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First published in 2016 by Creator/DemiJong, this ScienceFiction ShortFilm is made with college level video production values, and based on "Literature/Nightfall1941" by Creator/IsaacAsimov.
The movie begins with Eve stocking her shelves with new canned food, and trying to figure out [[CrazySurvivalist what else she's going to need to protect herself against the end of the world]]. Her boyfriend is frustrated at her lack of attention, since this will be their last day together ([[LongDistanceRelationship he got a new job in another city and won't be back for six months]]).
They argue and listen to [[AsYouKnow news broadcasts about the past two months]]. Once the electricity is turned off, the boyfriend is convinced of the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt upcoming apocalypse]], and Eve has started to [[HeroicBSOD surrender to panic and despair]]. Things only get worse from there.
This eight-minute fan-made video can be viewed on ''Website/YouTube'' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baNdQ1cukNg
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!!''Nightfall'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Eve mentions that her boyfriend printed out his boarding pass "last night", but the premise of the original story, "Literature/Nightfall1941", is that night only ever occurs during [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the eclipse]] that occurs for a few hours every two thousand, forty-nine years. (Listen at 1:22) If night occurs on a regular basis, then the eclipse shouldn't cause the panic/chaos that it does.
* AgentMulder: Eve has fully committed to believing in the astronomers that predict [[TheNamesake nightfall]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of the world]]. Her boyfriend [[AgentScully disagrees]] with her opinion that there's a bunch of unknowable things "out there".
* AgentSkully: Eve's boyfriend is frustrated with her decision to treat the [[IgnoredExpert crazy astronomers]] with respect. That is, until events start happening as predicted.
* AlienSky: Although the video doesn't show us, the news mentions the existence of their six suns, and the upcoming [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot eclipse]] of Beta, the only sun left in their current sky.
* AsYouKnow:
** The first broadcast Eve listens to is about the astronomers who barricaded themselves inside the royal observatory due to the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot upcoming eclipse]]. She was [[CrazySurvivalist preparing for the apocalypse]] due to hearing similar broadcasts already.
** When the reporter begins talking about [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the stellar alignment that will cause an eclipse]], she points out that her audience knows [[AlienSky Beta is the only one of their six suns]] left in the sky right now.
* BigBlackout: After the news reports on how [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the eclipse]] is supposed to occur, the television suddenly goes black. Eve and her boyfriend realize off-screen that the electricity has been cut to their area, although they don't know why.
* CrazySurvivalist: The film opens with Eve packing and trying to figure out what she needs for the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt upcoming chaos]].
* CreatorCameo: As typical for a college film, writer/co-producer Creator/DemiJong appears in the film with a [[BitCharacter bit part]]; the news anchor giving {{Exposition}} in the background.
* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: The news anchor in this adaptation reports that the astronomers have identified the eclipse as occurring every two millennium, rather than the more precisely accurate 2049 years. Probably a deliberate InUniverse [[InvokedTrope invocation]] to play up the importance of the broadcast and keep things simple for their audience.
* ExtremeCloseUp: Twice, the camera zooms in to Eve's face, until only part of her face can fit inside the frame. The first time both eyes are the focus, and the second time the focus is only on one eye. Both are done to facilitate [[ReflectiveEyes showing the audience what Eve is looking at]].
* HeroicBSOD: When the power goes out, Eve starts freaking out, clutching at a pillow and rocking gently while her boyfriend turns into the same CrazySurvivalist she had been minutes ago. Eventually her panic causes her to run outside, and she sees the night sky for the first time.
* IgnoredExpert: The astronomers have warned everyone about the upcoming [[TheNamesake nightfall]], when the only sun left in the sky will be eclipsed by the "dark body" that has been a satellite of their planet. [[AgentMulder Eve is one of the rare few who believes them]], despite the objections of [[AgentSkully her aggravated boyfriend]].
* LongDistanceRelationship: Eve and her boyfriend are preparing to separate for months due to his new job. The boyfriend is upset that they're going to spend their last day together packing instead of being together.
* NoNameGiven: Eve's boyfriend, despite having almost as much screen-time as Eve, is never named. The credits refer to him only as [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep The Boyfriend]].
* PrimalFear: As the timing of the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot eclipse]] approaches, Eve believes the darkness will crush her, growing [[HeroicBSOD panicked and nihilistic]]. As it grows darker, she's sobbing uncontrollably, and when her boyfriend approaches her with lit matches, she pushes past him to go outside, where she [[CosmicHorrorStory stares up at the Stars]].
* ReflectiveEyes:
** During the [[ChekhovsNews early news broadcast]], Eve turns to the television and the audience gets an ExtremeCloseUp of Eve's face, showing the news anchor on the television reflected in Eve's eyes.
** When night occurs, Eve looks up at the star-filled sky, and the camera zooms in for an ExtremeCloseUp where millions of stars are reflected in her eyes.
* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: The characters stop arguing for long enough to hear the reporter explain how the [[AlienSky six suns]] will be in alignment behind a newly-discovered non-luminous body.
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The movie begins with Eve stocking her shelves with new canned food, and trying to figure out [[CrazySurvivalist what else she's going to need to protect herself against the end of the world]]. Her boyfriend is frustrated at her lack of attention, since this will be their last day together ([[LongDistanceRelationship he got a new job in another city and won't be back for six months]]).
They argue and listen to [[AsYouKnow news broadcasts about the past two months]]. Once the electricity is turned off, the boyfriend is convinced of the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt upcoming apocalypse]], and Eve has started to [[HeroicBSOD surrender to panic and despair]]. Things only get worse from there.
This eight-minute fan-made video can be viewed on ''Website/YouTube'' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baNdQ1cukNg
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!!''Nightfall'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Eve mentions that her boyfriend printed out his boarding pass "last night", but the premise of the original story, "Literature/Nightfall1941", is that night only ever occurs during [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the eclipse]] that occurs for a few hours every two thousand, forty-nine years. (Listen at 1:22) If night occurs on a regular basis, then the eclipse shouldn't cause the panic/chaos that it does.
* AgentMulder: Eve has fully committed to believing in the astronomers that predict [[TheNamesake nightfall]] and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of the world]]. Her boyfriend [[AgentScully disagrees]] with her opinion that there's a bunch of unknowable things "out there".
* AgentSkully: Eve's boyfriend is frustrated with her decision to treat the [[IgnoredExpert crazy astronomers]] with respect. That is, until events start happening as predicted.
* AlienSky: Although the video doesn't show us, the news mentions the existence of their six suns, and the upcoming [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot eclipse]] of Beta, the only sun left in their current sky.
* AsYouKnow:
** The first broadcast Eve listens to is about the astronomers who barricaded themselves inside the royal observatory due to the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot upcoming eclipse]]. She was [[CrazySurvivalist preparing for the apocalypse]] due to hearing similar broadcasts already.
** When the reporter begins talking about [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the stellar alignment that will cause an eclipse]], she points out that her audience knows [[AlienSky Beta is the only one of their six suns]] left in the sky right now.
* BigBlackout: After the news reports on how [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the eclipse]] is supposed to occur, the television suddenly goes black. Eve and her boyfriend realize off-screen that the electricity has been cut to their area, although they don't know why.
* CrazySurvivalist: The film opens with Eve packing and trying to figure out what she needs for the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt upcoming chaos]].
* CreatorCameo: As typical for a college film, writer/co-producer Creator/DemiJong appears in the film with a [[BitCharacter bit part]]; the news anchor giving {{Exposition}} in the background.
* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: The news anchor in this adaptation reports that the astronomers have identified the eclipse as occurring every two millennium, rather than the more precisely accurate 2049 years. Probably a deliberate InUniverse [[InvokedTrope invocation]] to play up the importance of the broadcast and keep things simple for their audience.
* ExtremeCloseUp: Twice, the camera zooms in to Eve's face, until only part of her face can fit inside the frame. The first time both eyes are the focus, and the second time the focus is only on one eye. Both are done to facilitate [[ReflectiveEyes showing the audience what Eve is looking at]].
* HeroicBSOD: When the power goes out, Eve starts freaking out, clutching at a pillow and rocking gently while her boyfriend turns into the same CrazySurvivalist she had been minutes ago. Eventually her panic causes her to run outside, and she sees the night sky for the first time.
* IgnoredExpert: The astronomers have warned everyone about the upcoming [[TheNamesake nightfall]], when the only sun left in the sky will be eclipsed by the "dark body" that has been a satellite of their planet. [[AgentMulder Eve is one of the rare few who believes them]], despite the objections of [[AgentSkully her aggravated boyfriend]].
* LongDistanceRelationship: Eve and her boyfriend are preparing to separate for months due to his new job. The boyfriend is upset that they're going to spend their last day together packing instead of being together.
* NoNameGiven: Eve's boyfriend, despite having almost as much screen-time as Eve, is never named. The credits refer to him only as [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep The Boyfriend]].
* PrimalFear: As the timing of the [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot eclipse]] approaches, Eve believes the darkness will crush her, growing [[HeroicBSOD panicked and nihilistic]]. As it grows darker, she's sobbing uncontrollably, and when her boyfriend approaches her with lit matches, she pushes past him to go outside, where she [[CosmicHorrorStory stares up at the Stars]].
* ReflectiveEyes:
** During the [[ChekhovsNews early news broadcast]], Eve turns to the television and the audience gets an ExtremeCloseUp of Eve's face, showing the news anchor on the television reflected in Eve's eyes.
** When night occurs, Eve looks up at the star-filled sky, and the camera zooms in for an ExtremeCloseUp where millions of stars are reflected in her eyes.
* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: The characters stop arguing for long enough to hear the reporter explain how the [[AlienSky six suns]] will be in alignment behind a newly-discovered non-luminous body.
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