I thought the acting was ideal. The OTT histrionics, yelling and screaming and running around that are seen in most horror films are ludicrous. In real life when folks are confronted with inexplicable phenomena, they're not constantly jumping up and down and emitting shrieks of terror. They quietly, gradually get progressively more and more confused and disconcerted, precisely as happens in this film. Incidentally, the reason the concept is a 10/10 is because it originated with the all-time master of horror writing M.R. James, who used it in his marvelous short story The Mezzotint. It also appears in slightly altered form in his tale The Haunted Dolls' House.
That's exactly what I was going to say that is the worst acting I've ever seen in my life! I seen 3rd grade plays and the actors were much better than them 2!
Been binging a lot of horror shorts lately and it's good to see the protagonists actually try to destroy a cursed object instead of ignoring all the evidence, haha. Really liked the concept.
I didn't realize this was a student project, so that and your pinned comment answers a lot of my questions. I really liked the concept of the moving photograph and I would have liked to see that more incorporated into how the monster works, rather than just serve as a kind of warning. Also the monster girl is super creepy but she's also exactly Sadako from the Ring. Overall for a first film I think you guys did great and it sounds like if you had more time you could've ironed out a lot of the kinks. It's always good to see new filmmakers, so keep it up!
As a filmmaker myself (7 years, about to shoot our first feature length horror next year) I am very VERY impressed with what you have done here. For a first school project this is honestly shot better than half the shorts (and some feature for that matter) than i have seen. Limited resources, probably little to no budget, you should be extremely proud of yourselves and best of luck for the future. Dont listen to what others are saying about the acting, thats not your job, your job is telling stories and working the dynamics & visuals of the film, which you did excellently. Bravo!
Very interesting and phantasmagorical idea. I think, that the actors could have acted more shocked and intrigued and searched for help/answers, but after all, it was a short. Well done !
I'm not a film critic and have never attempted to make a film. However the concept was good, the actors could have acted like everything was actually happening and not just going through the emotions? Background music etc would have helped. Nice work though looking forward to another.
This was better than some of the movies on Netflix I really enjoyed it I am a horror movie fan and I really really really like this I like that you could not see the demons face thank you ❗
The acting was a little lacking and it was filmed too dark for my taste BUT the plot and the atmosphere were quite good. It reminded me of the old Night Gallery episode 'The Cemetery' where the creepy cemetery painting kept changing. Keep making horror films!
Clever title for your film. I noticed right away when she walked past the picture rubbing her eyes, that it had changed. Very creepy. It would be cool to see if, like you said, you revisited this sometime down the line and made a new version applying your experience. Best of luck!
See this is why we need to hire actors. This was very interesting and actually probably would’ve been better had the acting been better. The acting made this so unbelievable that I couldn’t even pretend to be invested in this. Everything else was good and I would like to know the lore with the painting and the story behind what’s happening and why. But yeah these two need acting lessons or we need a new car. A for effort though.
This was very well done and was able to convey such an eerie ambience and growing dread in such a brief time. I must admit, though, I was focused more on the actor's (who played the husband) amazing curly hair, lol.
This photograph should be used as a source of infinite energy: people burn it and it is somehow recovered. Hooray, the humanity's energy problem has finally been solved!
This was really good pretty creepy you can also have a drinking game every time he would keep saying this is fucked up its a good thing that I don't drink otherwise I would be wasted
You guys should add background music, like suspense type music, it would b grt after that.....you know, behind every successful video, sound contributes 50%
Gotta say this was really quite sad as they seemed an innocent couple to be haunted to death by this entity , as an opinion i still don't think it was her in the picture at first though it sure looks like her & he ends up in it as well perhaps cause he hung it on the wall. What a haunting little sad gem of a bad ghost bent on death to anyone unlucky enough to find that picture. They did nothing we know of as bad enough to deserve such a fate but evil spirits couldn't care less . I've done a lot of B&W infrared photography which is rather creepy in it's characteristics but nothing this bad ever happened by putting them up & i realize that's not an infrared picture but it does have those creepy undertones to it. Great job on this though i felt genuine sorrow for these two so your film did what it was supposed to do . This was a bit similar to an old Night Gallery story where Roddy McDowell kills his uncle but there's a painting on the wall that keeps changing & each time he gets rid of it it comes back . The ending is bad for him but he deserved it as these two did not. Sad but very well done .
Honestly I thought the acting was a bit stiff in places, but it wasn’t really that bad. I’ve seen a lot worse (and a lot more minimalist) acting in a lot of films (short and long), and I prefer this to some “large ham” acting I have seen.
I know I'm a year late but just usung strings in certain places 9:22 was all this gem of a horror need. The tension & fright are there..... Waittng💀☠️💋💋
The concept and plot were a 10/10, but the acting was a 1/10, their emotions were flat and non dramatic. With the right actors this could be amazing.
Exactly!!!!
I thought the acting was ideal. The OTT histrionics, yelling and screaming and running around that are seen in most horror films are ludicrous. In real life when folks are confronted with inexplicable phenomena, they're not constantly jumping up and down and emitting shrieks of terror. They quietly, gradually get progressively more and more confused and disconcerted, precisely as happens in this film. Incidentally, the reason the concept is a 10/10 is because it originated with the all-time master of horror writing M.R. James, who used it in his marvelous short story The Mezzotint. It also appears in slightly altered form in his tale The Haunted Dolls' House.
@@jasonhurd4379 That all might be true, but the first five minutes are... not great.
That's exactly what I was going to say that is the worst acting I've ever seen in my life! I seen 3rd grade plays and the actors were much better than them 2!
True, the actors couldn' t act.
I was waiting for Nickelback to start playing
We all did
lol
Bwahaha!!
Not me singing "every time I do, it makes me laugh" as soon as I saw the title lol
Lmfao 🤣😆🤣😆🤣🤣😆🤣😆 oh, holy hell.
Been binging a lot of horror shorts lately and it's good to see the protagonists actually try to destroy a cursed object instead of ignoring all the evidence, haha. Really liked the concept.
Reminds me of a Night Gallery episode called “The Cemetery”. Roddy McDowall starred in it. It was very scary.
Exactly. They ripped off the idea. For shame. Kids...try again.
Why was I expecting a full blown Song horror parody of Photograph... XD
Concept quite good...but the acting was the scariest part !! 🫣😱
I didn't realize this was a student project, so that and your pinned comment answers a lot of my questions. I really liked the concept of the moving photograph and I would have liked to see that more incorporated into how the monster works, rather than just serve as a kind of warning. Also the monster girl is super creepy but she's also exactly Sadako from the Ring. Overall for a first film I think you guys did great and it sounds like if you had more time you could've ironed out a lot of the kinks. It's always good to see new filmmakers, so keep it up!
As a filmmaker myself (7 years, about to shoot our first feature length horror next year) I am very VERY impressed with what you have done here. For a first school project this is honestly shot better than half the shorts (and some feature for that matter) than i have seen. Limited resources, probably little to no budget, you should be extremely proud of yourselves and best of luck for the future. Dont listen to what others are saying about the acting, thats not your job, your job is telling stories and working the dynamics & visuals of the film, which you did excellently. Bravo!
Thank you🙏 We actually just graduated today too!
@@henriktawatao339 belated congratulations well done to all of you who graduated and best luck for the future
For first crack out of the starting gate by students, well done. Look how Evil Dead started off. Good luck!
The small details like the light from the flashlight really help you get into the story.
Calling 911 and grabbing a knife is definitely the right way of fighting a supernatural angry being...
What make you think that being is angry?
@@arbjful well, she was tormenting and murdered at leat one of the characters (I believe the woman was killed as well)
Dammit, even though I knew a jump scare was coming, you still got me.
Very interesting and phantasmagorical idea. I think, that the actors could have acted more shocked and intrigued and searched for help/answers, but after all, it was a short. Well done !
LOL! 😂
"Phantasmagorial"? Dude, just say "strange" or "surreal" or "dreamlike" 🙄
For a first attempt it is pretty good. Can't wait for your next project!
Thanks mate!
That monster could guard Shaq
The acting scared me
Wow what an original concept! That is actually amazing for a first school project! Well done! Hope to see more from you 😊
Ring for pictures. Cool concept.
Girl act nice simple one lovly likeee 🌹🌹
I'm not a film critic and have never attempted to make a film. However the concept was good, the actors could have acted like everything was actually happening and not just going through the emotions? Background music etc would have helped. Nice work though looking forward to another.
Yes the female actress I found not upto d scenes
The story is horrifying but the actors are not acting very scared. I girl doesn't scream at all!
Ghost in house and the were reacting so chilling 😂
omg - this was good, creepy, and well done. the last 2 seconds made me jump
Horror movie characters who actually react sensibly. Well done!
you know, even if I was just the actor playing the role as the lady, I STILL would be terrified
This was better than some of the movies on Netflix I really enjoyed it I am a horror movie fan and I really really really like this I like that you could not see the demons face thank you ❗
really well done! story and acting!
the short film is awesome i love the concept but if i was there i would have ran like hell 😂
Loved this awesome film
The acting was a little lacking and it was filmed too dark for my taste BUT the plot and the atmosphere were quite good. It reminded me of the old Night Gallery episode 'The Cemetery' where the creepy cemetery painting kept changing. Keep making horror films!
Clever title for your film. I noticed right away when she walked past the picture rubbing her eyes, that it had changed. Very creepy. It would be cool to see if, like you said, you revisited this sometime down the line and made a new version applying your experience. Best of luck!
#HT & #Jae... 😱 cr eepyliscious and decent
acting 💯 Cute couple, 😝 nice plot..
Liked all the Photos 👍
What an amazing job. Everyone did an excellent job behind and in front of the screen.
See this is why we need to hire actors. This was very interesting and actually probably would’ve been better had the acting been better. The acting made this so unbelievable that I couldn’t even pretend to be invested in this. Everything else was good and I would like to know the lore with the painting and the story behind what’s happening and why. But yeah these two need acting lessons or we need a new car. A for effort though.
Thank you, that is what I thought! The man and the lady seem not freaked out...why? Chalk up due to bad acting!👎
That was neat horror film about a cursed photograph.
♠👽♠👽♠👽♠👽♠👽♠♠♠que coisas medonhas! Erá só um quadro nao é mesmo?♠♠♠👽♠👽♠👽♠👽♠♠♠
Great film good job 👍👍
U r scared me !👸
Really good for a beginner’s work!! Great camera work well done!
Loved this! So scary!
This reminds me of a story that one of my fave narrators(Jason Hill) did a while back. If you get a chance you should listen to it! Amazing good also!
This reminds me of an episode of the infamous show Night Gallery. Good job guys👍
very good. made me scream out. good 👍🏻
Look at this photograph.
Every time I do it makes me laugh.
When I saw them appear in the painting I was like “ohr nohr”
Feedback
Plotting was awesome 10/10
Acting was also better 8/10 keep it up ... 😊
Great homemade 👌
Amazing!
Cool concept! I like the different iterations of the photo. Good short 👍
Should of been more 😲 shocked. 🇯🇲🇬🇧
Look at this photograph, everytime it nearly makes me laugh
♠👽♠👽♠👽♠👽♠♠♠este curta metrágem é um retato fiél de alguns causos já parecido.,♠♠👽♠👽♠👽♠👽♠♠♠
Awesome movie!
Good expecting to continue
Adorei 👏a todos vcs, sei q tudo q fizemos no começo é complicado, boa sorte🙏 admiração q tenho pelos curtas é imenso!: Muita sorte a todos ☺️
It's almost midnight. I'm on minute 8.50 just when the lights are off in the video. I can't keep watching. I'll see it tomorrow.
This is very good!
Excellent
This was very well done and was able to convey such an eerie ambience and growing dread in such a brief time. I must admit, though, I was focused more on the actor's (who played the husband) amazing curly hair, lol.
This photograph should be used as a source of infinite energy: people burn it and it is somehow recovered. Hooray, the humanity's energy problem has finally been solved!
*Nickelback:* _..lOok At diS phOtogrAph_
*Photo: 👻🔪*
Seems similar to an episode of The Night Gallery hosted by Rod Serling.................
Every time I do it makes me laugh
Great concept, really interesting, and I realise the cast were not professional actors but that ruined it for me.
Amazing****
she’s me every time i encounter a small problem or inconvenience
“let’s go get some food” :3
This was really good pretty creepy you can also have a drinking game every time he would keep saying this is fucked up its a good thing that I don't drink otherwise I would be wasted
Super...
Good one👍🏼
My favorite part was when that frog fell off the cat xD
Excellent job..!!!!
No Nickelback jokes?
Why does she ask where the picture came from when the movie starts out with her putting it there?
Scary!
She wasn't very broken up to find hubby dead.
Immediately thought of nickleback
You guys should add background music, like suspense type music, it would b grt after that.....you know, behind every successful video, sound contributes 50%
No. Music ruins horror. Horror is much more immersive, intense, and effective without music.
The most starriest was this two actors in the film
The cops? I don't think they're equipped for this.
Nice show.
Great concept
A good basic premise. It has potential.
Gotta say this was really quite sad as they seemed an innocent couple to be haunted to death by this entity , as an opinion i still don't think it was her in the picture at first though it sure looks like her & he ends up in it as well perhaps cause he hung it on the wall. What a haunting little sad gem of a bad ghost bent on death to anyone unlucky enough to find that picture. They did nothing we know of as bad enough to deserve such a fate but evil spirits couldn't care less . I've done a lot of B&W infrared photography which is rather creepy in it's characteristics but nothing this bad ever happened by putting them up & i realize that's not an infrared picture but it does have those creepy undertones to it. Great job on this though i felt genuine sorrow for these two so your film did what it was supposed to do . This was a bit similar to an old Night Gallery story where Roddy McDowell kills his uncle but there's a painting on the wall that keeps changing & each time he gets rid of it it comes back . The ending is bad for him but he deserved it as these two did not. Sad but very well done .
Every time I do it makes me laugh.
Well done guys
Nice one
Why would she ask him where he got the picture when she’s the one that bought it in , in the first place?? 😂
😂
🤣🤦♀️
Put some creepy music into the film and see if that changes the atmosphere of it all. It's a good concept ☺️
No. Music ruins horror. Horror is much more immersive, intense, and effective without music.
bruh at this point I would’ve changed country
nice 👍👍👍👏👏
😮 great job i dont like old fotos now even more thank u great movie
Every time you do, it makes you laugh? Do you wonder how your eyes get so red? And what the hell is on Joey's head?
Thank you I was hoping someone would say this😄
Nice😁😁😁
Honestly I thought the acting was a bit stiff in places, but it wasn’t really that bad. I’ve seen a lot worse (and a lot more minimalist) acting in a lot of films (short and long), and I prefer this to some “large ham” acting I have seen.
I know I'm a year late but just usung strings in certain places 9:22 was all this gem of a horror need. The tension & fright are there..... Waittng💀☠️💋💋
I keep singing this title.
oh honey ,the strange weird haunting picture is back ,that we ripped up and burnt .oh well just another boring tuesday
every time i watch this it makes me laugh
How did your eyes get so red?
And what the hell is on Joey's - oh nevermind.
Why did the creepy girl appear? This was a bit forced, but I loved the picture plot