"You do not have Heroic Action clearance at your current level" LOL!

@createscifi

8 ай бұрын

:)

@fredkriek539

6 ай бұрын

You are nothing sorry)

@captinkrunk101

6 ай бұрын

Lol shit was funny af🤣🤣🤣

@joe-wi8nj

5 ай бұрын

I know that was great! Fing As lol

@je7303

4 ай бұрын

That was a Great line to be honest 😂🎉

"I don't speak helmet" is a great line.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

hahah I love the way he says it

@danofthedead3345

Жыл бұрын

@@createscifi It's also a great in-story way to get the helmet off the actress so she can have some face time and the audience can start to connect to her. Really impressed with the whole damn thing, great work.

I think my favorite part of this whole thing is that of all the campy acting, the technician was easily the most natural and believable speaker of every single person. Perfect tone and cadence to match a natural discussion over that "I am acting" cadence.

@vapid.aenima

6 ай бұрын

If that old white dude has been acting most of his life, he shouldn't be that bad. Campy acting shouldn't exist anymore; it's just bad acting. I don't understand why people release shit like this. Take some pride in your craft and stop setting the bar at mediocre. Insist that the actor redo the scene until they get it right or you get an actor who will. It's not rocket science. I will say that even though the writing is an absolute abortion, a decent actor should still be able to say their lines in a way thats natural and appropriate for the circumstance and the Technician was the only bright spot, even though he doesn't know how to smoke a cigarette lol.

@kevincaruthers5412

5 ай бұрын

@@vapid.aenima I'm gonna go with... your review is excessively negative. But that is just my opinion. I would be glad to review your work.

@vapid.aenima

5 ай бұрын

@kevincaruthers5412 Yes, I agree, I went a little off the rails with the excessive negativity in an effort to drive home a point. I should have been more clear, succinct and to the point. With that being said: My work? Has nothing to do with the point I was trying to make. I'm not saying that I, specifically me, am better or can do better. I'm saying that TONS of other people have done better and put out content with watchable acting. Between the 80s and now, the quality has gotten noticeably better by the decade. The tools and opportunities to create films with cinema quality production value are more accessible than ever before. If someone is going to put their time and passion and creativity into a film, much less a short film, and has the skill and ability to make it look great (which this film did), then why settle for less than mediocre acting? It doesn't cost anything for a director to convey their vision and use as many takes to demonstrate and assist their actors in achieving that vision. That process is what a creator or director has the most cost-effective control over, and they shouldn't be happy with anything less. It's kinda like spending a million dollars on your dream car, but settling for cloth seats! 😉

@jamesdavis3851

4 ай бұрын

@@vapid.aenima It's a free youtube video, not something I paid for or that misrepresented itself, so I don't think it's my place to give unsolicited criticism... but it is genuinely puzzling why acting seems to be the hardest nut to crack in this and similar shorts... is it a much rarer skill than we think? Do directors not recognize it (some people can't), is it more expensive to cast than I assume? Any ideas?

@Ratstail91

4 ай бұрын

@@vapid.aenima Buddy, the hammy acting is part of the appeal - it calls back to the amateur works from the rubber suit era of film. I can assure you, it was deliberate.

Short films are becoming the new classics

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Thx

The complete misunderstanding of nuclear reactor technology just adds to the old sci-fi feel lmao

@createscifi

8 ай бұрын

True

@joshisnot11

2 ай бұрын

"nook-you-ler" lol

@illarionbykov7401

Ай бұрын

But the injected modern social politics and manners snap you right back out, and remind you you're still in modernity Hell. I miss the old days when Lovecraftian horrors still seemed scarier than the real world around me.

@jakegordon1575

29 күн бұрын

@@illarionbykov7401 I honestly think those weren't that bad and kind of fit with the very old adage of 'the rich using the poor/not caring about their lives/etc.', even if you can possibly see a more modern racial lens put onto it.

When the technician walked in with the cigar, I went "Yep, this is perfect.."

I'm a simple man with simple pleasures. I see Lovecraft in the title, I click.

“Grief action clearance” Man! This is genius!

@artandcard

22 күн бұрын

When Hero Action Clearance isn't granted, Grief can win any time :)

Like I said months ago, the world NEEDS 70s scifi right now.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

True that :0

@jaywallah5917

10 ай бұрын

Cloverfield Paradox scratches a 2001 Space Odyssey × Event Horizon itch 👏

@Will-dn9dq

9 ай бұрын

Give woke men a alien baby😂😂

@luisaugusto3206

8 ай бұрын

Ttrtttrtttrrrtrrtttttttttttttþ

@outerrealm

8 ай бұрын

Maybe YOU need it, I hardly think that means more than a few youtube followers, that’s a small world. What does that even mean, “70s sci fi”? That's not even a thing. This film is maybe a passing grade on someone’s film school project, good enough to get away with stuffing it full of commercials, but not worthy of any prizes. Credit for the work put in, but the end result is no Star Trek or other iconic work.

Good thing that ship was “Noo-coo-lar.” 😂😂😂

Wakener is absolutely dope AF. HPL, cosmic horror and sci-fi fans will be well-satisfied by this low-budget, high-reward mini-masterwork that hits all the right notes with panache.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Thx MK!

In under 20 mins you did what some movies can't do in 2 hours+. More character and atmosphere than most recent sci-fi. This was great.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thx!

@GatchamanG4

4 ай бұрын

Agree!!

I don't think I would ever be able to ignore any statement like "You have to see what's in this lab immediately!"

Great film! It's like Call of Cthulhu meets Traveller. The look is 70's-80's SF so it's the right period.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Right on

When he said “seriously” after the micromanaging went to astronomical proportions-we all felt that in our soul’s soul x.x

This is like a story from Epic Comic or Heavy Metal, told by Moebius or Druilett. Just perfect.

Anthony, I've really enjoyed watching your videos about making model starships, weapons, costumes, helmets, other props, set pieces and interior paneling, etc. which gave me an added appreciation when seeing 'Wakener' in its completed form. Everything came together so well including the actors, the lighting, the score, etc. :)

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Thx TJ

“You do not have heroic action clearance” 😂

@createscifi

9 ай бұрын

Crazy

@artandcard

22 күн бұрын

At least the technician can use his Grief Action Clearance to the same end :)

The best sci-fi has always been done as short stories.

@createscifi

8 ай бұрын

right on

Huh. After watching a heap of...less reputable KZread leavings (I need something to do while I'm working out), this one caught me off-guard. There's actual *layers* here, little bits and pieces and stray scraps of conversations and character interactions that speak of realism and depth and an infinitely bigger universe. And all in less than twenty minutes. Wow. In the best possible sense: wow.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying Gideon

this was a hoot, reminds me of the old spooky sci fi stuff you'd find on TV late at night back when I was a kid in the 80s, great stuff

@createscifi

7 ай бұрын

I was a kid in the 80's lol

@danthomas6587

4 ай бұрын

I was a kid in the 60s and 70s. Watched Lost In Space and Doctor Who and lots of Star Trek.

I can't imagine what this crew could do with a budget. Everything money can't buy is already here. Well done.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thank you for saying

That Old One would not waste all that potential suffering of subjects. Love the short. Love anything HPL. We cant out-do our creator. If we think of it, it must exist somewhere.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Right on

It's great seeing all of the builds being used and knowing how they came to be. Thanks for sharing this film. What an undertaking!

Loved it, especially seeing YOUR props and YOUR scenery being brought to life in a very atmospheric way. Those oval dishes from Dollar Tree have been used by you all over the place for years - great find. Nice short, enjoyed it a lot. Thanks Anthony

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Thx Paul!

That was great, very well directed and very atmospheric. I really enjoyed seeing how all the props & costumes found their place so naturally. They turned out amazing!

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Moonlight I appreciate you taking the time :)

@DejaMoo-rf5th

5 ай бұрын

>props & costumes found their place so naturally Serious???? Pyramids with silly scrawlings, white uniforms with bright epaulettes, stilted moves, display screen shaped like a ship's windcatcher vane, and hammy acting (Station Commander, his deputy or whatever, even that young officer cadet-style ramrod-straight posture), like right out of 1950-es? Naturally? in 2023? Yes, homage to Lovecraft is obvious (he was a Past Masters, of piling on awful epithets), but the whole package looks CHEAP, all the same- unacceptable, in this Day & Age

@Wolfshifter

5 ай бұрын

@@DejaMoo-rf5th You try putting something like this together... It's far from easy. There is budgeting, sfx time and costs, creature design, practicals and digital, you have to write it all, do the shot lists and storyboarding, then casting and rehearsals and costume designs and fittings, etc etc etc. Scheduling, location scouting, the director of photography has to frame it, a gaffer and his team have to light it, grips and electric have to set everything up, set design has to take care of details, someone has to watch for continuity, sound recording, cleaning, sound design, soundtrack, foley. It's a lot. This is honestly really well done with the resources available to them. Yes, I've done this, so I know how much time, money and work it takes.

@DejaMoo-rf5th

5 ай бұрын

@@Wolfshifter And All That Jazz, that you mention (trying to impress someone?) STILL doesn't answer for the plenty of awful little things- Bad Acting is a Bad Acting, regardless of the budget- get the people that can SPEAK their lines well, if nothing else; whether you make something like silly scrawls, or something simpler, (even totally VOID of scrawls, to give it a suspenseful edge?) costs will be exactly the same

@Wolfshifter

5 ай бұрын

@@DejaMoo-rf5th It's a lot harder than you think and sometimes you end up shooting on the day and discover that the quality of acting is not what you were hoping for, but you have to roll with it. It's just how it is.

that is one messed up society where you need authorization for 'heroic action clearance'

@createscifi

9 ай бұрын

True That !

Been absalootly hyped for this.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

me too!

That was fantastic! I've been following since I found your channel some months ago and it was great to see the props in the final version! Thanks man!!

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

so glad to hear that

Loved the technician, great actor.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Agreed and was happy to see him show up in a few episodes of the last season of Netflix "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson"

AWESOME! So glad this is on your own channel now! Again, congratulations. Every single time I watch it a enjoy it more. Catching new details each time and trying to figure out how you managed to do stuff. Just absolutely love it!

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

right on. thx

SAVAGE! Definitely my kind of ending.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thx!

Excellent. I know it said Lovecraftian, but for some reason I still wasn't expecting the ending.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thx

Incredible world building, atmosphere and intrigue! Loved every moment.

@createscifi

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying !

Great effects!!!!! Sets are wonderful!!

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

thx

Need more of these. You've got me hooked 🤣

Dayum, that was dark. And also, surprisingly good worldbuilding. Kudos!

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

right on. thx for saying

That was awesome old school sci Fi shit blows up. Loved it.

@createscifi

10 ай бұрын

thx

Somebody give him a raise

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

LOL

I'm usually skeptical of HPL cinematic renditions, but this one, I'm glad I watched. Kudos to everyone involved. Congratulazioni.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

THX!

Wow!!!! Even better on a rewatch - so much detail and love put into every frame that I missed first time around!

@K-ORA

Жыл бұрын

My favorite style 70s and 90s 🤘🏼

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time:)

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

@@K-ORA right on

So the best actor is the guy who plays the old NCO technician. He's just perfect. Scott isn't perfect, but the atmosphere and plot are spot on. I love the practical effects and costumes. Excellent set design ETA what an ending!!!!!

@createscifi

9 ай бұрын

right on thanks!

Loved it. A perfect blend of Lovecraftian horror in a sci fi environment, perfectly executed, with designs so good I'm gonna keep for reaction images...

@createscifi

9 күн бұрын

thx!

That was awesome!!!! Loved every second great story world building :) more depth than most big budget films, well done to you and your team.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much for saying

The lighting in this film is excellent; and the jelly-like skin of U'nohu is almost edible.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

lol Thanks :)

@Robert_Douglass

2 ай бұрын

U'nohu?

@euansmith3699

2 ай бұрын

@@Robert_Douglass U'nohu, you know who; U'nohu. 🦑

@Robert_Douglass

2 ай бұрын

@@euansmith3699 Ah.......👌

6:15 - good to see some 21st century English traditions survived - when she says 'nucular' .

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

yup :)

Cuthulu strikes again! Lovecraft would be proud.

Clever and entertaining! As a fan of the Mythos, I salute you!

I'm a Lovecraft fan myself so I love it! I watched and gave it love on DUST too

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

thanks for taking the time!

I love this so much!!! It reminds me of the tv show Lexx. Amazing acting, costumes, graphics, and set design!

@createscifi

8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU

Cool, better than the last couple of movies I saw that stole 2 hours of my life... each.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

LOL right on thx

Love it man. All your stuff is great. Really polished and high production level. Solid performances and sounds great too. Congrats

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

right on thx

Awesome. Well acted and directed. I was going to give it a minute or so and pretty much glued to the end. Well done!

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thx!

Excellent.This was well done and greatly appreciated.Thank you

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

thx

This is actually so sick

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

right on

Wow. Even in the future they say nuclear wrong. This movie was silly as hell, but fun to watch!

@createscifi

6 ай бұрын

thanks

I grew up on 70s scifi. This was awesome Anthony!

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

right on thx

Worthy a watch for sure. Didn't make complete sense of course, but sometimes that's a plus for proper sci-fi. We don't always need spoon fed all the details when we can continue the story in our own heads. :)

Absolutely incredible! Been following the channel for years, nice to see the hard work pay off.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

nice to hear that thx

Good to see this one again 😊

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thx

Avec AERANGER, un autre court metrage passionnant à regarder. Des personnages qui crevent l'ecran, une histoire entrainante, une production value de qualité et des VFX qui servent la narration (votre récompense en festival est amplement meritée), je suis definitivement fan de votre travail. merci et continuer, j'espère un jour voir votre travail en salle. Au plaisir ❤

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Merci pour les gentils mots (google traduction :)

WOW !!! One of the coolest shorts concerning Lovecraft's influence & what a fine job on the cosmic entity with the look of you know who . 10 out of 10 .

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

right on thx

Holy cow I just found this! This is awesome. I've bing watched everything up to this and now this!! Absolutely interesting and dramatic, I was into the story from start to finish. Great acting from our not to be-hero, and the rest of the cast. Only thing I can say is I WANT MORE!!! BRAVO BRAVOO

This was pretty awesome for a low budget short. Props

Impressive performances. Gotta say acting far above what I'd expect. Bravo!

@createscifi

7 ай бұрын

thanks

Im in the middle of finishing a sci fi set for a photoshoot tomorrow and came to your channel to be inspired for the final touches and saw this. Yep inspired I am. Really appreciate you teaching us over the years. 🙌🏼

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

right on!

This is brilliant. Thanks for showing.

Wow this is excellent, love story and the Engineer, great actor! Beautifully shot and lighted.

Amazing! Very well done and I was hooked right from the opening scene. :)

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

So Wonderful. Glad to see how well your hard work paid off. Your best film so far. :)

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

This short gets better with every rerun.

I think the actors are great and the story is ok. Shorts on KZread are getting better (i.e. more satisfying) than streaming platform productions that cost millions.

This was good like really good and creepy, the music added something special also . Wish it was longer. But pretty cool.

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thanks

Duuuuude! I need this as a full length feature or mini series

@createscifi

10 ай бұрын

Maybe :)

I remember seeing this last winter. I had a att and with new Tmobile . But seriously we need more of these types of Lovecraft films ❤❤❤

Somehow, this possibly dystopian futuristic society scares me more than the monsters. Although we haven't learned much about it from the video.

@createscifi

9 ай бұрын

copy that

That would be really cool if you continued this story.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

yeah for sure

phantastic work you all did... so impressive to imerse into the story and the universe, even so i saw in your videos how you build all those props on a shoestring.... congratulations.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

This is really well done! Thanks for sharing this, and congratulations!

Okay, when I saw the title of the video... I definitely didn't expect y'all to take the LOVECRAFT in 'Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror' THAT literally lmao Though I do love me some; That is not Dead which can Eternal Lie, And with strange Aeons even Death may Die Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtaghn!

Great work! The only comment I would add is why the technician was smoking in a futuristic film?

@createscifi

10 ай бұрын

thanks for the feedback, my answer is its fiction and there is plenty of sci-fi in the '80s & 90's with characters smoking and that's my generation so I like it. But its all good lots of people agree with you :)

@Gideon0297

3 ай бұрын

People will always smoke no matter what year it is

Great work, congratulations!

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Love the PVC pipe fittings and laundry detergent container in the opening scene.

That was fun. The production style and the ham acting by the As reminded me of Red Dwarf, which is always a good thing!

Wow, that's so nicely done! Better than lots of high production works. Even for a low budget project, everything looks so great; actors, props, costume, etc. Impressive work!

@createscifi

8 ай бұрын

thank u !

Damn Anthony! This is some next level work! The story was fast paced and attention keeping and leaves me wanting more! 👏 👏 👏 👏 !

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@mikemahaffey9121

11 ай бұрын

Wow !! Nice work.

Quite fascinating and well done. 7/10.

Wow, totally blown away!! 👏 ❤

Wow!! This is just next level stuff Anthony!! As others have already said, you've done more with less runtime and money than what many Hollywood studios do!! Amazing!!

@createscifi

10 ай бұрын

thanks

Really well done! 👌🏻😎

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thank you for saying so

That extra detail of being sent back to Saturn at the end. Damn.

@createscifi

7 ай бұрын

right on thx

Very Locecraftian in nature!! Even a Cthulhu creature onboard!! Cool!

I really dug this! everything came together beautifully. I was getting some heavy Space: 1999 feels , and the Commander has a heavy Mark Lenard vibe.. well done Sir!

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

thanks

Space age Cthulhu. What's not to like? Thank you 🌟🐙

@createscifi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I love love love love love love the codification of human response and transgression into bureaucratized authorization and clearance protocol. Immediately immersed me into an aspect of setting that had huge weight and gravity. Tré unique.

@createscifi

6 ай бұрын

thx!

'love this craft' ;-)

@createscifi

7 ай бұрын

thanks for saying

Many times, the people seem too casual in the sci-fi movies, and not as formal as you might expect. Why do they like to combine casual people to the sci-fi surroundings that would happen in the future time? Why don't they follow the formal suggestions or rules that has been before there? For some reason, they believe that the casual nature that is in the people today, fits straight as it is to an imaginative science fiction future that is in the movies. How do you interpret casualty like this, that it fits to science fiction? It's a difficult question to answer.

@createscifi

10 ай бұрын

I hear you

Fantastic! Great work, love it. I love this aesthetic style of sci fi! If you ever want or need orginal music, id love to score something for you.

@createscifi

Жыл бұрын

Right on Thanks :)

@K-ORA

Жыл бұрын

@@createscifi My Pleasure! My best friend was art director for, "The Warm Season". You might have been at same sci fi film festivals 😆. I've worked on a few short films, on IMDB etc. So, I'm def seriously. Again great work to you and your team 🤘🏼

Outstanding. Awesome atmosphere, vibe and story progression. That ending. 😮 Bravo.

Super efficient and way better than most productions nowadays, the technician is especially memorable. For the negatives : a bit short ^^