Passage - Sci-Fi Short Film

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3 жыл бұрын

Three paleoanthropology students struggle to decipher the meaning of a disappeared mentor's unanticipated discovery.
In the works since Fall 2019, Passage is my Emerson College BFA Thesis film and one of the best experiences I've had working on a project. The pandemic threw us off our planned schedule and required some creative editing solutions, but I'm incredibly grateful to my team for pulling through and helping me complete it. It's a personal film and I'm extremely fortunate to have been able to make it. Hope you enjoy!

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@QRSTUVWXYZ123ify 3 жыл бұрын

My interpretation was that many different groups had at various times, studied the paintings and added to the wall as they got trapped, but since no skeletons around, the portal was accessed eventually by all the groups. Not sure what kind of world they get to or how they survive, so... I WANT MORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@timmotel5804 Ай бұрын

5/2024: Good Day. Interesting and nicely produced. Makes more sense than present day America... Best Regards.

@LukeRichert Ай бұрын

Cheers, JT!

@pumabear2724 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't understand the film, or what was happening, but, the actors did a great job..😄

@Failte630 Жыл бұрын

Just watched this and Time Capsule. I can see you have worked hard on both of these films and I like your approach. Passage was hard to understand, but I've read the interpretations of what others thought was going on and they seem plausible to me. So well done on both films. I hope you keep it up, if you enjoy doing it. I'd say there must be so much to learn in this art. It will be a life long process for you. Good luck with it all and thanks for putting your films out there. It's a brave thing to do, cos you'll get all sorts of people knocking you. Just remember you are the one putting the hard work in. And I really think you are going at it the right way. Take care.

@marygrace6588 2 жыл бұрын

I think the acting is really good! Great work!

@LukeRichert 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hugojames85 2 жыл бұрын

"Why didn't you get the grant, dad? Was it because your theory was wrong?" "No - it's because they didn't like my stupid haircut...."

@amppro5 3 жыл бұрын

This is quite a polished and professional project. My wife and I watched it last night and she enjoyed it as well -- she was a little confused immediately at the end but she found the concept very interesting and it sparked a good discussion. The camerawork and audio are excellent and it is both entertaining and thought provoking. I have some more thoughts about the organization/story if you want to hear them -- if so send me a message. But if not that's okay too -- sometime it's good to let a successful project breathe for awhile, and you certainly did a great job with this. I really like the sets/locations and what you did with lighting. Looking forward to your next project!

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for revisiting it and again for the comments Martin! Glad your wife enjoyed it too. And no, I would definitely appreciate some more story thoughts--I'll hit you up.

@hugojames85 2 жыл бұрын

Wait - you have a wife who actually WANTS to watch and discuss a sci-fi film? Now that's a concept that would be rejected by film-makers as being just TOO unbelievable....

@Dan_Roland 3 жыл бұрын

Can tell a lot of work went into that. Each of the shots seemed so carefully planned. The sound design was also superb! It occasionally gave me Eternal Darkness vibes. Not certain what was going on at all times but it was tastefully ambiguous, giving me lots to think about. Good stuff!

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Dan, I'm glad you appreciated the ambiguity :) and I will have to check out Eternal Darkness!

@nicochimi 3 жыл бұрын

M A S T E R P I E C E - So well made and well thought out! There's so much talent, I can't wait to see your next work!!

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

appreciate it Nico!

@sumerandaccad 2 жыл бұрын

People seeing different drawings was a good idea. The pictograms being done by different people at different times flummoxed these so called palaeontologists but that can happen in caves used over millennia. I thought the father may have gone back in time.

@nickhodges4150 3 жыл бұрын

This was bloody brilliantly done. Loved it. It was excellently written,acted and produced.

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that Nick!

@pilkfilms 3 жыл бұрын

This was legit SO PRETTY. Looked absolutely gorgeous guys!

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We were lucky to have an amazing team.

@mattclaybaugh8578 3 жыл бұрын

Keep making movies, loved it. Not always a fan of open ended concepts (but do like open ended endings) but either way this was awesome.

@djr1943 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Thank you!

@martinruddell2682 3 жыл бұрын

I'm stumped.

@oldvet7547 2 жыл бұрын

I compliment the production and recognize the effort that went in to this project. I must admit that I am having trouble fully understanding the flow. I am not a artist like you so don’t have specific recommendations. Some additional depth to the plot or characters perhaps. But still a nicely assembled product.

@RRodriguez1904 3 жыл бұрын

This reminded me of a book I read when I was verrry young. Got it in the gift shop in a Rosicrucian museum in northern CA. It described how someone studying ancient, pre-adamic I would call it now, cave paintings(?) /art and when you run your hands along the lines you are instantly immersed in the story as it was being expressed. Well, that’s confusing. Maybe someone will get it 🤷🏻‍♀️

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

That's fascinating! I'd be interested in the title of that book if you still have it.

@melraine919 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting! 10/10 UK

@russellmiles2861 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Luke

@martelnews 3 жыл бұрын

I dig it

@xodarap 5 ай бұрын

So, am I right in thinking there were more ways out of the "passage" then into it?

@Knife_Collector 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent.. didn't really understand the ending tho. Was figuring out the symbols a way to open a portal to somewhere else?

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for watching! The exact mechanics of what happened are something I want to leave open to viewer interpretation, but that sounds pretty sound to me.

@joshhayl7459 3 жыл бұрын

@@LukeRichert, 🔵 I guess if Bob Dylan can get away with it for all these years, you should be able to at least ONCE 'eh? I found it rather nebulous, devoid of clarification and without a clear premise. I couldn't tell where it was going,........ and then,... I didn't know where it went. The greater your viewers powers of imagination the more these "Open-ended-endings" become a curse & a bane, as a creative viewer you're never able to 'Tie-it-all-up' with any certainty!.... I prefer a nice tidy ending that stands-alone and makes a definitive statement, as opposed to one that requires either my participation or projection or leaves room for 'Decryption' or 'Translation'.

@hilaryc3203 3 жыл бұрын

My take on it, is that they were trying to figure out how this group they discovered was so separate from the hominids of that era, kept to themselves and employed different artistry. It is them. Her dad went into a portal; the paintings were copies of what she drew in her youth. They followed him. They were the people they were discovering.

@hilaryc3203 3 жыл бұрын

Great film; good story. I thought it was easy to figure out and was surprised ppl are missing it.

@maryherl3573 3 жыл бұрын

Ok well I’m really confused. Can you explain it? I’d really appreciate it!

@maryherl3573 3 жыл бұрын

Ok never mind -I read your explanation. So yeah I thought the dad went into a portal, but it didn’t seem to connect to the story. The fact that the paintings were like hers I only caught at the end so I thought ok maybe dad was “pointing the way” for her to follow? Either way it was great.

@andrewhancock2451 2 жыл бұрын

It's because of your spectacular intelligence.

@bridgetmistryable 3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the Indiana Jones Video you used to have on this channel

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

It got a music copyright strike that basically removed it from playability in most countries unfortunately

@bridgetmistryable 3 жыл бұрын

@@LukeRichert oh I'm so sorry about that

@neilruedlinger4851 2 жыл бұрын

@@LukeRichert Would it be possible to remix the sound and use a Creative Commons music track to avoid the copyright strike?

@sarahdemarcus7710 3 жыл бұрын

🙂

@raedgaj3878 3 жыл бұрын

back passage

@johncollete675 2 жыл бұрын

2 👍👍

@michellec.4994 3 жыл бұрын

I Don't get this ending.........🤔🤔🤔

@hilaryc3203 3 жыл бұрын

@michaeltelemachus5112 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but it doesn't work for me. Best wishes for the future though.

@cankhovich1796 2 жыл бұрын

*plandemic, for real-life SciFi/horror see EVENT201: global pandemic exercise Oct 2019

@tomfromoz8527 2 жыл бұрын

TY! That was scary. >>Pam

@rubikondo1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry .... I didn't like it :-(

@LukeRichert 3 жыл бұрын

Fair enough. Thanks for watching!

@bigcityjunglecatenvisageth1422 2 жыл бұрын

In my view, very dull, drab, monotonously boring, not entertaining. Not for me.

@BobbedMcBob 3 жыл бұрын

WTF??? This made NO sense!

@hilaryc3203 3 жыл бұрын

Sure it did. My take on it, is that they were trying to figure out how this group they discovered was so separate from the hominids of that era, kept to themselves and employed different artistry. It is them. Her dad went into a portal; the paintings were copies of what she drew in her youth. They followed him. They were the people they were discovering.