One-Minute Time Machine - The Short Film that (probably) helped Rick & Morty win an Emmy

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  • A short film by Devon Avery and how it came to be:
    Early in 2012 while working on the CBS TV series NCIS, I approached actor Brian Dietzen about a short film I had written about a One-Minute Time Machine.
    Brian recommended TV writer Sean Crouch take a look at the script, and he made some big changes and vastly improved on my early attempts at being a screenwriter.
    The screenplay was now funny enough that the insanely talented comedic actress Erinn Hayes agreed to join the project. The next challenge was finding an available location to shoot the film on a date both actors were available. This took several months.
    Finally, on Sunday November 5th 2012, an extremely talented film crew led by cinematographer Christos Bitsakos helped me shoot this film in 8 hours.
    I then spent 13 months editing the film into something that it deserved to be. The initial edit only took a few days, but there was something not right. It was funny but nothing special. I revisited the edit every few weeks, trying to look at it with fresh eyes. Eventually, in December 2013, editing on my laptop on a flight to New York, I tried removing a really funny reaction from Brian. It was probably my favourite joke in the whole film, but once it was removed, everything worked better. All of the comedy beats had a more natural rhythm. It just worked. I then tightened the edit even further, down to individual single frames.
    During that year, I also worked with Jamie Harper on the score. Jamie had composed a beautiful score for my award-winning short film "Practice Makes Perfect". The two of us communicate really well, but halfway through this film, we hit a road block. I was in Los Angeles and Jamie in London, so I jumped on a plane, and after few hours in a London pub, we were on the same wavelength again and the music was completed a few days later.
    Another problem I experienced was sound design. The location we filmed at in Burbank was close to the 5 Interstate Freeway. This meant that the pronounced background traffic noise was drastically different cutting back and forth between each actor. When a loud roar from a semi-truck driving past when Regina asks a question, is abruptly replaced by a whiny Moped when James answers, the edit will never work. I had no money to pay anyone to fix this, so I spent three months learning and using sound design software so I could remove the sound frequencies of traffic noise from beneath the actor's dialogue without affecting their voices. It was by far the most challenging process in the making of this film.
    In Spring 2014, the film finally received its world premiere at the Vail Film Festival in Colorado. The film played at film festivals across the world, winning numerous awards before I decided to submit the film to the Sploid Short Film Festival on TH-cam in 2015. Within the first 24 hours, One-Minute Time Machine had received 1 million views. Then 2 million in its first week. Numerous film studios and production companies in Hollywood reached out to me, which was extremely flattering, but at that time I had no follow up to offer them.
    Over the following years, the film was remade in several languages and copied by many filmmakers. Even Rick and Morty's Emmy winning "Vat of Acid" episode appears heavily influenced by this short film.
    One-Minute Time Machine is taught at film schools all over the world, including the USA, the UK, Sweden, India, South Korea, Iran, New Zealand and Germany. When Sploid closed their channel at the start of 2023 One-Minute Time Machine had been viewed 12.7 million times. An Italian-subtitled version on Facebook had 15 million views in just six months.
    Some behind-the-scenes photos from the film shoot can be viewed here:
    ko-fi.com/devonavery63375
    If this film made you smile, then please share it with your friends and family and maybe watch it again on Amazon Prime (if you're already subscribed).
    If you have any questions, I can be reached at:
    / dir_devon_avery
    Thank you all for your kind words and support of my work.
    Devon Avery
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  • @johnrandom
    @johnrandom ปีที่แล้ว +15442

    The fact that he spent 13 months making an under six minute movie filmed entirely on a park bench is almost as astonishing to me as an actual time machine.

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 ปีที่แล้ว +679

      he commits suicide every time he hits that button

    • @scotey
      @scotey ปีที่แล้ว +649

      I'd say it paid off. A short film is less forgiving than a feature-length film. You feel every missed beat that much more. I'm glad he took the time to discover the rhythm of the story.

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      @@scotey you gotta love how they both die over and over for each other🤣🤣🤣
      if I had that machine I would arrange to meet you and just start hitting the button and let you deal with my corpses🤣🤣🤣

    • @scotey
      @scotey ปีที่แล้ว

      @@raven4k998 And I would gently caress the cheek of all your lifeless bodies. Or rather, all the different versions of me would. 🤣

    • @halllow
      @halllow ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@raven4k998 I prefer to read this assuming you don’t know each other and just wanted to make a stranger’s day complicated.

  • @brianhawthorne7603
    @brianhawthorne7603 ปีที่แล้ว +6010

    You can ignore those notes in the description about months of editing. We all know that Devon actually achieved perfection in this film by using an actual 1-minute Time Machine, in the process murdering 743 other Devons and emotionally scarring the same number of Brian Dietzens and Erinn Hayeses. The final version was filmed in a single take.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +307

      Great comment! Thank you!

    • @sebastianjost
      @sebastianjost 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

      I'd say that's also a form of editing... Just not editing a video, but editing reality. 😅

    • @skipads5141
      @skipads5141 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thankfully I just have an edit button here.

    • @ellierose6
      @ellierose6 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All to get laid? Is there a real plot?

    • @stuartholmberg8991
      @stuartholmberg8991 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      No edits first round

  • @maplemaple1439
    @maplemaple1439 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1805

    Such a sweet short. We agonize and regret over every little mistake we make, and we wish we could go back and change it, not knowing we're essentially rejecting (or rather, killing) our true, authentic self.

    • @justanothercommercial
      @justanothercommercial 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      I’d like to add, in the beginning, each of them are so quick to judge each other, instead of taking more time to work through these interactions.

    • @thehellsy8329
      @thehellsy8329 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      The whole "true-self" thing is extremely overrated. Must be something religious.

    • @josephgardi7522
      @josephgardi7522 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😮

    • @raphaelnej8387
      @raphaelnej8387 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I agree with The Hellsy. I would still be myself even if my past was greatly altered. I don’t know if that’s the case of most people but in my case, I believe it’s mostly big components of my life that defined who I am: My parents, my genes, my family, my country, the education system of my country, the culture of my country, etc.
      I would likely eventually have become the person I am today regardless of each individual event of my life.
      I don’t think my identity is the result of a chaotic system. I believe it evolved toward a stable state. I think the different stable states it could have reached are quite similar, and that it would have required great effort, great changes in parameters, to result in a different state.
      I think it’s cool.

    • @downpipe9935
      @downpipe9935 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      its not that deep

  • @Centauri27
    @Centauri27 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +343

    Amazing the story you can tell in under six minutes! It's like watching "Edge of Tomorrow" without the aliens, in five minutes. Well done!

  • @khalilshaik6161
    @khalilshaik6161 ปีที่แล้ว +2709

    This is the power of strong writing ... no heavy budget, limited cast worth watching multiple times

    • @TommonSensePro
      @TommonSensePro ปีที่แล้ว +70

      How many times have you rewatched it? 16?

    • @awayfaringman
      @awayfaringman ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They ripped off Rick and Morty…

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +148

      @@awayfaringman Other way round. Please see the notes (and I've now changed the title a little).

    • @awayfaringman
      @awayfaringman ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@AVDevon I was going off of the posted date of the video, but after digging a little further I see that you are correct. This video is in fact older than their skit. I stand corrected.

    • @lavatr8322
      @lavatr8322 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and no unnecessary virtue signalling , Various appropiations, putting words in mouth , etc.

  • @h.p.734
    @h.p.734 ปีที่แล้ว +3173

    The ending was so unexpected and sweet. Such great storytelling

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      It also makes no sense. Since it previously only worked on him, and she stayed behind with his dead body. In the ending they break the rules they established..

    • @Mazikeen8934
      @Mazikeen8934 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +113

      @@Carewolf how does it not make sense? clearly it works for whoever presses the button, so now theres dimensions where hes going through the same thing she did all those times.

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Mazikeen8934 Which means she dies, which she knows. I assumed the twist in the end was she let him die to get laid, but breaking the rules of the sketch.

    • @smartalic5
      @smartalic5 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      @@Carewolf The twist is she's now using the machine herself. And breaking what rules? It's a *comedy* sketch after all...

    • @fran9214
      @fran9214 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Carewolf this movie isnt about time machine.

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    THIS deserves AN OSCAR such a simple concept - such a dynamic entity!

    • @erikm9768
      @erikm9768 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      common... are you serious?

    • @hotsince84
      @hotsince84 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@erikm9768 Yeah,only lefties and pedos get that.

    • @mrmz3802
      @mrmz3802 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What? Are you blind? An oscar? what the hell 😂

    • @elsaa1386
      @elsaa1386 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      When people write just for writing about something that they don’t know how is works !!

  • @kcaleb
    @kcaleb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    Found this on TH-cam back in 2016, now it's 2024 and this is still my favourite short film. I'm glad to have stumbled upon it again!

  • @PhO3NiX96
    @PhO3NiX96 ปีที่แล้ว +4650

    I watched it twice in a row cause the scenario is good, the acting is good, the music is good, the editing is good, the casting is good, everything is good, what a success!

    • @lovejoydk838
      @lovejoydk838 ปีที่แล้ว +259

      No you did not. You killed yourself and another you watched it 5:40 minutes sooner.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Thank you!

    • @ItsameAlex
      @ItsameAlex ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@AVDevon You're welcome Devon Avery and Erin Hayes

    • @ericsilberman1416
      @ericsilberman1416 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@AVDevon yeah, it really works, it REALLY works. very crisp, not a wasted second. the acting and the directing combine to make very effective storytelling. Probably most people won't recognize that the real hero of this production is the EDITOR. they will adore the finished product, but they won't realize that this polished gem was the result of expert editing.

    • @lovejoydk838
      @lovejoydk838 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ericsilberman1416 I would had liked to see the scene where she dies for the first time, right after she told him how it works. :)

  • @LCaddyStudios
    @LCaddyStudios ปีที่แล้ว +2709

    I honestly love Brian’s acting, it sells the short in a way not many actors could

  • @_what._.
    @_what._. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    One of the best short films I watched ! So simple, yet so great !

  • @gaugea
    @gaugea 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    i appreciate your recounting in the description, was a really fun read and gave a lot of insight into the challenges and difficult decisions you have to make in pursuit of what youre really after

  • @killmaidie6469
    @killmaidie6469 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1272

    Bro the beat in “I’ve never had a man fight for me before…let alone die for me” is effin genius. Like it wraps up the romcom part so nicely then immediate takes the story further. Writing is great obviously but pulling so much out of this one beat clearly needs hell of a lot from everyone involved.

    • @killmaidie6469
      @killmaidie6469 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Also I know you did it first. But your writing uses this time travel concepts wayyyy more satisfyingly than Rick and Mortys and I like Rick and Morty (earlier seasons at least). So kudos. Kinda lost respect for that episode because they just took it almost 100% percent.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      Thank you! Most of the heavy lifting (in terms of the comedy beats) was done by the actors, they were amazing. My challenge in the edit was to try to make the whole thing better than the sum of it's parts.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@killmaidie6469 If you visit the Ko-fi link above, you will a see a screenshot from that Rick and Morty episode and how it compares to a shot in my other short film "Practice Makes Perfect", that's what surprised me the most.

    • @abdvs325
      @abdvs325 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Genius? That's a very standard transition. The comments for this video are weirdly ass-kissing.

    • @Ciprian-IonutPanait
      @Ciprian-IonutPanait 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      only most women regardless of how ugly or fat they had tons of guys fight for them

  • @mezzasillyfangirl
    @mezzasillyfangirl ปีที่แล้ว +2488

    I missed this 10 years ago and I’m really glad it’s been re-posted and shared with me. So funny and sweet - love it

    • @arcanondrum6543
      @arcanondrum6543 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Not me. In fact, I replayed it several times before it went missing. By then I had watched enough times to understand the principles of Time Travel and so; built my box and jumped ahead to today. NOW I'm on a Quest to find girls needing spankings.

    • @mfzoom5401
      @mfzoom5401 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@arcanondrum6543 I salute you good sir

    • @arcanondrum6543
      @arcanondrum6543 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mfzoom5401 and I, you sir!

  • @redarndiculous
    @redarndiculous 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love that you showed the whole process, including the background pictures and learning the new skills. This is awesome!

  • @carolyngair7051
    @carolyngair7051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Brilliant. Perfect. Chefs kiss acting. And the twist is adorable. Audience Award! 🏆

  • @OroguSaki
    @OroguSaki ปีที่แล้ว +43

    When you realize that she didn't help the traumatized man when she hit the button, but instead further burdened his trauma by dieing in front of him, depriving him from the one positive outcome of all of his deaths thus far.

    • @captDymov
      @captDymov หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh.......

    • @liyuanhang4189
      @liyuanhang4189 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      But the man can hit the button still?(with trauma

  • @marcochimio
    @marcochimio ปีที่แล้ว +1231

    One of those very rare short films worthy of watching over and over. A perfect little movie.

    • @PavGavr
      @PavGavr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look for "Caronte" and "Strange beasts"

    • @bobinchampions6411
      @bobinchampions6411 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Just press the button and you'll always get to replay it.

    • @eileenbarbosa1542
      @eileenbarbosa1542 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ve watched is dozens of times along the years and shared it with friends.

    • @larimer77
      @larimer77 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yer hitting the button aren't you...

    • @lemnarialuiradu2854
      @lemnarialuiradu2854 ปีที่แล้ว

      Superb felicitări!

  • @j29maniac
    @j29maniac หลายเดือนก่อน

    This one pops up in my feed every few months. Thank goodness.
    I can watch it over and over again. It's a classic!

  • @anandratn8339
    @anandratn8339 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    oh man! it's beautifully captured. The storytelling is brilliant and what a sweet ending.

  • @Gruntled2001
    @Gruntled2001 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    This short film has more punch and substance in it than many full-length movies. Takes a lot of talent to pack it all into just a few minutes. BRAVO.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Thank you!

    • @itoibo4208
      @itoibo4208 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think it would be difficult to stretch an idea out into 1.5 to 2 hours of film also. It might end up like this, but with longer dialogue, or maybe there would be B stories. One of the reasons I like short stories is that they do not need a lot of filler and do not need to trap your attention for hours with fluff.

    • @itoibo4208
      @itoibo4208 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AVDevon Great story. I love that she went along with it, knowing the truth.

  • @joeboss8576
    @joeboss8576 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +196

    This is one of the best sci fi shorts I have ever seen. It was flawless and well acted. I can watch this over and over and over again.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Thank you!

    • @PM-ty2yr
      @PM-ty2yr 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@AVDevon Can i get the soundtrack / songs anywhere? Are they originals?

  • @user-ml2dw9st2o
    @user-ml2dw9st2o 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really love this masterpiece. Thanks for making this great work

  • @user-el2lv2vb6i
    @user-el2lv2vb6i 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of the best short films I’ve ever seen. Bravo.

  • @BomageMinimart
    @BomageMinimart 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +424

    I have watched this dozens of times since it first appeared online and it remains one of my favorite short films of all time and IMO one of the best time travel films ever made. Thank you for making it!

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Thank you!

    • @LAGreg123
      @LAGreg123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Film school nerd here… I agree! There are a few things which make it stand out in the time travel genre. One is that the everything that happened before the guy sits down is completely ignored and fully accepted: how he made the time machine; the fact that it looks completely ridiculous up to labeling it “one minute time machine;” the fact that it works!; the fact that this seems to be the first time he tries it out, and the fact that it’s just one minute of time travel into the past. We as the audience never question any of that. There are so many other time travel and time loop films that start to fall apart or become distracting when the film gives too much attention to the time travel process, DeLorean, hot tub, magic cave. It’s just a red button on a box that goes back a minute. No questions asked! And her explanation is about as simple and clear as any ever given in a sci-fi film. 13 months of editing? Worth every second. It’s as tight and fluid as anything you’ll ever see.

    • @yellowmoon4564
      @yellowmoon4564 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      why?

    • @xc43t
      @xc43t 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@LAGreg123It can be interesting if creators try to explain things but often it is not necessary or useful. I rewatched Stargate SG1 recently and noticed that often when encountering the unknown the characters would use the word "somehow"😀 Samantha would simply say that the machine used subspace somehow and we would not question it further. I think creators at some point started to use that word as a joke.

    • @CrowPal
      @CrowPal หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      By a strange quirk of fate, a multi-dimensional disturbance in the space-time continuum has now revealed that this was one of the best time travel films ever made.

  • @mangeshkurhe9782
    @mangeshkurhe9782 ปีที่แล้ว +767

    Kudos to everyone involved in making this masterpiece!! 🙌🧠

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Thank you!

    • @user-nf6bw9zm8d
      @user-nf6bw9zm8d 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      agree it is a masterpiece

  • @superbmediacontentcreator
    @superbmediacontentcreator 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was absolutely wonderful, well written great direction, and genuinely original. WOW... even the lighting was consistent... just great.

  • @nicholasstorey5269
    @nicholasstorey5269 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seriously well done. It’s brought be a lot of joy finding it again 😊

  • @smitajky
    @smitajky ปีที่แล้ว +630

    As a physicist I have often had to point out the philosophical impossibility of time travel as people think of it. The fact that if YOU could go back with your current knowledge it couldn't be the SAME past therefore it must be dimensional travel NOT time travel. This is another very interesting twist on the whole idea. I loved it.

    • @pauliexcluded1
      @pauliexcluded1 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Also, as a physicist, we would usu that button however many times it takes.....

    • @BangkokBubonaglia
      @BangkokBubonaglia ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Doesn't HAVE to be dimensional travel. There is nothing that prevents whatever energy patterns and particles that form your memory from spontaneously rearranging to form the new reality. It is simply very unlikely...unless you have a time machine to force it. So the universe just snaps into a new solution to the wave function and keeps right on going. Same reality. Just an updated to incorporate the time travel event. But you are correct. The new solution may possibly incorporate some retrocausality. Still, that seems more likely than the idea that there are multiple copies or many worlds. Fundamentally, nothing says the past has to be immutable.

    • @pauliexcluded1
      @pauliexcluded1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@BangkokBubonaglia I have always said, if you travel back in time to tell yourself not to travel back in time, you just damn sure better conserve energy in the process.

    • @BoiDoggo
      @BoiDoggo ปีที่แล้ว

      As a physicist, F U.

    • @j4armenta
      @j4armenta ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pauliexcluded1 Iknow what you mean brother, a physicist here too... so difficult to find "that special one" to most of us... hit the button hit the button

  • @AndrewWires
    @AndrewWires ปีที่แล้ว +475

    Wow! It's incredible what you can do with a great idea, a bench and two good actors. Well done Mr. Avery!

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thank you!

    • @enavigator3821
      @enavigator3821 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone has stolen your idea copied 100% and made a short film.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@enavigator3821 If it's on TH-cam or Facebook I can probably get them to take it down.

    • @tappy8741
      @tappy8741 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enavigator3821 Ideas are easy, execution is hard

    • @hannibustoogfyrre6074
      @hannibustoogfyrre6074 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Here's another example of that thesis.
      th-cam.com/video/BngcLnLZgA8/w-d-xo.html

  • @Baseds__Backup_Account_3
    @Baseds__Backup_Account_3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of the most underrated short films in all existence tbh that deserves way more credit tbh on that note.

  • @cyleung4915
    @cyleung4915 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a brilliant script!!! And the entire production is so professionally done. Great directing, great editing and great actors.

  • @Doyle69
    @Doyle69 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I also love how you make the start of the movie seem its the first time he's sitting next to her etc, I have a feeling this is atleast his 8th attempt and the movie starts with a good introduction of them both. Just brilliant, gets more entertaining more I watch it.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thank you!

  • @DEtchells
    @DEtchells ปีที่แล้ว +884

    Holy sh*t, this is the single most perfect piece film of any length I’ve ever seen. It seemed just *impossibly* perfect, not a frame missing or wasted, the dialog, expressions, framing, everything is keyed to such a pitch that it couldn’t possibly be better. How is something this good even possible?
    Then I read the back story in the description.
    Oh, that’s how 😂🤯
    Hats off & 3 thumbs up for an amazing creation!

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Dave, that is one of the best comments / compliments I have ever read on here. Thank you so much for taking the time to read the notes and for your kind words.

    • @cbbgenki4315
      @cbbgenki4315 ปีที่แล้ว

      1 MINUTE TIME MACHINE

    • @bruceleehiiiyaaa
      @bruceleehiiiyaaa ปีที่แล้ว +9

      dude relax

    • @929mmr
      @929mmr ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great film! James is the one pushing the button but if he dies why doesn't everyone die? If there is a reason everyone doesn't die then by hitting the button 20 times he has obviously created 20 continuing parallel universes, essentially committing suicide 20 times but creating 50 some billion new lives. All just to get laid? Yeah, I guess that checks out.

    • @pantsonfire2216
      @pantsonfire2216 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bro this is a very average 2000s style skit

  • @Baseds__Backup_Account_3
    @Baseds__Backup_Account_3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The soundtrack so needs to be released tbh. This short is just so relaxing and amazing tbh.

  • @megapangolin1093
    @megapangolin1093 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fascinating, compelling and delightful examination of real life male/female interractions. Just goes to show how mind-bendingly difficult it is for a chap to work out "what does a woman want" (Freud). One of the best written and acted films I have seen this year. Absolutely charming. Thank you for your hard work.

  • @brianlanigan4581
    @brianlanigan4581 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I remember watching this over and over when I was in high school, still one of the best executed shorts of all time.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you!

  • @LoveHandle4890
    @LoveHandle4890 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    One of the most underrated short films of all time that has stood the test of time and always will (Without even needing a Time Machine either, on that note).

    • @kelseymariebell1357
      @kelseymariebell1357 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought it was a trailer until the 16 times part,

    • @kelseymariebell1357
      @kelseymariebell1357 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤️🙏🏻🕊✌🏻🌻🌎🌍🌏🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸✌🏻

    • @MatSav218
      @MatSav218 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Read the description. It is not underrated at all.

    • @willmoore8708
      @willmoore8708 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ugh! What an awfully cliche' comment... TRY AGAIN.

    • @marklenhard6052
      @marklenhard6052 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let’s hope it gets rated higher in the future.

  • @janawilliams-writerwordsmy7734
    @janawilliams-writerwordsmy7734 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Simply BRILLIANT.... beautifully shot, wonderfully acted... marvelous!! :)

  • @user-uo6st1yq9o
    @user-uo6st1yq9o 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Endlessly scrolling for hours, this was a breath of fresh air. This gem made me want too stop and just enjoy my vacation that is starting tommorow . Now if only I could find that darned murder-machine to get back all the time I've lost!

  • @romeovf
    @romeovf ปีที่แล้ว +43

    It's The Prestige, Morty! You Prestiged yourself! You actually did all those things!

    • @beckayshaw6083
      @beckayshaw6083 ปีที่แล้ว

      You let your wiener do the walking and now I’m dead morty!

    • @pdcdesign9632
      @pdcdesign9632 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Groundhog day has a similar concept. Check out the movie.

    • @r0ssum
      @r0ssum หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was Used like in this short in a sequence with Nicholas Cage and Jessica Bell in the 2007 movie "Next"@@pdcdesign9632

  • @sz9635
    @sz9635 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    I loved this film ever since I first watched it several years ago, and have shared it in my philosophy club when we were discussing time travel. I'm so glad you decided to keep it and share the story behind it too. Brilliant work.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you!

    • @elbigotesdelatienda
      @elbigotesdelatienda ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You 'discuss' time travel?
      What's there to discuss? 😂

    • @N-Lee
      @N-Lee ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There's no reason to discuss something you've probably already discussed before.

  • @blacswn5158
    @blacswn5158 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    DUDE!!!!! I SAW THIS SHORT FILM SO LONG AGO AND IT POPPED UP IN MY HEAD RECENTLY BUT I JUST COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS ABOUT!!!!!! All I could remember was that it took place in a park bench, I fr thought I'd never get to see it again since I couldn't remember the context, but while watching Vin Diesel's short movie it popped up in my recommendations! I AM SO FRIGGIN HAPPY TO FIND THIS GREAT PIECE OF ART AGAIN!!!! It may not mean much, but finding it again means something to me, in all the randomness the universe reserves us, Im glad it found its way to me again. THANK YOU!!!

  • @RussDnB
    @RussDnB 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember this first time around but haven’t seen it for years. Great to look back at a wonderful piece of story telling.

  • @excalibur9070
    @excalibur9070 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

    I remember watching this back in 2015 when I was in college. Oh god I don’t even remember how many times I’ve watched it repeatedly just to find that magic that made me fell in love with this 6 mins movie. It’s so good it inspired me to make my own short films for college competitions. Now out of nowhere it popped up on my feed, bringing back all the memories with it. This is literally a piece of art. A master piece. Thank you for making this ❤.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words.

  • @Full_Moon_Studios
    @Full_Moon_Studios 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    I never would have guessed how much work this took to create or it's significance among filmmakers. That just shows my ignorance. What an awesome short film it really goes to show that a film doesn't have to be long to be remarkable and have an impact.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Thank you! Filmmaking is an enjoyable challenge, and even the simplest, tiniest things can sometimes take a really long time. I once worked on a feature film where everyone had to arrive at 6am. Hundreds of extras were dressed and made up, the crew in their hundreds slaved away all day prepping to get a single shot of raising a circus tent during golden hour. When the time arrived the tent mechanism failed and everything had to repeated on a different day. The final shot lasted about ten seconds. I could have shot a whole TV series with how much was spent on that single shot.

    • @Full_Moon_Studios
      @Full_Moon_Studios 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@AVDevon That's crazy! Sometimes we as an audience don't always appreciate the pure insanity that it takes to create what's on our screens. I definitely have a greater appreciation for the creation process. Thanks for the response!

    • @biosaari
      @biosaari 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I watched another TH-cam video about how Editing is the real thing that makes a movie - and it was only then that I really realized how true that is.

  • @Peter-ji5pk
    @Peter-ji5pk หลายเดือนก่อน

    great movie and great back story. thanks for your generosity in sharing it with the world.

  • @Flash1857
    @Flash1857 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My simple mind can’t understand where the energy comes from to create another parallel universe in the one second. Must need a lot of energy to suddenly create all this mass, the stars, planets, moons, dust, people…….do love the video, acting and in awe of the work involved

  • @mr_drache
    @mr_drache 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    That short film is glorious! The idea, the visuals, the irony. It‘s beautiful! Thank you for such a creation!

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you!

  • @skoniramont
    @skoniramont ปีที่แล้ว +12

    5:02 Poor guy, he just realised he killed himself 16 times and now he's sitting next to a hot corpse,...

  • @phenrrylariotho1801
    @phenrrylariotho1801 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Devon, Congrats! This is a masterpiece! Im learning about media production but one of my goals is in a point create engageing videos, shorts or maybe films.
    All the trouble you went through really speaks for your talent and commitment. Kudos! I wish you all the success and looking forward to see more of your work 😎👍

  • @maitiulynch
    @maitiulynch หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ok this was hilarious, fast paced and thought provoking. Nice job!

  • @mttrocks
    @mttrocks ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This is a perfect comedy skit. It's funny. It's cute. It's raunchy. It's dark. It's got everything in less than 6 minutes!

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if you make a one minute time machine don't write one minute time machine on it🤣

    • @DeletedDevilDeletedAngel
      @DeletedDevilDeletedAngel ปีที่แล้ว

      @@raven4k998 then why does your tv remote have a label that says "TV remote"

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel oh that's umm a microwave yes that's it it's a microwave don't mind the tv remote label that's just a typo🤣

    • @DeletedDevilDeletedAngel
      @DeletedDevilDeletedAngel ปีที่แล้ว

      @@raven4k998 ah I see with its numbers that sets the timer

  • @thegamingeconomist3831
    @thegamingeconomist3831 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is a beautifully crafted little gem. The power of strong writing, acting and editing. Simple location, no ludicrous over the top CGI. Just great filmmaking.

  • @jenniferm.2142
    @jenniferm.2142 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Somehow I’d never heard of this before today but it’s brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

  • @terryow
    @terryow หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The acting are so good. Love this short film!

  • @louissivo9660
    @louissivo9660 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    What a brilliant story told in 5 minutes! Thanks for the background. Not knowing all what you shared I'd have thought, "oh he got a great idea, they filmed it one weekend, then slapped he film together..." Goodness, you and others put a lot of work into this. I'm so impressed.
    Again, love the film. I hope it can lead to further projects.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thank you! It was worth it, to get it right. Ten years later there's only one version that people see, might as well make it the best version it can be.

    • @aaronrhodes6770
      @aaronrhodes6770 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Odd, the video I watched was only 1 minute.

  • @briancherry8088
    @briancherry8088 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have loved this film for a long time. I watch it every time it appears on my feed! Fantastic acting, and music and writing.

  • @mandbgames
    @mandbgames 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember watching this when it first came out a decade ago. Awesome to see it pop up in my feed again, had completely forgotten about it.

  • @henrikfalkner6619
    @henrikfalkner6619 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great film with a brilliant story. So simple yet very clever. A true gem.

  • @wonderful189
    @wonderful189 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I have watched so many of these short films it is really refreshing to come across this absolute gem.

  • @kokichi4298
    @kokichi4298 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I don't know how many times I come back to watch this short since the beginning of it when it had only a few thousand views. I knew from the first moment I watch it that it would blow up some day and it did. Now, even better when I know the background of this short which completes the picture for me. Thanks a lot for your brilliant short Devon. Keep it up.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, I really appreciate your kind words.

    • @rlong749
      @rlong749 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's really strange that I'm sure I saw this more than two months ago but here it is TH-cam date says uploaded two months. Did I see it in another dimension?

    • @darrylt6412
      @darrylt6412 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First time seeing it, was really good.

    • @keepsmiling5937
      @keepsmiling5937 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rlong749 I think it's reuploaded

    • @kingpyrrhusofepirus6686
      @kingpyrrhusofepirus6686 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@keepsmiling5937 The channel it was originally on was deleted, I think this channel is owned by the creator

  • @SandyinYoutube
    @SandyinYoutube หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing concept, brilliant writing and an awesome film, well shot👏👏❤

  • @midnightbard3935
    @midnightbard3935 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, this was really good! So much conveyed in four minutes, this is masterful storytelling

  • @metaDeWeta
    @metaDeWeta 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    This is so good, I did not expect that ending. So clever and it shows the personality of the characters very well. Loved it.

  • @stultuses
    @stultuses ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Clever, inspiring, ground hog day but in 5 mins!
    Love how it covers the concept that we all make mistakes but we just have to continue on regardless and that even a 1 minute time machine cannot fix

  • @foxdenham
    @foxdenham 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Superb work my friend. Thought-provoking, funny and just on the right side of weird.

  • @Gio-kl9np
    @Gio-kl9np 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful piece...🎉very smart team. Congrats!❤

  • @elinetimmermans7002
    @elinetimmermans7002 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I LOVED THIS. It honestly really inspired me, and MOTIVATED me to continue on with my own short stories. Thank you Devon, wish you all the best!

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That is so wonderful to hear. Thank you! And, no doubt, your short stories will inspire others, and so on...

    • @DarylsWorld
      @DarylsWorld ปีที่แล้ว

      I would like to read one of your short stories.

  • @PYRAMIDHEAD1051
    @PYRAMIDHEAD1051 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I have been looking for this original masterpiece for a long time. Thanks Devon , for reposting it !

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My pleasure. Glad you found it again.

  • @TicketToLiterature
    @TicketToLiterature หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so good... Great writing and so well made ❤

  • @Dansk-Daytrading
    @Dansk-Daytrading 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    5 minutes of brilliance! captivating!

  • @mickeyagrawal2001
    @mickeyagrawal2001 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    One of the legendary short films that have its name etched forever in history of short films. Love it.

  • @MadMathMike
    @MadMathMike 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I watched this years and years ago on TH-cam and really loved it! It's cool to see it back here posted by it's creator. Thank you! 😊

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!

  • @SumEarth
    @SumEarth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great story told in Minutes, I love the Summer background, great choice of location aswell. A sweet and witty Summer Story. Kudos from India !!.

  • @ShiloBuff
    @ShiloBuff 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so well done. Acting and all. How does it only have 170k thumbs up?

  • @morris_de
    @morris_de ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love to watch this once in a while.. Its just so good and refreshing

  • @ManadaCan
    @ManadaCan ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I forgot about this one! Thank you for bringing back the classic. 🤘🏻

  • @MaximilianRosenbaum
    @MaximilianRosenbaum 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really like the lighting in this one! SO nice

  • @kenannos
    @kenannos 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved every second of this video. Great job actually!

  • @forumics
    @forumics ปีที่แล้ว +6

    incredible piece of work, only 5 minutes but after watching it feels like i know the actors a lot more than just 5 minutes. really enjoyed watching, actually makes me feel truly warm and happy. hope there's more from where that came from.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My other short film Practice Makes Perfect hopefully makes people feel warm and happy, that was the plan anyway.

  • @RupakSinha
    @RupakSinha หลายเดือนก่อน

    This short epitomises the incredible talent and dedication of the editing; leaving apart the script, direction and the actors - who were all brilliant. No wonder it took 13 months - this is perfection!

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @PikevilleDroneServices
    @PikevilleDroneServices 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was so cool! Brian’s comedic acting fits perfectly! His kind of dry awkward sense of humor! Love it!!!

  • @gamegod5559
    @gamegod5559 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My most favorite short film. Watching it after so many years and still love it

  • @GiovanniV69
    @GiovanniV69 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely amazing production. Excellence all the way around!

  • @SohaibSaidi-nu5hl
    @SohaibSaidi-nu5hl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool man this was art please make more! I am fascinated by your work

  • @seriouslyyoujest1771
    @seriouslyyoujest1771 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful. Makes me wonder what I’ve been missing in life, in cinema! Thank you! Not knowing your past, you have a bright future.

  • @albertsnijders7566
    @albertsnijders7566 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It shows your talent as a director, Devon! Would so love to see more of your creativity soon. All the best!

  • @kiltedanais
    @kiltedanais ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Brian has a very Paul Rudd quality in this but more subtle. Love it. Erinn Hayes is wonderful as ever. One of the best short films I have seen in years. Thank You.

  • @HookBeak_66
    @HookBeak_66 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's such a complex process & timescale to shoot such a short film, as the photos & drop down detail shows. Very impressive.

  • @amirmoezz
    @amirmoezz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think the clip demonstrates very well, how much we take others endeavors for granted! We notice it when we are in the shoes of those who are trying.

  • @troyfoster6004
    @troyfoster6004 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I enjoy the backstory on putting this together. It's interesting to peak inside the mind of a perfectionist, and hear how you edited it so many times, even down to eliminating single frames. Truly a passion.

    • @pornodedbi
      @pornodedbi ปีที่แล้ว

      Porka

    • @Wabajak13
      @Wabajak13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be fair, that's what all editing is, obsessing over single frames until you want to tear your hair out

  • @gwarren333
    @gwarren333 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Bravo. The piece and your explanation of what it took to make it a finished product is everything this film making world needs right now.

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for taking the time to read my explanation. Glad you enjoyed the film.

    • @neanda
      @neanda ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I second this. It's like watching an amazing story, and then reading the story of how it came to be. Presenting those two things (the story, and the story behind the story) will hopefully inspire other film makers, or anyone pursuing something seemingly insurmountable, to not quit because they only ever see a polished product and not the 13 months this guy, and others, took to make it happen. It's next level, better than any motivational speaker/course mofo could ever do to inspire

  • @johnschall7855
    @johnschall7855 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this. Hysterical and totally genius.

  • @Nextbigching
    @Nextbigching 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't know how this short film randomly popped up on my feed, but I'm glad it did and I'm immediately forwarding this to my time travel nerd friends.

  • @GHalfa
    @GHalfa ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ah, I remember watching this years ago! Absolutely spectacular job, Devon!

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, Andre!

  • @strellson2011
    @strellson2011 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    This is very well done, great story, great acting, funny and well written! Incredible to see what a fun idea and dedication can do with so little budget

    • @AVDevon
      @AVDevon  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!

  • @amolkatre2371
    @amolkatre2371 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful ......
    just simple and perfect

  • @EvanTrinity
    @EvanTrinity 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great story lovely funny great actors beautiful location I do not give comments but this one I gotta say best thing I have seen for a while love it keep up the good work!

  • @9Lando945
    @9Lando945 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The acting is great in this. Erinn Hayes is one of my favorites, she plays comedy so well. Incredible timing.