MIASMA | Post Apocalyptic Short Film

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MIASMA is a post apocalyptic short film based around the concept of a virus causing the end of the world. During this dystopian apocalypse, a group of three survivors from the CDC (Centers of Disease Control) track down what they believe is the source of the viral outbreak. One of them is gravely wounded so it's a race against time to find the truth. But what they find isn't quite what they're expecting...
This is a Zero budget post apocalyptic short film that we made a while back but never got around to releasing. My role was Director of Photography / Cinematographer on this project. Using the Sony A7S2 mirrorless camera, I was able to produce a dystopian look with post processing and color grading. I also used Adobe After Effects to produce some of the Visual Effects seen in the film, such as Matte Painting and Rotoscoping. Optical Flares was added at a later stage and motion tracked onto real world lights.
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@harutogames9204 3 жыл бұрын

Dude the guy who played the psychopath did an amazing job holy shit this actually gave me chills

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Irham Usman is a great actor. Glad you liked it!

@JoeKerrAnomaly 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Shows that no matter what state the world is in...the real monsters will always be living humans.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

That is true. As long as there are humans in the world, there will always be conflict.

@JoeKerrAnomaly 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow And where there is conflict, there's opportunity for swords to faces.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

And then people can get new faces with the face off machine

@solidcakeeat3r748 3 жыл бұрын

Intense from the beginning till the end. The scoring is on point with a lot of fine acting compressed into 23 minutes. Well done!

@THEMIALOG 3 жыл бұрын

KwaksMusic did the score very talented individual

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we have a very talented composer

@katharinamkiiy7913 3 жыл бұрын

A super Short... Great monologue at The End 🍎

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

All credit goes to Irham Usman for memorizing 2 minutes of dialogue!

@katharinamkiiy7913 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow + Credit to the writer!

@nitetron786 3 жыл бұрын

Great work

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was a lot of effort!

@factcheck1776 3 жыл бұрын

As a student of post apocalyptic short films, I'll give this one props for being well executed, with respectable acting by the main character. The director escalated the tension skillfully, but the fight scenes tended to stretch credulity and break the immersion. Ultimately, I wish I hadn't sat through the whole thing only to discover that the writer just really needs a girlfriend.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. Some fair points. Just goes to show we always need to improve. A lot of the issues were due to zero budget

@spiritangel1367 3 жыл бұрын

Different but captivating..!! 🤗

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we worked really hard on it 👍🏻

@davycrockett4395 3 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. It was a lot of hard work to make with loads of compromises!

@stormy439 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent actors! The lead DEFINITELY nailed PSYCHO!

@AliensStoleMyCow 2 жыл бұрын

Who said he was acting? 🤣

@stormy439 2 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow Well then!!🤣😂🤣🤩🤩🤩 My regards to your entire team, and I look forward to seeing more!

@tollyboy- 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff Rob

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Bang bang

@islahabdur-rahman 3 жыл бұрын

I love Michael Truong he's such a sick actor

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

off script swearing is on point

@ronhanks4610 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this, well done.

@AliensStoleMyCow 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It's not perfect but we did the best with what we had.

@kierankelly6739 3 жыл бұрын

10/10, Masterpiece, 100% Rotten Tomatoes

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Please no one verify this...

@Shehroze 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow i verified. its true.

@9186SZ 3 жыл бұрын

Great film well done, wish you success for the future

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, it means alot.

@vickypeterson7688 2 жыл бұрын

Your poem/statement at the end days "the living are now dying" Reality is you are born dying, actually from the moment you are conceived/alive your dying. Dont fear death it's what makes you alive

@AliensStoleMyCow 2 жыл бұрын

Our writer was quite fond of these types of literature =D

@wilhelmernst7660 2 жыл бұрын

Another view is that we are alive as long as we are fertile, in order to continue the species. We begin dying as soon as we can no longer produce healthy offspring. Nature then considers us useless.

@AliensStoleMyCow 2 жыл бұрын

@@wilhelmernst7660 It's good to hear the different interpretations of the same text. It reminds us that one mans tragedy is another mans triumph.

@davidvandenacker1679 3 жыл бұрын

bravo ! Keep up the good work and your ambitions!

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Will continue to do so.

@mysticalmystia5397 3 жыл бұрын

This is a masterpiece. Great job😍😘

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. We worked really hard on this one so we appreciate your kind comment!

@FreshOutMT 3 жыл бұрын

They'll look back on my career, and say this is the thing that made me

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

We all know that was Calamity Kevin - the film for literally every single person in the world...

@FreshOutMT 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow I would agree, only because it's co starring a Chinese guy

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@FreshOutMT who couldn't have a more racist name if they tried

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Your sik character name

@Intifada1987 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Roger-hq1yt 5 ай бұрын

Staying covert and keeping a low profile are key in any hostile survival situation.

@AliensStoleMyCow 4 ай бұрын

If only he didn't leave the light on

@WideHorizons90 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job dude! Enjoyed it.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, it was tough making it!

@oo_r18_oo 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, But I'm dumb. Can anyone tell me the story / what really happened in this short film ? I watched it twice and I only get that there's a virus and that man is somehow responsible. Plz elaborate some one. Please

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Well basically the two CDC agents were trying to track down the source of the virus when their transport was attacked. They find shelter with Dr Lee and ultimately discover that Dr Lee was the one who released the virus.

@oo_r18_oo 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow thank you very much.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@oo_r18_oo No problems

@robsterfilms 3 жыл бұрын

Keep up to great work. Very impressed. Hope you're submitting it to some festivals

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

We should really but not sure if it qualifies

@Intifada1987 3 жыл бұрын

Submit it for us, we dont know how!

@Shehroze 3 жыл бұрын

epic!

@Shehroze 3 жыл бұрын

Irham really smashed it. Loving the film grain too, is it 16mm grain?

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@Shehroze yes Kodak 16mm. Waaaaait we had a conversation when it was first premiered and you said you didn't like film grain 🤔

@Shehroze 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow I don't in that I would always prefer a cleaner image for my own films I think unless I am doing something specifically period. I actually generally prefer digital to film tbh. But I totally appreciate when the aesthetic is done well and I think you have done it well .

@ivechang6720 3 жыл бұрын

This was pretty cool. Acting was wow. The use of the small space was niiice. The unexpected monologue was really well done acting, design, lighting, all of it. The sound/score were excellent. That rare almost unnoticeable enhancement. The portrayal of compartmentalization was so very very good. The main two problems I had were the lack of motivation for Dr Lee to let them in at all, and his killing the team scientist. The latter was dependent on timing which was too inexact to be practical. Also their staying in his apt without investigating any others needed an explanation since it was so illogical. I enjoyed this kudos to your team. 🙂👍☮

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your detailed constructive feedback. The story was filled as we went along and I think ultimately it shows when you pay closer attention. I'm glad you liked the score from our composer, he is very talented. We had fun making it and hope to do better in the next project =D

@ivechang6720 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow You did amazing, and it's not like life doesn't skip the logic...ahem... sometimes. Lol. Be well stay safe . ♡

@russellbonesteel1115 Жыл бұрын

BRAVO HUZZAH Lads! Zero Budget Vanquished via Serious Talent! Compelling Script, Acting, Photography and Musical Scoring! With all of the raw Sewage Marx Loving Pedowood er Hollyweird um Hollywood is Spewing out, here is hoping that You get fully funded for a remake of this movie or even better!

@AliensStoleMyCow Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment, we also hope that one day there will be a budget and we are able to produce even better content and entertain even more people.

@fatbeard8072 3 жыл бұрын

I liked that a lot, it was well done. I actually got goosebumps at the end.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Beard. It's not perfect but we did put a lot of effort into it. Hopefully the next one will be better!

@fatbeard8072 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow don't worry about making it better. Just keep making and you and your crew will always be better. It's like practice makes perfect.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@fatbeard8072 that's the truth right there

@stickhrk 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool, well done. Guys monologue at the end was impressive ya know

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Irham had to memorize all that

@stickhrk 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow impressive, did you memorize your lines too?

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@stickhrk my lines were dying sounds...

@stickhrk 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow every sound was memorized

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@stickhrk I studied various groans for months to get into character. I also studied Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall.

@st3zz458 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best no-budget short films i have ever seen. Effects: 7 (Shadows and lights aren't the best tbh) Recitation: 8.5 Storyline: 6.5 (There isn't actually a big story, good stuff tho) Great stuff mate, great stuff

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving such a indepth review. You're right, a lot of things could have been done better but that's the problem with no budget, it's all compromise.

@st3zz458 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow You are 100% right

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@st3zz458 Maybe one day we can make films with a budget, but with covid the whole filming industry isn't very good right now...

@kurtukz 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Rob! I started watching this when you released it and I ran out of time. Anyway I just watched it fully then from the beginning and this is awesome, characters were good for a short film, the plot was brilliant and the lead role really convinced me he was crazy IRL😂 Seriously though great work!

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking your time to watch it! Yea our lead Irham Usman is a really good actor. It was tough work getting it done but got there in the end 👍🏻

@kurtukz 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow No problem it was brilliant.. I hope there is talks of a sequel?👀 Cant let the bad guy get away with it!😂 Also, I'm really intrigued to see what happens with the virus.. Was it cured? Is there groups of survivors just getting by out there? And WHAT THE HELL ATTACKED THEM!? I need answers😂

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, sometimes comments don't appear on my feed. There's no sequel but originally there was supposed to be a prequel 😀

@jaspreetbansal726 3 жыл бұрын

Submit to the Oscars! #BestPicture

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Because Mejan is in it?

@viper_7712 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding for its class, but I feel like it would be better if there was more explanation of what happened.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It wasn't planned out that well. We were mostly just trying to get it finished. It was supposed to be a 1 day shoot and a very small project but we just ended up making it bigger and bigger

@candycosmonaut 3 жыл бұрын

brilliant plot and great acting ... loved the soliloquy at the end !

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We tried to keep things interesting with the action and escalation and throw in a bit of art at the end

@tedthesailor172 3 жыл бұрын

It was very competent. But..."Story is something happening to someone you've been moved to care about..." - Anthony Blond (author & publisher). And I simply wasn't moved to care about any of these young men, ergo there was no story...

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

"To each their own"

@TheAdeybob 3 жыл бұрын

Made by blokes, for blokes...even the guy's watch was on steroids.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Because time waits for no man...

@mandielou 2 жыл бұрын

Running water? Should have left out him washing dishes.

@AliensStoleMyCow 2 жыл бұрын

We tried to stop him but he was too good of a person to leave dirty dishes

@TheGrimReaper9884 4 ай бұрын

If this is set in the UK, where are the white, indigenous, people?

@AliensStoleMyCow 4 ай бұрын

It's set in London, which is the most multi-cultural part of the UK. But we should have included a few white people at least. We couldn't find any who would act for free.

@djamelharir5619 2 жыл бұрын

Jait rien compris à ceux film cont

@Davidautofull 2 күн бұрын

muslim philosophy?

@iceyblue1077 3 жыл бұрын

Ehh... shrugs🤨😐.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

You didn't like the film?

@karlabrewster8605 3 жыл бұрын

Meh. To much like Ben Affleck, the Accountant...get original

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm that's the first time we've got that comparison. Interesting stuff, thank you for letting us know.

@RobertCampsall 6 ай бұрын

Sorry, the way he jumped on his partner w/o question destroyed the whole thing. Too bad - it was looking half decent. Now it's just 23 minutes I'll never get back. That was soooo ridiculously unbelievable! Wish I could give it a million thumbs down. Edited to add: Mr Psycho has a very poor grasp of nature, evolution and biological systems to co be able to come to the conclusion he did. EVERY life form is potentially a natural disaster if they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. A NATURAL disaster. So crazy and ignorant.

@AliensStoleMyCow 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment, we will let the writer know of your feedback.

@haiku1973 3 жыл бұрын

Low level acting,poor level footage.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment

@keepermovin5906 3 жыл бұрын

Everything but the cgi affects was spot on

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@keepermovin5906 unfortunately we couldn't get a VFX artist for free 😭

@keepermovin5906 3 жыл бұрын

@@AliensStoleMyCow I don’t think it’s that big of a deal since this was really a character driven piece not an action movie.

@AliensStoleMyCow 3 жыл бұрын

@@keepermovin5906 thank you for considering the bigger picture unlike some people who choose to be haters without being constructive. There needs to be more people like you.