Hey Everyone! Calvin, the director here. Thank you for watching Firmware! I'm a full time VFX supervisor and an ever-learning director. This project came about as a personal challenge to learn Virtual Filmmaking in Unreal Engine. And what better way to learn a new software than creating a hugely ambitious short film. Right? Right...? I'd love to answer any questions you may have about the making of Firmware, and will be releasing a Behind The Scenes feature soon! All images are rendered out of Unreal Engine with motion capture by Beyond Capture in Vancouver.

@ClayMann

Ай бұрын

First of all I got utterly fooled by this initially. I actually thought for a little while there was something wrong with the actress. Maybe a disability of some kind and then it hit me. Oh its ALL computer graphics. That's how good everything looked. Its still pretty tough getting 100% convincing human faces I guess. Her face looked good but it didn't move naturally. The pupils weren't darting around like you see with normal people in a stressed out situation and probably a whole bunch of other things our faces do that are really hard to capture or hand animate in later. But once I got it was all unreal engine, I was fine with it and just enjoyed the visuals and story. It was just that initial thinking it was all real. Well I thought it was all real except the robot that was obviously CG and it looked so well integrated into the scenes lol Unreal engine film making is here, it is utterly wild how good you make environments look and behave. I'm so impressed. The short wasn't too shabby either. I was engaged through the whole thing. Oh there was one little thing. The sound of hacking the robot early on, that's a dial up modem sound. I'm old so it brought back childhood memories. It would be good to modulate sounds like that to disguise its origin. When it comes down to such tiny things that stand out, I think that's a testament to just how good everything else is. I would happily watch an entire movie of this quality.

@RD-eg4vo

Ай бұрын

Hi Calvin! So, did you record the video of characters wearing the motion sensors and then render that to create like this?

@NickRomick

Ай бұрын

Awesome job, Calvin! As always!

@EgonSorensen

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Very impressive - and best of luck and lots of fun onwards :ø)

@armynation31B5V5P

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us fans. I extremely enjoyed it.

My name is Sam Romeyn, co-writer, voice actor, and mocap actor for the soldiers and military droids. I loved getting exploded, tazed, and falling off a box for this film! Thank you dust!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Yeah you did!

@ictviamfortruthgoogleisspa5886

29 күн бұрын

What is a point or purpose of this Cartoon? Sir Cowriter

@AutomationDnD

29 күн бұрын

this was *EXCELLENT* super well-done

@calvinromeyn

28 күн бұрын

@@john_dougg811 great question. There are lots of great resources online. I highly recommend Double Jump Academy. Otherwise, come to Vancouver :)

@chancepaladin

28 күн бұрын

that was the best CGI robot falling off a box I've ever seen.

Not gonna lie, the human movements and facial expressions are deep in the uncanny valley, but aside from that, acting, setting, sounds, everything was extremely well done. Nice work!

@CrankyOldNerd

14 күн бұрын

Yeah I was struggling with the uncanny valley but great story

@theelmonk

7 күн бұрын

I usually can't stand animations, but this was good enough to keep me watching. Realism dropped a bit in the final scene, not sure why.

Co-writer and co-producer, here - thanks for watching, everyone! @calvinromeyn summed it up well - this project has been years in the making, and it's incredible to finally see it out there. Special thanks to DUST!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Everyone welcome Noah Penner on his first ever KZread comment. Congrats

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

@@calvinromeynAw, shucks. I'll be here all night, folks. 😅

@darrenrsmith7119

24 күн бұрын

Years in the making??? I can do it better and quicker with my phone lol.. joking 😁 She did run weird when turning and her eyes seemed to far apart, only those 2 things I can moan about, so I'm now sad I have little to moan about lol.. Didn't skip or turn of.. so that's a 7/10 from this moaning nob.. good luck with the next one..

Poor ol chappie, nice to see he is still making movies

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

:D

@Dice-Gamble

Ай бұрын

lool.. Thought the same... lol

@lionelk.1739

Ай бұрын

Dude, that's hilarious 😆

@thaphreak

Ай бұрын

I was worried no one would recognize his talent and range, I mean come on the guy had a full restomod done for this part.

@THX-vb8yz

Ай бұрын

One of the best robot actors out there.....

Hi guys! I'm Angel and I play Zaraiah. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the support! I hope for everyone watching, you guys enjoy the artistry and countless hours of dedication that we have poured into this project. Thank you to Calvin and his team for trusting me with their vision and to many of our sponsors! Special mention to Dust for sharing our work and allowing us to reach a broader audience! 🎉 Bleep Bloop Bleep Bloop - AL1

@dindin5422

29 күн бұрын

Congratulations to you and the entire team, Angel!

@calvinromeyn

29 күн бұрын

I'm forever grateful for your passion and dedication to this project since the beginning! You embodied Zaraiah and made the character your own. Thank you Angel! 🙌

@watchdust

29 күн бұрын

You are an absolute STAR in this film!!! 🌟 We're over the moon having Firmware on DUST. Welcome to the DUST family 🚀.

@calvinromeyn

29 күн бұрын

@@watchdust Literally wouldn't be the same film without Angel Reign Celiz 💪

@mystralz

29 күн бұрын

You were great Angel. So glad you took the plunge and auditioned for this. You are obviously totally committed to the part and played it with intention. Nicely done!

DEFINITELY one of the better Sci-fi shorts I've seen in a long time!!! MASSIVE THUMBS UP 👍!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful compliment!! We're so happy you checked out our film

@craigvarey9230

Ай бұрын

@@calvinromeyn Brother it was excellent. For the first few seconds I thought I was watching live action! I loved the whole look and feel of it...the dystopian landscapes, the character designs...I could go on and on! You are very good at what you do that's for sure. Now, as for the story...I thoroughly enjoyed it! It was very immersive and you took me through a whole range of emotions while I was watching it. Now if that's not immersive I don't know what is. Great production, great directing (direction?) and great story!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

@@craigvarey9230 Thanks so much for recognizing all those different aspects! As creators we're always hard on ourselves, never thinking anything we do is good enough. So it's really validating to hear when other people connect with something that's important to us. Thanks again!

@craigvarey9230

23 күн бұрын

@@calvinromeyn No problem! Thank YOU! I know exactly where you're coming from! I am big film fan and I do recognise just what goes into making something great! Take Martin Scorcese...he spent over FOUR years researching for his absolutely amazing movie Gangs of New York before shooting anything. And doesn't it show?!!! That's why I was so impressed with your short. It really does show just how much hard work you put into it. Just that short 20 minutes or so sets the scene for what could be a fantastic movie of 90 or more minutes I'm sure. What you got on the screen in that short time was skillfully crafted. I mean, a lot of shorts just leave you scratching your head in confusion...like...Eh?! Is that it?... I'm very happy to say that your film was a beautifully together and worked perfectly as a short or indeed as one chapter in a much bigger production! Kudos!

Nice to finally see the results of all our hard work. Well done Calvin! This looks amazing!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Amazing work as always Fred. Your animations brought our vision to life! 👊

Love this soooo much!!! The fact this was all done in unreal is awesome!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you Steven!

@goilo888

Ай бұрын

You might say unreal! 😊

Wow!! I toke time to realize that was an animation!! Superb!!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

What a compliment, thank you! I worked very hard on the environments so I'm glad we fooled you at least for a minute

@nivasantos7653

Ай бұрын

@@calvinromeyn Yes, you did, and I liked a lot!!

I love that technology has progressed to the point that anyone who is willing to learn and put in the time can produce TV/Movie quality work. Kudos! Audio design, performances, colour/grit effects to give it a film feel were all excellent! I was fully immersed.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful comment good sir. You are truly a beacon of kindenss and and grace amongst the darkness of the world. I'm glad you enjoyed our short film. May your days be long and prosperous Mr. Hixson.

You know when it's done right, it leaves you wanting more.. Well, I want more! Look forward to the behind the scenes feature.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching our short film! Check out the BTS on my channel!

I am thoroughly impressed. Finally, a movie with 100% accuracy in the computer systems and operation. Somebody did their homework!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Oh man. I'm so thrilled you noticed the attention to detail. Technobabble in movies is a pet peeve of mine as I used to work in IT. So when I was coming up for the designs for the screens I tried to make them as pseudo "cinema accurate" as I could. Thanks for watching our film!

@ToddHofer

Ай бұрын

@@calvinromeyn I'm a software and IT Engineer and I"m the same way about tech in movies. I love the little nod to the old IBM's and the Amber monochrome monitor! I'm love to watch a movie where someone actually took the time to get it right. Keep up the EXCELLENT work!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

@@ToddHofer Yeah, it's super rare to see filmmakers take the time to ensure those details are accurate. It's a super niche thing that only like 1% of us notice, but it's so satisfying when someone gets it right. It was so nostalgiac for me adding those details, like the hard drive scanning sector sound effect you hear in the hideout scene too.

@ToddHofer

Ай бұрын

@@calvinromeyn You have a promising future ahead of you. Moat filmmakers don't take that extra little time to get the "Little" things right. When in all actuality, those "Little" things are actually pretty big in the grand scheme. The more realistic a movie is, the more people will connect with it. Those connections is what makes a movie memorable.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

@@ToddHofer Thanks so much Todd. Glad to have met you. Feel free to connect with me on social media! Have a great day.

Such an awesome and amazingly talented crew! Congratulations to everyone who worked on this film!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you dearest

Whoever Calvin is, I'm pretty sure he'll be awfully proud and pleased to know that his work was superb! Outstanding, excellent slightly above average short sci-fi work. Almost pure ingenious. Almost legandary. Almost professionally done. Would've been better if ol' Chappie had been a military model, instead of him being built for,well, companionship. Whatever good that would've done,it had unexpectedly accomplished its mission. And, therefore,made its purpose in becoming a servant of the heroic space marines army... To overcome the forces of evil. Very well,done. 👍😃.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for commenting and talking the time to watch my short film. I'm very proud of the work our team created. 😊

In a word, BRILLIANT. It's all about the story, and it was very well crafted.

@calvinromeyn

24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that

@kevincozens6837

13 күн бұрын

Indeed! Too many current day movies are heavy on special effects and not enough story.

Excellent story and marvelous skins. could not tell it was animation until she was moving/running. Computers haven't perfected that yet.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for checking out our film! You're right, a still human is much easier to animate. Especially for a small team of animators compared to the resources of a huge studio.

@AlexTrusk91

26 күн бұрын

at first I thought she was a real actress too. Great work

@calvinromeyn

26 күн бұрын

@@AlexTrusk91 thank you!!

@Manuelomar2001

25 күн бұрын

I absolutely could tell. Her face looked super unnatural

This was absolutely one of the best I've ever seen. I love how the conclusion was actually a new beginning, I want to see more of this story!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for noticing that! It was tricky getting the ending just right, having enough of a conclusion with the suggestion of a continuation. Thanks for watching

I was glued the whole video😅

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

So good to hear that, thanks for watching!

Awesome done! Got a lot of Half-Life vibes to it with that big tower, the rundown city, the humans with gasmasks. Maybe next one can be a Half-Life spin-off?

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

That's definitely in my list of potential future projects. This one was definitely very Half-Life inspired. Thanks for watching!

@Sadler2010

18 күн бұрын

I got a little Fallout vibe too!

this is deserving of its own mini series! great work from all involved...I too was fooled at first with the graphics. stunning.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

I take it as a huge compliment that you were fooled by the graphics. I would love to make it a series. Maybe one day. Thank you for watching Firmware!

(girl) “You gotta be kidding!” (robot) ”I’m not kidding, my humour module is badly damaged…” 😆

@calvinromeyn

24 күн бұрын

Hahaha those were really fun lines to write. Thanks for watching!

WOW. So many things done SO RIGHT. I only now realized the film was over 20 minutes. Felt like a lot less to me, in a really good way. Zaraiah has enough depth to stay interesting throughout the film, and right from the get go we learn what she’s about, with just enough back story for the whole setting to make sense. That’s really difficult to do. And you got it.

The police bot trying to jump over the wall was hilarious xD

@samuelgoodnews3197

25 күн бұрын

Name please

@calvinromeyn

25 күн бұрын

Haha thanks! My brother, Sam did that stunt. It was so much fun to shoot it

@LH-zz1xj

7 күн бұрын

@@calvinromeyn That was hilarious Calvin - I loved the ED-209 from Robocop style tantrum when the bot could not get back up.

Sequel please!!!😊😊

these running scenes feel like running in my dreams, heavy and slow, but really well made :D

@muhammadsarmadafzal2157

25 күн бұрын

I'm

Is Angel Celiz the actor for the main character? She was really good.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Yes she was! The character was also designed after her. She is superbly talented!

@mystralz

Ай бұрын

Yes! She was perfect for the part. She played the part with total commitment.

@4AFREEPALESTINE

13 күн бұрын

You all talk like chatbots. Are any of these comments by real people?

@calvinromeyn

13 күн бұрын

@@4AFREEPALESTINE Yes. I am a real person. I love doing all human things like eating and having conversations with other humans.

@4AFREEPALESTINE

10 күн бұрын

@@calvinromeynAfter watching videos about AI destroying the human race followed by your brilliant short film (series?) Dust, I was feeling a little paranoid. That being said, I'm not entirely convinced you are human... What human says "I like to do human things?"

Well done Calvin!!! 🎉 Awesome short film once again!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Escape Pod!

Very well done. Gripping tension. Only one criticism, the gas mask filters still had the shipping plugs in the end, can't breathe with those in. I doubt a lot of people noticed though.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Haha ohh noo. Are you serious!? I didn't even know that was a thing.

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

Completely intentional. They don't breathe like anyone, or anything, else. 😉

@reluctant_clap

29 күн бұрын

Wow, good catch!

I just wanna point out that the dad in the photo is the VA’s dad irl LMAO its so cool to see

Imagine this becoming a game. The Graphics alone are insane !

So awesome being able to see how it all turned out!!

@NickRomick

Ай бұрын

OG Galactic Battles crew!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Wait - is this Fenner from Corridor?

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

@@NickRomick Haha heck yeah

Very strong Half-Life 2 vibes. Good job overall!

Dude so good! It looks amazing, I'm sure we'll be seeing much more from you. Amaaaaazing job cuz! PS: got a good laugh at the special graffiti on the robot in the beginning....lol

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Ahahaha! Thank you cousin! You're the first person to point out the graffiti. It was really entertaining adding all those easter eggs

Masterpiece,so much work and dedication was put in this excellent film.

@calvinromeyn

28 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great Stuff. I'm very invested in the whole thing, so good job on that! I want to see if she can get another droid and plug her screwdrive in there to bring her companion back. Knowing she has a literal ticking clock and motivation is fantastic for a story that was only ten minutes long. If you had a middle and end you could easily fill a few theaters. Or maybe get a Netflix deal? I'd binge the whole thing. Can't wait to see what's next, or more of this, if you're so inclined! I think, with VERY LITTLE (that's a joke) WORK, you could easily make a game out of it. Just a thought.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment! I know we'd all love to see what happens next too. Had a blast working with a really talented crew and amazing actors. I'm excited already for our next project. Thanks again for watching!

Thanks for having CC enabled

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Haha it was a lot of work typing that all out. Thanks for appreciating the effort 😂

If nobody wanted to make a full movie of this one, it's definitely got potential as the plot of a video game. There are many times during the film that you forget you're watching CGI animation. Very fluid motion, and a story with heart. If you wanted to expand this one further, you could always do the "back story" as to what the nuclear incident was, although save for the lack of Russian script and some buildings, it could almost be "another Pripyat."

Wow this was such an incredible story. And great acting 😉

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Best dust short in ages⭐⭐⭐

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

I am a master of self doubt so thank you for saying that 🤩

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

Aw, thank you! There's a lot of great competition, though...

Great job. I love it. One tiny detail that stood out was that too much of the whites of her eyes showed so they looked a little unrealistic. Keep up the good work. I write Sci-fi too.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the critique. You're totally right, human eyes are so difficult.

Nice short film! The quality of the VFX reminds me of Alita, Battle Angel...this is very good quality and I'm viewing on a laptop :) Thank You to all who produced this film!

@calvinromeyn

28 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

I thought this was real for the first three mins. These are getting frighteningly realistic looking

More from this, more, more, more please

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

So kind, thank you for watching

This is incredible, everyone who worked on it should be so proud. I’m blown away.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you Erik!!

rarely see shorts this good , nice work. Had me thinking 'last of us' meets 'district 9'. This would make for a very interesting web series, perhaps netflix.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching our short! Last of Us and District 9 were to of the biggest inspirations for this piece. Glad it landed for you without being too derivitive. Would love to make more as well. Stay tuned.

Love the old "DOS/CPM" computer with old school CRT.

@calvinromeyn

28 күн бұрын

Haha thank you for watching Firmware! It was prob my favorite detail to design.

💥Incredible work! Congrats to all that worked on this!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for all your help with casting!

The best Sci-fi short I have ever seen ! A video game based on this idea would have been cool ! Even a TV-show ! Awesome !

@calvinromeyn

26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed our short. Lots more like this to come.

@Sm3lldiver_404-wj2ci

23 күн бұрын

I think there is a game with this premise. It's called Metro. Oh wait, there's also S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ...

@calvinromeyn

23 күн бұрын

@@Sm3lldiver_404-wj2ci I studied both those games while working on this. And listened to the STALKER soundtrack while writing.

What a great little film!! Well done everyone!! I wish it were longer but it is more precious in its limited time form. Thank you!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Wish we could have made it feature length as well.

I loved this!!! Please make more short films like this!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching cat! I'm brewing up lots more content like this.

Brilliant. I often feel like that robot squished in the door.

Janky walking, unning and frankly the unsettlingly face of the girl, this was pretty damn good.

My assumption is any any military smart enough to plan an attack, can find the logic in the "Firmware" to open the gate. Lots of good SciFi technical details. Nice Work Teams!!

This was amazing, congratulations to the team behind the scenes. It's funny that the girl's droid runs BIOS and Windows.

@Bonewerkz

Ай бұрын

DOS, with dial up modem.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Haha thank you for noticing my little nerdy details! I loved the BIOS aesthetic and adding those touches for the eagle eyed

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

@@Bonewerkz Good ear, yes that was really fun to add

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I, too, am relieved that Windows will survive the post-apocalypse.

Awesome. Great story. Hope there will be more coming in the future.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Lots more coming for sure!

It was really great hope one day a sequel would be created, story has potentials to be a one night movie maybe a mini serie.

wow the animation is crazy, the storyline and the voice actors did a really great job I have just started learning and creating animation and I wish and pray I had such skill.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you! We def worked with some amazing actors. Keep pushing and surround yourselves with talent!

Looks like a video game storyline from 2019.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you! It was definitely inspired by some of my favorite games

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

The vibes. Little bit of Half-Life, little bit of Stalker. :D

Impressed!

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Finally a sci-fi short that is easily to understand! Thank you

@calvinromeyn

29 күн бұрын

Glad to hear this, thank you! Writing a simple plot was very easy for me because my brain is very simple.

@olphotography5555

28 күн бұрын

@@calvinromeyn Awesome! Pure Awesomeness!!

Love seeing more content made in Unreal

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

I had a great time learning it. Looking forward to making more

2:45 Boston Dynamics bots would have made that climb

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Haha glad you liked the reference

I can imagine the future of gaming is going to be a blast, we just have to survive the birthing of the new world. hopefully, its not as depicted as it is here. Your team is very talented.

Well done. Exceptional storyline that was well programmed. Very enjoyable, so much so I could watch a 3 hr movie or a weekly series. I am looking forward to the behind-the-scenes project along with further completed challenges.

@calvinromeyn

29 күн бұрын

Ah so glad you liked it! I know we'd all love the mini series version of this world too. The BTS is on my channel if you want to check it out. It goes into all the challenges and technical details of achiving this. Thanks so much!

amazing work!

Brilliant!

Took me till before the initial chase at intro to realize this was CGI. 🤯 EXCELLENT voice acting as it was convincing. 🤩🥳

Damn that was good, really enjoyed that. Good story.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Dennis!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked the story!

Beautiful! Love it❤

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Great work Calvinnnn!!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Joel! Hope your teeth are doing great. You know, from all that clenching while watching this at the edge of your seat.

I must admit it is marvelous if you can do a sequel this would be extraordinary

The detail is spectacular. Very easy watch for me. Thanks.

Thanks for this!

Thats my couzin right there. Yeah. ASTIG..

Amazing environmental storytelling, cool world building, loved it! Looking forward to seeing what else this team puts out

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed our short film. I had a blast designing the world and trying to tell as much as I could visually through subtext. Glad you recognized the effort. Stay tuned for lots more!

Thanks guys! I really enjoyed this one. I could see this being a really great feature film and would LOVE to play it as a video game as well.

@calvinromeyn

29 күн бұрын

I know I'd love to play the video game version of this as well. Thank you so much for watching, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

То что вы делаете - потрясающе!!!

@noahpennerfilm

Ай бұрын

Спасибо!

Nicely done and filmed. All the people with brains are warning us about the danger of AI, but at the same time are working hard to make it happen. How about this for a plot. Man creates human/computer interface along with a net of satellites surrounding the earth and then creates a true AI! WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Oh,right, they already made a movie called The Terminator 1,2,3,4,5 of them. SkyNet is almost complete, thanks ,Mr. Musk.😂😂

Definitely some excellent production efforts! Very nicely done and certainly open for a continuation.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you! It was a huge team effort between many talented artists. We're super proud of the result and would love to continue the story. Thanks for watching Firmware!

C'est la preuve qu'il est encore possible de faire des choses intéressantes avec une station de travail Amiga. Continuez.

Chappie????????

10/10 Great film! Hope to see more from @calvinromeyn in the future! Fantastic acting, loved the cheeky Easter eggs throughout the film. Got some good chuckles in 😂

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you kind stranger!

well done guys, this is the best thing i've seen since alita battle angel. We want more!

@calvinromeyn

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! I have lots more projects planned. Check out the behind the scenes for this film on my channel

Very cool, not into animated films though. Loved the AOL dial-up start sounds @0:39...the youngsters here won't know that sound...hahaha

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching our short film! Yes! The dial-up sound effect was one of the very first sound effects we added to the edit. The retro tech was very important to the films aesthetic. Thank you!!

Well done and most appreciated. Enjoyed the story line. Thank you.

So nice, we need more episodes or part 2

The transfer of a white handkerchief as a separate art form.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

So that was actually an actor improv on the day. Reece, who plays AL1 (The main droid) grabbed a tissue and handed it to her as a joke, and we all loved it so much we ended up shooting it. Of course then I had to do a cloth sim on a cg tissue 😵, but glad the gag paid off and hope it made you chuckle. Thanks for watching Firmware!

Loved every bit of the movie AWESOME

Thank you creators for this wonderfulness. aAreal intense enjoyment bubble. Top.

Great job, you have me wanting the rest of the story now!!!

Liked this one a lot! CGI has come a long way.

Otimo trabalho. Ja pode mostra um trabalho para o cinema. Parabéns.

SO COOL. I would love to see prequels and seque;ls to this. I would like to see it become a saga.

The old 2400k modem sounds. Classic!

@calvinromeyn

29 күн бұрын

Ahhh yesss you noticed! Thanks for the comment. It was super fun adding those details to the soundscape

I had no idea it was animated until I thought she was running funny like out of a computer game. It is insane whats possible these days with technology. Well done

Wish it was a full movie because it would've been a Blockbuster 👍

Great job folks! I just created an entire IT business using AI and I want to start using AI and other new tech to film my graphic novel projects. I've optioned a number of my projects in the past to production companies in Hollywood and pitched at a lot of studios, including Disney and the other large ones. I still have relationships with people in the industry through my venture capital friends in L.A. This film reminds me of "Dark Angel" the TV show that starred Jessica Alba in her first big role. Anyway, I'll check out your other projects and going to recommend this one to my VC friend too. Again, great job!

Excellent work, well done to all involved. Thank you.

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, Ron! We had a great team of passionate artists and we're so excited to see people finally able to enjoy all our hard work! Cheers, Calvin

That is what AI should be used for. No fancy actors, no bounds on violence, and virtual creations of the mind. Great job!!

@calvinromeyn

Ай бұрын

This is all artist made, no AI. Thank you for watching!