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2. Simulate According to Speed Date (Short Film)

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1 year ago

1. The Great Outdoors (Short Film)

by Phase VI

1 year ago

A lonely man's search for the existence of life outside our universe takes a remarkable turn when he connects with a recently bereaved family.

Starring: Matt Berry, Flora Montgomery, Tim Plester

Director: Mark Buchanan
Producers: Colin Bell, Mark Buchanan
Writer: Gregor Barclay
Director of Photography: Jean-Louis Schuller
Editor: Nathan Haines
Production Designer: Elizabeth Schuch
Music: Gregor Barclay, Gavin Thomson
Colourist: James Willett

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Jeremy McDermott 1 year ago

Very Cool, man. What did you shoot this on if I may ask?
Phase VI 1 year ago

Red One. Glad you liked it.
Ryan Lewis 1 year ago

Great film! I really enjoyed it.
Paulo Arellano 1 year ago

very nice, congrats on being the first entry in aint it cool's cinematic shrimp!
Taylor Doyle Gillespie 1 year ago

So good.
Arbor Avenue Films 1 year ago

Mark and team - nice work! Beautiful, touching, human. A message to you from us here in Columbus, Ohio, former home of the the "Big Ear" where the "Wow!" signal was heard. :) Congrats on the Cinematic Shrimp pick!
McQuade 1 year ago

excellent
Nar Williams 1 year ago

Truly a Shrimp of the Month. Thanks for sharing, Mark.
Jon Purkis 1 year ago

Beautiful film. Glad you chose to post it online. It's hard to come across good short films online, as most choose to save them for festivals.
Phase VI 1 year ago

Yeah, shorts need to be enjoyed by the masses. Glad you dug it.
Owen Stevens 1 year ago

I'm not really sure how i got to this page, but I'm glad I did, it was truly inspiring.
Great work :)
Robin Gray 1 year ago

Superb. Performances were excellent, all done with a really good sense of understatement, nothing show-offy, just really assured and economical.
Phase VI 1 year ago

You sir, are a gentleman.
Dakota Wolff 1 year ago

A brilliant short film. Touching and universal, and what a great way to use the Red One to express great real emotions, not just to show it off. Would love to see Matt Berry in more things as well, he's an extremely talented guy.
Jascha Keß 1 year ago

so sweet and good, nice Musik and great emotions
Chris Capel 1 year ago

Really great short. Way to get me involved with the characters right from the start.

Great acting as well. The woman in particular was really fantastic.
Steve Brunton 1 year ago

Hey it's that guy... from that show!
Justin Scheidt 1 year ago

Interesting role for the IT Crowd guy! Very good short
Austin Stock 1 year ago

Sanchez MD! Come on, Dag. This ain't another exploding patient you can sweep under your rug!
Kitorimatsu 1 year ago

wow really good. I enjoy watching, thank you for sharing. =)
Michael McDaniel 1 year ago

I like this a lot! Of all the great stuff on Vimeo I really look for good stories with real people. Animations and special effects are entertaining but it's the human connection I want. Thanks for the good work.
Haridas Stewart 1 year ago

outstanding work, beautiful shots and really nice soundtrack. wouldn't mind seeing a few more episodes of this. Matt Berry was well casted, nice to hear his normal voice
Hunter Green 1 year ago

Excellent excellent work! The shot at 7:30 was absolutely beautiful. Bravo!
Jibran Khan 1 year ago

Hey, that was really innovative short! Nowadays, I hardly see any creative, humane work coming out of the west but this was GREAT! Greetings from Pakistan......
Ambika Leigh 1 year ago

Fantastic! Simple, subtle and sweet. Good work!!
Peter Bryan Men 1 year ago

Great to see Sanchez is getting along perfectly fine without Rick. Good work.
Seafire Video 1 year ago

Good Cinematography—VERY Boring story!
Sonny McCartney 1 year ago

Loves it... good to see Matt playing a very subdued role.
Hemant Heer 1 year ago

Fantastic and inspirational short! You guys are awesome. Can't wait to see more!
mario mazzeo 1 year ago

Great acting!!!
DSLRnewbie 1 year ago

the story is so true! i love matt in it crowd. and he was fantastic in this short as well. great work!
Andrew Pile 1 year ago

Another side of Matt Berry, very cool story!
Ryan Jenq 1 year ago

Such a fun, subtle little short. Just loved the way yall coupled personal loneliness with extra terrestrials, made perfect sense.
Filip 1 year ago

I missed a point.. :/
Thomas Francis Midgley 1 year ago

Absolutely fantastic short film, simple and beautiful. Very English. Made my day. :)
Andrew Burhoe 1 year ago

No shit. You used the RED very nicely man. I have yet to see a RED One used on a short film that I liked. You did something right.

Really enjoyed the story, the lighting, the angles of choice. The main actor I felt like him the whole time. I did feel I was in his shoes. Bravo
Ionut «John» Burchi 1 year ago

Brilliant short. Got me to empathise with the main character. And while I loved Matt Berry's comedy character in the I.T. Crowd, he's doing a great job here as well.
kori cosgrove 1 year ago

This video captivated me. It's excellent, on many levels.
I really enjoyed it, Thank you.
WoW
Darrin Burrell 1 year ago

Nice work. I enjoyed this. The main character was great.
Chris Capel 1 year ago

Did you have a lot of cloud coverage on the outside stuff? That in particular looks really great.
bob lorrimer 1 year ago

Well really..I cannot say much more than those above.

A truly superlative and well considered short film in which the 'silences' say as much as the 'dialogue'.

First Class from all involved.
Bob Kellerman 1 year ago

A good film for a change. I liked it. Thank you.
Diamond Eye 1 year ago

Loved this. Wonderfully shot , acted and a great story coming together at the end. And oh, did I feel awkward at that meeting in the shop! Well done!!
Adam Palmer 1 year ago

Utterly fantastic, managed to see another side to Matt Berry that I didn't know existed. I like it when actors who usually play comedic roles surprise you with serious parts.

How did you come about to hire him may I ask?
Rob Francis 1 year ago

this is truly inspiring! I was captivated from the first few frames. The pace is perfect and the emotion feels real.

I will be sure to check out other work from Phase VI, great work everyone, keep it coming!
breakfasttomorrow? 1 year ago

This was awesome. I liked the awkwardness in every scene. It seemed genuine. Also, is there any soundtrack anywhere for this, besides in this video? I really like that too.
Dr. Lukas Brezak 1 year ago

Really love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you!
Nico 1 year ago

Fandastic ... well done
J.D. Remington 1 year ago

That was great. Any chance of a soundtrack release?
Emanuel Gómez Miranda 1 year ago

i totally loved this short film.
amazing job!