Sci-Fi Short Film: "ARZOK" | DUST
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A man with no name, and out of his era, survives the way he can in a hostile and mysterious forest. Or at least that’s what he believes in.
ARZOK by Ian SBF
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I liked how he was no longer startled by the lights after realizing they weren't a threat
Your explanation is here (mine anyway). This could be set in an alternate universe, here WWII happened (1940’s look) and the Earth had been running out of supplies, w/ an alternate universe in mind you can make the assumption that something went wrong and everyone’s dead or it just looks different, so if you take all that in account it leaves the three test subjects and the researcher. Maybe they had sent a ship into space with these people as children and that’s why he knows to whistle the tune to open the door just forgot why. It also explains the rainforest vibe inside of it, maybe they were prepping for deep space travel having habitats with less gravity or just trying to ease generations into zero gravity because if you look at MC he’s skinny as hell! So who knows but if you have a better one come at me.
@vestiphobe That keypad was not 1940's tech.
@vestiphobe that wasnt a knife..it was some sort of drill. He knew the sounds of the door code, he saw his own picture on the monitor and he had been implanted with the drill device its pretty clear he had been a captive and taken into the bunker at an earlier point.
@@cuzz63 Not a drill, although it looked like that. More like a tracker, and monitoring device.
Stop drinking the KoolAid dude!
Some of these SciFi shorts are OK, some are pretty good and then some, like this one, are just amazing. Loved the fact that it was all done with no speech. Great movie, great story idea and great acting. Loved it.
This week, on Naked & Afraid.....
XD
That comment really made me laugh!
@@iansbf yes!
Hahaha!!!!
Except unlike Naked and Afraid this was entertaining and he didn't complain once!
The bunker set was beautiful. Asymmetrical with a steampunk vibe.
Looks more transistorpunk than steampunk.
More like a " Saw" #10....lol....or Aliens 8
@হযরত মুহাম্মদ সাঃ Exactly. Transistorpunk is retrofuturism focusing on, expanding or extrapolating from technologies, aesthetics and pop culture developped between c. 1965 and 1980.
Reminded me of Starcraft or something
Atompunk.
Can we all just take a moment and appreciate that when he's climbing the ladder he's using his wounded leg to lift himself to each rung.
No. It magically healed itself as he unbuckled the fair maiden.
5:15 He has the full caveman beard & dread-locks, but absolutely no under-arm or body hair!?!
@@stevie-ray2020 What got me was how white he was. A caveman should be tanned all over, not just his face.
@@Jimwill01 So true! Obviously couldn't find anyone black/brown!
@@Jimwill01 Not going to be brown with no sun.
Felt like I was in the old Myst/Riven computer game. A little bit mystery, little bit horror, little bit sci fi. Totally engrossing. Reveal at the end was pretty cool.
Unfortunately, I’m old enough to get the reference. Those were great games. Forced you to use your brain to play. A VR reboot would be awesome, right? Those games were pretty immersive for the time anyways...if my memory serves. Been long time.
i loved Myst as a kid. it was so weird and kind of eerie but a fun puzzle that seemed to never end
Great!!! Glad you liked it!
Ian SBF, great job! Looking forward to your future work. 👍
yeah me 2
When your wifi goes out and you have to go reset the router, relatable.
why is your router not next to your computer?
NOTE: Keep watching, even when you think it's over!
Ty sir
Can you actually can tell me what this is in the end and where was this actually acting?
Ty....would have missed the ending if I hadn't seen your comment.
What was off in the distance? I’m assuming this was some kind of moon base? So that was all inside the moon? And was that a ‘dead’ earth in the distance? So they somehow transferred some cavemen to the moon from a destructed earth? I loved this story, I assumed time travel but the ending kinda lost me.
@@PurplePatterson87 Seems like some type of experimentation going on, whether in the future or perhaps long into the past. Either way, it apparently didn't work out like the researchers thought it would.
Primitive man's inexhaustible curiosity in the face of mortal danger, the true journey of discovery.
Masterful storytelling without a word and a deeply layered setting for the characters. Bravo!
At first I thought the dude was trying to get home from Burning Man.
Finally a Dust short that doesn't leave you completely hanging and feeling unfulfilled. Well done. I hope to see a sequel or longer version of this unique story.
wait you weren't left hanging or unfulfilled? i mean this short was dope af don't get me wrong but that's literally why one would want to watch more is because of the cliff hanger hahah so many questions
@@RowLow There's a difference between a well-crafted cliffhanger and that feeling of "wait, that's it?" because they didn't set it up properly.
@@TrenchcoatSteve i whole heartedly agree. and i feel like this is somewhere in between. the unfulfilling part in this scenario (for me) is simply wanting to see where the story goes. which for a short, is very likely a good thing. i just enjoy complete shorts with a more robust denouement. sometimes i feel like the production teams, although well intentioned, are fishing for larger investment interest at the expense of the viewer. oh well, such is scifi. the escape was satisfying though albeit gory af haha.
actually, i think ive seen lots that have left me satisfied, the need for more is a necessity though, only thing missing is the actual more.. its a very a.d.d. structured studio as far as whats been coming out of it so far . i think that nearly Every Single Dust film I've seen so far needs more episodes added to..
ill have to just kep hoping till u forget to and they finally show up though
Now I know, that prehistorc men live under the surface of the Moon, Genghis Khan lives in the Sea of Tranquility, and nazis live on the back side of the Moon.
Don't forget the Amazon Women too. It's getting really crowded up there.
The flat moon is an interesting place
@Your Majesty Given the number of people who could say this and mean it, you really need an /s for sarcasm tag.
@@geoffwales8646 Sad but true. But as stupid as humans are nowadays, youll need to explain to them what sarcasm is first... Also sad but true.
Yes, I always figured the Nazis had gotten up to more than just building a simple base on the surface. Now the truth be told.
He's gonna be real sorry if he goes outside.
Not for long!
god damn COVID-19!
Not one word.
Not a _single_ word.
_Far_ better than *anything* Hollywood has to offer...
so, nobody is gonna talk about that ghost-thing he painted on cave wall?
Right
the ghost I think may have been a doctor with his surgical gown
and everything on. He has prob been captured and experimented on before.
If i was Arzok, I would get more guys. LOL
2:22 He's from Scream Movie
@MF Hopkins Quite right!
I don't think its a ghost he painted . Maybe its an astronaut. Some of his forgotten memories maybe
"The minute we stop learning, we begin death, the process of dying. We learn from each other with every action we perform. We are teaching goodness or evil every time we step out of the house and into the street."- Leo Buscaglia
Key melody: Nice ref to "close encounters..." thanks
heard that too. so close.. a nice nod.
one of my first impressions, that and a small nod to Apocalypse Now when climbing the hill in the mud.
Not the same melody. Ra, Me, Do, Do, So.
@@TheAntonbacon
Right!
But I noticed years ago peoplo with no background in music remembers this way. They soften the melody making it less ominous. Mainly they lowers a 5th instead 8th from Do (quinta / octava I dont know enough English).
Then way out of tune...
The lack of notes... only 4...
Mmm... maybe you are right.
But it is the melody!!! =)
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7:29 he punches in at the time clock and starts his Afternoon shift... That would of been a twist.
Dang that was a good short!! Had me on the edge of my seat. Yea the whole auger bit in the leg was a bit much and the loud lights....a bit cliche. It has the feel of the Lost TV series! I especially love the Moon twist at the end....begs for more & deeper story!! :-D Thanks for sharing!!
The Moon twist ruined it for me. The Moon has 1/6th of the Earth's gravity. Astronauts in 100+ pound spacesuits were bounding across the surface, so a guy in a loincloth would be taking a flying leap every time he took a step. Plus, why spend the enormous amount of money and resources it would take to build a domed-over rainforest on the Moon just to do fiendish experiments on tribespeople? It would have made more sense as a post-apocalyptic story with the Vault survivor(s) doing their thing (whatever that was) to the people outside.
@@kevincrady2831 Excellent points! :-D One thing about your question is one of the things that makes the story so interesting. "Why spend the enormous amount of money and resource it would take to build a domed-over rainforest on the Moon just to do experiments on tribespeople?"....That question right there makes me want to know more about what else is going on?!? What else does the viewer not know? There must be much more to the story! All questions that mark a decent sci-fi story. I call them "What Next" or "What If" questions that usually leave you hanging at the end. Example "Screamers" 1995 film with the robot disguised as a teddy-bear at the very end, hitching a ride back to Earth.
@@kevincrady2831 Humans raised in 1/6th Earth gravity would not have Earth strength in their legs. Therefore, no bounding in the Moon’s gravity. Your second point is valid.
Looking forward to seeing more of this Arzok. Thanks.
I would love to go deeper into this universe! Who knows?
I liked this short but..
I was wondering what "Arzok" stands for..
Then thought "Our joke"
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An anagram of Ozark: an Indian of a division of the Quapaw !?!?
@@Lana-Brandes um...did you see the end? The forest _was_ artificial! It was in a bunker on the moon.
@@iansbf Vai enfrente cara, essa historia tem potencial. Parabens pelo trabalho, amei!!!
By far the best DUST offering to date
You are definitely new to Dust then.
Please give these guys a BIG budget to make a movie
This is a great idea indeed! We already have the plot written!
So easy a caveman can do it 😂
Do what - thumb this down?
Young people dont get it lol
👍
Quote from a commercial (Google that phrase)
chrome teeth? thats no caveman ...
The layers of emotional conveyance is wonderful. Dust is on the up and up........look out Hollywood.
With a look like a caveman and what condition made him like this is still not clear, story starts with him getting startled with sounds light switching on.
Then there is a wound on his left thigh covered with leaves.
He hear keyboard tone and trying to memorized it by whistling.
Sharpening his stick for he had a mission to complete.
See his other mate hanging dead, made him think deep.
Opening the door from the tone he memorized.
Taken off guard when he see his friend tie up and find himself strapped.
Managed to free himself by taking out the device planted in his thigh when he realizing that similar device lay by the woman side which the surgeon was about to put into the marked area on her thigh.
He Killed the surgeon with it and free himself and her for time being.
Mission accomplished !!
Vella Pb who taught him to whistle the door code?
@@Shnick he memorized the door keyboard tone because he heard it echo whenever someone opened it, since he is living under the dome so all sounds get amplify
@@Shnick if you re watch you will find the answers.
You must be knowing that each button has it own tone, a blind man can easily dial a number by just listening to the tone.
Beside he is not a caveman, he is on a Moon base, that make him trained spaceman.
My theory is that those are ordinary people with their memories erased.
That's it! That's the melody to Funky Town!
I guess our ancestors, the caveman, was a lot tougher than I thought, digging out his stitches then walking on it like it was never wounded. No limping & no complaining... lol.
This was a good flick. Lots to visually explain what's not in dialog.
While he was able to crack the code to the door...I kept thinking... Its so easy, even a caveman can do it!
It's nice to know that cavewomen shaved their legs.
They weren't necessarily hairy except for their heads. Not these early Homo sapiens types.
@@dondragmer2412 I joked but you know that women shave their legs these days, right? And women back then didn't, right? So why does she have shaved legs?
Yes! :-)
you are assuming to much. She could be from another world for all we know
You could argue they were shaved for surgery since that's where the procedure was
This was really good. I would love to see more about these characters .
The world is hollow and I have touched the sky.
Not picking on this film but I never heard my light make a loud noise when I turn them on,good film.
It’s one of those weird film tropes like how knives of any sort sound like they’re being dragged across a whetstone.
Not picking on starwars but lasers dont make pew pew sounds in space. In fact you wont hear anything in space. But I do like a good tie fighter sound fx. So I dont complain.
Mark Copland many movies have that sound effect. You might not have noticed it.
I am. The movie is full of holes. Load of crap if you ask me.
I have, with arc lights. Nice and dramatic - though why here, in this futuristic setting? It sounds cool, plus I suppose one could argue it's easier to make and replace than a filament light, especially in some remote outpost with easy access to vacuum but limited resources otherwise?
That was actually really well done. I especially loved the spiral climb at the end. So good!!👊🏼😎👍🏻
Straight outta DUST-opia! Watch 'til the end, folks!
REACTIONS LOG:
Beginning: You immediately know this is not a real caveman because of the disastrous quality of the tools. Even I could make better stone-age ones.
10:40 : A real caveman would not in one hundred years deduce that this is an door.
12:30 : Aaaand a real caveman would have his senses trained enough not to be himself be surprised like that from behind :) . Don't underestimate the caveman, guys. He was a specialist.
End: Ok... many things unclear, but still interesting. Good!
A caveman wouldn't know the concept of "door".
Love you Dust !!! Thanks for your short films !
imagine you just wake up in the middle of the forest like this 1 day & you have no idea who you are... :o
And where you are
Happens to me every time I turn on CNN.
@@SelectCircle 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@kylekissack4633 Do explain.
SelectCircle i 100% agree with you, CNN just makes it hard for me to believe I’m not an alien or something because they talk like lunatics 🤦♂️ lol
This whole film in a nutshell: "Confused Unga Bunga"
Light bang!
Spoopy!
Light no hurt!
Life good.
I was sorry to see it end. I would like to see more. Of course I had to write my own reasons for why & what happened. But all is fair in Sci-Fi.
And you are not going to tell me here what your conclusions were? Now I need to know !!!
I was rooting for the scientist. His work was sloppy but he had goals.
Sadly he will never reach those goals and we have no clue what those goals were.
why would you be rooting for the only objectively evil character lmfao
@@moth-corpse I may not have been completely honest. Although they really don't do anything to make us root for the cave man, who may now be doomed.
@@harvest5218you're right, there's a chance the scientist isn't even evil and he actually wants to help the caveman
@@moth-corpse Because Harvest is aTrump follower. Need I say more?
Sensacional. O ímpeto do protagonista em avançar é admirável. E o final surpreende.
It reminded me of a Jack Link's Beef Jerky commercial, "Messin' With Sasquatch".
That was incredible! That would be a great basis for a movie! There are so many great ideas here.....
Wow!
Excellent tone, pacing, atmosphere, direction, performances, makeup, hair, wardrobe (yes), P.D. lighting, camera, editing, SFX, VFX, sets, locations, props, and blood and gore work!
The few criticisms have already been listed by others here.
You didn't need to allude so heavily to Close Encounters and Space Oddesy. This short story stood strong on its own as a self-contained piece and would have been even stronger as something wholly original. Remember, that's what made those movies so memorable.
Would have liked some connection between our hero and the last shot, especially since you've established throughout that we experience what he experiences (like the POV on the operating table).
When he decided to move on, I couldn't help tears in my eyes.
Edge of my seat ., instinctual fearful, and brave ..this man is on my team
Visually nice. 10 mins for the main character to establish a scene? And the way he was fearless and smart, it doesn't relate to a caveman. Carrying a fire torch in the hand and when all the bulbs are flashing, he is not at all amused or stopping from going ahead? And too much of coincidence, like the touchpad on the door, then going down the stairwell.. it's as if he was not a caveman but someone else.
I think that was the point. "He is someone else. Forget whatever you were thinking he is, because its not who he is."
Maybe they were trying to experiment on modern humans but their memory-erasing stuff wore off faster than what its label said. Say the human still remembers a lot of what he could be or could use.
Or maybe those two were just left to survive on their own in that little world, when they were small.
He had a flash back for a split second looked like downtown somewhere
he is not a caveman. He is a moon man.
is it a short film or a trailer might be what Karen S is asking? this isn't a clever script that relies on assumption. to me, it seemed some film student was trying to check every box and left a bunch of holes. it seemed like a drawing the artist liked so much, they wouldn't paint over it.
Allen Proxmire has to work with the new one oooooooo
loved this .. be awesome concept for a full length movie! Well done 👍
It really is the concept for a full length movie! Thanks
@@nycknickerbockers6427 man I had a look for the movie but couldn't find anything
@@iansbf where can I see the full length movie ?
This is my take (SPOILER ahead):
Just because we see the moon base at the end it doesn't mean the action is taking place there. We also see the Earth in the background.
I believe this is some type of time travel story where humans, probably from 50's or 60's by the look of those TV's and the rest of the tech, manage to build a base on the Moon and get back in time to explore the Earth when primitive people were still around.
The whole action does happen on Earth but the last shot is to show us where the actual operation center is, i.e. on the Moon.
Just my two cents. Awesome movie. Left me wanting for more.
Wow such a great short film, love mostly the scene with the lights, keeps going after he sees the lights are no threat, Amazing set
Terrific story well told. Great work all!!
His evolution into homo sapien is interesting. Tool making, art, walking upright, mastery of fire, curiosity, intelligence, translating the button tones as music in whistling.
I loved this, every element in each scene spoke volumes even though there was no talking.
This is the best DUST movie that I've seen, and one of the best science-fiction movies that I've seen!
mystery reveals at films like this always leaves me wanting more, good job!
I love the pure cinematic experience ..Thanks for sharing.
So well done -- top notch acting, directing and especially photography. I've always been drawn to films with limited or no dialogue -- there's something about that sparsity that, somewhat ironically, adds layers of depth to a film. It draws the viewer to pay attention to the action and in the process draws them in to the film's surroundings.
Every crack of a twig, every burst of light, every raised eyebrow and every frame of film has the potential to move the plot forward, which in turn, quickens the pace -- and the tension. When done well, it's a beautiful thing.
Films like "The Naked Island," "Le Quattro Volte," and significant parts of "The Piano," "Cast Away," "Unforgiven," and "Up" do this to supreme effect. It's a large part of why most of those films, if not all of them, are masterpieces in their own way.
As an occasional actor (very occasional -- a few films and lots of theater, but I'm a journalist by trade) that's the kind of film I've always wanted to be a part of. It would be incredibly challenging, but so rewarding if it came together in the end.
Here's hoping you get the funding to expand it to feature length, if you haven't already. I'll be the first one in line.
You didn't mention Quest for Fire, that's an ultimate no words film Actually one of the best films of all time.
This is one of the best, but I feel that way about every Dust film I thumb up, but this one has a 70's sci-fi feel that I like.
The second the man got tased a ad for a electric car poped up. Now thats targeted advertising.
4:23 They leave out the part where is finds a thin very sharp shard of flint. He invented shaving soon after, and is an ancient ancestor of the Gillette family.
Awesome! But 5 commercial breaks. .?
@Levi French I know I know.. but still:)
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AdBlocker plus. Unless you are using the YT ap on an android.
That was mind blowing.!...I don`t know how you accomplished this masterpiece...truly amazing !!
Remembers me of a movie called "Westworld" which I saw about 30 years ago.
AAAAAAAAAAA Ian SBF é mt foda !!!! Muito bom ver esse filme por aqui
Neanderthal man, Cro-Magnon man, and Ultimate Frisbee, man!
This actually happened just outside of Branson, Missouri...great short, very interesting and different!
Literally the best I’ve seen in shorts in a long time. And not a word spoken. 🎥 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
This had for me, the feel of an old underground comix story drawn by Jaxon. I liked it.
this story has the potential to be made in to a full length movie or a tv series.
Curiosity killed the cat - said no one ever to this guy.
Loved this one!
Opens a keypad door lock:
It’s so easy, even a caveman can do it!
The tech would suggest mid-80's to mid 90's, and the lunar location would make an ideal spot for cloning outside of pesky earth jurisdiction. As for the tracker implant, it was probably also a control/pain/death enforcement device, as noted by the huge drill at the end, which could do some serious damage. The concept seems to come from the movie "Ice Man," where an artificial environment was made for the resuscitated cave man.
This was probably intended as a warning against messing with human cloning, and how the scientists lose their sense of humanity bit by bit (if they ever had any to begin with), especially their abilty to empathise with their subjects. Imagine being brought to life in a strange environment without so much as a tutor to guide you. Two thumbs up for this film, brilliantly done!
I myself love the little snips of other possibilities - the fragments are much more compelling than a whole boring tidy tale of everyday puke.
Cave people in sci-fi is always worth checking out.
Why does this seem to progress in same way the comics portrayed Vandar Adg becoming Vandal Savage?
Brilliant cinematography and acting! The sets were very atmospheric and made everything surreal. The auger was a bit of a surprise, pun intended.
Thank you! That was my first "non-comedy" so it was a good challenge.
@@iansbf For a first I do believe you did an amazing job. Keep going, that full feature is right up your path! ♥️😊👍
Ah it ended.... excellent. So wanted more, more, MORE! TV show please!
fantastic and enthusiastic ,really love it
One word: Epic👏👏
He figured out doors, buckles and implanted GPS trackers pretty quickly!
Awesome!!!!!!💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
More!!!!!!!
This is how I see the world today and forever more.
I loved this. I wish I knew more about the ending.
Now I have a million more questions than before! Great work, creators.
Make MORE of these, please.
I love it. I will wait the second episode.
When you new on the server in ARK and spawn into the alpha tribe's territory...
Wow, it's really nice the short film, i wants to watch a full film!
All Dust Films are shorts
Very thrilling. Loved it!
Great Beginning....When do we get the rest????? TWO THUMBS UP!!!!
I really have the plot for a film of this short film. I really hope to have the chance to produce it sometime
@@iansbf I knew it felt different, more like a beginning rather than a short.
@ In fact, the film I'm writing uses all the concepts that are in this short film. The short would be more of a guide than a "start".
...me want more ARZOK!!!
Wow! Want this as movie or series! Great!
That's one smart caveman! Not only did he equate the surgical equipment with "cutting" but he also deduced that they cut into his leg (due to an OUTLINE on the woman's leg!), inserted a homing device and then sewed him back up; and then was able to pry into his own leg without passing out from that monumental loss of blood, and then was able to hit the experimenter's jugular with one shot (did he know that was a killing stroke?). There's too much this guy knows. Maybe he was one of the people who came to the moon - or a child of one of them, given up to experiments - which is why he has a grasp of modern human ways.
This was terrific.
Well done!
I won't speculate
except to say...
Evil is Evil.
Good for you Arzok!
Ian SBF from TH-cam Channel "Porta dos fundos". Its Amazing seeing Brazilian sci-fi here
E mesmo cara, eu nem sabia que ele fazia filme. Vi que ele esta com um novo projeto de sci fi: Ciclo.