Horror Short Film "Rhyme or Die" | ALTER
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- Опубліковано 14 січ 2024
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Five kidnapped strangers are forced to rhyme to their captor's funky beats - or die.
"Rhyme or Die" by Max R Lincoln
Winner: “Best Horror Short” Atlanta Underground Film Festival, 2023 (USA)
Winner: “Best Screenplay Short” BIFA Qualifying Manchester Film Festival, 2023 (UK)
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More About "Rhyme or Die":
Five strangers find themselves trapped in an abandoned industrial space, metallic collars strapped around their necks. They are COLIN (23), a youth worker who’s too kind for his own good; HARRY (28), a stiff and studious soil analyst; KAYE (25) a confident up-and-coming R&B artist; NIDAL (30) a furious rapper rejected by the industry, and EVE (18), a ball of fear in pyjamas. A spotlight illuminates their captor, DYNAMO (20). She tells the disparate party that they have been carefully selected to play ‘Rhyme or Die’. A beat kicks in as she lays out the rules: Everyone has to improvise rhymes to the beat, and failure... is fatal.
"Rhyme Or Die" Credits:
Cast
DYNAMO - Bethan Cullinane
COLIN - Victor Alli
NIDAL - Mohammad Amiri
HARRY - Samuel Blenkin
KAYE - Racheal Ofori
EVE - Olumide Olorunfemi
Crew
Exec Producer: Ed Sayers
Exec Producer: Rebecca Wolff
Producer: Rami Sarras Pantoja
Co-Producer: Pamela Pifferi
Director: Max r Lincoln
Writer: Alex Moran
Casting Director: Charlotte Chapman
1st AD: Jez Marshall
Cinematographer: Jonny Flint
Gaffer: Frank Hammond
Production Designer: Sarah Asmail
SFX & Collar Maker: Carl Ryan
Costume Designer: Emily Leaf Pond
Makeup & Hair Designer: Shani Mushington
SFX Make Up Artist: Rebecca Birch
Location Sound Recordist: Aris Anastassopoulos
Editor: Manuela Lupini
Music: Joe Farley @Father
Music: Sam McGrail
Sound Designer: Sound Disposition
Colourist: Carl Thompson @Molinare
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/ watchalter - Фільми й анімація
Hey I'm the director and not just a UA-cam spectre. Though I'm terrible at rhyming, I'd love to answer any questions about making this short.
Thanks so much to ALTER for having us. THis is my second short with them. The other was part of the 'Micro Screams Volume Two' collection
What was the reason she did all this?
This was great!
I’d like to see “Pun or you’re Done” next. 😂
Did you have a favourite moment?!@@Blake_Laisure
@@karaigrayson8198 the film was about the cutthroat nature of the creative industries and in her own twisted way, she wants them to be better and succeed. She's just adding a bit of pressure
I would've died first. I can't do anything under pressure
😂
Same
I would cringe so hard and die
Hope your interviewers don’t see this😂
Relatable af.
The way I would be in there quoting Dr Seuss. "I said one fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish" 😂😂😂
This is so real
Honestly the first thing that came to my mind was " she sell sea shells on the sea shore" 💀
I can’t rhyme because yea I’m not smart 😭 I would die first round 😭
But fish doesn't rhyme with fish...they're the same word...
@haileym5912 you could say: one fish, two fish, three fish, four. I said I don't wanna do this anymore.
*just said*
Bro i was so mad Kaye didnt survive she was so good at Rhymes😭
Really thing she only died just cause the script said so,she 100% shoulda survived
she literally had the rhyme, she just didn't say in time 💔
@@asparagus420 The fact that u also rhymed😭
They had to rhyme because the bells of death chimed
@@ChimDinma-ho2qc you made a rhyme too
Cat in Hat would definitely win this lol 💀
My dream collaborator
Lol true
Rumole stilt-skin would eat him up tho
Rumple
I love your profile picture!
The male rapper was so ridiculous. Imagine being so caught up with facing you OPP that you ignore the fact that you're in danger and need to focus on rhyming to save you life instead of focusing on personal beef.
Silly right,,,? What does that say about the writers depiction of that character? Constructively?
I mean he did try to change
I hated him 😂
@@TatiZ-ks2eqsamee he literally smiled when kaye died..
Nidal thought he was being clever with that “warmth” bar. Psyche!😂😂😂maybe next time bruv!
I know! You can't game Dynamo! Originally we'd used the word 'purple' instead but then found that did in fact rhyme with the word 'hirple'. Its a random Scottish word but Dynamno would know it
Grimace lookin hot in the purple
Thought he was clean, but now I’m saddled with the Herp, so….
North, fourth, henceforth
@justanotheryotuber23 doesnt quite rhyme
@@LowkeyKai_ oh…
I love how they make the antagonist mixture of childish and creepy.
7:45 this scene of her is so good. The actor did a great job with the expressions and got me caught off guard.
I guess I posted my comment on this video too soon, since you brought it up first lol. The fact that Dynamo's smile faded into a "look of dismay" after Eve asked again "why are you doing this" got me wondering what was really going on. One could interpret that in many ways. Like for example, is Dynamo doing all this under duress herself? was she given orders to do all this?
'If Jigsaw was from your hood'
I'm helping you rhyme even though I'm not that good.
I just ate a block of wood
I’m spinning around ur block just like the police would
obeying the law being a good citizen just like I should
A good life, ayy doing the best I could
It’s shocking what people will do when their lives are on the line.
LOL!
almost like - they're runnin out of time! XD
@@caymens604
Then th:ey would do anything to show themselves in prime.
@@dustudent1637cause when life’s at stake, nobody gives a dime !
@@Unknown-bs1kzwhen all they had to do was make up a rhyme!
Hi, I am the producer of ' Rhyme or Die' - thanks so much for watching and feel free to ask any questions. We are currently developing our first feature together as a team. Hope you enjoy!
You should be very proud. This was dope.
@@solastranded1744 that's very kind! We definitely are 😊
First of all "dope" doesn't rhyme with "are"
Which you would have known were you a rapping star.
Never off duty: you can never relax
Spit some lines or pay the deadly tax.
@@tomsdottir love this!
My Jigsaw obsessed brain immediately activated when I saw the beginning thing. That's how I know you're an expert.
Hi all, I'm the writer of Rhyme or Die, thank you ALTER for sharing! I always wanted to write a horror without any swearing. If you have any questions - and if I have time - I'll answer any questions you have... in rhyme!
What inspired this short?
even your original post rhymes. noice 👌🏻
@@QXQ1001 A few years ago the thought occurred
When I first performed some spoken word
The stage felt hostile, the stakes felt high
As though if I failed I could, well... die
(I know it's a melodramatic line
Obviously I didn't die, and everything was fine)
I later used the inspiration
To write a short in one location
@@alexmoranwriter I appreciate how you utilized your own experience to come up with this creative yet dark horror story! Keep up the good work, this was a unique masterpiece‼️
so why she was doing it?
Nah me and that woman behind the table would’ve had to square up once that collar was off. Loved this film! Kept me on the edge of my seat
lol 😂 if ur just as crazy then
Right 😭put me through all of that for no reason
@@Mylik__real
That is only if you could make it to the top, you may think you're fast but you might have a bullet to beat
the actors were so good, the change of look in the last guy’s face when he realized he couldnt rhyme with opponent was so subtle and oscar worthy. i love the antagonist too, really everyone did a phenomenal job
He could rhyme with "component" or sth 😢
I was thinking "atonement" although that's not really much of a plural.
Kinda love that the whole short is exactly what it says it is. Zero twists, just rhyming and dying lmao
Theres no i in team, but there is in win. Dam best line in history
❤
This seemed to me like a combination of two things. One was an old Twilight Zone episode where a bunch of people wake up in a room with no way out. Turns out they're actually dolls in a trashcan. The second was, of course, Saw. But, since we never found out why this was happening, throw Cube in there, too.
That Twilight Zone episode sounds great, do you remember the name? I love the Cube but The Circle 2015 was more of a ref for us. Particularly in terms of the lighting and them being trapped on the spot
@maxrlincoln it's called Five Characters in Search of an Exit
Actually there's a third movie this is related at. The movie is called the running man. There's also a character called Dynamo who's outfit is a bit similar and the character sang opera if I remember correctly. One nice fact also that the Finnish name for the movie is "juokse tai kuole" = run or die
@@hannuv6513 oh cool, didn’t know that was the translation. LOVE The Running Man!
@@TessaLCastro1216, esse episódio, por sua vezl, foi inspirado em "Seis personagens em busca de um autor", de Pirandello e tem ares de "Sem saída" do Sartre. Sorry for write in portuguese, my english is bad.
Eve was giving major final girl vibes from the jump. Glad she survived!
Nah Colin should've won. Once she showed her true self, he should've out rhymed her.
@@VesperJesterand if Colin didn't tell her rhyme word then she would of died. 2:59
@@VesperJester Nah we love morally complex protagonists.
@@VesperJester to be fair, anyone's true self can be warped when their lives are on the line. His plan was noble, but it was only gonna buy them a few minutes. She accepted that one of them was gonna die and decided it was not gonna be her
What a crazy idea! Very creative setup and truly terrifying since I can't rhyme for the life of me!
Neither can I, but if you were in that situation, you'd be surprised at what you're able to do, you'd see
Me either
I would end with "I like the juice of an orange".
@@julieellis2870 we’d thought about ‘orange’ instead of ‘warmth’ but then found out it rhymes with ‘sporange’. Some random old word.
But yeah, I’d be like Harry and die immediately
I can rhyme but you ask me to in a situation like this im dead on spot
Eminem be like "Where do i sign up for this game?" 😅
nas
I was thinking Eminem would of win this
Overrated
"guys, let's do simple rhymes"
M&M: "I could rhyme orange with banana, bornana"
The other contestants: 😧🤯⚰️
@@emmanuelallen4376says who?
I’m just shocked by how the deaths are caused. Not because of how it looks, but because of how much more creative it is then most franchises that do “unique” executions.
Ikr! Same
I would love if they made a episode with new ppl every weekend that would be so cool rhyme or die part 2 would go crazy
This would be fun!
@@raspfilms yeah like ppl from diff continents or countries try to rhyme and we have it translated
Holy crap, loved the villain so much. The ending surprised me, too - in a fun way!
Hi all, I'm a watcher of Rhyme or Die, thank you ALTER for sharing! I always wanted to try, a horror not focused on jump scaring. If I have questions, I'll freely be asking.
Do you like saw or is that to much for you cuz this reminds me of that
@@eden5243 I was mimicking the director's comment while putting in a bad rhyme. Saw's alright, tho I mainly watched it for the plot.
@anotherdayanotheranimation I'm a Spiral myself (that's what I call John's fans). Which trap is your favorite? And I know you have one. If I can watch for the plot AND Dynamo laugh at The Rack, you can have a favorite of your own.
There was like 3 people who said they’re the writer including you
I’m not gone lie I cracked up when she said “coooon-gradulaa👺atioooooooooooons-zaaaaaahhh” I’m like yes she’s crazy 😂🤣
This is nuts. Couldn’t handle the tension…man!
Zonttttttt Careeeee
That's a very accomplished short. I liked the fact that there was no explanation, just dive right in! A contained, neat concept, fast-paced and gripping, even if rap is not your thing. Well done. I hope it does really well for you.
Thanks so much!!!
The fact that Eve said why are you doing this and the host face faded away while Collin in the start said why are you doing this I can help you
Eve: wait, why you doing this... The killer girls face: 😊😃😀🙂☹️😦😮😧😨🙂😀😈
I’d be saying shit like “you can’t be serious you must be delirious”
*Plot Twist: Jigsaw turned into Marina Abramovich and now operates an underground killer dance venue*
this felt like a black mirror episode
*5:48** I cannot 😂 her face was everything* it gave Mr. Obsorn from OG Spiderman
Absolutely loved Bethan Cullinane's (Dynamo) performance! Just enough craziness and fun without being too over the top
Omg the first guy who dies is Samuel Blenkin from Black Mirror's Loch Henry episode! So cool! Love this short :)
Samuel was awesome to work with!
100% he's a total star. And just like Scream we killed him off first! 😁
i knew I recognised him from somewhere!
The way the host just dances at the end like nothing happened
She said, "I'm sorry. Hey, I'm hungry, does anyone have an orange?😈"
This short had a really odd killer, thank you ALTER for another great thriller!
LOVE THE RHYME
Why did i just think of “one fish two fish red fish blue fish, your just died bish”
I know it's night but I had to return to this. The acting on the channel is truly chefs kiss. And now I'm rhyming again! Does the habit of doing this ever end. Yes, I know that was bad. Get off my back, Chad.
This was really fucking good. Love a villain that goes "lets play a game" and treats it just that - a game.
The way dynamo made fun of their choking noises at the start was fucking grim
"But some people are mean.
Look, he is trying to ATTACK.
It's probable because
that man is ........."
LMAOOO
Whack
7:45 The acting here is soooooo good omg 🤯
Dynamo didnt have any friends growing up. 😂😂😂
Oh this is just me and my classmates vs my English teacher in literature class
How fast does that game begin? Do you and your classmates ever win?
Probably the key to survive here are Stay calm, work together, think while it's not ur turn and focus in what ur saying or something like that.
.
Who agrees
👇
Man i wish you guys would make a full horror film. A lot of these short stories i get super invested in, then i realize its over and im like maaaaaaan😅
Great film! Dynamo was class 👌
She was incredible to work with! Also the last time we worked together was my grad film THYME 10 years before. Totally different thing. That was a 50's dystopian film about cooking
The protagonist is an amazing actress
Here comes the weirdo, the nuts, the villain
Loving her life when inflicting the pain
Praying for pity is only in vain
Long as you live you'll be stuck in your chain
Nice
Booo lol
Just know that villain doesn’t rhyme with the other three
@@Unknown-bs1kz Can you be more specific? English is not my mother language
@@adele-muguettedelabernaque1357 I think its because of Villain. It depends on how you pronounce villain, but the most common way to say it it "vill-EN", not "vill-AIN" like with chain and vain. Villain looks like it rhymes on paper, but when you speak it, it doesn't. Idk if Dynamo(The one killing the characters) would let it slide if you said it like AIN but me personally, I wouldn't risk it.
To keep it safe in this situation, you would end the first line with insane or something
i love the idea the beats are like a clock ticking and at some point the viewers enjoy it.
Finally! An entertaining short horror film on YT.
Hi, I'm the viewer of ' Rhyme or Die'. This short was amazing and I really loved how well you all did on the short. Thanks!
5:32 Literally rap battling to the death
I really enjoyed this! In fact, I could see it very easily being a full length movie in the vein of Saw - although if I had one criticism it's that Dynamo's a really cool idea for a villain, but she needs a more striking design, like all the best horror villains do!
If 8-mile was a horror film
One of the best short horror films on UA-cam. Great job everyone👏
Thanks!!! 😍
The way I would die so quickly it’s not even funny 😭
Me busting out the "i stepped on a bee ,after climbing up a tree ,and ow it stung mee
I just start crying I'd be out the first time. Great concept though
You didn't even rhyme! At least try to impress Dynamo! (I'm sorry)
Congratulations to the actors the producers and the writer!
Imagine if Eminem played this..
Man can rhyme orange with banana
It would not be fair at all💀
After they started saying A, B whatever I'd die immediately
wasn't expecting to find franscesca's love interest in a horror film
😁 I had no idea Victor would end up in Bridgerton! He's a real star
This is a Joker level Villian Game! Bravo!!!!! Bravo!!!!
Thanks! 🙂
i was half expecting her to just shoot eve when she won lol
This was so good. The “Dynamo” actress was fun to watch. What a great villain she is. 👏🏻
This short was quite interesting form of a death game, love the announcer being so over the top!
You know those hypothetical questions on reddit?
"If you were forced on gunpoint to sing ___ song word for word, would you survive" into a short film. Lmao i love this
I'd survive if I got Hell's Greatest Dad, More Than Anything, or Bunny Bunny Bunny. Not much else.
I know, I have weird taste.
I would have just taken my life at that point but MANNN! this was crazy good job Alter.
Could you have done it yourself more quickly than the neck traps though?
Omgggg the acting in this film is so good this is honestly one of my favorite horror short films I've ever watched. It's just ten minutes but from the start I was so invested in all of the characters and Dynamo's portrayal is absolutely fantastic I am obsessed
all we need is a country and rock version of this short
Had to watch this twice in a row! I adore the character Dynamo🖤
🙂
That was well done ! Very disturbing subject, but I like it. Bravo guys !
That part where Eve started coming with words that are hard to rhyme was tough 😂
Not one person was securely on beat 😂
Caught this at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival and it totally stole the show. Great work!
easily the best short film ive ever seen on youtube
Now confetti will give her ptsd for the rest of her life
"We just need to figure out this game and its components" easy way to throw it back at her there.
Even tho dynamo is a psychopath ( ima ignore that ABIT ), she's very hilarious 😂
I'd be out in round one - what a concept for a short though- loved it.
The lady is so relaxed 😂😂
i absolutely LOVED this! I LOVED the villain, she was very quirky!
Eminem: “hold my spaghetti.”
Bat-shit-crazy writer to come up with this!
We live in a bat-shit-crazy world.
Damn!
That was entertaining.
Love the psycho-villain!
👍👍👍
I'd die first just asking Dynamo too many questions about the specific rules of the game. Are we counting imperfect rhymes? Is syntax important? Is grammar important? Is there a word limit? What specifically is the time limit? Can we have a bathroom break?
why is dynamo such a vibe in the end
This needs a sequel
Rap battle and battle to the death. Two of my favourite kinds of battles. So fun and refreshing. Thanks for the change of pace. Great job! 👏🏻
Me: starts singing hell is forever to rhyme
Wow I was not expecting Kaye to die so early😮
That was crazy. I could watch a whole series of this shit
Eminem doing this for fun😂
I would be thinking of every Dr.Suess book and Rap song I could think of 😂
The dancing at the end. 😂 what did I just watch. How did we end up here.
I half expected Batman to show up, this short was great.
Rhyme or die
Eminem: Maybe I'm an immortal myself
It shows how th weakest became the strongest and survived....❤
Me: Blaady bluu blaa blaady blu blu bla
Skibidi do do daadi do do daa