"Immortal Machine" | Dystopian Animated Short Film (2021)
Created by David James Armsby.
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"You think you understand? All the lies? All the needless atrocities?...
No. There is reason, and I want to show you..."
Deep in the heart of Autodale lives their Mayor. As old as the town itself, a once great inventor, now a gangly and decaying but undying thing which the townsfolk have long forgotten, but continue to echo his machine-obsessed beliefs.
This film follows Autodale's Exceptional Woman as she journey's deep down the rabbit hole of the Mayor's Immortal Machine.
This film was one of the most challenging and taxing projects of my life. The film covers a subject matter that is extremely difficult to pull off from an artistic and technical standpoint. Nothing about the setting, characters or structure of this film was easy to do. That's actually the reason I've put off tackling the heart of Autodale and the Matriarch for so long. I knew to pull it off successfully would require a tremendous amount of time, effort and artistic know-how which I didn't feel confident I could do.
It wasn't until after finishing my previous and longest animated short film, "Friendly Shadow", that I finally felt that I was at the skill level required for this gigantic project.
I'm not in love with all of it, but overall I think it definitely succeeded. This film is extremely ambitious and grand and I'm extremely proud of the result. I really hope you guys like it too! :D
Voice Actors:
Adrienne Cox - "Exceptional Woman", "Hive", "The Matriarch".
David Armsby - "The Mayor"
Original Music composed by Rayshaun Thompson and Cameron Moody.
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FULL SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE!:
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MAKING OF
PART 1: hueye.info/home/vide/o52Er7CFsH6Ay7g.html
PART 2: hueye.info/home/vide/Y6KGbtCstqqE15c.html
PART 3: hueye.info/home/vide/a5WNgZWRr32LmNI.html
This is the seventh film in the Autodale Animated Series. Here's the full playlist!:
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PATREON!:
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Elongated_Musket
50 perccel
2hr film sponsored by Disney when
Rolf the Idiot
Órája
Wait... 3:12 096?????
SeSSioN
Órája
I had to search for this! Why isn't HUeye recommending this!
Nept00n1
15 órája
Thx for the nightmares!
GabrielX24 _
16 órája
New netflix series
Klein
18 órája
Oh my God it’s all connected. Mother Nature from Mother of nature and Professor Crown from redone
Manda Panda
21 órája
ok i’ve been watching these for so long now but i feel like high rise investigation was a little bit inspired by this
Style Snivy
22 órája
Will any new colours be used for anything I wonder
Miro Cloud
Napja
Why does this give me coviv 19 vibes 😭
Erik Sins
Napja
You should make the girl that left Autodale in "Friendly Shadow" come back and help free Autodale's citizens or something like that. That would be awesome. Better yet, you should write a book or a series of novels about this. This is just too good. It is insanely dark and terrifying but I found it beautiful how the shadow helped the little girl escape out of empathy knowing that, had he brought the girl back from the sewers, she would either be experimented on or die. Not to mention her mother would also be taken away and killed because of her suffering state after her husband died. There's also more to the freaks than we thought. They are intelligent, and feel emotion as well. Damn, this is just too awesome!
Kanedsodas
Napja
I thought this came out like 4 months ago
Trisha Sarah
Napja
This is a such amazing work of art and I respect you for this
Trisha Sarah
Napja
Sir can I make a suggestion? Can you add subtitles so its easier to understand?
The Blank Space
Napja
Is this the ending? Or only the beginning
DuraikenGatewae
Napja
And the old man demonstrates the process called "Indoctrination." How you make real monsters, and dress them up. Make them look 'pretty.' And burn down everything else. If you look at Autodale and don't think about the how and why of it, you're... kind of missing the point. Though, honest truth is, it's less painful to miss the point of this series than it is to understand and think about that point. Because this series is reflecting what our world is like at its worst. And no, it ain't pretty. :Irony Strikes:
elegance _
Napja
what happened to the mayor's daughter? did she become one of the torso-machine-ladies? she was cured of the disease, but what happened after? and how did the tree lady become so humanlike? lots of questions and lots of answers.
George Hackett
Napja
So, I think I get most of it. Autodale keeps the tree lady alive so she can protect its citizens from the plague. What I don't understand is why they only feed the abnormal ones to her. Why the ugly ones? Is there something about being different that makes you more nutritious?
George Hackett
Napja
What I don't understand is, if the plague creates Freaks, and Autodale was created to keep out the plague, then how does Hive not know about the Freaks? does this mean the Freaks are separate from the plague? A form of evolution, maybe, influenced over millenia? After all, they don't explicitly say how long Autodale's been up and running.
Creator -Exe Mila
Napja
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
KoT
Napja
Прикольный фильм, удачи автору!
Zero
2 napja
Was the "necessary" worth it? Cause if it isn't, it is better to go gentle into the good night.
_No Name_
2 napja
Oh so they have to keep killing people to keep the goddess alive??
Snizzy Gaming
2 napja
I like how she’s not scared of this creepy ruler with his guts showing, freaky feet, and some skull mask looking thing
Snizzy Gaming
2 napja
This is so scary that it’s actually entertaining to watch. And to think this might be our society in another millennium..interesting
Emmanuel United Church, Ottawa, Canada
2 napja
MORE PLEASE !!
Mike Mul
2 napja
Ars Lingua Mundi Artis Gratius Populos Gratius and How!!!
Meme Corp.
2 napja
Nice
Mashed POTATO
3 napja
Why that machine has a BIG Nipple
Mutiara Nur Rahmah
3 napja
Ok ok quick question, how many voices that you have, Mr. Armsby?
Maya E
3 napja
"You think you understand? All the lies? All the needless atrocities?...
Mase4200
3 napja
Is this the end I absolutely loved this and still have a few questions is this the whole story?
BlackCover95
3 napja
Until David Armsby makes more videos, this is the last. Until then, we’ll just have to subsist on his playlist. (Link in the description.)
Mase4200
3 napja
Is this the end I absolutely loved this and still have a few questions is this the whole story?
Dora
3 napja
The mayor's pupils getting bigger and smaller is such a cool detail
N.S.A C.I.A joint effort
4 napja
Cyberpunk 1977
Kieren Shan
4 napja
I wish this had captions actually- the auto captions are often inaccurate and there were several parts that no matter how much I replayed it I wasn't sure what was being said...
Donut Dragon
4 napja
dang this poor world
Ghost
4 napja
This channel is really underrated like wow this is some good stuff
Habitual Resistor
4 napja
I would love to see more on the "Friendly Shadow".
Habitual Resistor
4 napja
Wow. I just finished the whole story, and I have to say, this is the best animated series on youtube. There are others I totally love, but this really is the best in my opinion. Bravo
angry and confused Teen
4 napja
This is what I think is happening we destroyed the planet and the goddess is nature so to keep the human race alive they must commit mass murder to keep the goddess alive and humans they must become murderers to stay alive
Сосуд из Бездны
5 napja
Somebody do a subtitles, please. Think about deaf people.
Violet Bilodeau
5 napja
Can't wait for the next episode! Masterpiece.
Chocolate Pancakes • Edible
5 napja
1:03 *C L A P C L A P C L A P*
Bradley Lopez
5 napja
This doesn’t have enough views, the amount of detail is crazy considering its just one person doing the animation.
Jelly Jr.
5 napja
It’s like they were ravaged by a nuke
ItzEva_1075
6 napja
I am now officially scared-
Bob Bobinski
6 napja
I wonder if this is going to be a thing where we just keep learning more about this town and never come to a conclusion, or will there actually be an ending.
Sondash360
6 napja
This is definitely one of the best works of yours, that being said please don't stress yourself too much. A short like this made by a one man army is already an achievement on itself. All the work you put in your shorts is stunning, so don't be afraid to ask for help if something's too laborious. Really, amazing work David.
galactic doggo
6 napja
This storyline should be in a game
Ancientstorm
6 napja
Awwww shit he said my name!
Max smith
6 napja
this reminds me of the movie 9
Benjamin Connor
6 napja
So, it was Cyberdemons all along. Fantastic Job.
ARYA GHAITADKE
6 napja
Perfect nightmare fuel
nun mem
6 napja
The movie should end at 2:46
PC KILLER
7 napja
Cool video but more detail would have made a huge difference.
imnoturgod
7 napja
dang autodale be looking like damn citadel with the combine and everything
La caja de Pandora
7 napja
Holy shit, Walter White has come a long way...
Aaliyah
7 napja
3:18 “hey vsauce Micheal here”
Colby
7 napja
Absolutely gorgeous.
smiley satanson
7 napja
i still dont get it
idoitsandwich
7 napja
Please make this into a game!!!!
SCP Foundation
8 napja
So everything has to be perfect and the people that are called ugly are basically smart and they are said to the goddess so this this blows my mind oh my god this dream from the dream SMP live here ? Also this is perfect This is the most interesting thing that has come out of 2021 for the most part
thanosshould snaprn
8 napja
Idk if this is some kinda series or what but whew this is getting hella interesting
Jade Techna
8 napja
3:30 Remember the film “Mother of Nature”? This “thing” kinda looks like it with the sticks in the shoulder’s and all 3:36 And you can kinda see some horn/ear like things on the head like Mother Nature in the film But it looks like a skull instead- Just a similarity tho
Samuel Lopez
8 napja
Jesus is coming
Barbora Krátká
9 napja
In what program do you create your story?
Kobe One
9 napja
10:36 The leaves floated down, compared to the usual reversed gravity.
Aux Navy
9 napja
2:40 Rule 34 pls
Lord Cypher
9 napja
This has a very WH40k vibe with the sacrifices needed to keep humanity alive. Both keep a literal god/goddess alive which in turn protects humanity from Chaos/Disease.
Geoff Zuo
9 napja
You know, this just feels like abzu, and I loved that game
ThePatrioticDog
9 napja
Netflix you now
Jackson Brown
9 napja
The liquid keeping her alive seems to trigger all the sorrow fed from those who gave their limited lives to. She cries out from the injection. Does she know this is a futile solution?
galdrick millard
9 napja
S'il vous plaît faites des sous-titres en français ☹️
Bilal Aslam
9 napja
I think the best part of this series is there are no "good" or "bad" guys, and no insidious ideology that they are justifying the atrocities in the name of. Rather, the Mayor is choosing the only viable option to prevent the end of human existence itself - he recognizes there are no good choices, that the outside world is too corrupted, diseased, and broken to ever fix. All he can do is continue to sustain what is left of human's miserable existence by creating a reality where individuals can live as happily deluded as possible. But in the end, the Mayor knows that it is all for nought, and even he will succumb to fate.
Haywire - Hatred
9 napja
The best film to date :D
Arrigo !
9 napja
this serie was great
2Hostage2
9 napja
A strong story :O Nice ^^
Maurice Vivet
9 napja
Can you add a French subtitle please
korvasxeno
10 napja
what happened to the little girl who got healed?
Savannah Chapman
10 napja
So are all the hive members people who saw through the lies? Or is the middle girl the first to do that and those in the hive are from before the city was finalized? Also, are all hive members female? I saw some that looked male but only heard female voices, especially the duo that are wrapped together.
BlackCover95
9 napja
•No, just the first one was the one to see through it all. •The others were specifically collected by her, assimilated to be a giant think tank. •There are indeed make Hive members (the Friendly Shadow used to be in the Hive), but they all share the Exceptional Woman’s voice.
Chocoboy
10 napja
is...is the mother of nature dead? are there more then one of her? dave said that the world of the great rat and terrible hound and the world of autodale are the same, and in that story, the rat has a sculpture of the mother of nature, so is the mother of nature dead, or did she do this?
Chocoboy
9 napja
@BlackCover95 i posted this literally 2 hours befote David said against it.
BlackCover95
9 napja
“Mother of Nature” is not canon. Proof: hueye.info/home/vide/a5WNgZWRr32LmNI.html
P E A R B E A R
10 napja
The wailing of the matriarch sends shivers down my spine
Emily L
10 napja
so... it's not as black and white as it seems.
Jacciswacc
10 napja
“Don’t be happy about your achievements, be happy that you lived to see them.”
Surtu
10 napja
The fascinating bit is that the goddess isn't really being kept alive by him to protect the people, the people are being kept alive by him and in a tightly controlled system to use as fuel to try and keep alive the goddess. So they're told lies so at least the ones that haven't been harvested yet are happy, but none of it means anything its all just to hide that they're fuel. Simultaneously the goddess clearly doesn't want this at all and it even causes her pain; she wants to heal them. But she doesn't hate him despite what he's doing and how it hurts her. So complex.
xxRIVERxx Mountain
10 napja
omg its so amazing I've waited so long for the next animation to come out ITS JUST SO AMAZING
Katy-Cat Weeaboo
11 napja
Am I the only one drawing a connection between The Withering Goddess and The Mother of Nature?
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11 napja
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Cushla Skipper
11 napja
Awesome
SkullBunny Xx
11 napja
“Immortal Machine” or as I call it, Benny if he was a rotting corpse, talks to girl
Мануела Кръстева
11 napja
OK, i hate this.
Francesca DeLallo
11 napja
Do you think the boy from the husband and wife we saw in Model Citizen is the dad that died in Friendly Shadow? The little girl seems oddly similar to the one we see waving, the only thing I can see wrong with this is the fact that the wife has a pixie cut, and they have two sons- one which I am pretty sure is older that the girl, which would have made them standing with them. I don't know. I like to think everything is all related, so really it is just my head cannon. Also, I think the man was killed off by the robots or " Handyman" . I am pretty sure the Handyman found out the daughter was hanging out with the "Freaks", so they tried to kill her, but instead the dad, or the man, saw his daughter about to die and intervened. Ultimately, causing his death and making it possible for his daughter to run away. We see Friendly Shadow find the girl and her friend but we don't really know what happened to him? Did the hive rewire him or kill him off???
BlackCover95
9 napja
It can’t be the same. Robinson Jr’s wife is seen tuning in to the radio show at the end of “Friendly Shadow”.
TheAdvertisement
11 napja
Is it just me or does the Mayor look a lot like how the Goddess used to look?
Jasmine
11 napja
the story of auto-dale is made so well, its kind of creepy
mknz
11 napja
man I just watched all of these, and... WOW, they are incredible. the animation, the story... everything's so unsettling but the animation is really pretty (haha) and clean and I can't stop watching
Mander Nugget
12 napja
Me after changing my name to something I feel that's more comfortable but forgetting it frequently 0:05
hillosmillos
12 napja
It's so disturbing that Mayor was actually made with human skin. They somehow collected them (I don't want to think how) and attached them all together. The bad part is the place is huge and it looks like it was all covered with fresh human skin and limbs. I also don't want to imagine what Mayor did to her to turn a human to that disgusting head creature thing.
OCULU games & craft
12 napja
Out of all the shapes it has to be 10:25 really
Egirhor
12 napja
I wonder how the mayor figured out that he must feed the matriarch with human jam in order to keep her alive.
Kitsune Scribe
10 napja
Equivalent Exchange?
Life with Eva
12 napja
OMG I JUST FINISHED READING THE 'UGLIES' BOOK SERIES AND REALLY WANTED IT TO BE A MOVIE!!!! I JUST REALIZED HOW CLOSE THIS IS! PRETTIES AND UGLIES OMGGGGGGGG There are some missing factors, but this is the closest I think I will get. Reply if you've read 'Uglies' 😏