Well said and that's the moral of this story and film. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@AaronFalveyFalvation 😊

Very Well Sad ☺️

That's all good David. I appreciate your thoughts. That's exactly what the film aims to do. Let people think about the decisions an everyman would make if placed in his position.

You forgot Point 6. It's a film ;)

And that’s exactly what I was trying to achieve by showing an everyman trying to survive such an event

@@AaronFalveyFalvation Well done though. I'm sorry I forgot to say that part. I did enjoy the movie.

He was a good fighter though.

Damn straight. A moment of weakness. But don't worry all his images were backed up to the cloud 😂

@Otto Sump Well, solar charger.

It was all over for me once he destroyed his phone in a fit of anger. Doesn't deserve to survive and most likely wouldn't. Such a common device and way over used. Patience and courage is what you will need to survive.

No way to recharge it anyway.

@@davisinperu There are solar power banks/chargers about the size of a cell phone.. They work by sunlight. :) I hae 6 of them for emergencies.

In this case, he was only out on a day trip.

🤣

Mack Loyd thanks so much for your feedback!

I so agree.

I hope he doesn't stay alone and go to the next town, surely there's more people alive if he survived and didn't even experience a shock wave 🤦‍♀️ Ok he finally finds out he's not alone 🤣 yea!

But that doesn't mean I won't like it, we'll see. I'm still watching .. I'm at the part where he's sharpening a stick.

Thanks Cat. The idea behind that was that he was in the middle of nowhere and the blade came from his town, unsure where to go.

Thanks for taking the time comment. I never knew that. But I want to make it clear that was not the purpose of this film to make everything factually correct about the nuclear blast, it was merely to set the scene for the character so we can understand his situation and experience his feeling of being alone.

Thanks man. I appreciate the feedback! Yeah that could have worked doing it your way but we choose to keep it a bit more 'here in the moment' and try to give people a sense of being alone. Hope you felt like :)

They missed one tiny detail. His phone should've died. EMP.

Was alone... Now saved!

@@richgreen7286 don't about the rest of the world,, but i carry nuff stuff in my day hike pack to last me a week,, old saying:: better safe than sorry..

Thanks Sherry! I very much appreciate that. Make sure you check out some of my newer films!

Thank you so much for your feedback. It's always refreshing to read positive comments like this. It's why we make films :)

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. Things have changed quite significantly since this film. My first feature is releasing in America and around the world in the coming months. Check out Northspur/Battle Cabin :)

@@AaronFalveyFalvation I certainly will!

Really? Was it the facial hair? I didn't want to assume people knew it was exactly 2 weeks.

Might take more than 2 weeks to learn to do it right... he said earlier that he was no survivalist

There was a blanket on the couch I would have grabbed.

A clean shirt and socks, look through the medicine chest, clean water would be in the water heater-at least 30 gallons, firearms, a blanket, dry goods like tea and sugar, a lighter, more knives from the kitchen, I would have loaded up that backpack. Tear down the shower liner for rain protection. I'd get it done.

Hey ,he has a Swiss army knife ! And only cut one hand so far!

Hope you got through the rest of it Henry and watched him grow as a survivalist.

Lol you should have seen the audience when I screened this film in the cinema. You weren't the only one 😂

Really, I thought it was kind of telegraphed.

I'm a sucker for those jump shots.. I need a jolt once in awhile.

Thanks so much! I've actually made 17 films lol. You can watch them on my channel under my Falvation Films playlist and you can hear more about my future films through my website www.aaronfalvey.com including my new feature film Northspur :)

Thanks for your thoughts, Jay. I don't think a nuclear attack is anything to worry about in New Zealand. But I agree something does need to be done about the Direction the country is headed.

Hey Penny! Thanks for the wonderful feedback. I really appreciate the watch. Please be sure to check out some of my more recent films too. You might enjoy them too :)

You're wrong in this instance. ;)

I ve read those books. Semper Fi

I read those books, loved them and wish I could find them again.

You're assuming he should behave in a perfect way. This is not a documentary about how to survive. It's a short movie about someone who is not perfect and won't make all of the right decisions.

Charles Mascari thank you very much. Great you enjoyed it

My missus is indispensable...cooks, cleans, washes, etc. She's my Swiss army wife.

Got one.

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much Sarah. People like You enjoying my film is why I make them :)

Thanks so much. Tried to go for raw and realistic.

Thanks so much. Tried to go for raw and realistic.

@@AaronFalveyFalvation You succeeded. Really good film, Aaron. 🙂👍

The saw on a SAK is surprisingly capable. Guess that's the century of R&D talking.

Mike turner thanks. They are short films because I'm working on a resume to be able to get funding to make a film. I'm close. Have you watched some of my other films?

Thanks for the reply and I'm looking forward to the next one! Happy Holidays to you and yours!!!

So true! Best to go somewhere prepared!

Smashy2009 damnnn .. i agree

Thank you so much! Your feedback is very much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Chuuuuuuuuur!

Thanks David. Appreciate the feedback! And yes a pocket knife could save your life!

@Andrew K is it?

@Andrew K agreed! And thanks for supporting and liking the film. I think you'd like some of my latter films as well. Check out my Falvation Films playlist if you wanna see more films :)

Thank you so much Alison. That really means a lot! I'm a massive fan of the genre. I think you should keep an eye on this film. It's coming out next year and it's my first full length feature! www.imdb.com/title/tt8709312/

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. I'd love for you to check some of my later work out on my channel. Have a wonderful day!

Isn't it nice 🙂

Except it was better and had a story right?

@@AaronFalveyFalvation Well... you know what people say. Second parts of movies tend to be crap, or in this case, crappier.

@@Lucas_Tulic well I am prividged to know you wasted your time watching it. But I'm pretty sure my newer work will hold your interest. Challenge laid...

You have an amazing eye for detail. I didn't even notice that lol! Good work!

Thanks for your comments. I've never read any Jack London books, so interesting comment. Glad you enjoyed it. It took me a year to put together and was truly an international cast and crew which was the first time I have ever directed an actor remotely (narrative).

Aaron Falvey Jack London was known for the "man vs. man" or "man vs. nature theme", so that's why I brought the name up. Wow, an international cast and crew. That's amazing. I've done only local films while worked with others in different states in America. I like doing horror along with horror/comedy.

Cool mortalhellion yeah I am from New Zealand. I used an American writer, actor for the narration and a VFX artist for the explosion. Everyone else involved came from NZ. Thanks for watching my film. How did you come across it?

Aaron Falvey There's a lot of great countryside in New Zealand... ideal for different backgrounds. I don't remember how I came across your video here except that I like to find different short films on this website. I write, edit and direct all the videos while I use my friends as actors. Sometimes I take on smaller roles myself . I also have my own resident make-up artist for more practical effects.

Excellent mortalhellion! Keep up the good work. I'll check out your films on your page.

Good man!

Lol.really DOC really. It's just a movie use your imagination. Some of the comments on here crack me up lol .

@@sherrysmith3538 yeah i know

Thanks Joshua. Make sure you subscribe so you can keep an eye out for the feature film adaption of this film :)

Jypsi H Thank you so much for both taking the time to watch and comment. Your enjoyment from watching this drives me to make more films!

He did all the wrong things. Part of the frustration I wanted to bring to the film.

Hi Jan. Appreciate the comments. Its positive comments like this which encourage me to continue making films. The wild leaves and fruit were all based on edible foods in New Zealand. However in the safety of our actor and not being survivalists, we used lettuce leaves for the wild leaves and grapes to look like gooseberries. I'd love to know more about your audiobook. Sounds fascinating, all the best!

Thanks for your feedback. This film was very experimental for me. The music was royalty free music purchased from a from a series of websites. Kevin McCloud www.incompetech.com featured in this film too. Sorry I made it 5 years ago now and don't have the project files to give you the track names.

mitzyismad thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

You can... but it ain't easy

Lots of questions to be asked. I have noticed no one is asking who did it?

No worries! Thats exactly what I thought when I picked the track. I really enjoy it and think it works well. I hope you enjoyed!

Keith Arnold thank you so much for taking the time to tell me. It really means a lot hearing someone tell me they enjoyed my film.

Are you going to make more or do you have any other, or how about a continue off of that 1.?

Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting! I guess at the end of the day , everyone is wired differently and this was the choice we decided for this character. :)

Lol just thought it was funny. I'm a huge fan of post apocalyptic scenarios and probably hold them up a little too close to the light sometimes but I just like them to keep my suspension of disbelief in tact throughout. Good amature short besides that though.

@@MrIncredible303 thanks man. Was a no budget film. This film is currently being developed for a feature length version of this concept. Elements will change but it should be interesting. Make sure you subscribe if you want updates :)

Will do and if you will take any advice finding out that you're one of the few people left around would have just as many perks as it does downfalls. Much like when the char enjoys the beer he can also realize that he has just inherited every lamborghini and mansion and grocery store around. I would have a blast in that world.

@@MrIncredible303 hahaha sure man .if I had money I'd make that happen :)

Si Mulgrave thanks so much for taking the time to give me the feedback. I'd really love to do some more scenarios involving more nuclear strikes. The reason I haven't done anything other than rural is the shear expense to produce something. I'd certainly love to and if you have any ideas let me know. :)

Nathanael Lestari Thanks so much Nathanael! Appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Thank you so much Elaine! I really appreciate it.

Thank you so much!

Barbara Stoebel thank you Barbara for the feedback. What did you like about the film which made it enjoyable for you?

even when everything is falling apart - there is hope and a chance - he made it. it is one possibility of thousands others. i like the survivings of good people.

Awesome thank you for the feedback, its helps me to develop as a filmmaker.

+Barbara Stoebel hey Barbara. I forgot to ask..Ive had a huge increase in views on this film. I was wondering if you can recall where you found the link to this film? Either through social media page or website or just on KZfaq?

I searched just on YT

2fukWu it was the cheapest one I could afford for my budget! It was a Katmandu branded one. Unsure of the model sorry.

Thank you. I hope you check out some of my more recent films :)

Thank you Wicca! I hope you get a chance to watch some of my more recent films. This one is quite old now :)

Did anyone notice there was time frames inserted throughout the entire film? 😂

@@AaronFalveyFalvation hahahaha!

@@AaronFalveyFalvation they have really Short nights there

Thanks for watching! The UN in this film are the good guys :)

@@AaronFalveyFalvation because it's fiction.

Thanks very much for the feedback Todd. We weren't really aiming to be too accurate with how it actually be in real life. But the thought process at the time was to create a situation where the blast was a long way away (hence how small the blast appears in the film) so that it wouldn't cause damage to him aka a safe distance from the blast zone. In saying that I have no idea how far an EMP would travel, do you?

@@AaronFalveyFalvation A low yield air blast at 1000 feet would allow the EMP to extend around 40 miles. A ground blast would be around 3 miles. In 1962, a high altitude, 1.4 Megaton warhead was detonated at approximately 250 miles up. The EMP caused electrical damage 930 miles away. There is a lot of wiggle room with EMPs because we have to take into account the explosive yield, type of material and altitude/distance. I appreciate your reply! Keep up the good work and, I'm looking forward to more from you and your team!

@@ToddHofer thanks Todd. Your expertise might be useful for our feature film we are making in November based around the aftermath of an EMP strike. Love to pick your brains sometime! Also.. you need to check out my latest work, this was shot back in 2013! I've improved a little since this ;)

Maybe the Falvation Films playlist? All my short films :)

@@AaronFalveyFalvation That actually sounds pretty awesome! I'd love to help!

Awesome, thank you! Feedback like this encourages me to do more. I have a post-apocalyptic film coming out later this year. You should check out the trailer on my channel, NORTHSPUR!

William, thank you so much for your nice comment! I'm interested to hear what you thought was good about the film. Also interested to hear what you didn't like? I learn a lot from peoples feedback. Thank you for watching also!

william carnley where did you find this film? Was it shared to page or did you find through KZfaq? Ive had a huge increase in views so just wondering :)

Aaron Falvey , I found it on KZfaq. and I loved it. thanks for posting it.

william carnley you are most welcome!

Thanks Jim. I really appreciate the feedback. This was an ultra-low budget film so we just had to make do with what we had for the production. Making physical shockwaves was a little complex in our remote location and I don't think VFX would have sold it.

We had to do it!

Did I post in the wrong show 😂

Hey Olden Times. Appreciate the feedback. I'm glad my film encouraged you to comment as constructive feedback is very useful for us. This film was made a while ago and we are now looking at turning this concept into a feature. We are always looking for ways to improve. Perhaps you would like to jump on board as an advisor of some sort to suggest ways the scenes we create are more realistic? Let me know.

@@AaronFalveyFalvation Hey Aaron, Yeah, I could do that. I love teaching people about the wilderness and learning how to work with nature to survive and live. It's sad that modern mankind has become so unfamiliar with our natural environment. I think your out of New Zealand, right? About the only thing I couldn't give advice on would be your local edible plants and the wildlife that is peculiar to NZ. Anything else you might want to know though feel free to ask. Also, I realize the guy in your film was untrained, which is why it was about survival, which you did do VERY well, because (as was the point) he made a lot of mistakes that "Joe Blow" would make. As you can tell by my last sentence, I am not a writer, but I think you will get the meaning. Which brings up what I said about your writer. There was a reason why I wrote what I did, but would have to watch the film again to remember. Anyway, my apologies, as I am sure he knows more about the outdoors than green grass. I guess there is a way to private message on here, but I have never done it. If you come up with something I can help you with I guess pm would be the way to go for further contact.

@@oldentimes236 There is very few people who could survive in the wilderness over night let alone for a month or two. When I go hunting I always pack enough for 3 days in my pack. Thank God I have never had to use it.

@@TheDrummerman1951 True. True. Very smart on taking food hunting, you just never know. I know hunters who just walk in with nothing more than their weapon, tags and an orange vest. I usually pack my Scout-Kit (and I don't mean boy scout) and a trauma kit ( a real one with decompression needles, chest seals, etc.) along with my everyday carry items for wilderness emergencies. I also carry three days food even though I may be only a half mile from the hunting camp. Also in my Scout Kit (which never leaves my body) I have two 2500 cal. food bars. My food supplies would only be used in case of immobility and I could (with my body's stored energy) stretch that out to a month if I had to. If I was mobile I would go straight to small game traps, snares, fishing, etc. Where people screw the pooch is they do not practice. I regularly (during the winter) camp out in snow storms. I am talking about walking out into my back yard and setting up a camp during a snow storm and sleeping there. Ten day fasts two or three times a year are another good way to train and get rid of that unwanted pdding. It gets you psychologically fit for lean times. Setting up camp and getting a fire going in a torrential down pour builds hella confidence. There is an old Marine saying "If it ain't rainin' we ain't trainin'".

Thanks! I believe the budget was around $400 NZD.

@@AaronFalveyFalvation You did an amazing job for $400. Heck I hope your producing full films by now .

@@treerat6959 thanks man! I'm actually producing Northspur which is going into production in November. Feature film. Also Directing. Can find out more on www.aaronfalvey.com

@@AaronFalveyFalvation You know it's truly great to see up and coming directors and producers in the early years of a career , you I would exspect great things from you in the near future, your very talented.

@@treerat6959 oh thanks man that really means a lot and I really hope you enjoy my films I make in the future too. Did you see the trailer for 'Ascendance'?

True story! I'm so glad he survived :)

Hahaha. I guess they are similar but this is in New Zealand! :)

Makes sense.

Throw it away then find ammo = stupid

Thanks for the tip Ronald. Nate really struggle to look right into that reflector :) What did you think of the film as a whole? I know its not perfect, but my story was aimed at giving a viewer a sense of what its like to be alone.

I liked it but being alone for a long time is difficult. I spent 2 Somers in Idaho and camped for weeks by myself and you can get extremely horde and lonely.

if i saw that explosion i would have sheltered in/ behind the ship expecting a blast to follow. stayed at the house where he found the beer (nice touch)

he did well in the end didnt he?

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

All good man. Was very much an experimental style film. You should check out some of my later projects. The level is far greater

Thanks so much!

Thanks for watching Jeremy. I appreciate your thoughts and feedback. Keep an eye out for a possible feature film development!

Devices with exposed wires longer than 12 to 18 inches MAY be knocked out. Cars with electronics for certain. Keep at least one vehicle with good old points ignition for just such an occasion. However, EMP is not severe in near ground bursts. EMP is the result of firing a device at very high altitude in the magnetic field lines of the Earth. THAT has an effect over wide areas. But, even that is NOT a 100% hit. Some stuff will work, some will not. It will be spotty. These things are mostly misinformation to keep the public scared, perpetrated by our unseen puppet masters. There is a lot of mythology about nuclear events, solar flairs and plagues. It is a symptom of our pathetically nihilistic times. Believe it or not, most of us will survive an initial atomic attack. Whoa to those enemy paratroopers that try to take the land after that. Russians on the east coast, Chinese on the west. USA, obviously. They will find it is a fact that there is a fire arm behind every blade of grass and two people who know how to use it.

Damn straight. If we can make New Zealand the next Hollywood I will be quietly happy :)

Thank you. Yes you are right. But at the end of the day the film was not so much about the blast but the situation he faced. Thanks for watching. :)

at least there was no WW3 in real life.

Corona Virus Pandemic and Economic recession here in the 2020 and 2021 winter are bad but this is not as bad as a entire city being nuclear bombed off the map of the known world

Thanks for the feedback. Appreciate it very much.

Where would the fun be in making a film about a survivalist, surviving. If you read the synopsis you would know what the film is about. Much more interesting for the common viewer about an Everyman having to survive in this situation. Hope that helps clear things up for you.

I live in Ohio in the boonies 20 Miles out to be exact away from another house or Royal road. I prefer living alone I've actually been called a hermit but I can walk all day an not see another liveing soul. If I wasn't killed by radiation I actually think I could survive it.

Well this film was shot in New Zealand and if you know the layout of our landscape and geographical location, it would be a tough ask to find another town. What's not explained is how many nuclear bombs went off. Anyway it's kind of the point that this everyman doesn't make all the right decisions and there are some consequences.

Lol. No catfish is New Zealand, Al!

Thanks for your thoughts. Never implied who did the nuke as it was not relevant to this story. Oddly enough with the blanket w asked him to wrap it around it but he naturally sat on it as it was more comfortable for him at that time. The ground was sodden wet.

And he did!

Hahaha fair enough! What did you think of the film? If you watched to that point I know it must have kept your interest?

He was pretty far gone by the time they found him.

@@greenspiraldragon Doesn't make as good a story if his life wasn't at risk throughout his journey.

@@AaronFalveyFalvation Awesome stuff! It was one of the best ones I've seen.

@@Wintermute909 Thank you so much. I really appreciate that :)

Lol that's one name for him :)

Thank you so much for your feedback! You are most welcome. I hope you can check out some of my newer work as this one is getting pretty old now :) Thanks for watching!

Good suggestion!

Ha! For sure 👍

Thanks for watching.

Thank you so much for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching. Please feel free to check out my latest films, this one is quite old now.

Thank you Diane. I'm glad you enjoyed and appreciate you leaving a comment. The idea was that an everyman was out on a day hike and he wasn't fully prepared and certainly not a survivalist. I thought it made for a more interesting story :) Hope you can check out some of my other films too :)

@@AaronFalveyFalvation I thought I had and didn't see any, but than DUH who knows. Will do so.

@@dianevitale1214 Awesome. Please let me know what you think of them :)

This is what happened to an everyman without the essential survival skills.

Thank you!

Thanks so much for your feedback and thanks for watching! Please feel free to check my other films out!

Thanks bro. I appreciate that :)

I assume you didn't read the synopsis going into reading this one?

Well, actually I did. To be honest, I can't imagine this would appeal to anybody but a person who stays in their basement playing video games all day and has no outdoor experience. I don't intend to be critical of your work, my critique would even apply to a Hollywood production. As an example, your character carries a survival blanket but can't find water while standing next to a stream, or so the narration goes. You can check my channel to see some of my experience. I don't have a channel to get viewers, only to share my experiences with friends. I use KZfaq as video cloud storage only. If you are an outdoorsman and have videos showing your activities I would be interested in viewing them.

Well as you are probably aware the whole point of this film is seeing how someone who doesn't have survival skills, stay alive. Whilst that may be frustrating from your perspective as a survalist, it's part of the journey his character takes. Good and bad decisions, most bad though. Makes it far more interesting. It's not meant to be a film about a guy making the right choices Everytime he's faced with a decision. Where would the fun be in that? :)

That was just the personal choice we made when developing the story. We felt that for the demographic of the audience that a young adult male was the best choice. But keep an eye out for our development on the feature length version of this film. It will have a female adult :)

tom reta decided it was too minimal to show based on the distance

I'm not sure. Why do you think you get that vibe?