One of the crew members actually built that themselves.

Same

Cough cough game of thrones cough cough

@@redshirts4757 I was thinking more along the lines of The Crown.

@@jonahsahn This ending credit might rival Westworld's opening

Damn, sure it is..

and almost longer than the movie

Same

Thanks so much! I hope so too. This is a big step toward that, so all fingers crossed.

Sinema filmide gelecek ha.

@@filmriot Ryan 🙂 are you even working on it ?

Beautifully shot!

I watched 3 minutes without, then was like, this would be terrifying if i put headphones on -- Yes.

can confirm that amped up surround speakers do the same :D really well done sound design

Oh no, I am turning my sound down, I don't want to wake up my roommate if I poop my pants.

Should have incorporated this in the sound design, first time I heard this randomly I freaked the fuck out. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNd-o7t73M2zaKM.html

I thought it was genius and have never noticed anything like it. When you realise what's happened, you drop off a cliff face. 🤘🤘🤘

It was brilliant!

what are you talking about? we can’t even hear what he’s saying. the music is way too loud and it gets even louder as the voicemail continues, making it completely inaudible. that is the most efficient background info you have ever seen in a story? emotional and nuanced? ...

@@watchedbyadrien the point isn't to hear what he's saying. The message conveyed here is that she misses that dude. The music gets intense as she gets overwhelmed by her sadness. It's a great technique.

@@themadraseye it’s way too quick to convey that. there’s no context here. because he barely has time to say anything, she literally could be crying about anything else. in no clear way does it show that she missed the dude. when in the Godfather, the dialogue of Solozzo and McCluskey fades out as the camera moves into Michael’s CU and the street sound design becomes more and more intense, we are now in Michael’s head, the sound design represents the clamorous decision he has to make and at this point, the dialogue of the other two is insignificant. here, its the contrary. the voicemail is fundamental for us to care. at least, it needs to establish who is talking and what is he talking about and once it’s clear, you can lower the sound and up the music and have her cry because at that point, we can emotionally connect.

😂

you cute😂

Her man ain't home that's why

You mean you don't do that when it's cold?

Must have been cold. Which is not scary at all, exept when there's a polar bear around.

What's going on everybody Darious Britt here!

hello darious!!!

Steve Horne is an incredible talent. Such a joy to work with him on this.

Thanks! Shoot us an email at info@triunefilms.com and we'll see if we can work something out.

Omg yess, come to Mexico 🙌🏾😀

Please film and post it when he actually does it!!!

Do a movie of drug lords killing innocent people.🤔

"North West of Mexico" para no decir Monterrey jaja

CGI Pakistan hahaahhah

Im sure domain dot com can help with that

Oh no, I am going to look away.

Just finished the short. It is amazing. But I clicked on the time and that was a mistake. lolll THIS IS SCARY!

I totally second all the affore. the sound and soundtrack was the best yet

"I appreciate ambiguity"? Well this whole story is full of it in more ways than one...

I would agree, i feel like there was no build up for that creature. But anyway, congrats to film riot everything else was super amazing!😃

I feel like the answering machine was a bit cliche too but maybe that's just me....

I guess i kept in mind that this is supposed to be a proof of concept and I personally would hate to see the entire feature film condensed into a 7 minute short that tells all. I like the ambiguity for the fact that I’m looking forward to hopefully seeing the full feature one day💯

Disagree

Exactly

Chase Smith is a light God.

"WHAT?!" that's exactly what I said when it faded to black. So she hears a knocking in the middle of the night and she immediately gets scared and assumes it's coming from behind that door? and what was that creature and what did it had to do with her dead husband?. Everything about this film is awesome (editing, cinematography, directing, acting, lighting, production design, you name it), but you know that Story is KING above anything else, and this needs a much better script. How many short films have I done? Zero, but at the end of the day, this is done for a general audience who likes good horror films (that hopefully make sense).

@@deleyton I did not make a short film either, but many times and tried to think of an idea for a short film and in general the first ideas have to be discarded because they are influenced by everything one has already seen. As you said, she gets scared without any context, and the ending is too typical.

Tottaly agree, the cinematography is TOP notch . superb grading. the actress is beautiful. but even she had hard time to believe her because the story is that she is scared panicked when nothing had happened(unrealistic) . the knocking comes to make for the title. OK. that door got jammed . and then she sees her dead husband, and hilariocity alert she actually has no problem and asks him "please stay" :)) . I couldn't believed when it ended they left us with 2 mins outro. WTF. Congrats to the Editing visual effects guys that Ryan payed to do that zombie.

Besides the cliche screenplay, I think the sound effects were also overpowering at times. A good horror film shouldn't rely on scary sound effects telling me "hey! this part is supposed to be scary! Boo!"

She changed the door. The antique door is cursed. The connection to her husband's death is not clear. And they come knocking when knocking is not necessary because they can get in. :)

I literally set an alarm for this!!!

Thank man!

@@filmriot THATS A GREAT FILM

I love you forever.

@@filmriot you are my inspiration ❤ thank you film riot❤

Top quality product, waiting more from you_ all the best

Dude u pay for the internet

or the shower head :P ~Hitchcock

oh

Spoilers!!!

Lol

Thank you! And thank you so much for watching it.

Not to be mean, but I feel like unless you have a pretty solid idea it's going to be insanely difficult to get noticed. Ryan here is trying to flex his skills - which he certainly has - but the time for "Lights Out" has passed. This short unfortunately feels like something I have already seen - Hill House, The Conjuring, Sinister, Insidious... You know what horror movies made a bang recently? The VVitch, 17th century period horror set in rural New England. Peele's films, political satire under the dress of horror. The movies are moving forward, but Ryan seems stuck in 2013, unfortunately. I wish him all the luck in the world, he surely will be able to come up with something truly original.

@@francisjirons I get what you're saying, but I disagree. LIghts out wasn't an insanely original either, but it had it's own fun idea which made many interested. Ryan has been working with studios and managers for a long time and they all responded to this particular idea. The age of short films turning into features (if that's what you meant) are just not over and there is no reason to think so.

@@audunystgaard I'm not saying the age of short films turning into features is over - it will never be. I'm saying THIS type of horror is dying out. Sandberg made his film in 2013: since then we've had Mama, the Conjuring, Sinister, Insidious and a million more. Heck, we've even had Hill House, which has already deconstructed the genre towards a more drama-oriented narration. What I'm saying is... This feels a bit old. The "flawed person faces an allegory/symbol of his flaw in the form of a spooky presence", structured - as Blake Snyder would said - as a literal Monster in the House... I've just seen too many movies like that. If it were 2013 this would be a blast, but unfortunately it's 2019... Yeah, Studios may be eager to still invest on this type of product... But the time when The Conjuring and Sinister were truly original has passed (they are already wonderful classics). What feels "original" now is The VVitch, Get Out, Us, It Follows... You see what I'm saying?

@@francisjirons I guess what you're saying is true to some extent, but I don't think a handful of films with similar sorts of themes will make that theme die out because there is a lot of stuff to explore around it. If Ryan's story has some original twists to it, which I'm confident it will have, I'm pretty sure it will still drag people to the cinema.

us = best friends

Then rip it, put it on vimeo and play it there(?)

🤷🏻‍♂️

@@filmriot I wonder what camera and lens was made to make this

LOL! XD

how did you put a tv in there? If you're watching on the phone then you're doing it wrong.

😂😂😂

Rhyne Guilaran lol 😂

@@valentinamiceli9153 what was scary about it?

ADCF Productions I think that‘s lonleyness.. how can someone live in such a big house ALONE?? Your fear depents on your kind to handle your Fantasy If you repeat all the time: I AM NOT AFRAID maybe you will survive

Chase Smith is a total boss!

Watched it a few times now, the subtle camera moves and use of lighting, wow. Really impressed guys.

Everything is f*cking amazing

Literally me. I want to know what the climax is on the full feature so bad right now.

This is a setup for a continuation of this narrative. He wants to make this into a feature.

I love Ryan and filmriot since like first episodes, loved his scifi concepts. And i was waiting for this as well, hearing about this great concept that could become a feature film. I know what Ryan wants to do, like David F Sandberg his light out short was made into a feature, but that idea had somthing to it it was simple and innovative and original. And Ryans film is perfect technicaly on every level, great cinematography, acting etc. BUT there is no IDEA, What is the concept ? What made him come alive, a door?, a creature from behind the door?, or maybe the house? has some powers, or maybe a wood from witch the door was made ? This could go basicaly anywhere in terms of plot. And rasing loved ones from the dead plot is far from original... The film was great however not a good concept for a feature film. Maybe theres more to it and maybe the full concet is awesome, but its not here in this short. I wish i could hear Ryans Elevator Pitch for this ? - Couple buys a old strange house, boy dies. Girl puts up a strange old Door, that accidentaly closes, then boy comes alive, ghost comes out of a door... Sory for poor english, not my native tongue.

PieMan4848 I didn’t attack absolutely anybody. Could be that I’m out of context. It could be that that intention wasn’t stated properly (do I absolutely have to watch every video Ryan makes to be an “insider”?). I even start out by complimenting everyone on their work. So I would think that you need to be open to the idea that everybody has different opinions on stuff, and that’s ok, so long as nobody’s disrespected, which I certainly didn’t do.

@@PieMan4848 It's not a good setup. What we know is that he can create something that has be already made. Nothing in this shotrt is new or original. If he wants to make he has to take risks.

@@abettencourtmusic i didn't find your opinion attacking anyone, thats why i replied, becouse i agree about the story. It's like my completly bias opinion as a viewer and as a filmmaker myself. I think PROXIMITY concept was Way better and had some secrecy to it and it could go bigger into a feature.

The music level at the phone conversation was loud, but other than that I dont know what you're talking about. Music was fine.

If you actually took the time to read the description it says it's a proof of concept for the feature film of the same name in other words it's a demonstration and testing things out.

OK Thanks Productions it is where I’m from

yeah it was 7:32min only. I waited for something to happen but it cuts out,awesome! cinematography @FilmRiot

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks!

NO KIDDING! Glad someone pointed that out!

Joshua William I would have done something with the door. The thing rolls under the door back to her side and she picks it up, walks back to the door and listens something hammers against the door and she calls the cops. The cops manage to open the door to find... nothing in the closet. The cops leave and she steps inside to inspect the closet. She finds nothing and the door closes behind her, locking her in the closet. Her phone is on the other side so she bangs against the door shouting for help. Nobody can hear her, no sound escapes her vocal cords. After a few hours of sitting she sees a small dial on her side of the door and turns it. The light unter the door changes. Thinking someone is there she decides to knock on the door. She hears the floor creaking on the other side and she starts screaming to let her out but again nothing audible. In frustration she bangs against the door and hears faintly on the other side her own voice quietly saying “i must be losing my mind.” Now watch it again with my plot in the back of your head.

Yeah... whole build up on the door and what’s on the other side then just turns into normal same old same old “ghosts” in house...??

This is only a proof of concept for a possible feature film, so it’s not technically the end I don’t think. I think that’s just where they cut the script to keep the project manageable and leave people wanting more. Rather than getting a full on ending then a feature length film to follow up. That would be kinda weird

Kyle Braby You can say the same thing about inadvertently going back in time. We’ve seen it multiple times with films like “Interstellar.” At least the ghosts can let the writers play around with the key thing we’ve learned about the main character; her grief over losing John.

Eric Ellerbrock Yeahhhh.... needs to stand out more of you have hopes to make this a feature..

hehe ye favourite comment

I hope Ryan has more original ideas for a feature. i don't mind classic horror movies, haunted houses, etc etc but come on, i could see EXACTLY what would happen here even before she got locked out. the only thing i wasn't expecting was the dead husband, other than that i knew the door is haunted, monster will appear behind her and roll credits. and i was right!

ADCF Productions he talks a big talk about how story matters over gear, but his shorts consistently say the opposite. I think if he directed someone else’s script he could make something great, he’s just not that great of a writer.

@@BloodyAwesomeTV Yes i agree. Either he needs to watch more movies, or he needs to lay off the cliches. this thing with the monster behind the protagonist has been done sooo much! Also, why is the short so short?? the story has no room to breathe, everything happens too fast. And it would have been so cool if when she looked under the door she saw feet or a shadow walking slowly behind the door, how didn't he think of it? :C

ADCF Productions he also goes on about keeping things vague in his shorts to create mystery, but doesn’t seem to realize that keeping things to vague can also be interpreted as half baked and unfinished. Like keeping one aspect vague is okay, but once you start taking information out you’re no longer showing your audience anything remotely entertaining

To add, the ending Credits look so cool. The camera work really does make this film more interesting.

@@filmriot Well of course! We treasure every single frame that comes out of your hands, Ryan :) I really hope to see this on the silver screen sometime soon!

@@filmriot You love this joke with the credits right? I think I can remember something similar in an older video...

Thank you Scott! Really proud of this one, so it means a lot to read that. Thanks!

@javier pessina which are the best horror short films you have watched on KZfaq?

@@josemanuelpaezfernandez6954 Lights out was pretty good though it is only a few minutes

watch the Papers Please short film

completely agree. awesome acting and directing, but it feels like ryan may have been holding back a little too much though