A Walk In The Dark - Short Film
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2014
- A short film about a girl name Margret, living a mundane life, decides to visit her therapist, Jeanne, to overcome her greatest fear; walking through the woods.
Written and Directed by Erick McCoy
Starring Stephanie Rose Tear and Carrie Paul
Appearances by Matthew Dehoff, Patrick Seh, and Austin Wimberly
Sound Technicians: Tayler Parsons and Lawrence Cabana
Sound Design: Airborne Sound, BlastWaveFX, Fred Weinberg, Sample Construct, SFX Source, and Tom Hutchings
Music by Dirk Maassen - Zábava
Trust is built over time, no one trusts a therapist right off, and sometimes it can take a long time. No therapist dumps a client because they don’t trust them.
Cari Dennis I’m just watching that part in the movie.....and I’m like wtf?! She’s asking what she would want to do if money wasn’t a issue and the next thing you know she’s telling her to fall back into her arms. 🙄🤣
It's only a movie. Take that into account.
@@mrtanner1671 We also don't know how long she has been seeing this therapist ...
Who IS NOT afraid of walking in the woods....with all these movies ! Thanks
Nature itself is a great therapy, it would suck if it became your worst nightmare. Nice she was able to overcome her fear!
Beautiful. A story of hope. Recovery.
I see this film as a beautiful metaphor about learning to trust the journey
Excuse me? A college student made this? Wow!!! I hope you read this! You are awesome!!! Don't give up because of rude people, yes I said it, rude! You will be a professional one day and rude people will spend big money to watch your movies! Actually, I liked it very much and thought I was fantastic!!! Much love, Grace
No, I think a university student made this.
@@eyecomeinpeace2707 lol...is that not the same thing? Or are you just picking?
The therapist did very well at helping her cope through all that she went through this nightmare, she has inspired people who went through it in real life. 👍
The brunette (Margaret) is 🔥. She's absolutely beautiful as a leading role. Considering she most likely doesn't have a lot of acting experience--her acting is not that bad. I enjoyed this and I like how it was longer than the normal 5 to 10 min shorts you usually see here on youtube. The film has a bigger meaning/message to it that most of you are missing--that other horror shorts lack. As a horror writer, I can respect this. Slow paced and no jumpscares. It's refreshing and different.
thank you!
No jumpscares, huh? Except for the sudden scream at the very beginning.
Excellent film. Quality plot and execution.
3:02 SHE WAS TOO FAR BACK TO BE ABLE TO CATCH HER.
What I said so he'll no
thought I was the only person to notice that. She would've fell and cracked her head
Stephanie Rose Tear a.k.a. as Margaret had me in tears because i also have fear and depression. 😔
You left a ton of comments but why? Are you infatuated with the young actress? Your comments tell me you need psychiatric help. You need to distance yourself from these short movies. Your thinking they're real but no it's not. It's fake and it's just people acting.
awww ILY! Proud of you for the little progress you make everyday to care for yourself! Keep your head up :)
Excellent
Meditation helps the mind to heal. The therapist gave her good advice about that 📈💡💡
I love the message.
my favorite part was hearing the music at the end lmao
😂😂😂
Mine too
Cool awesome work guys and gals
Things like this make me want to be an actress more I love the storyline
Hell no taking me to deep in the woods
Yep! Me, neither! But, great movie!! :)
Therapist is upto something.
Worst Therapist Ever. I'm a therapist, I was cringing from the first moment I heard the therapist's emotionally dead voice...so, for those who may want to try therapy and think this is even remotely what it is like overcoming trauma, it is not. But creepy.
Moral of the story. Choose wisely where you walk and carry mace or another weapon. No one needs to be a victim. No one.
With all due respect, I disagree but only to a point. I agree about taking measures, but not all people whom are "victims" are able to take those steps like carrying mace/weapon, choosing wisely where you go. Small children, for instance, cannot do those things, they are often put in a position to be hurt by the very ones they love (whether on purpose or not). Or people can be swept up in a horrific situation no matter how well prepared they think they are. It is possible to be hurt so badly when you are defenseless and we shouldn't say things like, "Well, you could have done A, B, or C differently and you wouldn't be in this place." We should never victim shame in that sense, you know. And of course, I DO hope that those people can find a way to get help to deal with their trauma in an effective way that would allow them to move past it and find peace and happiness.
I see your point but the line between encouraging people to protect themselves and victim shaming is close...
Besides, weapons are very often used against the person having it as most do not get the training which should go with it... And what do you do if you loose/ drop your weapon .... just learn to fight without a weapon
If only i could have been there to protect her from those hoodlums she is so strong at the end i cried !!! 😢😥😭
As soon as I saw her with that man's tie, I was wondering if it belonged to her latest victim, lol!
Does anyone know where this beautiful view is located ?
I would like to have a therapist like Jeanne she is aggressive and forward but yet caring and pushes you to get better and motivated as to later you will have better results and very effective 👍
To be fair, walking through the woods is extremely scary! What happens if you walk too deep in the woods and don't know how to get back. When you are deep in the woods everything looks the same. You could walk for days and just be walking in circles. I refuse to walk into the woods either.
Don't knock a person hustle 🤦♀️everybody has to crawl before they walk so don't stop keep trying..
Awesome video
Trust has to be earned. Never try to trust someone who expects you to trust them before you're ready to. If you don't trust them yet, they haven't earned it.
But she didn't learn the real lesson of her experience. Which is, don't be a victim. Carry a gun when going into the woods. And know about situational awareness, as well as, how to use the gun in such a way that your assailant doesn't simply take it away from you.
A traumatised, immature person like this is hardly ready to start weilding a gun. Such a thing generally only happens in movies.
Then, at the least, she should not be going into the woods alone, period.
Unfortuately in our society, that is probably true.
@@carlosidelone8064 Maybe. But I think the original OP is victim shaming in a way, not to be a snowflake here or anything. Sometimes, we get comfortable in our routines and bad things happen. It doesn't mean all the fault is on us. Or, like I said on another comment, what about people (small children, the elderly, etc) who can't take those precautions, whether it be mace, a taser, OR a gun? Are they then to blame if they are attacked? I don't think so. Lastly, I COMPLETELY feel it is smart to do things like pay attention to your surroundings, don't get in quiet, solitary places with strangers, learn how to defend yourself, but unfortunately, sometimes every single one of those things isn't enough. I can list a number of situations we get into everyday and are real and normal to us, and even part of a job/career we hold or part of a responsibility we have that can't be avoided to prove this. Do we tell the Real Estate Agent who is showing a house that it is her fault that she was cornered by a stranger in the home she is showing and raped? It is her job to talk to strangers! What about a clerk in a convenience store who is shot and killed in a robbery, even though he was trained and had a gun and was trying to defend himself? It just didn't work. You were right when you said it's sad we have to live among people who would take advantage of these situations, but we do. It sucks, but we should teach people from early childhood all we can to prevent, and then never shame the ones who still get hurt. Sorry for the ramble, hope I didn't come off as harsh.
Carlos Idelone - not if little girls get .38 Smith &Wessons fot their 4th birthday AND are taught how to use it.
By the way, why is everyone so sarcastic about this fine piece of work? Does no one understand the beautiful message it conveys?
People suck. They dont recognize something decent.
@@MidnightVentures
Well, it's decent, I agree. It's just the therapist. I've never been to visit one, but I always believed that therapists were compassionate, not behaving like basketball coaches. I've observed stepfathers of red-headed Gen-Z kids treat kids better than this therapist treated Margaret.
@@Piaseczno1 Sometimes, rightly or wrongly, therapists may feel that sympathy is getting them nowhere and a bit of tough love might work better. In the main I suspect they're doing the best they can. People aren't computers. It's a lot harder to fix a broken person because you're not exactly sure what will work.
I got the impression it was about recovery and healing. Not sure what other people are seeing ... ?
Don’t go deserted places alone unless you are armed.
Never met such an aggressive, forceful therapist, lol!
They are what I'm looking for because other counselors are fake 😒 this one is real and serious. 👍 👍 😁
this was released on my birthday...
Good job stephine
great film, the Moonlight Sonata fits perfect in the film
Amazing cute girl!!!
good video i like that
All therapist should be that tough. Tough Love, without touching works. Good story, good actors.
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I agree with K W (in the comments below); I definitely felt like whomever wrote this script had almost certainly never been sexually assaulted themselves. This film would be much better (if redone) if the scene where she's talking to her therapist actually sounds true, because it came across as totally unrealistic. Also, the therapist needs to be more realistic as well, no therapist (at least no good therapist) is that pushy and demanding. Good job for a college project though 👍
thats the therapist and her Mom.Maybe her mom just wanted to heal her not let her wallow.Maybe because she was dying.
Some people look forward to a little pushing. You just have to pick the right times, they would not make progress otherwise.
who else was just listening to daytona and ended up here somehow?
I'm wanna go home
Well it’s better than falling backwards because what if nobody catches me?
OMG, therapist, just tell her to go find somebody else. She obviously doesn't WANT to work on her problems.
And yes, this is why I am totally unqualified to ever be a therapist.
The acting was stiff--this doesn't mean the actors are bad but they do not have chemistry and perhaps these were not the right roles for them. And whoever wrote that script has obviously never been sexually assaulted.
That was a stupid comment.
The Real McCoy.......... :) TU!
Is this filmed in Canada ?
great video guys !
Thank you Dirk! I love your work!
Is there seriously nothing else in the complex jungle of male-female relations that short-film makers can think of as the tired tale of the male abuser / female victim?
?? Why i have a german shepherd working dog
Pros: beautifully shot. Cinematography & production values were stunning. Lead actress was also gorgeous, FWTW.
Cons: the acting was wooden, the script was pretty bad ("I feel a man's fist strike the back of my head..." "...his eyes were filled with hatred." "I will be strong, Mum..."), & the editing was awful to the point that there's *massive* gaps between each delivered line, which makes the flow of conversation feel awkward & stilted. I'm afraid that in the end, that took me out of the narrative so completely that I couldn't stick with the video; I threw in the towel at 19 minutes.
But I do want to commend the creator on just how beautiful it *is*. For a college project, it's still not too shabby at all. Keep that in mind when watching - perfect or not, he does have plenty to be proud of, here.
You “threw in the towel at 19 minutes”? The movie running time is 19:01. 🤦🏼♀️🤣
thank you :)
@@Bumblebee7558 IIRC that was actually a typo on my part, & I meant 9 minutes. But TBtotallyH since this was so long ago, I can't be sure.
Who the frak walks late at night??
Dewey Couto security guards.. lol
The mark.From the past.Never gone..🤔😢🍀🍀.But first step.Mark a..new way.Where😅
;)
The thing is..I think the therapist was her Mom.
Never Trust anyone
Seriously, fear can't be treat by facing them again. It should be treated with love and care, not scare!? If they treated with fear again, it makes that thing worst. If they're afraid of something, make them avoid it and stay by their side, not let them face it again?! Fear comes from trauma. Trauma makes them crazy if that thing keeps approach them.
Okay, then it's okay when they tell to look the other side of the fear, but don't leave them.
This acting is terrible. And a therapist would never talk to someone this way.
''It's only you and me right now'' how cute XDDD
I need a counselor ?
9:50 Sad Music
I was expecting a horror movie. It kinda was, though‥..........
i am lost????
Did anyone notice. The young girl, who has the worst attitude, I’ve probably ever witnessed. When they pulled up at the destination, to go for a walk. She had sunnies on. She got out, and the sunnies had miraculously disappeared @ 4:38.
She didn’t have them on during the drive, but when they pull up, she did. She opens her door, still has them on, and when she closes the door, the sunnies, just magically, disappear.
I can’t say I actually related to this. Mainly because of the poor acting, and the young girls, bad attitude. Was the biggest turnoff.
I just couldn’t get into it.
I don’t condone violence. But a little back hander, wouldn’t have hurt.
May have slapped some sense into her.
What therapist takes you for a drive?!!
That’s when I’d be creeped out.
What? She’s no other patients to see?!!
Sorry. But this was a dud.
Thought it was going to be ok, when the alarm went off, and it just seem to go downhill from there on in.
wow... so you condone slapping someone just because they have an attitude? LMAO it's was my job to portray a character
Could not connect with characters due to poor filming and acting/writing. Had to stop it a minute in.
I didn't find anything about this film realistic or emotionally connected in any way. The therapist sucked. She only seemed to know forceful ways. Asking someone to blindly fall into your arms or you're "finished", and then saying it's for the other person is dishonest.
"They took nothing from you." WTF? She was raped but they took nothing away?
"I'll throw you a rope, so you can find peace again." Girls nods...
"Now, how about you come back tomorrow and we'll try this again."
Who talks like this? And the 100 yard walk through the woods while the therapist was watching in the background was all it took? Wow. This is the most emotionally immature film I've ever seen.
You are missing the whole point my friend.She meant that nothing essential was taken from her,from the soul,from the spirit.In the level of the form,the ego,the “me” its true it feels something was taken,but the therapist went much deeper than that.I hope you can understand what I mean and if you don’t ,I won’t think you are inmature,cheers.
I think VFX was critiical about the therapist seeming to minimize such a traumatic event and lack empathy.. When one is traumatized, they are usually not ready to get into a philosophical discussion about their trauma.
It was probably written by a 14 year old
Yikes, Karen... It was (quickly) written by me for a college project. These actors were found on Craigslist, and the poor 21 year old me at the time could only pay them in food.
I know the writing is crap. But I focused solely on the technical aspects, as that's my strong suit.
I don't know about the technical stuff or writing skills on cinematic studies,but as a whole i think you can see far beyond the script that there is a message on this short movie.A deeper one.Now,obviously if you, the one who wrote it is saying that is crap,for most people my opinion wont make any sense then.But it's art,and the beauty of it is that anybody will interpret from their own point of view.
Wow..DO NOT have you're sound up in the very beginning!! Two of the most annoying sounds ever! (Someone screaming, and an alarm going off)😆
And WHY is this a horror movie??
I cried because someone raped me when I was little girl it hurts my feelings
A little too slow
I'm sorry. I can't get through the first scene. It's a student film so I'll just say, keep on being yourselves and work hard.
Good work. Lesson: if a dog bites you, you don't have to grieve over it all your life. Get up. Brighter days may be on your way.
Pervaiz Iqbal, very well put, my friend!!! 🤗
Short Horror Film??? I think not!!!
The scenes don't match . When they go for the drive the girl has her hair in a bun and is wearing knee high boots !
Girl looks like Pat Benatar in the face lol....
F
Lol...........
What you mean right now
Don't like that therapist..
Very beautiful film...really enjoyed it..half of problems and pains in the world just coz of vagina..if women had no vagina than they were more happy and free to move anywhere...but unfortunately women has this creepy sexual organ so they must be careful in thier surrounding and in thier movement to save themselves from evils..😠😠
Creepy sexual organ ? I find that a very bizarre outlook. Do you have creepy testicles ?
Wow you went to a weird place...
Um, you do realize that "if women had no vagina" we wouldn't exist, right? It seems odd that you think their "creepy sexual organ" (the vagina - which many of us find quite lovely) is the problem, and not the rapist's lack of self-control. If you haven't tried NOT raping, I highly recommend it. As a man who has a long history of not raping, I feel pretty good about my choice. I like vaginas, AND I don't rape them - It's almost too easy!
Think of a vagina as a $100 bill. Is it wrong for you to have a $100 bill? No. It's fine. Is it wrong for you to show someone else your $100 bill? No. It's also fine. Is it wrong for someone to take your $100 bill without your consent? Yes! They don't have any right to do that, even if they've seen it a thousand times. It's your $100 bill, and you can share it with anyone you like, but no one has the right to take it from you. I feel like I should do a TED Talk about vaginas, self-control, and finances...
HA HA HA KHAIR UN NISA!!!!
@@madnessbydesign1415 👏👏👏 Thank you
"Get up. Face the other way."
"Why? What is this?"
..A bad porn! 😜😄
Lame. Brunette girl was beautiful as hell. Acting on everyone’s part was meh.
I agree with you on the brunette. She's ridiculously attractive.
@@MidnightVentures thank you hah
appreciate the compliment and the criticism
@@StephanieTearI'm a fan 😂 make more movies!
Poorly executed. Could’ve been a great short.
Good story. Terrible acting.
The acting is awful. It makes it hard to see/hear the story. Got plot...bad delivery.
just. awful.
The acting is horrible and emotionless, and it's so unrealistic.
Good job stephine