Sci-Fi Short Film “World Builder” | DUST
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- A man uses holographic tools to build an idyllic world as a subconscious playground for his love.
"World Builder" by Bruce Branit
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This mad lad did a month's worth of modeling work in an hour.
Seeing as he's probably been doing it every day for some time. I'd hope he'd get faster and better lol
It's all about the tools
months? only if you've never used unity before. can do all that in an hour with ease
@@xpkareem and the interface
@@xpkareem And the texture packs.
How I first felt when I learned to edit in Unreal Engine.
how *I* felt when i created my first minecraft world
Jeffrey Osborn or google sketch up
Or when I constructed my own house with my bare hands made out of solid concrete and wood! Ha
How I felt when.... Oh wait I did none of those things 😂😂 😅😅😅😅
Actually, I just remembered, my first visual basic program when I was in eight standard (I know nothing fancy)
the most expensive autocad commercial ever
GPS BOLADÃO Also for the new Google sketch up
This is from 12 years ago. wow It has aged very well.
I remember when I saw it the first time ages ago and got the chills. The visual and the interface stands very well today.
This was uploaded here today though.... super confused.
@@Dubswitcher : Me too .
I'm not a technically gifted person so this is odd .
th-cam.com/video/JKO9fEjNiio/w-d-xo.html
I felt like I had seen this before. Still very good and quite touching.
I remember this great video from years ago. It is impressive especially when you consider it was made over a decade ago. Definitely worth watching.
Jett Rink I agree it was a lovely watch 🙂
Whoever prefers the original, not the stolen version. th-cam.com/video/VzFpg271sm8/w-d-xo.html
@Daniel Appleton actually If you compare animation movies (like Pixar's) over 10 years of improvement is actually great. Their textures, motions, shadows and illumination vastly improved, in so much that people tend to believe news that only be true if It captured in an amateur way and quality.
@@davidkinorani It's not stolen at all, DUST showcases videos with permission from the original channels.
Visually impressive .. a good story told... ( with no words ) no dystopian misery .. no war, desolation , fight scenes .. famine .. disease ridden people trying to survive in horrid conditions .. no bombs or lasers ... Well done!! ... and yes Jett Rink .. agreed .. definitely worth watching !
This was amazing. The level of detail. At first I was wondering what he was doing then I realized he was making buildings.
As a creater.
Then the woman showed up wearing what looked like a hospital gown. Then I realized he was creating a world for her.
Such a beautiful story
I thought the story was initially making a new world (so essentially a story about god), then I thought he was making a dream reality, then I thought he was making the after-life. Now I have no clue what exactly happened, but it's beautiful anyways.
I'm the kind of person that really enjoys films that show futuristic user interfaces, so the first half of "World Builder" is just about as good as it gets for me. But as the film went on, I found myself wanting something more.
A story.
Here is where the magic happens, and in this film, one can see how minimal it can be, yet still completely change the viewer's experience. By simply adding a second character, carefully choosing their costume, and ending with a scene lasting less than a minute, what was originally a sterile demonstration of technology becomes a story of love.
And that is why I love watching the films on this channel...
Agreed, Ed. At first, appears as an experiment or proof of concept. Then, a beautiful woman appears, smiling with enjoyment and peace. Finally, the woman in a neuro ward, sound of a respirator, obviously suffering a brain injury. Very poignant and beautful.....loved it!
You should buy an Oculus Quest 2 and download Gravity Sketch then. It's almost there. The interface is almost identical.
Not a single word was spoken, and yet this had more meaning and emotional moments than some crazy expensive movie like Captain Marvel. DUST has some serious talent on doing this with their stories. I wonder if they will ever make an actual extended story, like a movie. I’d bet it would be AMAZING! Man, I wish they turned my books into such a thing.
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I would build countless worlds for my wife.❤️❤️❤️ Ironically, she would be more upset if i built her a complete world but never showed my face, rather than an incomplete mess but that I was always there.
@Gregory.....you're right. I lost my wife 3 years ago. She would have enjoyed certain images and taken any 'faults' as normal life, or ignored them. What I mean is, she would have focused on what she enjoyed and ignored the rest....even not seeing our daughter or I. She would have focused on the good and beautiful and accepted them as a gift from God. This was a wonderful film!
@@arthurbrunelle9828 Sorry to hear that... Hope you're doing fine now.
Wow. This film floored me. The beginning computer interface was so cool. The building of the world was very much like worldbuilding in games and movies. His anxiety over his mistake really made me feel anxious as well. The end was so bittersweet. So very awesome!
I did architectural CAD for a living till I retired. This is exactly what it's like when you're in the zone drawing. Especially during renderings for presentations.
I like how he worried about a mistake but she focused on the thing he kept going back to, and the thing he did the "most right." While I realize the mistake has plot implications (perhaps he doesn't want her to realize it's not real or even if she knows, he doesn't want to burst her bubble of happiness)... to me it speaks about game development in general. When a development team really cares about their product, you can tell, and can appreciate the game regardless of whatever negative issues it has... sometimes even to extremes, though there is definitely a line. I wish AAA companies that push their people too hard would understand this. Game creators can make things of immense beauty (even if the "beauty" is an action-packed gun-fest or a disturbing horror game), but when the priority becomes "SHIP IT OR ELSE," the project will often lose what it was meant to be, or its remaining fans have to dig deep to still find the value while less-understanding people bitch and moan.
P.S. Unexpected-flat-green was a valid choice for that building snippet, there's an eccentric artist living there. :3
I used to work on such applications. Our company was bought out by a Donald Trump style corporate giant. Then the command came down to stop extensive documented testing prior to commercial release. We were told to let the customers work out the kinks for us. Wow. If you think your work has creative value and integrity, only to be told that it is merely a commercial product (which the parent company obviously does not respect), this can be devastating. It felt like telling Michelangelo to just focus on the main players on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and just rough in the rest with the same group endlessly repeated (like the background in 60's cartoon). That entire team of technical artists has now moved on. If classical music was a corporate product in the 18th century, Mozart, Bach and Beethovan would have given up and become house painters. As an asside, with the incredible precision of Classical music, I do think if these personalities had been born now, they would have gone into Information Systems Design and construction. Wouldn't it be fascinating if computer programs could sing? (OK, Boomer!).
I thought the flat-green housed someone who was color blind except for the particular green patina.
tirsden lol NERD. but yous right so yea...but you're still a nerd. And those are the BEST people. I know, because i too am a nerd. Keep being you.
ArizonaWillful music nerd lol. But yea i cant imagine Bach doing a "coffee jingle"...although Dethklok did and completely annihilated it. Duncan Hills Coffee..."Blacker than the blackest black times infinity" -Nathan Explosion
Nice observation
Keeping us wondering who he was, why he was building the world and what his connection to the woman was made this very engaging.
It is refreshing to see a gentle story told. We need more works like this! Highest compliments.
I think we have missed something when we talk about how this video was made, when or by what method. Take a moment and enjoy the author's _story_ about a kind act. Does it really matter what kind of keyboard I used to type out this comment? (I hope not.) The same applies here. Sometimes we are too analytical when we observe. We use the heart less than we perhaps should. With that something is lost in ourselves.
This was a short story about a kind act. That is refreshing. It warms the heart and soul.
Thank you Bruce!
It's so rare to see a short video that tells a story and leads you along on a journey that you feel priviledged to have taken. I'm so glad to have seen this film.
YT video: "How to model a European town street in Maya VR in one hour."
For a video created 12 years ago, this is AWESOME!
Brings tears to my eyes. Profound for absolutely no lines, no dialogue at all. Deeply touched by this.
This beautiful film has aged well...it has great story, effects, splendid camera and soundtrack - and an ending that I felt right in my heart. Thank you, Mr. Branit, cast and crew, and DUST! Excuse me, while I go have a cry...🚀💖
Beautiful. This short silent movie has more depth and meaning than most current flicks from Hollywood combined. Well done.
I see so many fantastic films on Dust. Do any of them ever get fleshed out to full length films? This one, like so many others, leaves me wanting more; an entire story.
Exceptional, wordless storytelling. Brilliant.
I remember watching this ages ago. I completely forgot the sad story behind it, but the virtual world building is something that stayed with me. It was way ahead of its time
Such a beautiful story, so very well accomplished! It was an amazing walk through the love a man has for a woman. Bravo!
First time seeing this, it's my favorite Dust short so far. And I read it is 12 years old, so that is even more impressive.
Lovely. An excellent example of a film without a spoken word and completely understandable.
something in this short just keeps me alert, like suddenly everything will be opposite. when the time line ends, I found myself gazing the environment and thinking: what would I do?
very successful story, thanks to everyone who put an effort to this movie. hope it gets what it's deserve.
Beyond the special effects and all the sci-fi tech stuff, I liked the story. Sensible, touchy, and surprisingly convincing.
This is a touching love story of how our hero loves his wife.
Science fiction is best done when it not only shows us there are no limitations upon what is possible but also demonstrates the depth or death of our humanity.
This was lovely.
Worldbuilder is a classic Short film. High quality, and a touching story. All told without a word spoken.
Never before has a DUST presentation brought me to tears. Fabulous!
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Nothing is more superior than imagination which is infinite and unlimited.
imagine infinity... sorry imagination is not infinite
Some great ideas here if anyone is planning to build a VR based 3d modeling software
Nipuna Gunarathne VR wouldn’t give you the needed level of precision though.
@@coenogo Not yet
Graham Hill That won’t change for a long time. For high precision, hands are not precise enough. The issue is not with technology, but our own biology.
@@coenogo how do 3d modelers currently do regular modeling? With a direct brain to machine interface? 😛
Nipuna Gunarathne with a mouse.
Can't believe this is so old but I've never seen it.
I sort of figured she was in a coma and this was some VR for her.
Boy...did someone cut an onion in here...
Ur eyes are watery 😏
...and then as he leaves, softly closing the door to the NHRU and walking away, behind the door the room dissolves into disappearing pixels, leaving only her, standing there in the real holographic UI, saving the video clip of him kissing her and lovingly leaving his flower in her water glass....
diabolical . and plausible.
Even the twisties have twisties
Love the twist. She missed the flower stem beneath the water in the glass just like he missed something in his construction. ...And the writer hoped we’d miss it so we wouldn’t think we are in the recovery unit.
That was really good. It really says something that a little movie less than nine minutes long and starring all of two people (neither of whom speak) can have more to say than most of the shlock out of the major studios costing infinitely more.
The new minecraft update looks dope
OMG! What an AMAZING expression of TRUE LOVE!! He built a beautiful world for her to spend her last moments in so she could die happy! Great actors, wonderfully directed, and the writer deserves lots of awards!
Well done thank you for the team behind this love how it felt so natural how he put everything together from that starting square
Dang, if only modelling 3D art and animation were actually as easy as it is for that guy...
Really nice work, big Thumbs Up.
This is possible TODAY :D
*One amazing thing with this video,* is that when it was made THIS was Science fiction... But today we have the hardware to actually do this (VR headsets & such, yes a bit cumbersome tech, but possible), all that is needed is for someone to assemble the software, we have full body tracking, possible AI to determine the intended meaning of the body motions, some kind of 3D modeling environment like Blender or Unreal Engine or so.... connecting all those pieces and we have THIS, TODAY! :D
I first saw it on March 29 2011. I know it very well as I was touched so much that I saved it in case it would be deleted. After 10 years still superb.
I first saw this maybe ten years ago. It's no less amazing today than it was then. Truly incredible piece of work, told without a word yet everything we need to know is conveyed effortlessly.
"Its a simulation, inside a simulation, INSIDE ANOTHER SIMULATION. Game day bucket go boom" -Dead Alien guy off of Rick and Morty
How were there three simulations ??
Inside a giant gaping anus.
That was an excellent short film. I am learning Unreal 5 game engine, and can totally relate to the modelling. No dialogue, but not needed. Excellent story telling, brought forward real emotions.
Wow. The level of details of both what is in this movie, and the fact that their character is going to that low-level detail. Reflective of a lot of gamers.
I am amazed @ only 363k views;3 years. I was flipping out when he copied and pasted the Buildings near the beginning. Highly impressed!
New Minecraft looks amazing XD
this is like Basic building tutorial for Second life, a virtual reality game
Great to see this classic in Dust’s catalog. It’s as enjoyable as ever.
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STATE THE OBVIOUS: "First!"
COMPLIMENT: "This guy's Minecraft skillz are rad!"
Right?! Funny thing is that I can’t do that stuff in Minecraft... I know cuz I’m in there now! Lmao!! Stupid PS4 and their updates!
What does modelling have to do with minecraft?
@@AlbertoDsign Minecraft --> Creative Mode = model/build endlessely.
@@albertjackinson You don't model anything in Minecraft, you build with basic blocks. You can make good looking stuff in time, but it'll still just be a bunch of blocks rather than proper models, textures, etc. you made.
@@thearchitect5405 I know.
The director/editor provided a shameless tell about her current status, yet it was acted/directed/edited out of that classic 'feel sorry for my subject' pacing through the male and his affinity for detail, to a fault while giving no hint of any kind regarding his relationship to her until totally appropriate. The memento left is the icing on the cake. Great film all around. Great actors - and one has to be in a scriptless environment. If there's a second part in thought process or further, I would hope to see them reprise their roles.
Thanks! There were some feature length ideas tossed around, but life and work took priority for Bruce. At the moment, he's out working on WestWorld, and Erin and I are still in the midwest. I still act, she mostly focuses on music. Still fun to see this thing resurface and get some buzz every few years. cheers
Well done Bruce Branit! I would appreciate watching more of your work! This was moving. Which I feel many have a difficult time with when it comes to using futuristic tech. So many just settle on an armageddon scenario. This is refreshing!
Thank you for your work and Dust for being a platform for all these different genres to come together!
❤️, A Dorothy In Red Mary Janes
Now! Back to building my reality...that involves a vacuum and dish soap . 😬😉
I second that emotion...
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿Loved everything about it!!!
What an amazing and heartfelt film. Love is beautiful and he has made a beautiful place for his.
It brought a tear to my eye that's a fact of " embarrassing info " from me. Yea it was amazing to see what technology will one day be like.. If not already happening 🙏♥️....
Thank you
Saw this many years ago - and it still touches me deeply.......
Thank you.
When the countdown ended, part of me wondered if he spent all of that time making it, and then a whole bunch of gamer-soldiers were going to spawn in for a "death match" type FPS VR game and the whole street would end up destroyed. That would have been bittersweet with all the time he would have spent making it to seem so real just for it to be destroyed in a huge battle. Kind of how architects must feel when a city they helped build is destroyed during times of war, in real life.
Well done! I loved how he gets choked up over the flower but you don't know why until later.
I was just going to post a comment along the lines of 'That's a rather more comprehensive version of Sketchup', but then the final scene left me full of admiration for the story line as well as the creativity.
That was awesome and mind-blowing! I wish I could do that too but without a timer, haha!
I'm sure the animator for this short, would have definitely loved a ui like this for his/her 3D software
Couldn’t be happier to see this again. Thanks.
This is what it feels like when you play God in Cities Skylines
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
Beautiful and touching film about hope and love.
2:51 to 3:05
Oh my God!
Okay,
everybody stay calm!
THIS IS THE FUTURE VERSION OF MINECRAFT (or Blender, or any 3D software, take your pic)!
LOL 😂😂😂
Seems fun
But where are the blocks or the crafting system and stuff like that?
@@helmetongrass1893 Those materials on the screen *would* be the future version of blocks.
@@albertjackinson nice , and maybe there's no crafting because he is playing in creative mode 😂😂
I am studying videogame design and development and that's a quite accurate way of explaining what the steps are to create a scene. A little bit more sci-fi than real life, but most of the tools used (randomization of trees and revolution of shapes) are there. There's usually a "flower" the creators like to add to the scenes when we have a good time (sometimes such a little detail that no one notices but makes the difference) such as a well or a car, for example. And also it's quite common that we have a reason why we create the scene as the story tells, art is on top of job and money.
I dreamed of my modelling, texturing and shadering skills is this good and quick.
The future of architecture and real estate
This is an oldie, but one of my all-time favorites. Wish I had a program like that! Nice job.
damn that got heavy REAL quick
I read that video was shot in 1 day and it took 2 years to add those special effects.
What!?! That's insane. It makes it so much better then
@@availanila yep, confirmation is here frhurt.com/inspiring-short-film-world-builder/
Whole story without a word!
It's beautiful. It's a Masterpiece.
An oldy but my favorite short film ever.
1st time watched this film in 2009, now in 2020 in pandemic time I searched for it, and I remembered it's name since the 1st time I watched it....
Essentially a 3d artist's wet dream - VR modeling in actual scale. We're not that far off. The UI is though.
dust: creativity at maximum level
wow, that was good as it was but the twist made it even better!
Hauntingly, stunningly, enchantingly, beautiful film ! ! ! The fact that there are those who would give this a thumbs down or negative rating just illustrates that there truly are EVIL people in this world.
Very good ! Touching without being maudlin, and with just enough ambiguity.
I knew the direction this was going as soon as she appeared. Nice job.
Man's creation was simple to copy but when it came to God's creation a simple little flower he had more difficulty. Also everything made her smile but what brought more joy is that simple little flower
Stunning short film. I absolutely loved it!
Une fresque d'anticipation étonnante, très belle réalisation, j'aime beaucoup l'aspect enchanté du court métrage, à la fois technique et romantique. Bravo
Great job Bruce Branit. Very nice love story
In the future, this will be reality and it will consider a job.
Beautiful. Thank you!
What a lovely idea !
This is from 2007 already. It explains a lot.
Honestly, I would LOVE to have a job just being the one to build worlds like that for VR game worlds that is indistinguishable from reality. I can't wait for VR tech to get to that point. Because I think physically building a world with your hands would be SO much more satisfying then doing it with a controller or a mouse and keyboard. Would most definitely give you that "god sim" vibe. Lol.
The ULTIMATE sculptor
'Well this was delightful' - Bruce Almighty!
I'm not a computer guy. It was as exciting as watching some build a barbed wire fence.
As a regular user of Unreal Engine and Unity I have to say that the mechanics that are represented in this short are somewhat similar to what is done in those game engines, without the gestures...
Also, awesome short!
Edit: they are quite similar to Blender and Maya modeling programs.
I'm freaking out over here!
The rare moment when your heart breaks twice in your dreams and also in the real world