I love the usage of sound here and the lack of vocal acting. This is a style choice that isn't easy to pull off, but is a very effective way to tell a story when done right. Exposition often creates a disconnect from the viewer. It's somebody else giving the information. This style, in contrast, can make you feel what the character does. So the information partially comes from within yourself. Anybody who has ever had night terrors knows the feeling of not being able to make a sound. You can't scream or even whisper. You may even be unable to tell if you're breathing or not. The usage of chalk was a cool style choice, too. Wherever you found to use for your filming location was great, also. I used to live in the middle of nowhere and I walked to the store into the next town at night. Started walking at midnight and didn't get there till 5am. There were many street lights that were out on the road I was walking down and the ones that were lit were very far between each other. So I was able to feel what the character felt in the film. I wish more filmmakers would use this method of storytelling, especially in the horror genre. Exposition and over-explanation is getting so tiring. Great work to everyone involved.
You want to hear something really trippy? I don't believe dreams are just random pictures you see in your head. I believe that when you're asleep, you are able to see into other timelines that your life has taken. With every decision we make. The other decision that wasn't made is still made and life goes on from both decisions. Basically branching out like a tree. The other decision may end up having you lose your lives in 10 minutes and then the soul from your departed timeline goes back to the closest timeline and melds with the other soul. When you dream you are seeing those other timelines. I know people will then say well why do my dreams seem so erratic and like they don't make sense? That's because the operational program that controls this entire simulation is actively working to erase what you saw and distort what you saw in the dreams so that you don't figure it out. That's why dreams seem so weird and erratic. Because pieces are being taken away.
@@TheTexasViking I've heard that dreams are experiences from your soul and possibly cryptid messages from the afterlife and I don't belive that all dreams are like that, but I do like to belive that some of my deeper dreams have those kinds of meanings. I mean I literally learned that some of my ancestors where native americains after I had a dream about sperits that possesed trees and objects and i could only see them when they pessesed objects but I could only hear them when they possesed the trees. and then after that dream i told my dad about it and how my dream resembled the belifs of some indigenous people, wich i learned in school the day before I had my dream, and then my dad told me that his side of the family, specificly my grandpa had indeginous roots being the mi'kmaq and that they enhabited the east coast of Canada. anyway I wanted to share my view along with a related experience, if you see this I want to know if you have had any of your own spiritual dream experiences!
Wow, what an amazing short. I was so scared. I thought that beast was going to devour him. I'm sure there is symbolism..is it about death, trying to overcome death, our deepest fears and insecurities? Actor was incredible. I felt like I was right there with him.
Another commenter suggested that he was, indeed, dead and pointed out that his character's name was "Dead Man Walking". Makes as much sense as any other explanation. 😮
I think this has a lot to say about problem solving skills, or a lack thereof. The way he struggled to strike a match rather than lighting it off the still burning match. All the matches (resources) he dithered away rather than using them to reach one of the other islands of light. Making to the next light, then discovering he was back at the original one (wherever you go, there you are). Lighting a cig while under stress because choosing to smoke establishes an illusion of control. And yes, limping away from the running truck. Very well done.
it reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me (we were talking about dog brains): A classteacher gave each children a thumb trab to solve. Every single one did the wrong thing a dozen of times. Instead of trying instantly new paths, everyone kept trying the same thing over and over again (this HAS to work, or doesnt it?!). It just shows that, sometimes, the solution can be SO easy but it will remain hidden. (for dogs, this means we need to show them new ways to behave, because whats obvious for US, just isnt obvious for them.)
That's one hell of a way to look at a near death experience. I understood why he chose to walk, 😅 homeboy was shook! Plus he was just electrocuted I think he wanted to just walk it out 😂. 🤷♀️🤦♀️🤣💯 loved it!
That was my take-away as well. And I also agree that THINGAMAJIG was an interesting impression of an NDE. "The Light" is such a major component of NDE experiences. This short had me chewing on it for a while after viewing it, which for me is usually a sign of a well-made low/no-budget film.
Well, not so much to walk it off, but perhaps because he had "learned" from the nightmare and felt safer just staying in the light and walking to stay in the next area of light. Or, he felt he was in no condition to drive and that could result in his death as well. Most probably it was done that way to get us to watch the credits.
I think the thingamajig represents the truth and all the light posts represent lies he’s built to keep himself safe and when the “truth” aka the thingamajig shows its ugly head it topples everyone of his lies
An interesting thing I noticed is in the end credits the main character seems to get the title; "Dead Man Walking"(26:34) wich could be a of expressing that his experiance was a NDE as he was not supposed to bge alive and thus he would be a dead man living or in other words A dead man walking.
Excellent, excellent, EXCELLENT!!! Plot, characters, acting, ALL just perfect. I really so hope you do something else with this, please! A sequel or full length feature, whatever just more of this❤
Absolutely brilliant on so many levels !!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥I was completely focused on every moment he made!!! The lighting really made it pop out even more!! Great job all involved ❤️🔥❤️🔥Ps I always have a flashlight on me 🔦
This was an AMAZING and HIGHLY CREEPY/CREATIVE short film! How come Hollywood doesn’t tap into these writers to make their films? They keep remaking movies that have been made over and over again. I mean how many times can you do “Halloween”?
It's the curse of capitalism, I guess. Profit drives everything, and so you pander to where the money is: simple-minded movies that don't require too much thinking or concentration.
@ sad isn’t it? The messed up part is when GOOD things become commercialized. Smile, Halloween, Blair Witch Project all examples of good Indy movies that Hollywood grabbed and made commercial and messed them up.
I'm not entirely sure I understand why he chose to walk down the dark road alone, injured, towards an unknown destination rather than getting into the truck. That said, this was brilliantly done otherwise! Phenomenal concept, acting, cinematography, and effects!
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
@nickfilippos3340 I never actually said he should drive, but rather just to get inside the truck (and perhaps call for help?). Like you said, he can barely walk. So trudging off into the unknown, alone, injured, in the dark, hardly seems like the practical choice.
1) He's injured, can't drive 2) Probably creators wanted to show it's relatively safe to move through darkness to the light source, but just in case he still turns the flashlight on. :) I think they needed to show him walking to the light source like in alternative world. Indicating he really escaped and there is nothing to be scared of rn.
This is how you make a horror movie. The build up, the slow burn, the tension, the terror. This short film is much more meaningful than hollywood movies in 2024 I'm so fed up with the jumpscares. You know it's horror done right when it doesn't make you just scream, it makes you shout "OH, SHIT!"
Pretty impressive tbh, a commendable accomplishment of low-budget horror. Plus, no spoilers but I love this motif and never get tired of this type of story
Great film! The trap-situation reminded me of The Curve, which probably is my favourite short thriller ever. I think the monster could have remained a bit more abstract. The idea of an immense darkness ful of threatening creatures was scary enough for me. I Liked the switch to 'reality' at the end!
This Was Actually Super Dope!!! I Love How It All Made Sense In The End. And What's Crazy Is- A Lot Folks Aren't Even Going To See The Depth In This Flick!! Bravo, 5 Stars Across The Board!!! 👌🏾💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
This was great. The score, the psychological aspect, all put perfectly together. Paranoia, unknown, fear, loneliness, monsters, lack of resources, great work !
He saw one light was out, and he is still mentally disturbed by his vision? or how you wish to describe it. He walks away from the "one-light truck", with his flashlight, toward a light in the distance, prophecy.
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
A well done video in all respects. Still ... don't just drop the matchbox. Light it with the last match. First the inner part, then light the outer part with the inner part when it is just about burned out. Better yet, twist up each if them tightly first as it should slow down the burning process somewhat. Maybe even tear each into sections and twist each up to increase the overall burn time. Then there's using your clothing as something to burn for much greater time. Again, in pieces to really extend it. And if waking him up was the goal, his brain should have jump-scared him awake up using the monster right off instead of dragging it all out like that. OTOH, from a cinematic point of view, making him go through all that and somehow waking him up just in time is the way to go. And, there is the fact we don't tend to act logically in dreams either. We take things as they come with very little planning ahead (if any). Maybe his particular subconscious brain likes making him fight for his life instead of taking the easy, quick way out. I know mine does. It seems to particularly like making me unable to find my car, having the plane I'm in crash, and unable to find my way back into a building I just left. Maybe it's little ways to get revenge for me making it work so hard while awake.
Wow this was really good! I'm really glad that once he woke up, the monster wasn't in the real world because a lot of bad horror shorts or movies will try to pull something like that for a cheap scare. I liked the "Lies" concept and the idea that this was all just in his head while he was passed out was really good. My only complaint would be the pacing. It was really slow at times. This works for some shorts or movies but it didn't really work here in my opinion. A lot of the scenes could have been cut out and the story would have still worked perfectly fine. Had a majority of the filler long shots been shortened or replaced I think it would have been much easier to watch. I also don't understand why he walked away at the end. His left foot was injured but he could still drive. Just doesn't make much sense to me imo. It doesn't bring the story down or anything, just a bit confusing. Great Short Film!
@NorthernMouse52 If all we say is "great job, it's perfect!" The creators have no real worthwhile feedback, meaning they can't improve. Constructive criticism is important. I'd rather have someone who always points out my flaws than a yes man.
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
@@nickfilippos3340 He was able to lunge and roll out of the road, light up a smoke, stand up and walk. You could argue that he was took shaken up maybe but that still doesn't explain leaving the car on and walking for who knows how far until you get help. At the very least resting in the car would have been a smarter idea. (Not to mention that his left leg is the injured one. You use your right leg to drive) In Short, he could still drive in a straight line just fine based on his previous actions.
SPOILER ALERT : Please watch the film before reading This was really very good. Original. Absorbing. Suspenseful. Scary. No real words needed to hold our attention. And most importantly, it didn't rely on stupid jump scares. Well Done ! ... But ... But ...why did he walk off down the road, when he had a car ? The cars lights were on, and I feel that I heard it's engine running ... and yet he risked the uncertainty of a flashlight, on a dark road ? after experiencing what he did ? ... (sorry ... I really did like it, but these questions prevailed lol)
When I see these moments in horrors where the protag only has a match I'm always like well start burning your clothes or die? But so few ever take their clothes and light them on fire
Me too. For me, Jumpscares are the laziest of Horror scares. Give me a good one like this, that is suspenseful, ominous, and atmospheric any day of the week ... far more scary, and memorable
I'm probably gonna watch this one again. 😮❤ it was very good and made one sit and contemplate the cosmos...😂no not really but life and death maybe! ❤❤❤❤ great short! Thanks for upload! 😊
Base things on real life things they've heard or seen. Like the true story of the guy seeing the Upside-down lamp in his home, had a wife, 10 and 8 year old kid. While staring at the lamp one day trying to figure out why he was seeing only it Upside-down, he became aware as "waking up", in his back staring up at a lamp post on the sidewalk with prime standing all around. Found out he'd been knocked out for a few minutes by a guy, and had lived a while lifetime growing up and having his own kids. It was like real life to him. He had to go to therapy for years to mourn the fake family he dreamt up while knocked out.
Wow ! What a superb film ! What a twist ! Better than Shyamalan ! Congratulations, cast and crew ! Hope that 'thingamajig' isn't waiting for me the next time I electrocute myself !
This was INCREDIBLE!!!! Subscribed immediately!!!! I love how you guys made the red of his cigarette stand off so eerily against the already earie blue light.
This was great and scary, but I have a few questions Why did he keep wasting matches by setting them down while walking to the other light when he could’ve just lit his jacket on fire and had a torch? He could’ve even just lit the box on fire and used his hair to embolden the flame. He should’ve just hopped in the car to sit awhile, then drove away because walking with an injured leg just down a dark road is kinda weird when u have a car WHY did he try lighting a match on the box when he could’ve just touched it to the other match? Shouldn’t he have just not trusted the words immediately when it said that monster thingamajig was helpful? Like I would have just said “nope I’m not trusting that thing or these words I’m outta here” Still good and kinda scary tho nice job
Minimalist and eerie af. Love the premise of dropping a guy into that situation, no explanation, just have to go with it. I didn’t think that the chalk outline was a could be, instead of a reality, so the end was a total surprise! And I love that there was no jump scare with the thingamajig at the end. It makes the slightly disturbed feel cling on, rather than using some cheap fright to ruin the mood you carefully built up to. Loved it!
This was creepy and intense. Very well-done, and shows what you can do with a minimalist setup as long as you're creative enough. I did NOT like what I saw at 13:13.
Oh come on. Right when I’m debating if I should watch this before bed it comes out and has my first name as its studio name. Great. Guess I have to now 🤣
I believe he’s walking away from this job to find a new one I know there’s a truck there he wanted to walk it off contemplating what’s down the road oh yeah loved it
I didn't get the ending right away, but he wasn't going to risk going behind lights after his subconscious-dreamscape-tutorial-nightmare; headlights, not the truck-cab: lights' safety margin thwarted some clearly-present-mortal-danger & high-viz-vest saved his ass & PPE.
about the time writings appears saying fear the dark, I would have said FEAR YOU! and just took off running and screaming right into that fearful darkness as a way of telling whoever was writing that I didn't give a flying fear about them or him or it or she or whatever. 9:12 not real light from a match. More like a welding torch.
Let's not be mean in the comments. Constructive comments might be what the writer needs to hear. They spent money, time, and resources to do an indy short that they believed in. Let's not 💩 on their dreams. Encourage to do better. Ps.. this just came up on my feed.. no vested interest. 😂
@Hoosier_765 there are a couple of not so nice ones. No need to be repeated. They may have been removed. I'm just trying to be supportive of the artist.
@@justhearmeoutThe artists want to hear constructive criticism about their work and sometimes it isn’t always so nice and fuzzy. They know as do I why We need to hear their own opinions and views so we’re able to make it better next time. I appreciate your own support, but honesty is far more important than just telling us what we want to hear from others ❤ Make sense to you about the process? Thanks for sharing.😊
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
@@nickfilippos3340 I guess that's a valid enough point. Still, most would have driven and I just don't think that's the reason he didn't drive away in the story but who knows.
I love the usage of sound here and the lack of vocal acting. This is a style choice that isn't easy to pull off, but is a very effective way to tell a story when done right. Exposition often creates a disconnect from the viewer. It's somebody else giving the information. This style, in contrast, can make you feel what the character does. So the information partially comes from within yourself. Anybody who has ever had night terrors knows the feeling of not being able to make a sound. You can't scream or even whisper. You may even be unable to tell if you're breathing or not.
The usage of chalk was a cool style choice, too. Wherever you found to use for your filming location was great, also. I used to live in the middle of nowhere and I walked to the store into the next town at night. Started walking at midnight and didn't get there till 5am. There were many street lights that were out on the road I was walking down and the ones that were lit were very far between each other. So I was able to feel what the character felt in the film. I wish more filmmakers would use this method of storytelling, especially in the horror genre. Exposition and over-explanation is getting so tiring. Great work to everyone involved.
This has to be one of the most creative short horror films I've seen. Loved the ending too.
Sometimes dreams, or nightmares, are linked to reality. This nightmare saved his life.
You want to hear something really trippy? I don't believe dreams are just random pictures you see in your head. I believe that when you're asleep, you are able to see into other timelines that your life has taken. With every decision we make. The other decision that wasn't made is still made and life goes on from both decisions. Basically branching out like a tree. The other decision may end up having you lose your lives in 10 minutes and then the soul from your departed timeline goes back to the closest timeline and melds with the other soul. When you dream you are seeing those other timelines. I know people will then say well why do my dreams seem so erratic and like they don't make sense? That's because the operational program that controls this entire simulation is actively working to erase what you saw and distort what you saw in the dreams so that you don't figure it out. That's why dreams seem so weird and erratic. Because pieces are being taken away.
@@TheTexasViking I've heard that dreams are experiences from your soul and possibly cryptid messages from the afterlife and I don't belive that all dreams are like that, but I do like to belive that some of my deeper dreams have those kinds of meanings. I mean I literally learned that some of my ancestors where native americains after I had a dream about sperits that possesed trees and objects and i could only see them when they pessesed objects but I could only hear them when they possesed the trees. and then after that dream i told my dad about it and how my dream resembled the belifs of some indigenous people, wich i learned in school the day before I had my dream, and then my dad told me that his side of the family, specificly my grandpa had indeginous roots being the mi'kmaq and that they enhabited the east coast of Canada. anyway I wanted to share my view along with a related experience, if you see this I want to know if you have had any of your own spiritual dream experiences!
@@toxicflame2902 I definitely believe dreams are not just simple dreams.
What makes you assume he wasn't dead in the end?
Wow, what an amazing short. I was so scared. I thought that beast was going to devour him. I'm sure there is symbolism..is it about death, trying to overcome death, our deepest fears and insecurities?
Actor was incredible. I felt like I was right there with him.
Another commenter suggested that he was, indeed, dead and pointed out that his character's name was "Dead Man Walking". Makes as much sense as any other explanation. 😮
Bro almost dies, hurts his leg, then is like, screw it I'll walk, with his truck there and probably his phone in there too lol
I really liked this one! Well done and the lack of dialogue wasn't a problem. Very well done!
Spoken dialogue, yea.
Writing on the ground that narrates the whole thing is kinda does the same thing.
Just when I thought I was safe, you hit me with that jump scare! Well played! 😱
I think this has a lot to say about problem solving skills, or a lack thereof. The way he struggled to strike a match rather than lighting it off the still burning match. All the matches (resources) he dithered away rather than using them to reach one of the other islands of light. Making to the next light, then discovering he was back at the original one (wherever you go, there you are). Lighting a cig while under stress because choosing to smoke establishes an illusion of control. And yes, limping away from the running truck. Very well done.
I'm missing it. Please explain to me how limping away from the truck is well done. Thank you.
@@Hoosier_765 Maybe he lost his skills.
it reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me (we were talking about dog brains): A classteacher gave each children a thumb trab to solve. Every single one did the wrong thing a dozen of times. Instead of trying instantly new paths, everyone kept trying the same thing over and over again (this HAS to work, or doesnt it?!). It just shows that, sometimes, the solution can be SO easy but it will remain hidden. (for dogs, this means we need to show them new ways to behave, because whats obvious for US, just isnt obvious for them.)
@MoonwolfAkirooo wtf are you talking about?!
@@Hoosier_765for real...Thumb Trab" 🤤
Alright yeah, that was fun. I liked the whole 'hidden in plain sight' thing.
Shouldn't have let us see the thingamajig so clearly though 👍🏻
That's one hell of a way to look at a near death experience. I understood why he chose to walk, 😅 homeboy was shook! Plus he was just electrocuted I think he wanted to just walk it out 😂. 🤷♀️🤦♀️🤣💯 loved it!
That was my take-away as well. And I also agree that THINGAMAJIG was an interesting impression of an NDE. "The Light" is such a major component of NDE experiences. This short had me chewing on it for a while after viewing it, which for me is usually a sign of a well-made low/no-budget film.
Well, not so much to walk it off, but perhaps because he had "learned" from the nightmare and felt safer just staying in the light and walking to stay in the next area of light. Or, he felt he was in no condition to drive and that could result in his death as well. Most probably it was done that way to get us to watch the credits.
I think the thingamajig represents the truth and all the light posts represent lies he’s built to keep himself safe and when the “truth” aka the thingamajig shows its ugly head it topples everyone of his lies
@@kylemaitland5892Now THAT’S a deep thought! 🤔
An interesting thing I noticed is in the end credits the main character seems to get the title; "Dead Man Walking"(26:34) wich could be a of expressing that his experiance was a NDE as he was not supposed to bge alive and thus he would be a dead man living or in other words A dead man walking.
Excellent, excellent, EXCELLENT!!!
Plot, characters, acting, ALL just perfect. I really so hope you do something else with this, please! A sequel or full length feature, whatever just more of this❤
The ending was pretty cool.
Love weird ones like this. Very original and interesting. Great job!
Absolutely brilliant on so many levels !!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥I was completely focused on every moment he made!!! The lighting really made it pop out even more!! Great job all involved ❤️🔥❤️🔥Ps I always have a flashlight on me 🔦
This was an AMAZING and HIGHLY CREEPY/CREATIVE short film! How come Hollywood doesn’t tap into these writers to make their films? They keep remaking movies that have been made over and over again. I mean how many times can you do “Halloween”?
It's the curse of capitalism, I guess. Profit drives everything, and so you pander to where the money is: simple-minded movies that don't require too much thinking or concentration.
@ sad isn’t it? The messed up part is when GOOD things become commercialized. Smile, Halloween, Blair Witch Project all examples of good Indy movies that Hollywood grabbed and made commercial and messed them up.
That's how I start to bring flashlight everywhere
I'm not entirely sure I understand why he chose to walk down the dark road alone, injured, towards an unknown destination rather than getting into the truck. That said, this was brilliantly done otherwise! Phenomenal concept, acting, cinematography, and effects!
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
@nickfilippos3340 I never actually said he should drive, but rather just to get inside the truck (and perhaps call for help?). Like you said, he can barely walk. So trudging off into the unknown, alone, injured, in the dark, hardly seems like the practical choice.
1) He's injured, can't drive
2) Probably creators wanted to show it's relatively safe to move through darkness to the light source, but just in case he still turns the flashlight on. :)
I think they needed to show him walking to the light source like in alternative world. Indicating he really escaped and there is nothing to be scared of rn.
@@nickfilippos3340 better than walk
imo it ties back to his experience with not trusting the light
This is how you make a horror movie. The build up, the slow burn, the tension, the terror. This short film is much more meaningful than hollywood movies in 2024
I'm so fed up with the jumpscares. You know it's horror done right when it doesn't make you just scream, it makes you shout "OH, SHIT!"
Pretty impressive tbh, a commendable accomplishment of low-budget horror. Plus, no spoilers but I love this motif and never get tired of this type of story
This is one that made me think and watch every detail! Very VERY well done❤ Great movie.
That's how I like it. Existential puzzle, find a way out, with a graceful ending.
That's all we could have hoped for. Thanks so much!
Great film! The trap-situation reminded me of The Curve, which probably is my favourite short thriller ever. I think the monster could have remained a bit more abstract. The idea of an immense darkness ful of threatening creatures was scary enough for me. I Liked the switch to 'reality' at the end!
This Was Actually Super Dope!!! I Love How It All Made Sense In The End. And What's Crazy Is- A Lot Folks Aren't Even Going To See The Depth In This Flick!! Bravo, 5 Stars Across The Board!!! 👌🏾💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You're right! I sure didn't!
Exceptionally creative. Such an unexpected turn out
I liked it because it's scary but I'm at a loss as to why he didn't drive away in the truck..? Keep 'em coming. This is good.
Because he was a dumbass.
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
@@nickfilippos3340 Why not drive? I've never heard any reason not to if you need to get to safety.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
@@nickfilippos3340 That's retarded
hands down my favorite short from Nightmare filmfest 2023! So cool to see this finally posted so i can show my friends.
This must be one of the first ones you watched.🤷♀️
Well done 👏👏Well shot and suspensful.
Mind blowing, I am pretty sure I will be watching this again.
This was great. The score, the psychological aspect, all put perfectly together. Paranoia, unknown, fear, loneliness, monsters, lack of resources, great work !
this was a fun ride for me watching this short film the quality is amazing
Why didnt he drive the truck? Makes no sense
It's SURREAL
I guess , he wanted to go to the light at the end of the road like he did before.
It's works vehicle. He quit I believe.
He saw one light was out, and he is still mentally disturbed by his vision? or how you wish to describe it. He walks away from the "one-light truck", with his flashlight, toward a light in the distance, prophecy.
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
A well done video in all respects. Still ... don't just drop the matchbox. Light it with the last match. First the inner part, then light the outer part with the inner part when it is just about burned out. Better yet, twist up each if them tightly first as it should slow down the burning process somewhat. Maybe even tear each into sections and twist each up to increase the overall burn time. Then there's using your clothing as something to burn for much greater time. Again, in pieces to really extend it. And if waking him up was the goal, his brain should have jump-scared him awake up using the monster right off instead of dragging it all out like that.
OTOH, from a cinematic point of view, making him go through all that and somehow waking him up just in time is the way to go. And, there is the fact we don't tend to act logically in dreams either. We take things as they come with very little planning ahead (if any). Maybe his particular subconscious brain likes making him fight for his life instead of taking the easy, quick way out. I know mine does. It seems to particularly like making me unable to find my car, having the plane I'm in crash, and unable to find my way back into a building I just left. Maybe it's little ways to get revenge for me making it work so hard while awake.
Wow this was really good! I'm really glad that once he woke up, the monster wasn't in the real world because a lot of bad horror shorts or movies will try to pull something like that for a cheap scare. I liked the "Lies" concept and the idea that this was all just in his head while he was passed out was really good.
My only complaint would be the pacing. It was really slow at times. This works for some shorts or movies but it didn't really work here in my opinion. A lot of the scenes could have been cut out and the story would have still worked perfectly fine. Had a majority of the filler long shots been shortened or replaced I think it would have been much easier to watch.
I also don't understand why he walked away at the end. His left foot was injured but he could still drive. Just doesn't make much sense to me imo. It doesn't bring the story down or anything, just a bit confusing.
Great Short Film!
Really???
That's your opinion and your welcome to it, but you are wrong the story pacing was just fine! 🐭
@NorthernMouse52 If all we say is "great job, it's perfect!" The creators have no real worthwhile feedback, meaning they can't improve. Constructive criticism is important. I'd rather have someone who always points out my flaws than a yes man.
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
@@nickfilippos3340 He was able to lunge and roll out of the road, light up a smoke, stand up and walk. You could argue that he was took shaken up maybe but that still doesn't explain leaving the car on and walking for who knows how far until you get help. At the very least resting in the car would have been a smarter idea. (Not to mention that his left leg is the injured one. You use your right leg to drive)
In Short, he could still drive in a straight line just fine based on his previous actions.
Excellent work.
Very good,i like this one very much
WoW! What a rollercoaster... the end was logic, but i was hoping for more. Well done! 👍
Great sound!
positive to positive, negative to negative.
Absolutely great! Compelling.
Really very well done. Hats off ❤
What a low budget gem! Almost a dark comedy because of the monster's effects. Like his crustacean appendages! 😂 😊
The best short film I have seen. Very good writing and acting.
Why didn't he get in the truck? Maybe he was in ⚡️SHOCK ⚡️
😂 😂😂
This needs to be a feature film now
Wickedly cool... kudos
SPOILER ALERT : Please watch the film before reading
This was really very good. Original. Absorbing. Suspenseful. Scary. No real words needed to hold our attention. And most importantly, it didn't rely on stupid jump scares. Well Done ! ... But ... But ...why did he walk off down the road, when he had a car ? The cars lights were on, and I feel that I heard it's engine running ... and yet he risked the uncertainty of a flashlight, on a dark road ? after experiencing what he did ? ... (sorry ... I really did like it, but these questions prevailed lol)
That is one down on his luck fentanyl user. The guy trying to stay in the light isn't doing too well either.
Very fascinating - well done ! 👍
So good bro.
When I see these moments in horrors where the protag only has a match I'm always like well start burning your clothes or die? But so few ever take their clothes and light them on fire
Compelling viewing. A big Well done to all involved.
This was exceedingly cool!! Well done!!
Enjoyed this one. Well done.
Ooh, this is a good one, sent shivers down my spine. I like horrors that don't rely on jumpscares, those are so overdone they've become annoying now.
Me too. For me, Jumpscares are the laziest of Horror scares. Give me a good one like this, that is suspenseful, ominous, and atmospheric any day of the week ... far more scary, and memorable
I'm probably gonna watch this one again. 😮❤ it was very good and made one sit and contemplate the cosmos...😂no not really but life and death maybe! ❤❤❤❤ great short! Thanks for upload! 😊
I keep wondering why he doesn't go any fucking slower. Standing around watching his matches burn out.
@YNVNEone - What are you, a teenager trying to sound cool by dropping the F-bomb? You could have made your point without the obscenity.
@@howardoller443 lighten the fuck up Howard. It's just a silly word. Why are you giving it so much power?
@@howardoller443lighten the fuck up howard. it's just a silly word. you are the one giving it power.
@howardoller443 yeah but cursing makes the point that much fuckin clearer
@@bowsreal7079 That is not true, at all. Grow up, buddy.
WHO thinks up these dark, insidious flicks??
thumbs up
@@jordanfan5896
i see...thanks
Base things on real life things they've heard or seen. Like the true story of the guy seeing the Upside-down lamp in his home, had a wife, 10 and 8 year old kid. While staring at the lamp one day trying to figure out why he was seeing only it Upside-down, he became aware as "waking up", in his back staring up at a lamp post on the sidewalk with prime standing all around. Found out he'd been knocked out for a few minutes by a guy, and had lived a while lifetime growing up and having his own kids. It was like real life to him. He had to go to therapy for years to mourn the fake family he dreamt up while knocked out.
@@rylansworld3061
I see....🤔
@@sa1ntluke
🤣😂🤣
This was incredible
Como se ele tivesse entre a vida e a morte, lutando para sobreviver, a luz representando o último suspiro de vida ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Incredible
Wow ! What a superb film ! What a twist ! Better than Shyamalan ! Congratulations, cast and crew ! Hope that 'thingamajig' isn't waiting for me the next time I electrocute myself !
This was INCREDIBLE!!!! Subscribed immediately!!!! I love how you guys made the red of his cigarette stand off so eerily against the already earie blue light.
Thanks so much for watching! I spent a loooong time colorizing those shots so thanks for noticing!
Really well done! Creepy AF!😮❤
This was great and scary, but I have a few questions
Why did he keep wasting matches by setting them down while walking to the other light when he could’ve just lit his jacket on fire and had a torch? He could’ve even just lit the box on fire and used his hair to embolden the flame.
He should’ve just hopped in the car to sit awhile, then drove away because walking with an injured leg just down a dark road is kinda weird when u have a car
WHY did he try lighting a match on the box when he could’ve just touched it to the other match?
Shouldn’t he have just not trusted the words immediately when it said that monster thingamajig was helpful? Like I would have just said “nope I’m not trusting that thing or these words I’m outta here”
Still good and kinda scary tho nice job
Minimalist and eerie af. Love the premise of dropping a guy into that situation, no explanation, just have to go with it. I didn’t think that the chalk outline was a could be, instead of a reality, so the end was a total surprise! And I love that there was no jump scare with the thingamajig at the end. It makes the slightly disturbed feel cling on, rather than using some cheap fright to ruin the mood you carefully built up to. Loved it!
Great short. Superbly done and watched it several times. I feel like I'd rabbit kicked the fck out of slappy bish at 15:31
So well done ❤
The first 6 minutes describe being suffering from PTSD very well.😢😢😢
As a former lineman that was good!😮
This was creepy and intense. Very well-done, and shows what you can do with a minimalist setup as long as you're creative enough.
I did NOT like what I saw at 13:13.
so moral of the story is ""If you die by electrocution you'll get chance by solving a puzzle"
... and a broken leg 😊
Oh come on. Right when I’m debating if I should watch this before bed it comes out and has my first name as its studio name. Great. Guess I have to now 🤣
"That's John Carpenter's the Thingamajig!"
A DarkSouls nerd so naive to trust floor messages. XDXDXDXDXD
9/10
Mostly fantastic. The part with the matches was not believable. Nobody would be that wasteful and reckless with the limited supply of matches.
wow awesome. 👏👏👏👍
C’mon Man. You, you, you know the thing(amajig).
One of the best shorts ever! Very well done! Love and respect from the Netherlands ❤
Nice work
Great fiĺm i really enjoyed it.
Remember 28 minutes ago before you knew this existed? Good times
I believe he’s walking away from this job to find a new one I know there’s a truck there he wanted to walk it off contemplating what’s down the road oh yeah loved it
Creative 💡
Just like ,,Twilight zone,, BRAVOOOO !!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Electrocuted and LEFT leg is injured. But instead of driving, he decides to walk home with a cigarette in his mouth? 😆
I didn't get the ending right away, but he wasn't going to risk going behind lights after his subconscious-dreamscape-tutorial-nightmare; headlights, not the truck-cab: lights' safety margin thwarted some clearly-present-mortal-danger & high-viz-vest saved his ass & PPE.
well done.
16:49 scared the f**k out of me.
Well, in fact, thingamajig did help him!!
Nice. I enjoyed it.
Satisfying.
about the time writings appears saying fear the dark, I would have said FEAR YOU! and just took off running and screaming right into that fearful darkness as a way of telling whoever was writing that I didn't give a flying fear about them or him or it or she or whatever. 9:12 not real light from a match. More like a welding torch.
I liked everything but the end!
Let's not be mean in the comments. Constructive comments might be what the writer needs to hear. They spent money, time, and resources to do an indy short that they believed in. Let's not 💩 on their dreams. Encourage to do better.
Ps.. this just came up on my feed.. no vested interest. 😂
What are you talking about? All I've read so far is mostly positive.
@Hoosier_765 there are a couple of not so nice ones. No need to be repeated. They may have been removed. I'm just trying to be supportive of the artist.
@@justhearmeoutThe artists want to hear constructive criticism about their work and sometimes it isn’t always so nice and fuzzy. They know as do I why We need to hear their own opinions and views so we’re able to make it better next time. I appreciate your own support, but honesty is far more important than just telling us what we want to hear from others ❤ Make sense to you about the process? Thanks for sharing.😊
Surpreendente!!!! Adorei
Why didn't he just drive away instead of walking with an injured leg?
When high-voltage electricity has passed through your body, driving is probably not a good idea. I mean, he can barely walk, how is he supposed to drive??
@@nickfilippos3340 I guess that's a valid enough point. Still, most would have driven and I just don't think that's the reason he didn't drive away in the story but who knows.
He's in shock
Cuz it wasn't in the script. 😂❤
@@debischneider7882 My sister always says that very thing whenever I ask why something didn't happen in a movie. Lol!
So many questions about his decisions
At the beginning, I thought the chalk outline indicated he was dead.
pretty good