While a cryo capsule resurrects the body of a survived crew member on his long way back to Earth, his wakening mind unwinds memories of the first contact mission.
Please check the supporting website covering the film’s creation process blindsight.space
Blindsight is a short film created by Danil Krivoruchko in collaboration with artists from around the globe between 2016 and 2020. The film is based on the eponymous sci-fi novel by Peter Watts. This is a non-commercial self-funded project.
Interview with Peter Watts himself!
• Peter Watts' interview... (Russian subs)
CREDITS
Directed by:
Danil Krivoruchko myshli.com/
Edited by:
Viktoriya Yakubova vimeo.com/umukusum
Score / Sound Design:
Echoic Audio echoicaudio.com/
Voiceover Talent:
Siri Keeton - Daniel Shapiro
The Captain - Norelia Rey
Susan James / Sascha - Natasia Marquez
Amanda Bates - Victoria Hogan
Jukka Sarasti - Ron Marasa
Rorschach - Emma Maidenberg
Jim More - Troy Hudson
News Anchors - Bernie Baggarly, Alessa Ray, V Lexx
Art:
Artem Otvodenkov behance.net/mrOmvod
Dennis Khramov behance.net/hramovsky
Evgeny Kashin artstation.com/gr1n
Ivan Khomenko artstation.com/hamen
Jama Jurabaev jamajurabaev.com/
Tory Sica torysica.com/
Modeling:
Alex Malets artstation.com/splendidfennel
Andrei Korovkin artstation.com/akorovkin
Dimos Hadjisavvas dimoshadji.com/
Ivan Makarkoff artstation.com/makarkoff
Kirill Stupin behance.net/simplewolf
Serge Aleynikov alsens.net/
Slava Kislyakov instagram.com/bondjo/
Valentine Sorokin artstation.com/sorokin
3D:
Alexey Cheprakov behance.net/cheprakov
Danil Krivoruchko myshli.com/
Dmitry Kulikov behance.net/vellocet
Max Chelyadnikov behance.net/maxchell
Maxim Goudin maximgoudin.com
Maxim Gureev vimeo.com/user1505374
Sasha Vinogradova sashavinogradova.com/
Web Concept & Design:
Anton Repponen repponen.com/
Copy Editor:
Anya Formozova anyaformozova.com
Web Development:
Astroshock astroshock.ru/
Someone give this man a buttload of money to make it into a full series adaptation!
You probably meant … a boatload 😂
LMFAOOO 😂
@@ko2ni As long as it's not Ever Given.
@@Fraunzi You are sweet gay
"And Susan. Are you there, Susan? We're taking you first."
That part was honestly one of the scariest things I've ever read.
"You know who we’re talking to? Jesus of fucking Nazareth, that’s who.”
They kept their promise.
that line caused me the first shivers of the book
Oh no man, when they figured out those things could see right through them. I was terrified down to my core. Doesn't matter how clever you are when not only can you be read but deconstructed in real time.
As someone who just finished the book, watching this was pure joy.
Whenever I find my will to live becoming too strong, I read Peter Watts. -James Nicoll
If they can make this into a real movie, I think it would be one of the best science fiction movies of all time.
Wow this was exactly what I pictured it like in the book, like they took it directly from my brain !!
Fantastic work. Loved Sarasti's voice acting. Someone please finance a full movie!
ye that voice...
Watts posted to Facebook that a rough draft was being written for a possible adaption. Happy birthday
@@slayer38009 WHAAAAAAT! Da rasier ich mir doch gleich den Kopf
@@karimshebeika8010 The dude doing it is Aaron Stewart-Ahn, you can find him on Twitter and Instagram
The way Sarasti’s lines are delivered here is a lot like how they’re delivered in the audiobook version narrated by T. Ryder Smith. A bit deeper, but the intonation is very similar.
If only it was a full movie. Insane work.
They need to make this movie. I'm Sick of all the garbage Hollywood has been making, and it would be a nice breath of fresh air to see this.
This is absolutely amazing and should have not just a million views but also like an HBO deal. The book is such a gem and you've captured the feel perfectly.
I have no idea how this never came across my feed before now. Blindsight is one of my favorite books. Amazing work!
Good. Fucking. God. PERFECT adaptation. PERFECT visualization. If I had known this was going to be so good I would have saved my first watch for a special occasion, like a bottle of champagne.
Did you notice when "they" cannibalized the scrambler? This is perfect.
Sarasti is spot on, what an act
this is fantastic, the voice actor for Sarasti absolutely _nailed it_
is that the name or weird he says at the end? "you'll just have to imagine that your____" sarasti?
@@KosMik_Skul "you'll just have to imagine that you're Siri Keeton." Siri is the main character in that weird hibernation capsule, and Sarasti is the vampire secondary captain of the ship (the main captain is a hyper advanced AI), the one plugged into that crazy user interface where he is manipulating data with his fingers. Vampires are extremely intelligent in the book, with an IQ of like 900. He's the one who says "No... they expect us..."
Why is this not currently being made into a TV show... madness
It's too depressing.
Because they would've made it into a love story.
The main character is a douche. Dude is heartless. Couldn't even pick up a call from his dying ex. People don't want to see that.
@@zaltmanbleroze That's literally what people want to see. Kids are obsessed about everything being dark and edgy these days
@@user-vt6td9hp3g Indeed,more over we neeed to see such thing that can so called'fiction' rather than political righted LGBT talkiing about love.
I decided to read the book first and then watch this short and it was totally worth it. This was brilliantly done. You usually end disappointed when you see animations: in this case is quite the opposite ! You didn't take anything from the book, you interpreted exactly as it is. Amazing.
hard to believe its a fan project. i see it shows the story from the book but backwards
this is an act of love. It just nail the atmosphere of the book
Here is a chronological list of all the events from the trailer (spoiler warning). Please like this comment so others can see! 3:19 The Fireflies, hundreds of alien probes, appear near Earth and burn up in the atmosphere 3:02 Siri Keeton and his father have a conversation about the mission to investigate the source of the Fireflies; the spaceship Theseus is pictured 2:49 The vampire Sarasti commands the Theseus to approach Big Ben, a large object emitting an alien signal in the outer reaches of the solar system 2:35 Sarasti identifies and studies Rorschach, an alien ship orbiting Big Ben 2:26 Rorschach responds aggressively after the Theseus crew realizes its communications are automated 2:18 A shuttle departs Theseus to examine Rorschach up close 2:03 Siri Keeton, Susan James, Amanda Bates, and Szpindel take the shuttle en route to Rorschach 1:35 The team first encounter one of the scrambler aliens inside Rorschach 1:25 Susan James remotely examines two captured scramblers in the hab 1:17 Rorschach fires on and destroys the hab 1:07 A scrambler that secretly escaped from the hab kills Cunningham as he goes to inspect the damage 1:00 Rorschach becomes hostile 0:45 A convulsing Sarasti is killed by the ship AI after the Theseus is severely damaged 0:33 Scramblers attack; Siri Keeton evacuates from the Theseus 0:01 Siri Keeton begins narrating the story after reawakening in the evacuation vessel 3:32 Siri Keeton finishes narrating
Чувак, ты крут!
Everything is so on point! Thanks!
Just one slight error; wasn't Sarasti killed by the Captain since it couldn't control him whilst he was in convulsions?
@@purplepothos5794, yep
@@purplepothos5794 Thanks and good point, I edited it to reflect that. Is there anything else I could phrase better? I'm trying to make it somewhat understandable to people who haven't read the story as well
I like how in the very beginning, one of the swarming creatures gets fried randomly by the jet engines.
To be honest, I do hope some studio comes forward throwing money at you. Love the books, wish there was more, also there is serious lack of hard science fiction stories! I want more!
The Rifters franchise is the end of Sci-Fi as far as I'm concerned. You don't go further than echopraxia. And blindsight is the end of space exploration.
incredible, just read this book over the christmas break and blown away by it, and now, blown away by this film.
Sarasti sounds so cold and uncanny, I love it.
Етить колотить как же атмосферно, озвучка Сарасти огонь, музыка офигенная, очень круто сделали.
Just finished the book. This short is PERFECT. Please bring a full movie to life!
This is a masterpiece! GREAT GREAT JOB PEOPLE!
Wow, this is absolutely incredible. Like most books, the descriptions of things leave a lot open for the interpretation of the reader. But this movie seems to have perfectly captured the look and essence of what Blindsight felt like to me. It's a lot more detailed of course than what I could do with my imagination, but the core tone or mood is perfectly captured. Even if that weren't the case, this would still be a stunning piece of audiovisual design. How I wish this could be a full-length movie. Incredible work! Congratulations.
I was thinking the same thing. Nearly everything in it was consistent with my imagined scenes. If anything, it improved my imagined scene resolution, especially for the scramblers and their "ship."
The dude who made the movie District 9 also loves the story and intends to make a full-length movie.
I had the same sentiment. The narration, setup, and sound track gave me the same feel as reading the book did.
'The expanse' an Amazon Prime series (the first I've watched because of the Critical Drinkers recomendation) was the first Prime series I've watched, I'm in the 4th season and it is beautiful, edgy, adult, and pretty scarce on social agenda. It makes me believe with a big budget and talented people involved I could see a Fire Fall series happen.
@@calpurrniadawson7852 The Expanse is the best sci-fi series, I think, that I've ever seen. Also, sticks pretty closely to the books. Definitely makes it's changes, but nothing that breaks the story.
Im so pissed this isn't a complete film...so beautiful
I've read Blindsight once a year since buying my first (of many...) copy in 2007. Never thought I'd see Watts' story realized in this way, but the mood, the lighting, everything...is perfect. :) Beautiful work!
Same here! It's so complex, every time something else comes to attention. Same with Starfish, a brilliant study of human psyche under duress.
@@Avtomat Starfish was on my to read list. Have you read the Blindsight sequal - Echopraxia? Would you recommend it?
@@clockywork absolutely, it's equally brilliant
@@Avtomat thanks buddy!
@@Avtomat my next stop as well now 👍
After that jaw dropping trailer reading the book is a must.
After reading the book, watching this trailer is a must.
I don't know how my hard sci-fi hunger haven't stumbled upon this book, and I started to get the hang of navigating my digital algorithms, especially as an info-topographist. But I recently started reading the book, and it being about 10.5 decades old, with this much level of accurate futuristic and philosophic speculativity, with even a trailer-like short movie on KZhead about it, this is absolutely a much needed gem. I only hope I get money to finance a good movie/series on this asap.
Damn I forgot how good this novel was, going to go back and re-read it.
I read it 3 times now. English isnt my native language, so I didnt pick up on all the linguistic detail and thought provoking premises the first time. Took 3 reads to get a good hold of all the story + metaphers + ideas (I guess)
Man this is like a trailer to the best movie thats never existed. Guess i gotta go read the books
Literally finished this novel the day you uploaded this. Honestly mind blowing interpretation.
Wow this is absolutely brilliant. What an incredible choice to tell the story backwards, it works so well. The website you made to go along with this is also so unique and interesting. You are truly gifted in many ways, a real artist.
thanks! (on behalf of all the team members involved)
I just finished the book today. I would LOVE to see a full adaptation in this style…
I hope this book gets a full movie someday
Just finished the book. This trailer seems as if it pulled the images directly out of my brain. Well done! No umbilical necessary.
Из критики, только то, что Сири уж больно свеж при выходе из анабиоза. По книге там должен был лежать сухофрукт. Остальное выше всяких похвал. Прямое попадание! Bravo!
Да ладно, это мелочи. Но атмосфера то, согласитесь, как ухвачена? - У меня до сих пор шерсть на загривке топорщится)
Что за книга?
@@seed.youtube Питер Уоттс - "Ложная слепота". Это первая часть цикла "Огнепад".
Так, это он уже на Землю летит, может?
От слов Сарасти "Они здесь они ждут нас" просто мороз по коже
This. Is. Stunning.
Oh, crap. I thought this was a preview of an upcoming release. This would make an absolutely incredible flick. It would be the Apocaclyse Now of Science Fiction movies.
I don't care how far AI generated digital videos come. They can never come up with this master piece. We'll done
It's still such a fantastic trailer . God , I can only wish this film will be made one day .
The most terrifying thing this book implies isn't that a non-sentient intelligent is better than a sapient mind, but that there are non-conscious aliens that get along with conscious species just fine. It just so happens that the one civilization without a protocol for sapient life got our signals first.
Just finished this book, literally 10min ago and had to see what was on youtube. Wow... found what i was hoping for. Amazing job! I wish this was a full movie so bad.
Не понимаю, почему так мало просмотров, и в голове не укладывается, как у кого-то рука могла подняться на дизлайк. Меня уже, почитай, два месяца не отпускает - пересматриваю и перечитываю, перечитываю и пересматриваю, и каждый раз снова проживаю весь потрясающий набор мрачных эмоций и восторга, для которых у меня нет ни названия, ни определения. И каждую итерацию, и там, и там, нахожу какие-то новые детали и смыслы, и снова поражаюсь тому, как совпадают атмосфера книги и этого фильма, у которого, в свою очередь, невероятно сошлись видео- и аудиомиры. От этого сочетания, сколько ни пересматриваю, дрожь пробирает до самого позвоночника всякий раз, и при чтении встают перед глазами и звучат в ушах именно эти герои, ландшафты и прочие существа и сущности… Кароч, если вашей целью было привлечь внимание к книге и её автору, то в моём случае вы ̶в̶ы̶з̶в̶а̶л̶и̶ ̶т̶я̶ж̶ё̶л̶у̶ю̶ ̶з̶а̶в̶и̶с̶и̶м̶о̶с̶т̶ь̶ точно не промахнулись!
Хотела написать отзыв на английском, но тут славянское имя у автора и команды. Так что, спасибо вам огромное. Честно, увидеть Слепоту на больших экранах нет, но даже от вашего небольшого ролика мурашки по коже.
Большое спасибо за работу ! Этот роман заслуживает экранизации и, думаю, эта работа даст этому толчок !
Дак да же! Вот бы Данил бы и дальше вместе с Уоттсом рулил вопросом!
Не думаю, что сейчас бы стали это экранизировать так, как это написано
"нельзя без потерь превратить закат в цепочку похрюкиваний" уверен, так же и с книгой
On the first couple of watches I didn't pay much attention to the sound. But holy hell, the more I watch, the more I realise how much of the video's impact has to do with the sound design.
This is mindblowing! Wow. Perfect. Love how Sarasti sounds like Javier Bardem--perfect.
kickstarter for a full length movie? this is beyond amazing thank you
Топовая короткометражка, поздравляю! Отдельное спасибо за референсы и материалы на сайте
Пару месяцев назад прочел "ложную слепоту". Невероятная книга!🥰 Даж подумать не мог, что найду на ютюбе по ней такой крутой фан-трейлер. Пересмотрел его, наверное, раз 20 и каждый раз мурашки бегут. Спасибо, ребята, за ваш труд!
This was phenomenal. Everything about this is perfect. Every detail is accurate to the book. This has immediately become one of my favourite videos ever! I don’t think I could ever stop gushing about this. Rorschach looks great btw.
This is amazing and now all I need to do is find ~$250 million lying around somewhere to give to you and your team to make it real, cuz honestly, I'd be scared of this being destroyed in Hollywood, but you guys really got the thing down.
This is an incredible achievement. Congratulations and thank you - it's a privilege to see a such high-calibre adaptation of the book, and I admire your decision to make it non-commercial.
Просто великолепная работа. Мало, но очень густо. Книга очень интересным языком написана и одна с этим проблема была что очень трудно визуально представить многие моменты от туда. Такая короткометражка это ровно то что было нужно. Большое спасибо!
Вот те же мысли! А ведь создатели плотно общались с самим Питером Уоттсом. Так что тут во многом передано его видение.
@@Skotenkov это всего лишь мое мнение, но визуальная часть не может передать книгу. главная идея - люди, границы их возможностей, границы возможностей технологий по изменению людей в условиях совершенствования ИИ, и, наконец, возможна ли цивилизация без самосознания.
@@zenija2007 Дополнить может.
Узнал только сегодня, что вышел этот ролик, но я просто охренел от качества работы. Надеюсь, вы её завершите)
Absolutely fantastic movie! I don’t know how you did it, but each scene is almost 100% compliant with the vision I had in my mind during reading this book. Great visuals, great music, great voice acting. The only thing I’m missing is Rorschach saying (somewhere after 2:34) “Now it's too late. Now every last one of you is dead. You there, Susan? We're taking you first.", but on the other hand it may be too confusing for the people not knowing the context. Again, great work! I’d love to see you making a short film based on “Fiasco” by Stanisław Lem :P
You absolutely nailed it! Well done and thank you to the entire team who helped put this together. Fingers crossed one day we'll get a full length adaptation of this amazing book.
I'd love to watch it too!
The dude who made the movie District 9 also loved the story and intends to make a full-length movie!
wow, that's exciting, thank you for sharing
Чертовски качественно прозрел! 15-ый репит, и аж голосовые связки сводит, и мурашки. Особенно офигенно то, что я как раз сейчас перечитываю "Ложную слепоту".
Голос Сарасти просто шикарен.
@@Axel1987G, мне даже стыдно признаться, сколько раз я репитила вот это вот "There is. They expect us. What we known weighs...". Домашние решили, я ку-ку. А видал его детальный портрет на сайте Дани? Мамочки родные.
@@apostleofwinter можно ссылочку?)
@@apostleofwinter кстати, разработчики Ведьмака 3 тоже читали ЛС. У них есть отсылка на Юкку)
@@Axel1987G, ссылочку на что?) есть инфа в описании, есть тут: www.myshli.com/intelai/
Одно из самых волнительных событий этого года. Каждая сцена до мурашек, на репите снова и снова. Спасибо вам за проделанную работу! Пожалуй из всех авторов, кого могу вспомнить, именно Уоттса я больше всего мечтал увидеть на экране.
That bit at 0:40 with Keeton evacuating, scramblers covering Theseus...just chilling
damn need a full feature film with the same quality...
Sarasti's low affect and slight hissing of sibilant sounds is perfect.
This is a fantastic work of art. You have captured the essence of the Blindsight story and I truly wanted this to go longer. You can feel the passion the creators had for the source material. Thank you for making this.
Это потрясающе! Настолько близко к картинке в голове после очередного прочтения этой, одной из лучших книг, которые я когда либо читал. Я был бы счастлив, если бы вы, парни, сделали полноценный фильм. Сделайте это! Жму руку. Это очень, очень круто!
This is the best thing to happen in sci-fi since, well... since the Blindsight book was published! I cannot
Не знаю как так возможно, но почти все детали именно такие, какими представлялись во время прочтения книги. Браво!
Fucking Incredible. Blindsight completely shaped my views on the self, and the world, what I found interesting enough to dedicate my life to, and what was important enough to dedicate everything to regardless of what I personally find interesting. It didn't just make me the person I am today, it made me capable of imagining that person. Seeing something like this, all these years after than 15 year old first imagined he was Siri Keeton, what that means to me, it's almost beyond words.
Read anything by Alfred Bester. "Computer Connection" just rewired my brain when I was suicidal.
Reading the book atm, I have never seen such a great cgi and mind blowing animation to tease the narrative idea of a Sci-fi novel. Great work here.
Great Stuff! Like a trailer for a full feature film. More please! Also, can't wait for an in depth vfx making of.
Please check the supporting website covering the film’s creation process blindsight.space/
This is an absolutely perfect piece. It makes me want to see a full adaptation.
Сначала посмотрел этот шедевр, потом ревью Уоттса, сейчас сел читать книгу) Я в восторге)
От чего именно в восторге? От того что много новых слов для себя открыли? От чего конкретно? Я прочитал книгу,самая переоценённая пустышка из всего что мне довелось читать.Более никто вам не расскажет про что она,даже самые ярые фанаты.Сюжет рассказывается за 2 минуты,и по сути является лишь сценой для основного действия.А вот что это за действие даже сам автор не понимает.
Fantastic! You honored my favorite book.
This is absolutely beautiful done sir. I highly appreciate when someone like you puts a visual that are so close to what I saw for my self when I read the novel and then takes it even further. If you ever decide to do one on Echopraxia and need assistance with the production I'd gladly help. We have a studio in Copenhagen with mocap equipment
Мой поклон и уважение, за проделанную работу. Ваш ролик по детализации и атмосфере превосходит многие фантастические фильмы!
The interesting thing is that the order of events in the trailer is in reverse order relative to the story in the book, like going backwards through the plot.
I am speechless, this is perfect, I'm almost weeping. Blindsight is my favourite novel and you've captured it perfectly. I will send this everywhere I can and make everyone I know see it I NEED A FULL LENGHT FEATURE AAAAAAAAAA
also, do you think crowdfunding would be viable for a project like that?
@@Drexaan he explains in russian in the other comment that the film rights are bought out from Watts, so there's no possibility to crowdsource and make it a commercial project without violating them, other than to crowdsource the money to get the rights.
@@meloncat1997 oh thats a shame, thx for the info!
This book leaves you pondering everything. This ‘trailer’ is spot on, though cleverly mixed up timelines
That was amazing WOW !!!
Это. Просто. Невероятно. Гении графики и дизайна сошлись с гениальным автором. Как же хочется больше такого ааааа И КАКОЙ ЖЕ шикарный момент на 0:32 , прямо как я люблю, очень мощно! Аж мурашки по коже от некоторых кадров. Кип гоинг дудс!
Что конкретно тут произошло?
@@AntonenBirten тебе по книге, или почему мне именно это понравилось? Если второе, то лично я просто обожаю, когда космические корабли максимально быстро ускоряются и улетают, а тут это сделано просто офигенно, особенно когда понимаешь (а тут ещё и видишь!), что Тезею хана, лютый штурм, Капитан говорит шо всё плохо, и Сири, буквально, на последних секундах успевает свалить. Очень топово смотрится.
@@Svyatoclav понял, значит это исключительно для тех кто читал, я только начинал
@@AntonenBirten блин, ну тогда ты многое себе проспойлерил, ладно, всё равно приятного чтения и погружения!
Тоже понравился этот момент
I could not agree more with Peter Watt's assessment: this is so beautiful!! Some big shot should spend a lot of money on this team because they did so well. I'd love to see the full two-part series adapted!
Спустя время всё так же завораживает. Надеюсь когда-нибудь будет достойная экранизация.
I watched this a while ago, but didn't understand much as I'd not read the book - I have now, and wow, this nails it!
Neill Blomkamp, director of District 9, is preparing a film about Sarasti, but it's probably not going to be a first contact story. Very early in the process so far.
Oh, man. This is soo good! I just wanna praise everything. The animation sold me on the aesthetic of "This is what blindsight is supposed to look like." The voice acting seemed completely normal until I blinked and realized these were _voice actors._ It caught me off guard because it just felt so authentic! I would love to see more of this, or more like this. Phenominal work!
This must've taken an immense amount of work, and what a pay-off! I just finished reading Blindsight for the first time and *so many* of these scenes are straight out of my head. I really love this.
First time watching this I thought Sarasti's vo was a little clunky but after reading the book, it totally fits.
Absolutely brilliant. This REALLY needs to be feature-length. Astounding realization of an astounding piece of science-fiction.
I absolutely adore this and I hope you create a full-time movie about this phenomenal book. Good Luck!
This is absolutely awesome. I love your interpretation. And the art. My favourite part: Sarasti's voice acting. He sounds perfectly scary. Great job, now I have to re-read Blindsight for the 4th time and buy Echopraxia.
Это Сарасти на 2:50?! Я не мог представить его голос до этого момента. Да и вообще, 10/10!
ага, он!
Мне почему то казалось, что Юкко, это этакий Алукард из Хеллсинга, но без пистолетов...
Pretty interesting. Nice work. I have read and reread this book roughly 20 times. "Echopraxia" and "The Colonel", just a few times less. This is my go-to series over the last few years, since the amount of new, quality, Lovecraftian/Hard Sci-Fi material coming out, has been thin. I appreciate the effort of this video. It's funny, but after seeing this, I only now realize that I am strangely protective of the story. Although it is loved and respected by many, it has remained "Un-McDonaldized" and destroyed in the blender of the entertainment industry. I like to think it is my own, secret stash of Cosmic Gold Lore, discovered like the Dead Sea Scrolls. Allowing me to dip into it's future wisdom and glimpses of the terrifying, sad, exhilarating, inevitable times to come. Does anybody know of a community or any place online where these books are discussed?
What I got from this “film” is literally just a voiceover on this dudes space slideshow 😢
I NEED this to become a movie.
This portrays very well the fear and dread from the novel.
😊" The best scene: 1:18 ♥️ The destruction, light and sound looks amazing!! 💯🏆
I only knew about this book because Neil went to JRE and said he's working on his own vampire movie (inspired by Blindsight). But after watching your short film, reading the book is a must now. Stupendous art. Brilliant animation. Thank you so much to all the people involved in this project. Your passion is almost palpable and your talents and gifts are jaw-dropping.