Entering the Unknown (Sci-Fi Short Film) | Shot on RED MONSTRO 8K

A young boy wants to follow the steps of his father and to become a cosmonaut. When a sudden tragic accident kills his father during the program, his ambitions to become a cosmonaut is crushed. As he grows older, he reconciles his true passion to explore into the unknown.

As a kid, I would look up into the night sky and view the darkness of space with fear and fascination. I thought how something unimaginably dark and lifeless could yet feel so beautiful and profound. I viewed space as a representation of our journey of following our dreams. I want to dedicate this story to anyone who’s trying to find and pursue their own dream. I found that in order to pursue your dream, it means surrendering yourself and giving your faith to the unknown.

Check out my work:

Dir/Writer/Editor/VFX: Daichi Sakane
Co-Producers: Daichi Sakane / Parth Savalia
Executive Producers: Daichi Sakane / Parth Savalia
DP: JW Junior
Production Designer: Erika Woo
Colorist: Tristian Seniuk

Production Department
1ST A.D: Michelle Torres / Parth Savalia
Casting: Felix Anthony / Parth Savalia

PAs:
Edward chou
Regene Galope
Jesus Garcia
Maria Islas
Brian Larios
Eric Merjanoff
Noah Myers-Gilpin
Darsh Thakker

Camera / G&E Department
Director Of Photography: J.W. Junior
1st A.C.: Justin Suhr / Darren Le
2nd A.C.: Darren Le
Key Grip: Josh Soto
Grip: Morgan Chan
Set Photographer: Edward Chou

Sound Department
Original Music: Brandon Brown
Soundtrack: Michael Vignola
Sound: T.J. Yoshizaki
Sound Designer: Daichi Sakane
Sound Editor: Daichi Sakane

Starring (Order of Appearance)
Noah Steven Orcutt
Taylor Plecity
John Alton
Sam Keller
Jeremy Jordan

Cast (in order of appearance)
NASA Staff Worker: Henry Noble
Man in Suit: Parth Savalia
Professor: Vassili Karathanasis
Client: Shahsaan Malik

NASA Worker/Students:
Dhruv Patel
Smit Patel
Marc Morales
Eric Merjanoff
Deron Holmes
Sameer Aziz
Cherie Lemasters
Vi Vered
Crystalle McDonald
Will Robertson

Archival Footage:
Nasa Image And Video Library
Apollo Flight Journal
Earth Science And Remote Sensing Unit
Nasa Johnson Space Center
National Archives Catalog

SPECIAL THANKS:
Mom, Dad, Mittens, And Muffins
Chantel Hung
Peter Valentino
LA Acting Studio
Norms Studio Equipment
David Ariew (Octane Jesus)
Jacquill Moss, Bill Zahurak, Megan Lieberman, Eryn wheeler

Equipment:
RED Weapon Monstro 8k
ZEISS ZE Cine-modded lens set
Litemat s2
1x1 6x Astra
Digital Sputnik Voyagers 2ft and 4ft

Programs:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Editing)
Adobe After Effects (Compositing)
Maxon Cinema 4d (3d VFX)
Cinema 4d Octane (Renderer)
Adobe Audition (Sound Mixing)
iZotope RX 7 (Sound Editing + Repair)
Davinci Resolve 16 (Color Grade)
Adobe Mixamo (Rigging + Motion Capture Animation)

[timnorthstar]

Superb, a brilliant piece of story telling. Drew me in completely and got me silently cheering on our hero as he made each step. Fantastic job...!!!

[greymank]

Yes! Well done....the message was on-point all the way through. Just made my day better. Thank you.

[therealclart]

Why do you have less than 1 million subs? The production quality is incredible.

[loganphillips]

Amazing short film!! I can really see that filmmaking is your passion!! The story and everything was very compelling and perfect!!

[welldone]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[akramznini]

Beautiful cinematography, top notch VFX and very inspiring story. Nailed it!

[donnawintz]

What a relevant message for these days of uncertainty. Thank you!

[jamesmorgan]

This is why America was so great and still is! Accolades to all involved.

[jeffersonvance]

Amazing loved the use of old footage/c4d octane you all did fantastic

[albertsjhong]

I’m blown away. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

[schmule]

BEAUTIFUL
INSPIRING
Film bytes production strikes again!




But that dude in the wig at 8:23 talking to himself cracked me up

[akash_pilot]

Would you allow us to reuse these shots ?

[sagarsinghchauhan]

I hope this channel gets monetized soon. It joined in 2010

[Failte]

Sorry, I couldn't stuck with it. I got to 6 mins and gave up. That message could have been given in a 'few' short sentences.

[billyandrew]

Unrealistic.
The father was too old to be an astronaut and the boy, what, thirteen, maybe fourteen, playing with a little model of Challenger?
Yeah, right. 😂
No sense of realism, quite the opposite, in fact.
03:00, thumbs down and outta here...