Closed Doors (2011) - Award Winning Short Dark Thriller Film
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Facebook Page: / closeddoorsshort
"Some doors aren't meant to be opened..."
Won 'BEST STUDENT SHORT' at Carmarthenshire Bay Film Festival on 13th May 2012.
Won 'Highly Commended" at Cardiff's Mini Film Festival on 7th October 2012.
Screened at Screentest Festival London.
Shortlisted for "Best Experimental & Thriller Film" at Freshly Squeezed International Film Festival.
A dark thriller written & directed by James Button (Orpheus, Rocket Boys)
Starring: Connor Jenkins, Luciana West & Craig Beedim
Shot by Kristaps Kazaks of galjafilms (Orpheus, Rocket Boys)
Produced by Peter Wolf. Sound by Liam Bauckham.
this young man had some unresolved issues that he evidently experienced but suffered from. good video for the realism.
Great film however there are other shorts out that have the same theme where the protagonist turns into an antagonist due to underlying issues which leads to a murder. The production of this film was great and the actors did an awesome job.
First rule of survival :-
*Don't be a hero*
great story, amazing visuals, nice touch with the blood, nice sound work, nothing to cheesy or far fetched. over all it was a very very good short film. as a aspiring filmmaker I congratulate your team for putting together such a solid film
Really good film making. Loved how you used the camera instead of words to tell the story and draw out the suspense. I also liked how it was realistic and felt like it could actually happen. Reveal of the dad was done perfectly, and the ending found footage was very creepy.
Only thing I can criticize is the some of the shaky cam and quick cuts at the end. But besides that, FANTASTIC WORK!!!!
Shaky cam movement also tells a story. It's to show that the character(s) feel insecure, vulnerable, or maybe dizzy and sick. Respectively, I disagree with you and feel that the shaky cam movement was very effective in telling the story. This was a very very good short film.
When you'll do anything to avoid writing the essay.
Great short psychological thriller. Excellent acting, camera work, attention to details, and a build up until a shocking, sad ending. Keep up the great work. I will definitely watch more of your videos.
This was amazing!!!!
Very good short film! Everyone involved in the making of this film should be very proud of themselves!
Very well done. Nice twist and good use of showing not telling. It had a good balance of feeling cinematic and relatable too.
Great visuals, storytelling and cinematography. Nothing cheesy but solid production and superb story.
Wow, that was amazing. I love how he had those really short "flashbacks" and his paranoia of the past haunts him. Wow that was really well told! Great work, hope to see a movie in the theaters directed by you ;)
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JUST SO ARTISTIC !!
Love it, Mr. Button. The idea isn't all that interesting to make for a thriller, but due to the writing (the way it was structured, sequencing), and primarily the directing, such as the XCUs, you made it an intriguing film. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see your feature!
This was amazing. The puzzle pieces were perfectly put together and the film work was great. I kinda got lost in his twisted mind. Good job y'all. A very good job.
Tragic! Great music also. Hit the mark with this one.
Seriously, shouting from the absolute top of my voice, superb video!!. When its about what goes on in peoples lives behind closed doors, it truly hits home when you think you ve got problems, compared to others.
Love the lighting and overall feel of this film. Excellent pacing! Well done!
I really, really enjoyed this thriller and (maybe I'm just stupid in this case) still trying to figure out exactly what happened (I.e. was it really happening or just his imagination?). But this is a great short thriller!!! The camera work, acting, lighting etc. (not necessarily in that order) is absolutely outstanding!
What a plot twist! I actually really didn't see that coming lol well done! And really great quality throughout too :)
Dark, tragic and wonderful...excellent cinematography and camerawork in particular, but everything was absolutely brilliant.
Please keep up this wonderful level of work!
Holy moly that was fantastic. Most short films I get bored in the first minute and stop watching, but you had me intrigued!
pretty sweet! low key lighting and a dslr camera make us all filmmakers nowadays.
This was excellent - the direction and cinematography remains superb, and the trio of actors each put in an excellent performance. The lead actor played a blinder - a touch of the young Tobey Maguire and Elijah Wood to him! Support actor played his role with exactly the right amont of menace, and perhaps ironically, the actress particularly shone in the end-credit "flashback/birthday" scenes, playing them very naturally. I can't fault this one. Whoever "disliked" this is an idiotic jealous TVAT!
And as sad/unfair/whatever as it might seem, it appeared the main guy had a bit of his own dad in him when he lost control with the bottle.
Damn this was dark, better than most commercial release's. Well done
I loved every single minute of it! The audio was a bit soft but I loved the twist with the pictures.
Main guy hears tiny noises, maybe sex, immediately thinks of dad beating his mom. Goes to the room, chick tells him nicely to go away. He imagines blood on his shoe, goes back, imagines blood under her nose, she again tells him to go away. He stays in front of the door. Bf comes out, tells him to leave, twice, then main guy says "Grace you can come with me" the bf shoves him away and shuts the door. Then main guy goes berserk. He's basically insane because of what his dad did to his mom.
Seriously one of the best independent short thriller films I've ever seen!
Thought provoking and well edited. The volume was very inconsistent, but maybe that was intentional.
What a great piece of work! This is the Connor Jenkins that I want to see, he really stepped up to this role. Very impressed with how this has been put together, crew should feel content knowing they have made a winner. JC
Pro tip - stabbing someone repeatedly with a beer bottle will definitely kill them, eventually.
Bro tip - be sure you're not insane or suffering from family-related angst before stabbing.
General review - splendid, if hideous, expose of basically what life does to some people.
In terms of short film views on youtube, 42,667 is actually nearly millions!
Wow...a deep "think piece!"
Well done...yet come on ...we need "part 2, 3, and 4" so we can narrow down the scoop!🙋♀️
Great film. Silence is golden here. Handsome main character.
Exceptional work! I felt thrilled throughout the short running time.
Fantastic short story with a lot of suspense. Well done.
You are a very talented man, James. You made a short video so riveting and suspenseful that I couldn't take my eyes off of the screen. You stitched together a piece that flowed smoothly so that anyone could get what the plot was, yet was hard to explain. I say it's an award winner for a reason! Fantastic work!
awesome job on the acting ...
...better than most other short thrillers i've watched....
Brilliant...helped by some solid acting, music and crsip story telling...keep it up
One of the best short films I've seen.
whoa....loved it man.worth the award👍
It was beyond exceptional. Thank you for the movie!
Brilliant film man, always remember you can make films of this quality without big studio budgets. Great acting as well.
I dont understand the final idea.
I was entertained. Still am. Nice film.
Great film making! ECU tastic!!
One of the best videos (actually made by a user) that I've seen on youtube, and I spend alot of time on youtube
I loved this film! Subscribed to your channel because I'd like to see more
Very professional piece of work, intense and simply awesome!
really awesome short film! props to the creator(s)
This fantastically well done, as someone just starting to make films it's great to see the kind of thing you can make with enough talent and effort. Congratulations on a really well done short.
Really well done! Surprising seeing as most people who post comments on other videos to watch their own usually have shitty videos. This is was awesome. Nice cinematography and editing. The flashbacks really helped tie things together. Keep on doing what your doing.
Child abuse has its effects!!! Clearly demonstrated here! Well done!
Nice work!
WOW!!!! Man you do pure justice to the Thriller Genre!! this is amazing!! Sound Design stood out for me, also just beautifully done and spot on!! Nice one guys!!
coool...love the way it was shot and edited...Great job
Oh my damn!! This was good! Messed with my head a little bit. ♥♥♥♥♥
Wow. I can't believe what I've just seen. This is breathtaking! I hope that someday you will get the
recognition and acclaim that you deserve.
Wow, this was really good.
Great video! I loved the cinematography, the use of flashbacks were a very nice touch! As a short film maker myself, I can honestly say that you did a marvelous job on this one. It was very well thought out. I want to collab with film makers that I can learn from, ones that produce videos that people want to see. I'd love to collab on a video sometime, I'd really appreciate you joining me on my journey as a short film maker and youtuber.
plz some body make me understand the idea of this movie.I could not follow the storyline
The guy from the beginning was obviously delusional, possibly paranoid schizophrenic. He noticed blood on his shoe after talking to the girl and saw blood coming from her nose when she opened the door the second time. After he beat her boyfriend bloody, he passed/blacked out. When he came to, he noticed there was no blood on his shoe nor was there any blood under the girl's nose. It was never there in the first place. He looked around and saw that they were pretty much a couple having a romantic night, with a bouquet of roses on the dresser, candles burning, a collage of photos of the couple on the wall. When he was listening with the cup to the wall, an image flashed of a man beating a woman. Again, this was all in his head. The father, bent behind the photo of him and his mom, was most likely beating his mom, the image he saw in his head, and responsible for his erratic behavior.
Word Unheard thank you so much.Some storylines are hard to follow.
Nasir Hamdani No problem. I've been on the questioning end of videos more times than I can count. I'm glad I could help and I tried to be as accurate as possible.
Word Unheard I highly appreciate your response. I can give you real events to be filmed.
Varsha I cant see your comment it is invisible
Very well done.
Very good! I enjoyed this one.
Great film, well done
I really loved the rumble sound, it adds to the drama. Shame only people with awesome speakers can hear it ;)
I'm just in awe. GREAT job!
Excellent. Thank you.
Can i just say that you are amazing!
Im writing a short for my film class and this is so inspiring! Thanks!
You have yourself another dedicated fan :)
Nat xxxxx
IMPRESSED! You go James!!! Enjoyed it!
Now that was really thrilling. Subscribed. Continue doing this guys!
Moody, atmospheric, tense, brilliantly shot, brilliantly lit, brilliantly edited. Well done. Out of curiosity, what did you shoot this on?
wow!!!! this is amazing and even got me crying !!! Well done , Job well done.......
I love the shirt! I want one.
That was bloody BRILLIANT! Such a great work. And really inspirational , great concept. Well done.
Atmospheric for sure...
Wow.... Great, really.. Great. ❤
For an amateur filmmaker, how do you achieve such brilliant lighting and shadows? The camera doesn't get grainy in dark scenes at all! Please tell.
great acting..nice work
Well done!
Great short mate. Brilliant cinematography and editing.
What camera did you use?
Sorry just don't get it. Can u explain? I can't figure out. Help.
+Marci Samms What's not to get. A young man kills someone who is abusing his girlfriend or wife, and does so because of his past- because his father abused his mother.
Aryan Varma no they are a happy couple having a romantic night. No violence. Everything is made up by the main character himself due to his abused past and also his unstable state.
Aryan Varma sure and he knocks on his wife's door asking if she's OK. That must be his sister or something. By the way this short is horrible.
Awesome!!!
terrific short film here brother
WOW! Epicly made man!
Amazing... I have no other words
Fantastic.
Great visuals but I did not understand the story. Someone please explain.
This is fucking raw bro. You should have millions of hits!
I found your page by watching another short film. and WOW. this was RELLY AMAZING . really nice
Very nice man. Right up my alley. May I ask what camera you used.
This is absolutely brilliant o.o
Really great stuff. Keep up the good work!
So thrilling!
P.S.:Let me just ask you something.
-How did you recorded the sound?
-Are you influenced by someone?
Great film!
I feel stupid saying this, but... I don't think I get it. The main guy's dad was beating his mom when he was a child, right? So when he hears a guy beating up a girl in the flat next to him, he wants to help her. After he finally gets into the flat, he beats up the guy to death (or nearly), but sees their pictures, flowers, candles etc. Does that mean the guy has beaten her and then apologized? Or that somebody else was hurting her? Or that nothing happened and the main guy was just confused?
@pineapplebaron Oh I see, thanks for the information. He's done sterling work with it though.
Great, good sound and editing, good use of key grip (soft and meaningfull) , this is well done, keep up the good work!