Witchcraft Motion Picture Company presents NIGHT SWIM (horror short)

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From Directors Rod Blackhurst (AMANDA KNOX, BLOOD FOR DUST, HERE ALONE) + Bryce McGuire (NIGHT SWIM) and Witchcraft Motion Picture Company
STARRING - Megalyn Echikunwoke
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Official Selection 2014 SHORT OF THE WEEK
Official Selection 2015 St. Lawrence International Film Festival
Official Selection 2015 Reading & Leeds Director's Notes Film Festival
DIRECTED by Rod Blackhurst + Bryce James McGuire
STARRING - Megalyn Echikunwoke
WRITTEN by Bryce James McGuire
PRODUCED by Rod Blackhurst
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Colton Davie
a FRANK AND PAUL FILMS production in association with OPENLIGHT PICTURES
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Stephanie Baldwin, Michelle Branch, David Ebeltoft
Underwater Camera Operator - Boyd Hobbs
1st AC - Tommy Wooldridge
Swing G&E - Johnny Ray Gill
Set Photographer - Kelly Davie
Jib Operator - Andy Jagerson
Jib Technician - Mike Nedved
Set Photographer - Kelly Davie
Swing G&E/Production Assistant - Jason Brown
Production Assistant - Victor Mascitelli
Hair/ MU - Courtney Housner
Composer - Silas Hite
Post Sound Mixer - Cabel Adkins
Title Design - Trevor Eiler
Cat - Margot
© 2014 FRANK AND PAUL FILMS

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28 сен 2024

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@mateosamora 9 лет назад

There's always something eerie about swimming alone at night. Whether in a pool in a dark yard, dimly lit motel, or in the ocean. McGuire and Blackhurst clearly know how to play on our simple, universal unease. And I'm always more than happy to lend my fear to filmmakers like them.

@rodblackhurst 9 лет назад

King Complex Thank you very much for the kind words!

@calebmcclure3893 10 месяцев назад

Swimming in the ocean at night would be far more terrifying than swimming in a backyard pool at night. In a pool you can rest assured that there’s nothing else in the water except you. Swimming in the ocean at night, any ocean predator could be under you and you wouldn’t even be able to see it

@a-dwi 8 месяцев назад

@@calebmcclure3893I mean swimming in the ocean (not the beach) at any given time could be terrifying. Even at the beach could be terrifying sometimes, especially at night..

@Nerdynate253 8 месяцев назад

There's no way in hell I would swim in a lake alone at night. No siree bob.

@DunmoresMovieMania 8 месяцев назад

Yes, but has anyone tried swimming in your own backyard swimming pool - with no underwater lights? And I mean, ZERO vision - it just looks like black water under a moonless night, and the sparse yard lights shine onto it, but don't penetrate the surface at all. And if it's over 6foot in depth, it - is - simply - terrifying. And if there is enough growth around the pool (this was enshrouded in greenery and waterfall and rocks - very picturesque), it looks like ANYTHING could be hiding under those waters, not just eels or sharks, even small organisms that would burrow into the eye of your penis or something... I couldn't bring myself to go in...

@lovegreysonchance13 10 лет назад

Your underwater shots were simply stunning.

@vkasshu 5 лет назад

Am I only the one who read it as "underwear?" :)

@memeygamer4381 5 лет назад

@@vkasshu I read it as underwear but quickly realised it was underwater lol

@srijan7 8 месяцев назад

Who else is here after watching Night Swim Pitch Meeting?

@hiyorisarugaki1830 8 месяцев назад

haha

@blackmoon34785 7 месяцев назад

@andrew_mcintosh 5 месяцев назад

Ooh, a very influential RU-vid channel!

@GizmoBeach 4 месяца назад

I don’t know WHAT I’D DO if confronted with the conundrum of a haunted pool. Not swimming in it would just never cross my mind.

@NewYouTubeHandle1 4 месяца назад

Watching this short film after Pitch Meeting is tight!

@filmshoot472 11 месяцев назад

Who else is here after Watching the Night Swim Trailer?

@filmshoot472 11 месяцев назад

@@christmation4515 well what can I say? I'm on here a lot. Heh😁😁

@rodblackhurst 11 месяцев назад

Appreciate all the love.

@filmshoot472 11 месяцев назад

@@rodblackhurst No Problem Bro.😉😉 Anything to Support a talented Artist. BTW Congratulations on The Theatrical Film. Can't Wait to see it.😁😁

@beethalia168 11 месяцев назад

Me me meeee

@beethalia168 11 месяцев назад

Eek I had a night swim in a pool last week alone

@alzorama2876 10 лет назад

She forgot the buddy system: Never swim alone.

@rodblackhurst 10 лет назад

Haha! Exactly.

@Tegres1 9 лет назад

That is the penguin credo.

@fotisalphaafton2445 3 года назад

Dont this is reall huh?

@fotisalphaafton2445 3 года назад

Dont tell this reall huh?

@alzorama2876 3 года назад

@@fotisalphaafton2445 Is it?

@channingbloom7125 8 месяцев назад

Some stories only work in a short film format and not like a padded down feature film.

@omegakidmusic 10 лет назад

Movie is very high quality, interesting idea. Underwater shots are great and the actress knows how to do terrific buoyancy. She seems like an aquaphile, so good.

@rodblackhurst 9 лет назад

Megalyn is a great actress and braved a cold pool for many many hours that night.

@ViceCityExtra 11 месяцев назад

Congrats on having the shortfilm made into a full length movie. Bless! ❤

@jeffn4836 8 месяцев назад

And the movie is terrible! lol

@DomesticAnimo 8 месяцев назад

@@jeffn4836 in the words of Jermery Jahns it is DOGS**T LOL

@justwarren65 8 месяцев назад

@@jeffn4836saw it twice today

@Crystals10000 8 месяцев назад

@@jeffn4836 the same stuff happened in the movie as this..lol

@TheReelRapNerd 9 месяцев назад

When I saw the trailer for the first time, I thought it sounded familiar, and it hit me today that I had watched this some time ago. Congratulations on the feature man! Already got my ticket for Thursday night!

@rodblackhurst 9 месяцев назад

Hell yes. Thanks for the support and love.

@CZsWorld 10 лет назад

This is great! So simple story wise, but shot in a way that makes it feel big and suspenseful.

@oxfopee 9 месяцев назад

CZsWorld???

@SwaveyHardaway 9 месяцев назад

It’s definitely a different approach to movies

@CApt-NinJA 8 месяцев назад

Nice to see he's always been on brand

@godzilla44556 5 месяцев назад

Oh my God it's CZs world

@raptorrodger 8 месяцев назад

Going to the theatre tomorrow after work to see Night Swim. I’ve seen the trailers at the theatre for months now and I had no idea it was a short film before! Congratulations!

@rodblackhurst 8 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly.

@technofire_cake1115 8 месяцев назад

This is inspiring

@BrandontheBeldam2993 8 месяцев назад

Well done short film and congrats on making it a theatrical release! Seriously this was really compelling and I'll be seeing the movie tonight.

@rodblackhurst 8 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly.

@BrandontheBeldam2993 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome. I saw the movie and despite the general consensus, I really liked the film.@@rodblackhurst

@melisandebliss6096 9 лет назад

Such beautiful underwater shots

@rodblackhurst 9 лет назад

Melisande Bliss Thank you so much.

@windsurf17 5 лет назад

Holy cow, what a couple of minutes, good sound and the right setting can do to bring you right in. I was looking around the room as I watched this, like, is there someone behind me??

@SaturnSenshi3105 11 месяцев назад

Congrats on having your movie picked up!

@mattdick6167 11 месяцев назад

Came here immediately after watching the trailer for the full movie

@ManasiJindal Год назад

I loved the performance of Margot the most😊

@JamesRobertSmith 8 лет назад

Damn. You guys are good! Professional camera work. Excellent direction. Kick-ass editing! Holy Moley!

@rodblackhurst 8 лет назад

That's what making movies is all about! Glad you liked it.

@jennifere.pergola598 8 месяцев назад

The last shot was great after all that build-up! I watched this after seeing Jeremy Jahns's review of the feature film where he mentioned that it was based on this short film in 2014 - I didn't see the feature film, but this short film was very well-done!

@rodblackhurst 8 месяцев назад

Who is Jeremy Jahn?

@Marvelfan-nu7ve 8 месяцев назад

@@rodblackhurst He a youtube film critic. He been here since nearly the beginning of youtube. He didn't like the feature film but thought the short was good

@rodblackhurst 8 месяцев назад

Right on!

@jennifere.pergola598 8 месяцев назад

@@Marvelfan-nu7ve Thanks for providing the info - I didn't get a chance to reply until now! 😆

@jennifere.pergola598 8 месяцев назад

@@rodblackhurst I tried posting the RU-vid link to Jeremy Jahns's review of the feature film as a reply here but I think the comment was flagged as potential spam 😆 - the review is the most recent video on his channel, and he recommended that viewers go watch your and Bryce McGuire's 2014 short film.

@Sab_MJsMama 9 лет назад

Subtle and atmospheric...quality short. Nice job. Love Megalyn in The 4400 back in the early/mid 2000's.

@weldonthatcher8891 Год назад

I'm here because Blumhouse is making a feature length film version of this short.

@rodblackhurst Год назад

Boom.

@DannyIAH 11 месяцев назад

Who’s here after the official trailer for the upcoming movie based off this??? They had me at James Wan producing it

@eanagweneveredelapena9670 10 лет назад

Nice.. The word that can describe it. The camera angles are perfect.... Its like a real movie if it was longer Great film deserves an award.

@rodblackhurst 10 лет назад

Eana - Thank you!

@tonymata8070 11 месяцев назад

The short that started it all, the film adaptation looks absolutely terrifying.

@Stef4ever2345 Год назад

Can’t wait to see the full length film next year!!!!!

@ladyboheme 8 лет назад

this was beautifully shot and genuinely frightening, well done

@rodblackhurst 8 лет назад

+ladyboheme Thank you so much.

@jaiauna-amorgan3044 8 месяцев назад

This was so much scarier than the full length ! Congratulations on making it to the silver screen though . 🎉

@yamato0965 8 лет назад

That's what you get for not waiting 30 minutes after eating before you take a swim.

@Star-pl1xs 8 лет назад

@vaniillaa. 5 лет назад

Actually it's better to go really after you ate because if you wait 1 hour it's like in the middle of the digestion and it's not good

@BLAZEVII 11 месяцев назад

Looking forward to the 2024 version starring Amélie Hoeferle. #watchlist

@bovanoverbeke2507 6 лет назад

The underwatershots are beautifulllll! And I like the noises to😂

@TeamRemForever 10 месяцев назад

I'm here watching this short for the first time, and I am even more excited for the film now!

@Knightofducks 10 месяцев назад

This is amazing! congrats on getting a full film release! can't wait to see it!

@sa1ntluke Год назад

Here because I heard about the movie, looks like it will be great!

@susiehaltmann3342 8 месяцев назад

When the short film is better than a feature length film

@susiehaltmann3342 8 месяцев назад

@@user-uu3cv7uw7u yes

@ronantimehd5790 8 месяцев назад

@@user-uu3cv7uw7u yes

@JC-gq3wg Год назад

2023 still suspenseful!👏🏾

@infinitygames9317 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely fantastic. Well deserved to have gotten it adapted to the big screen. Indie horror projects are some of RU-vid's best content. Brilliant job.

@Mislav24 6 лет назад

Pretty creepy and interesting shirt horror film, with an intense atmosphere and good acting. That "demon from the pool" looked pretty creepy. I do think it could have been a bit longer, with more development, but I still liked it. Keep up the good work, you are talented. I will definitely watch the rest of your videos.

@rodblackhurst 6 лет назад

Thank you so much. Check out my films AMANDA KNOX and HERE ALONE on Netflix.

@axelmoussavi8233 8 месяцев назад

Loved how the crickets also went silent when she was dragged unter haha

@_what._. 8 месяцев назад

This is WAY better than the new Blumhouse movie. It had so much potential. Such a shame.

@Funny-mo6cg 8 месяцев назад

this short film is so interesting and gripping that it was made into a film 😌👏

@alphardconsencino7819 9 лет назад

i love how clean it looked

@rodblackhurst 9 лет назад

alphard consencino Thank you!

@voivodvlad1 8 месяцев назад

This finds a new wrinkle on the basic lesson of horror films: don't be alone! Don't walk, run, travel, work or live alone. Now, don't swim alone either, especially at night. That's when they getcha!

@ravutonytv590 Год назад

They’re making a movie of this!!! It comes out next year!!

@rodblackhurst Год назад

Oh I know. In addition to directing and producing the short film I co-wrote the story for the feature.

@ravutonytv590 Год назад

@@rodblackhurst awesome congrats!!! Def will go see it in theaters!!

@benwaweru1740 Год назад

@@rodblackhurst Congratulations, definitely a must see.

@GGiblet 5 лет назад

Thank You *Frank and Paul Films* for giving lovely *Margot* the cat credit in the film! (Many animal actors go uncredited)

@madnessbydesign1415 6 лет назад

Beautiful! Not a wasted shot. Great sense of atmosphere. All-around great job! :)

@rodblackhurst 6 лет назад

Thank you so much!

@madnessbydesign1415 6 лет назад

I hadn't realized you also directed "Alone". You have a promising future...

@InsomniacWriter 8 месяцев назад

Could have watched this and saved myself the extra 80 mins😅

@Ruyven 8 месяцев назад

Who else is watching this before the pitch meeting?

@unionmovieworks 8 лет назад

Really nice coverage of the swimming pool.

@RichardsShortHorrorFilms 10 лет назад

Very professionally shot and great uses of location.

@rodblackhurst 10 лет назад

Richard - Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words.

@YapCentral Год назад

This will be an amazing feature film! I believe it will be one of those kinds of movies that will make over 100 million.

@winstonsims9021 Год назад

It comes out in January

@DiscoverShortFilms 10 лет назад

Very enjoyable guys, we will feature this in our Top 3 Short Films of the week.

@fredystheawesomeshow8301 5 месяцев назад

I never knew NIGHT SWIM was a short film before the actual movie 😮

@samvictortv6916 7 лет назад

Nice! I wish I can direct a cat like yo. That aside, this film have a really good horror element and not cheap overused scare tactic like jumpscare. This is creepy good.

@rodblackhurst 7 лет назад

Thank you so much.

@FindingMyselfOutside 9 месяцев назад

How in the world are they going to turn this concept into something that works for more than an hour?

@rodblackhurst 9 месяцев назад

Hey! Like we've said - this was just a scary short that then became the inspiration for a feature film we wrote.

@FindingMyselfOutside 9 месяцев назад

@@rodblackhurst The short was cool for sure, really enjoyed it. Maybe I’m just getting too old now that I’m in my 30’s, but there’s no way I’d want to see a longer version of a swimming pool horror lol I’m sure 15 year old me would be the first in line

@AlexisAdrian621 8 месяцев назад

Tonight’s the night; cannot wait for this feature film

@chrisjsimon 10 лет назад

now that was creepy. I think it would've been a lot scarier if they didn't show the face of the 'entity'; maybe just the eyes - red, devilish eyes :) but overall i think this was creepy. good job :)

@DarionDAnjou 6 лет назад

i have to agree on this. less would have been more on that specific shot. just enough to show it is a version of herself, but not so well lit like it was that she's not even scary.

@solgato5186 5 лет назад

It looked like it was her kinna

@solgato5186 5 лет назад

@@DarionDAnjou by not being scary, we don't know if the doppleganger is friend foe or neutral, I wish there had been no scree-- and getting dragged under, just being startled by the recognition it was her and I dunno, leaping back just like it happened and going under like happens, just no return back up. I'm biased as heck after watching ALONE TIME because it was so perfectly suspended yet had its feet on the ground perfectly, even the fast end after the not-screamy-suprise left one completely on one's own with the black screen (which stops thought briefly rather than start the whirling questions, it's like anti-applause because it retains all the energy of the performance rather than dissipate it (omg clapping at a symphony when music isn't finished drives me nuts, did we always do that or was it when DJs started fading out tracks before starting the next one?

@ambernelson2042 10 лет назад

I really loved night swimming before this! Short and scary enough to make me change a habit... Genius! :-D

@rodblackhurst 10 лет назад

:-)

@broadwaymelody33 8 лет назад

She was just taken to the Upside Down

@zstick 10 лет назад

Solid production, well directed, and the cinematography was beautiful. I enjoyed it a lot.

@rodblackhurst 10 лет назад

Thank you!

@Wondermetry2024 6 месяцев назад

I'm here because the Night Swim Pitch Meeting :)

@NobleGoat387 11 месяцев назад

Who knew this would be an actual horror movie

@alvaroprieto2092 8 месяцев назад

Wow wow wow wow... wow

@wallybong 11 месяцев назад

A short horror film that uses a pool as its centerpiece for some visual fun= cool idea. A full length movie about a swimming pool with a “ghost story”= *laughing*

@ironmanduck 3 года назад

very freaky well done all kinds of fear factors and so well put tougher to make the ideal scare

@santiagoskyofficial 11 месяцев назад

Was this what inspired the new Night Swim movie coming out? Seems similar and so cool. Love the visuals

@violet_skiess 10 месяцев назад

the move is based on this shirt film. this short film came out 9 years ago.

Год назад

I can’t believe they’re making a feature film out of a jump scare 🤣🤣 this is why horror is becoming less and leas frightening. Thank god for Eggers and Aster ❤

@rodblackhurst Год назад

Do you know what the feature is about?

@bobabode 10 лет назад

She was her, her was she? Is that the gist? What a twist!

@worldofhunter4700 8 месяцев назад

This terrifies me because my biggest fear is drowning. Now, ironically, I am a great swimmer and am always open to going to a waterpark or a pool in the summer. But the idea of water filling your lungs or something grabbing you when you least expect it and dragging you down always gives me chills. I can't stand watching water-peril scenes in movies like when Tom Cruise was in that core in Mission Impossible 5. But this short film, (and the movie’s concept) provokes that fear in me, because it's not what's outside the pool that fears me, it's the fact that it can pull me under and snuff out my life.

@nickgamesdude 8 месяцев назад

Some how better than the actual full film

@bmotwani87 7 лет назад

Thumbs up for DP... Damnnn... u r great man... Director and Girl both were good...

@Mangolite 8 месяцев назад

This gives me Lake Mungo (2008) vibe. However, the Night Swim short is very well executed. The production was quality driven.

@eddiew2325 8 месяцев назад

You mean Lake Mango

@Mangolite 8 месяцев назад

@@eddiew2325 It's an Australian horror film, and unless you are trying to be funny because of my profile name, Lake Mungo is a must-watch.

@youruncle2571 8 лет назад

Yup never going swimming at night and sinking to the bottom and looking up again 😊

@goodguy9831 11 месяцев назад

A movie version in 2024

@lydiacarlson9827 8 лет назад

Who else reads the comments before watching?

@graciaescobar4994 8 лет назад

Uh me

@nicolemoreno4736 7 лет назад

Lydia Carlson totally ahahahahahahahaha

@edwardgroves364 6 лет назад

Sometimes

@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx 8 месяцев назад

Slightly creepy but only slightly. And this is, apparently, far better than the film being released tomorrow. Why do horror films so often cast young, beautiful, wealthy (such as owning a house with a pool) women in the lead roles? The rest of us make up almost the entirety of humanity yet we are close to invisible in the horror genre.

@DavidHuysSweetandSour 9 лет назад

Rob , i really enjoy your movies. Simple , subtle but intensly complex! Would llove to see more of your work! Thanks a lot !

@MarckBuffalo 8 месяцев назад

Pitch meeting brought me here

@matthewkagle2573 4 месяца назад

That's what happens when you listen to music from the 1920s. It brings the ghosts.

@geminidreamatl26 8 месяцев назад

This was actually better than the movie that just came out.

@panzercop7950 8 месяцев назад

Everyone Who has seen night swim has said the same thing you would rather watch the short than that movie

@freaklives 6 лет назад

Another beauty, Rod. Well done.

@rodblackhurst 6 лет назад

Thank you so much!

@pf4773 4 года назад

It is not easy to make a short film with a truly strong ending. Great visuals, audio. Thanks!

@donaldgrace669 9 лет назад

The song really goes perfectly with this.

@rodblackhurst 9 лет назад

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

@griffithjohnson8409 8 месяцев назад

I hate to be that guy, but this short is way better than the full length movie.

@arteenaccion 9 лет назад

REALLY GREAT!

@didgeboy287 9 лет назад

This was a nicely subtle elegant film. The cinematography was moody but the sound was also great. The classic turn of the century (I think?) music was a creepy contradiction to the otherwise dark mood. I think there was only one real "scary sfx" sound. Subtlety, I believe, is so important to make a flick creepy and atmospheric like this.

@rodblackhurst 9 лет назад

Thank you so much for noticing all those subtle pieces we worked really hard to craft into a film that's about tone and feeling - and less about the obvious 'scares'.

@terencesommer5413 9 лет назад

This was excellent! The photography was amazing as well as the choice in music. She was good too. This was wonderful and very clean. Thanks so much for the suspense.

@rodblackhurst 9 лет назад

terence sommer Thank you for the kind words!

@nicolematinian9720 8 лет назад

+Rod Blackhurst thank you for telling bryce mcguire to right back

@cardboard2night 8 месяцев назад

Yeah...

@PenjaminFranklyn 11 месяцев назад

Shout out James Wan!

@RRP3168 6 лет назад

Nice short thriller! Loved it. Thanks.

@rodblackhurst 6 лет назад

Of course! Thank you for the kind words.

@CalThomson 8 лет назад

Awesome work. Super tense and beautifully shot.

@sandramiller564 6 лет назад

That suspense was like DAMN . Really good film.

@Rose-pq2ie 6 лет назад

Why am I watching this at 2 AM in the dark by myself

@whoisneezy 9 месяцев назад

What if they decided to treat this short film as a prequel to the new feature length movie?

@rodblackhurst 9 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly.

@queenbmia 10 лет назад

this was very chilling. damn!!

@rodblackhurst 10 лет назад

Queen - Thank you much. Help us share the film!

@felixpham4934 11 месяцев назад

Is this related to James Wan's upcoming movie of the same name?

@XxXDestroyer 11 месяцев назад

Yes, it's based on this short.

@felixpham4934 11 месяцев назад

@@XxXDestroyer I just checked the IMDB page for this film and it's true. Weird that the movie also has elements similar to the other horror short named "Deep End".

@rodblackhurst 11 месяцев назад

This is indeed the short film that we made and then adapted into our feature that James Wan and Jason Blum are producing.

@graciaescobar4994 8 лет назад

Awesome that freaked me out