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Vortex Worm Hole device took him to earth of post APOCALYPSE future.

I wished this character's plan had worked.. his father way too harsh.

Thank God for that final twist. Put me in mind of that other film - RADIUS - which I watched last night ...

Really good film Interesting

Really nice work. Working with your father would have been awesome, I'm sure! Man, you have some killer locals and the GH5 did such a great job to complement the eerie and beautiful scenery. Series maybe? Any hoo Bravo!

This was very clever, good work. Thanks for listing all the gear you used. It demonstrates how creativity is not solely reliant on the most expensive tools and big crews.

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@vodkawasserfall

Жыл бұрын

creativity(TM) of Adobe 😅

8 months of scavenging and he hasn’t lost a pound. Poor bastard.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Fatty canned food high in salt and sugar. Probably gained weight. lol

Brilliant bit a cosmic horror sci Fi. So many different scenarios to look at this from which we love. Wonder just what became of the alien & ship , did it have the same experience or are we looking at it as it came so far it's also alone ,we don't really know . Damn shame he wasn't smart enough to one go back to where he saw the sip land & what got out & two he waited far to long to give the thing to his asswipe old dad before it was to late plus he got greedy in his revenge which promptly backfired in a bad way but at least this time seems he's not alone. Great job to all that worked hard to make one heck of strange journey.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Vortex Worm Hole to distant future post APOCALYPSE earth. The alien technology is earth. The alien is us.

I would like to see that Radio woman Brittany szumlas

I MEAN I LAUGHED BUT ITS DEPRESSING, I HAVE A DAEK SENSE OF HUMOR SO YEAH

@ecphorizer

9 ай бұрын

I wonder why you wasted electrons typing the nonsense phrase "I mean."

@darkmatterthinktank4323

9 ай бұрын

@@ecphorizer I WONDER WHY YOU CARE WHEN IT'S MY PHONE MY DATA MY ELECTRONS

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Dark "daek" sense of humor,, I agree... see what you typed is misplell of dark.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

​@@darkmatterthinktank4323We humans are electric, our soul is electrons.

Dad is a small angry man 😢😂

Im impressed by this work, nice job! And thanks for giving me credit for using one of my freesound tracks. Keep up the nice work!

I really enjoyed this film. Especially when it's a family made film he royaly scrawed himself when made it for ten years. I kept saying why doesn't he try to find a house not to beaten up.. I hope you do more like this one. Thank you

I'm looking at that nightlight in a recepticle, and getting worried . It's early in the film but late night. 👀 Should I continue to watch🤔

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

Yes be concerned, you just never know what could happen 😂

Reminds me of the TwilightZone.

WOW! Talk about twist of fate! Man, this was such an engaging plot indeed! Awesome!

Awesome movie

Well done it’s a good film 😊

This was a great video and the bloopers at the end made it seem like everyone making the video had fun!

I have the same alien night light in the bathroom

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

😂

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Costco?😅

I loved the twist of fate! LOL!! Well done!!

His father ruined everything, lol.

Great Film Benjamin. It was good to know you shot this film in parts of SC. I am in western NC so sort of close to me. Look great with a beard by the way.

@HDR_America

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

why do people lift their cell phones above their heads hoping for a signal?

good movie but his clothes stayed very clean.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Clean liv'n. lol

You’ve got a great imagination, I just love your cool work !✨❣️✨

Great film. Good visuals. Thought I was the only one living like your character. Awesome!

Yes indeed the alien device is a Costco night light lol

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Re-engineered human device in English. Time travel to post APOCALYPSE Earth.

What ya know, I have one of those alien devices in my wall socket. Be back in a minute.😁

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Costco😂

How does a guy who is in alien dimension with hardly any food but canned spaghetti stay so fat after a year

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

Poor metabolism caused by severe stress, insulin resistance and the body creating massive amounts of cortisol.

@bjb7587

Жыл бұрын

Too many carbs.

@themousethatroared3371

Жыл бұрын

​@@HDR_America Excellent comeback! 😁👍

@trishbirchard1270

Жыл бұрын

In fact , he gets fatter as the movie progresses .

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

​@@HDR_AmericaNot necessarily. Canned food is fatty plus high in salt and high in sugar. He probably gained weight😅

It would have been a real twist of ironic fate if both of them got transported to that same dimension, enduring the "same shit, different day" ordeal for 10 years, and it's gonna be really just the two of them, each one trying to murder the other. Oops, I just gave away a magnificent story idea. 😉

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

Now that would be a twist lol

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

😅😂

This should have CC enabled.

I'm so glad your getting the views man. I hope expound on this story

To bad you could't program the alien device backwards or many years ahead 😁

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Many years ahead to post APOCALYPSE earth. Maybe choice 1️⃣ is future time travel and choice 2️⃣ Past time travel?

It would be very lonely and scary

Hey, where's his food and alien-parasite-free water? He's lucky the amino acids in the food are human biochem compatible!

Amazing job...Peace

y they say comedy ....it always throws me off 🤔

Loved this story about the angry old hobbit and his impulsive, bald son. And it could've been worse...I was expecting the older hobbit to accidentally arrive in the alien dimension at the last moment. How badly would that suck...still, there's gotta be good eating on the old fella for a few months, right?

@mandielou

Жыл бұрын

No only for a couple days because it'll rot

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Old man initially probably said to himself "Good Riddence!!" Later dad regretted thinking that because we humans have to be careful what we ask for because it might come true.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

​​@@mandielouThe old man rotting? or his food supply? The refrigerator food will rot but dad could just buy more. Mean dad got his wish when his unemployed son made his unintentional escape. Time Vortex Worm Hole sent son to future post APOCALYPSE Earth.

😮😅😊

Detroit is not an alien world! (Well it looks like) 😢😢😢

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Post Apocalyptic Detroit, Michigan USA.😂Highland Park?

Waiting second part

His clothing stayed in remarkably good nick!

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Thick fabric, laundry by the pond, careful eating, no dirty exploration. lol

What crazy dad!!!😂😂 Goes around punching his son when he doesn't like what's said. Throwing magazines around all pissed off all the time. Lol crazy!!!😂😂👍

Really great premise, and awesome story. I could see a second part or a really fleshed out story with a deeper plot. My only complaints is the delivery of lines that feels forced and out of character. Takes away from the feeling of the movie. No offense to you but the film would benefit from hiring a solid lead actor.

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

I agree completely. I am working on that now

Man no way, the same exact thing happened to me, I caught them doing something, and they have a house that they all meet up at, they are amongst us as we speak, I know what I saw, and I can't explain it and it wasn't normal

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Worm Hole Vortex Time Travel to post APOCALYPSE Earth. Right back at now unrecognizable Earth home city.

some trip ty

That was Excellent . Well done . And if you did the CGI/VFX yourself cost basically NOTHING to make .

great! part 2 with Brittany? 😇

@HDR_America

Жыл бұрын

It’s possible, I’ll have to work out the logistics of that 🙂

totally, absolutely great!! Would love to see a part 2, indeed. Congrats on a great job. Pat in New Jersey.

Sequel in the future?

This guy with graying beard and hair looks almost as old as the old man.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Stress from high cortisol level and bad diet will age a man quickly.

Excellent camera work!

Интересно, там консервы под каждым деревом растут?

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

No😂 Post APOCALYPSE Earth. Raid people's homes cupboards for food then bury food and supplies at landmarks. Why no backpack to put food. And why no change of clothes to camouflage colors and hiking boots?? Where are the dead people clothing?? I feel real bad for Russia Ukraine conflict. Humans killing Humans. And now 2024 Iran vs. Israel!! Why??

should have cast a skinny guy if you were going to have someone lost for 8 months scrounging for food

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Not necessary. Diet of mostly canned food is high fat, high salt, & high sugar. Probability is he gained weight!!😂

It was at this moment 18:23 he knew he fuxked up

Hardly any food but he stays in the same big form...

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

High fat, high salt, high sugar. He probably gained weight from all that canned food. 😂

Antone else notice the JET stream in the sky where no one else was supposed to exist at 12:43?? Plus he has REALLY slow growing beard AND HAIR. PLUS why DIDN'T HE STAY IN THE TOWN WHERE THE RADIO TOWER WAS? There WAS a house right next door.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Time Travel Vortex Worm Hole to post APOCALYPSE Earth. Underground cities on earth would be full of survivors.

Interesting premise but a few oddities. There's no life ("no fish in the water") except the birds, so what are the birds living on? "Dead deer" he says; so where are they? Are any living? What-ever happened to everybody couldn't have been that long ago or the food; even canned; wouldn't be any good anymore. Also there wouldn't be any power left for anything. The batteries in his radio would be dead; the radio tower wouldn't have had power and so on. Kind of funny that he gets "hoist by his own petard" after his brilliant idea of sending his OLD father away for ten years. His dad would have almost certainly died in the other dimension within the ten years. Another entertaining ending would be of him getting jailed when his long-dead father returns and he gets caught with the corpse and sent to prison. Locked away from the world, but surrounded by people he'd rather not be with.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

Worm Hole Vortex Time Travel to post APOCALYPSE Earth. Dad is long dead from cataclysmic event. Birds can fly above and see food. Deer are scarce. Everything is mostly extinct rebuilding population from scratch " a new beginning". If the power stations and cell phone towers and cell phone antenna and batteries are not damaged then there is every reason the power would still be on or available. Batteries are free in any store he shoplifts from.😅

@WickedPrince3D

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelAlexanderAlmir Every possible energy source for a power plant requires human workers; unless they fully automated by then, and even then they usually prefer at least one human eye on things. Machines wear down and require maintenance and energy producing machines also need maintenance. If you buy a pack of normal batteries, they list a "best used by" date because the chemicals break down. Go find a device you left a battery in for a long time - I ruined my old Boombox because I left batteries in it for over a decade. They don't last forever, so somebody has to be making them, and that requires a variety of chemicals and materials. IE: other factories that have to be running with other people running them. Usually I'm willing to overlook a lot of stuff for the story, but for some reason this one I can't.

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

@@WickedPrince3D True, bit these places have underground bunkers so service will not be interrupted. Only senior elite are eligible for bunker survival perks. Alkaline batteries last over 10 years from date of manufacture. Nickel Cadium leak.

@WickedPrince3D

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelAlexanderAlmir I don't think I knew about the alkaline's, but even so that dimension cannot have been desolate for very long. If there were people hiding in bunkers why wouldn't one of them respond to the radio? And why would a bunkers independent power be supplying an old radio tower? If the radio tower was to support the bunker then absolutely they should have been aware of his radio contacts. Unless the bunker is running on a tiny nuclear pile with a very good computer monitor program nothing that supplies general power would last for long without a human monitor/tech to keep it running. But really I'm arguing too much, like I said in a previous response I generally just accept story discrepancies as "something we're not told about" as an explanation and then just run with the story. It IS an amusing story, I imagine that he survives ten years, gets home, his dad yells at him some more, and he decides to send his dad to the dead dimension for a hundred years, and then goofs up again and gets sent there himself. ;)

@MichaelAlexanderAlmir

Ай бұрын

@@WickedPrince3D The reason the bunker is connected to radio tower, cell towers and telephone lines are to check in on the world to see who might answer. If you're in a bunker there would be a minimum time to stay to avoid the radiation fallout that would have killed possibly 90% of all sentient life forms. He should have been contacted but was not?