"The Weight" - A Western Short Film 2012 [HD]
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2013
- "The Weight" is an award-winning Western short film written and directed by the Marcotte Brothers. IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt2379212/ Facebook: / theweightmovie
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Update in 2024 - Here's a first look at our next project!: ua-cam.com/video/aSEqDLgzPxI/v-deo.html
Wow - it's hard to believe we made this film nearly a decade ago (as of 2022). Putting it on UA-cam has been a great experience. To be able to share it with the world, and receive so much feedback - we can't thank you all enough. We read almost all of the comments, and really appreciate them - both the encouraging and the critical. This was a student film, and we certainly put our backs behind making the best thing we could with what we had. It was an incredible experience. And we're using everything we learned to help inform our next projects.
If you want to dig in a little more, feel free to check out our behind the scenes of "The Weight:" ua-cam.com/video/2UkGGJGN1T4/v-deo.html.
As well as the trailer: ua-cam.com/video/umEYiRfEYPc/v-deo.html
Once again, thank you all for taking the time!
I would love to see a part two on this film. Or any other realistic western creations , I enjoyed the realism here. Fantastic work
Reflection is a powerful tool you have wielded in remembrance of not just the past, but yet to come 🦊
I have one question: WHERE IS PART 2??? From the characters to the plot this was absolute GOLD. I had all sorts of scenarios in my head for what occurs after he pulled the trigger...I literally yelled out NO when the screen went dark and credits rolled. Scared my cat! LOL
Much appreciated
"When you have to shoot. Shoot, don't talk." ~Tuco.
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, now that was a good movie!
@@MaturePatriot one of the very best.
Tuco - the proper way to take a bath !!!
Sage advice for any situation.
Tuco- Fuck you heisenberg!!!
Oh shit wrong Tuco, sorry.
When the bar tender poured "the good stuff" .. I legit got chills
yeah me too. So powerful.... And also a very nice and good bartender who has the skills to be one.
Yeah, he did a great job. :) Thank you for watching and commenting!
Very good. Those red-rimmed eyes were still tinged with remorse. Nobody else was going to put this mad dog down. The drunkard killed the sheriff in a rage. This man tried to ignore the taunts, to let it go. When it got serious, he finished it. This wasn't a line up and fire gunfight. He just ended it. I was pleasantly shocked. The "reload" was wrong, but the "Weight" that the protagonist carried was real.
Thanks for engaging with the film, and for your thoughtful reply. We appreciate it.
I took martial arts a lot of years ago. The Chinese master told me that the fights that go on and on in films is for show. I real life, if one can end it, you end it asap on the first opportunity. Nothing fancy, but highly effective and successful survival rate that way.
"Anti-climactic" usually has a negative connotation, but your anti-climactic ending was perfect. It was the highlight of an excellent film.
We spent quite a bit of time thinking about and discussing the ending. Thanks so much.
@@marcottebrothers The whole thing was perfect. Really shines a light on how romanticized the old west is vs how it really was.
And it needed a lot more smoke from the black powder
Very well done! The ending was very good.
Otherwise known as the smart way to end a real mess. The only thing smarter would have been to snipe him from inside the bar. No glory, just survival.
That was about the most accurate ending to an actual Western gun-fight I've ever seen in the movie well done
Thank you, Jack! Really appreciate you taking the time to watch, and for your feedback.
The look on his grandfather's face was about the same as when I got my papers to go for my pre-induction physical during Viet Nam. Dad has been decorated soldier in the South Pacific and at the time I had no idea what the look on his face meant.....I do now. I lost 5 buddies in that hell hole. There are some of us still fighting that war....... Despite some inaccuracies in the film (loading the gun, etc) the upload has a lot to say. Dad's gone by I still have his Dvorak music collection.
Tom, thank you for your service and very thoughtful comment. We appreciate it more than we can say.
Thank you for my freedom. But, even more, WELCOME HOME.
@@jackdundon2261 Good to be home.......toss a prayer in for all Vets.....God Bless.
Vietnam Era veteran. Didn't go .
I cant understand why some write Viet Nam when its Vietnam! One word.
Despite a few technical errors that have been covered already, the ending made this worthwhile.
Thanks for watching and commenting. We really appreciate it!
There are a lot of really good western shorts. This one is absolutely one of my favorites. I cant even tell how many times I have seen it!
Wow - you just saved me the trouble looking for any other western short
We sure appreciate it, Darren! Thank you!
This one is very good. The Gunfighter is at least as good a short western.
The gunfighter Is the best in my opinion. and it's funny. This one is very good.
The guitar music worked beautifully to set and maintain the tone.
Thank you, Pegasus! Yes, our friend Sam Wallace (who did most of it) did a wonderful job.
Edelweiss.
This is a well done western short with little or no budget, I am guessing, and I never get the twits who insult and pick on details that they happen to have knowledge of. There is no dept. of continuity to watch over these things, and if there were, would not pay for a prop that .0001% of people would catch, so ease off and thank these people for their work so you can enjoy these shorts.
Hey, thank you Elix! You're spot on - we did the best we could with the limited resources we had. That said, we appreciate all comments - positive or negative. It all helps us get better. Thanks again.
I love the ending to this film. Most films would just have a Stereotypical duel but this one just shows you how something probably would have gone down.
The seriousness in this film makes it 17 billion times more awesome
Good little short packed a good story in a short time. Sheriff was great in that talk, sadly most of them died at the hands of people they knew in a drunken stupor then by evil Outlaws. The ending was fabulous because that's the way you do it you don't talk about it you don't grandstand and you for sure don't give the other person time to kill you.
Thanks for taking the time. :)
Guitar playing melody line from Dvorak's New World Symphony (1893) was a nice touch.
Ah! I was trying to put my finger on it. Of course! Thanks.
You called it! And thanks for the kind words. :)
Beautifully filmed and pretty accurate. The final gunfight scene is how more than one gunfight ended in the old west.
Not that accurate....
@@NormSauceman
It sure wasn't like Hollywood has made it out to be. Face to face in the street at high noon? Not one in ten happened that way.
Need to hire some Subject Matter Experts.
Incorrect saddle
Hammering a cold shoe?
"Reload" pours powder in a single chamber... that's it just the powder.
The costuming is cliché "Western." Women's looks *nothing* like the late 1860s or 1870s this supposedly depicts...
Men's is closer, but looks ordered off-the-rack from cheap western costume suppliers.... The lawman's hat is just offensive in a 20th century Tom Mix style. And the gun leather is generally later in style.
I'm addicted to Western Short Films....TImes Like Dying is the best
Love that one. The sci-fi/western/future one I really like is "New Earth on the Barrens".
agreed
That war was over some 155 years ago, but some people are still fighting it, guess they will be fighting it until Jesus comes back. Very good video. These short westers are starting to be a habit with me
We appreciate you watching, John.
1863 The war hadn't begun yet.
The funny part is that all the polite people stopped fighting it way back when. Im way out west where no one ever approved of the bullshit. Most of my people came over in the twenties. The other were northern and never approved of the bullshit. White don't make me right, but it shouldn't make me wrong either. Funny part is I'm not even white.
@@pizzadude6615 agreeD. we all have issues. i'm a white southerner conservative and i don't approve of the bs either. all of the white folks i know don't either, but the liberal panty waste media would have you believe all whites are racist. I'll stand with my black brothers any day of the week and fight injustice and racism......AS A WHITE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN. All of my friends would too. I suspect most white folks would too. Most people are decent folks that the fringe elements keep stirred up at each other. Take out the fringe extremists and politicians and the world would live in harmony.
@tbone9347
I am a non racist white Liberal who lives in the north but most of my family is in the south and you are full of crap about southerners not being racist. There are sundown towns all over the south and they will brag about it openly. And for that matter 99% of conservatives are racist either toward black people or asian people and blatantly against mexican people. If you are not a white christian with the same hateful beliefs as conservatives especially southern conservatives then they despise you even if you are white which you illustrated yourself by denigrating white liberals the way you did. If you think that way about your fellow whites I can only imagine how you truly feel about everyone with a different skin color or who worship a different imaginary god and I say imaginary because there is no god of any religion.
Your comment proves that you view people who do not agree with you as lower than you and if you look down on and debase people on that slight of a difference then there is no doubt that skin color and religion makes a huge difference on how you look at and treat those people which is absolutely being a racist.
Going on a youtube comment and swearing not to be racist while spewing hate speech against a group of people who think a little bit differently doesn't do well for your argument. If you feel compelled to go on a rant like that about not being racist then you sir are absolutely a racist. The fact that you support a political party who is led by a diaper wearing, treasonous, lying, lifelong criminal, rapist, piece of crap racist says everything. Your cult leader hates black people and has been documented using the "N" word multiple times over the years and even paid for a full page advertisement calling for the execution of the "central park five" even after dna evidence cleared them of the crime but he said since they were black they were guilty of something. The flatulent fascist also spews hatred and incites violence against muslims, mexicans, and asians making him the very epitome of a racist. Just because you keep repeating something over and over and over does not make it true so you need to come to terms with the fact that you are a racist and you support an extremely racist political party.
The only people I have animosity toward are the very stupid among us who keep voting for fascist loving, racist, republican traitors and religious lying hypocrites who claim they are religious but then do the exact opposite of what religion says they should do. I have read the bible and nowhere in it is there even a single sentence saying to give the rich more money while poor people live in the streets and starve but the only things republicans ever do is give tax cuts to the rich which requires cutting funding from programs that help the poor, and cutting rules and regulations so rich people make more money which leads to poor people being exposed to harmful substances and less safety regulations which in turn leads to poor people getting cancer or killed in the workplace. If there were a god he would hate what religion has become and he would hate republicans even more.
In order to be a better person you must first realize the lies you tell yourself to condone your beliefs and actions.
I don't know about anyone else, but this need to be made into a full length film.
Thank you, Elizabeth! We have certainly considered it.
It already is.
if his grandpa said, "son you have to put a ball in it" i woulda lost it
From the clothing, to the acting, to the cool setting, to the believable acting, to the simple plot that's executed with depth ... And I really liked that his granddad seemed like a hard man at first, but whose caring side was shown -- very era and character appropriate not to be emotionally soft at such a time. Great ending. It was such a relief not to have a drawn out and unnecessary showdown.
I even understood the bad guy "in our bar, in our town." You get his anguish that they fought against such people, who killed their kin, and now they're told to go about as if it didn't happen. It messed him up.
Belinda, thank you so much for your thoughtful reply - and for watching.
Finely done! Italia lives on abroad! Bravo Marcotte, cheers from Rome!
The pacing kept the viewer invested start to finish. How the young man went from uncertain and green, to resigned to the work at hand, was well done. There was not just one sympathetic character. All had an understandable point.
I'm thankful I've never had to carry the responsibility portrayed here.
Thank you, Dee. We really appreciate your thoughtful feedback.
I enjoyed that. No messing about at the end!
We appreciate it! Thank you!
The bar stools are about 120 years ahead of their time
and the horseshue is too cold to be forged :D
@@alkofok5285, He is also hitting it on a block of wood, not an anvil.
I did not realize Ikea was around back then.
Total darkness in the barn and hammering on cold steel. Completely dark!
15 seconds of a black screen. Best way to start a film, said no one ever.
Quite possibly the most accurate gunfight I've seen yet. No bullshit just flying lead. Well done Sir. Well done indeed.
more heartfelt depth than many full length westerns 🔥💯❤️
Clothing and weapons, acting ,choreography and production VERY well done!
Been seven years and I doubt you'll see this but that was very well done. Short and to the point. From farm boy to an experienced gunman. And the portrayal of the killing was spot on. Very few Hollywood style gunfights happened.
Hey Daniel - we read almost all of the comments, and really appreciate yours. Thank you for taking the time to watch and respond!
Ending circles right back to the beginning.... Why does it have to be this way? Sometimes we don't have a choice.
Beautiful movie
I know I'm very late, but I wish you'd made a feature length film or a TV series. Your work is excellent.
Thank you, Kelvin! We made this as a student film with a very limited budget. We've certainly dreamed of what we could do with this story if we had studio backing.
The acting improved with each actors interaction, some points of authenticity were missed. But in all I watched it twice, and unlike the Gladiator I was entertained....
We really appreciate you taking the time to watch, Mo. Thank you!
@@marcottebrothers Great story!
Congrats!
i absolutely loved it! i miss great western movies..
Grandpa would have been a veteran of the Mexican American War. That Colt 1st Model Dragoon fits perfectly in this time frame. Thank you for not making it a Colt Single Action Army.
First western I’ve ever seen with bar stools. I’m impressed
This is how early westerns were made, short and cool, great work
I'm surprised the rod didn't fall off at least once with that Colt Walker.
One of the best short films I have watched, but being a cowboy action shooter and using the Colt Walker and the 51 you really need to attend a match and watch what these guns produce in smoke and fire. If you are going to use cap and ball revolvers make damn sure you put come caps on those nipples, that shows up like a really bad line. The costuming is a lot better than most, and the watch scene is a good touch.
Thank you for watching, Allen!
What an amazing short film, I wish it was longer. Lol
One of the best western shorts I have seen.
Outstanding a fitting climax and most likely historically correct. Thank you for a very good production.
Westerns always have blacksmiths beating on cold iron.
"Reloaded" by pouring powder down an empty cylinder and then no ball or cap.
I did like the shootout. No BS. As Tuco put it "when you have to shoot...Shoot! Don't talk."
You also forgot about having to smear lard into the cylinder after ramming the ball to keep sparks from gang-firing the other loaded cylinders.
And no caps on the nipples as he checked to see if it was loaded...capped.??? ...Well what ever he was checking lol. But did enjoy the concept
One more thing was missing, all the smoke from the black powder
It's a fucking film, for Christs sake.
The drunk in the street was as sober as a judge...
@@stephenofarrell3827 So, it shouldn't have to be realistic? There can be obvious errors even to the untrained eye? Don't think so. The obvious errors regarding loading the gun could have been corrected with very little effort.
Another episode of the American saga! Killing!
Detail missed by tech adviser: Blacksmiths do not pound on cold steel or iron. Get that shoe glowin' . Even if you have to fake it by heatin' it up with a torch! Good job .Looks an' feels real western.
Good feedback. Thanks for taking the time to watch and reply, @David Boyer!
Liked it, but as the man said, though some red paint seems to be added to the horseshoe, would not have been pounding it against a wooden block. If actually glowing red, would have started on fire, use an anvil. Ending was spot on. "When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk" (Tuco Ramirez).
Plenty of technical errors but I have fit shoes to a few horses and cold shoeing is not uncommon.
Forming against a soft backing surface is also sometimes used. I will agree however that as a back drop for dialogue it is better to go with what is the normally accepted routine.
This was one of the most moving works of cinematography I’ve ever seen. Truly well done, bravo.
Yes. And here we are seven years later on the edge of those decisions, the ones you dont get a choice about. We always have the hard choice as individuals but seldom as a nation.
@Articulate Management I think I understand you. But it's not something I'll be proud of. Only by necessity, I reckon...?
Ain't this the truth.
Overall...excellent. Wish justice was dealt today as swiftly as it was in this vignette.
I really like the soundtrack. I think it reflects the mood of the film very well.
Thank you - our friend Sam Wallace did a great job with the soundtrack.
Dvorak Symphony 9 ‘Largo’ on guitar.
Great little movie ... glaring reload error aside. The duel at the end was particularly satisfying and appropriate.
Over the top performances and a wonderful script. Bravo!
Yes this was really good the 15 minutes of length worked out where you get a quick monologue then we see what started his transformation from inocent farm boy to a highly trained killer.
really well told story and a title that fits perfectly, thanks for the upload
Thank you!
I don't understand the title. Why "The Weight?"
The poignant points were perfectly put.
I always feel sorry for the broken hearted sadness of the ladies when men behave like idiots, murdering each other over trivialities.
As my college commander in the military stated:
“Beware the Demon Alcohol - it’s ruined more careers and lives than.....”
Great short. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Ended wonderfully.
Definitely no Ohio 1863. And the sheriff's pistol , he had to do some time traveling to get an 1870 Smith and Wesson . But what you guys did with the production is miles ahead of me. Just remember , fans are always look for or notice when something is out of place. It's just fun finding easter eggs. Good job guys. I used to work with a Marcotte guy 40 odd years ago.
Thanks so much for your feedback. Yeah, we love exacting authenticity in Westerns, too - hope to get all the details right next time.
Phenomenal!! I really liked it. I would love to see more from this character/story.
Thank you! We have ideas for developing "The Weight" into a feature-length film, or possibly a TV series.
I enjoyed the film as the personal conflicts that ensued after the war are little covered . Not every sheriff was an Earp who was noted for using his firearms as clubs. The target practice scene were Grandpa had the boy reload and he just poured some powder in the cylinder without ramming a lead ball home, or even rotating it into the next up position hurt my feelings as a Western movie fan. A little attention to detail go's along way, or I could just watch old RKO stuff and really flip out. Good times though keep at it.
Grandpa might've been crazy enough to hammer a stone-cold horseshoe, but he sure taught him to load and prime black powder faster than I've ever seen it done.
Never a good idea to underestimate an opponent. Well done.
Really glad you enjoyed it, Daniel. Thank you.
NOT the ending I was expecting. Keep up the good work!!
Thank you, Karl!
Sometimes you just don't have a choice. Good short flick.
So much entertainment in such a short amount of time. Hollywood needs to learn from you guys. Oh, and the music was perfect...
Wow, thanks so much!
Wow, very well done! Good job!
We appreciate you taking the time to watch. Thanks!
id love to watch more of this. Fantastic work
Thanks! We feel like it could be a larger story as well.
That was fantastic.
A very good movie, and thank you so much for the great acting. Thanks again, and hopefully, you guys do somewarm movies.
Excellent. One man started over and one fought change.....
Thank you for watching (and for that summation). We appreciate it!
@@marcottebrothers OOPS! I didn't mean for the comment to be a spoiler; it was just what stood out for me...
Very well done. Very enjoyable. Love a good western short!
Thanks Darren! We really appreciate you taking the time to watch and respond.
Forgive me I'm baffled by the positive comments. All the characters were incredibly clean cut, good-looking, polite, even the bad guy. Realistic? ummmh? How many times have we seen the neophyte gun shooter getting instructions from the old salt with a warning as to what guns can do? The hero gunslinger is heading out to deal with the bad guy so another quick shot of booze will improve his gun handling? The 'drunk' bad guy spoke quite clearly for someone inebriated. The 'sheriff' made a fundamental mistake of confronting a potential killer without drawing his weapon. He figures let me tackle the hombre with the inevitable and predictable outcome. The music was nice.
Well done! Beautiful work.
"Are *you* going to do it?" - Spoken like a man who feels the weight, and will lift it despite how it abhors him.
Great video! The biggest crime was him getting off his horse on the wrong side.
I mount all my horses from either side. Never know when you might end up on a downhill side...that’s a bitch to climb up, and you can pull a horse over on you. Doing back country stuff, I expect my horses to stand quietly no matter what I’m doing. Too dangerous otherwise, and I don’t heal for shit anymore...
...That was very well made. Very professional.
Amazing Film! Perfect camera work, Excellent acting and tone... DEFINITELY left me wanting more :-) Would surely pay to see this as a subscription based web-series....
Wow! Thanks for the kind words, @Trozz 19778 !
Yeah. To fight evil you must have the ability to match evil's firepower. Sometimes you just plain don't have a choice not to fight evil.
Not going to knit pick on details. Really good story that almost any family can relate to.👍
that was really good. have the weapon out and cocked and just aim and shoot the sob in mid sentence. nicely done and realistic. all this fast draw stuff is phony as is riding a horse a mile at a lope or run. this was good. thanks for doing it.
The story
was probably played out
many times.
The filming in the acting
was well done.
The father who gave his son
shooting lessons
may have had
a most important role.
Truly, there was much
more going on
within this tale of 1867
than could be told.
Very well done. Made like how a western has to be made like the old movies Once upon a time in the west, For a few dollars more, The good, the bad, the ugly, The outlaw Josey Wales.
That was very well done!! Bravo!!! Bravo!!!!
Very well made and well acted! Nice job!
I noticed your sheriff using a Smith&Wesson Model 3 a revolver not made until 1868. That and the Colt Walker is a rare and I do mean rare revolver with only 1000 made and just over 200 in known existence. The fact that two of them are in the same town is astronomical. However, I loved it.
The Walker could easily have been a bring back from Mexico. The boy's Dad had that sort of look about him. Great film. England? Wow!
If it was grandpa's stuff from war with Mexico, the shell jacket should have orange trim and piping for Dragoons. A Colt Dragoon revolver would have been a better choice.
Can't help but chuckle. All these fact-checkers...
Only problem I had was with that "reload". A cap and a ball to go along with the powder would have been handy. lol
Yeah I noticed that too. The bar stools don't seem exactly authentic either. But otherwise this little thing was really good, I thought.
Nicely done! Keep making movies.
I was shocked. A realistic gunfight. Petty good little video.
good job, great actors, good writing, good film. Thanks
Much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to watch. :)
Awesome film- kudos. Well-acted too. :)
Very well done! Double thumbs up from a film major! (Y) (Y)
Wow! We appreciate it so much. Thank you!
Love the guitar interpretation of Dvoraks New World Symphony.
Excellent film guys! I heard about this through the Twain Harte film fest, congrats on the well-deserved win and I'm really looking forward to what you do next!
Manuel, thank you so much for the kind words. To have been recognized by Twain Harte film fest is an honor. We'll take a look at your page as well!
Kaylob Hamrick Sure thing, Kaylob - we shot with a Canon 5D mark II, with zeiss prime lenses. :)
Was hoping this was going to be a short film based on the song “The Weight”
Sorry if we mislead you at all. Great song!!
First thought - the characters could be a might more grimy. As I watched, that notion fell away and appreciation took hold. The end - Yep. That’s about right. “Is the killing ever going to end?”, he seemed to wonder.
Well done all. I enjoyed it very much. Great camera work, by the way!
Great flick!....thank you!...............
Excellent film!
Very well done, I would watch the full movie if this..
From before the French and Indian Wars.....to Afghanistan. War irreversibly changes one. In ways seen and readily evident....and sadly, in ways unseen.
Great work!!!
Thanks so much!
Great job on this film. Sad but very realistic ending.
I like how he never actually considered if the trained former soldier in the saloon would hesitate to kill him if pushed to do it.
There's 2 type of people....Those that talk....And those that shoot.
Well said, Tuco.
Unfortunately those who drink and shoot too :)