But Why?
Thanks for watching, Others Will Follow was inspired by this speech written for President Nixon to deliver in the event that the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon. Fortunately they never used it, so I figured I would.
NASA has parked its space ships in museums in the decades since the contingency speech was written. Most humans alive today didn't exist the last time humanity left low earth orbit. I wanted to make something that would outline the importance of human space flight by imagining a brute-force mission to Mars in the early 2000s that, despite disastrous circumstances still manages to pass the torch of inspiration.
I spent 4.5 years making this short and attempted to do every aspect of its creation myself, from pyrotechnics to music composition. Many of the disciplines were completely new to me like designing and building the space ship and constructing the space suit, others like VFX and cinematography I had a background in. Here is a making-of technical interview
I had a lot of help from friends and cast whose skill and generosity I tested by dragging them to the middle of the Mojave desert and using a gas-powered fan to blow diatomaceous earth in their faces… for example. I learned a lot and I hope the final product feels authentic. Also big thanks to Home Depot for selling space ship parts.
- Andrew Finch
NASA has parked its space ships in museums in the decades since the contingency speech was written. Most humans alive today didn't exist the last time humanity left low earth orbit. I wanted to make something that would outline the importance of human space flight by imagining a brute-force mission to Mars in the early 2000s that, despite disastrous circumstances still manages to pass the torch of inspiration.
I spent 4.5 years making this short and attempted to do every aspect of its creation myself, from pyrotechnics to music composition. Many of the disciplines were completely new to me like designing and building the space ship and constructing the space suit, others like VFX and cinematography I had a background in. Here is a making-of technical interview
I had a lot of help from friends and cast whose skill and generosity I tested by dragging them to the middle of the Mojave desert and using a gas-powered fan to blow diatomaceous earth in their faces… for example. I learned a lot and I hope the final product feels authentic. Also big thanks to Home Depot for selling space ship parts.
- Andrew Finch
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Who?
| Andrew Finch | Director/Writer/Sets/Props/VFX/Cine/Sound/Music |
|---|---|
| Greg Cotten | Co-Cinematographer |
| ----- Cast ----- | |
| Winston Tao | Astro-Man |
| Erica Sabol | Astro-Girl |
| Damian Chey | Astro-Boy |
| Bruce Greenwood | President Greenwood (voice) |
| Kendall Chappell | News Anchor (voice) |
| John Redlinger | Astronaut 1 |
| Maya Sommer | Astronaut 2 |
| Cassi Basile | Truck Rider 1 |
| ----- Crew ----- | |
| Jana Winternitz | Voice Over Producer |
| Ryan Walton | Gaffer / AC / Astro-Man Double |
| Nick Roney | Gaffer / Truck Rider 2 |
| Ryan Summersett | AC / Truck Rider 4 |
| Anthony Lucido | Dust Master |
| Ryan Sturz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Paulina Bryant | AC |
| Brian White | Lamp Operator / Truck Rider 3 |
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