@@quentinsmommy8509 Thank you very much! On September 1st I had open hart surgery, could have dropped dead at any time and I so happy to be alive and 60 yrs young. Doing great thank God fore U Tube!
It's really nice to see these short films ( although on a thou on a small budget) actually have a real story. Like a beginning middle and an end. Unlike so many other short films that just leave you hanging about what just happened. love this guy
@@BlaisUnlimited Mission accomplished, brother. Forest western, desert western. Nature is the best production designer. Where you filmed looks like something out of Last of the Mohicans.
How can you not like this? I loved it; the music, the acting, the story, that exciting chase through the woods, felt like I was there. Very surprised you shot this on a low budget, well done and thank you for posting this, really great film.
@@BlaisUnlimited I know nothing about the technicalities of acting, directing, gun shots (I'm in England, so unless you're a gangster or part of the hunting set, we don't have firearms)and all the other parts of film making, but I know what I like in a movie. I want to laugh, cry, be scared and be entertained, so big thumbs up. Also the scenery was stunning and the very end was just like a beautiful grotto, so the violence was even more unexpected.
@@peachypie8018 Yes! And that’s ultimately what counts! All the details of plot and the technicalities of filmmaking should serve the story and make the audience feel engaging and interesting things. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
@@BlaisUnlimited So Therese where to little information to make it good. The script was not finished. To much time was put on the chase. More time and effekt should been placed on backstory. The charachters where like emot pages. Not good.
One way to spot a student film is every cast member is 22 yrs old. I think the newest way to spot them is obvious and unwarranted drone shots. When doing Westerns pay attention to firearm details. Functional auto ejecting was a ways off in the Americas. Interesting coincidence in the same year 1872 the Swiss military adopted a self ejecting revolver so maybe a pass on the sound effect. The Winchester rifle didn't get a steel body until 1873. Probably not in the hands of outlaws for some time later. Asked a prop guy on a micro western why he picked the pistols he did for the main character. His answer was because they looked cool. They were period acceptable but the hero was a two gun shooter and one was a volcanic arms lever action. Impossible to operate accurately with one hand. The lack of a treated or sepia tone is a welcomed change. I Think it works fine without horses. Overall nicely done. Keep making movies.
Adding another historic anachronistic note to this short. Buscadero type holsters, like the one the first person seen is wearing, were not used until the 20th Century. Holsters used at this time would have been the “Slim Jim” type with the “Mexican Loop” holsters coming into use in the 1880s.
Sorry I'm late to your comment, but thank you! Any chance you know anything about the ventilation grommets on cowboy hats and they were first used? (Perhaps called "rivet holes" sometimes). I'd appreciate any knowledge on this little detail
I enjoyed it, The music was spot on. The only negative comment I have about it is about the plastic bucket in the barn. However, as an artist myself. I have to admit, you're not alone. I don't know how many times I have done a shoot and discovered a similar mistake while in production.
@BlaisUnlimited one tiny mistake in a short film is pretty good. I wouldn't be surprised, if I am the only person whom noticed 😁 If it was metal, even nice and shiny I would have thought it was intentional. What I hate is finding the perfect location and having something like power lines in the background. Even background noise 😖
I randomly found this video and really enjoyed it. I see alot of criticism in the comments and agree I saw some things that didn't fit but, can't we just enjoy it for what it is? A very well done amateur film. You did an excellent job telling the story without a need for verbal explanation. I love how the Marshal set up the "Sheriff" to protect himself. I subbed.
Actually kinda surprised no one commented much on the chase. it was well done and different than anything I think I have ever seen. Seemed fairly realistic actually.
The chase was good. Forest chases are often poorly filmed. Maybe keeping proper orientation in forest scenes is difficult. This one at least made sense!
@@BlaisUnlimited The chase was kinda nonsense. If I have a rifle and am being chased by someone with a handgun I just make a stand using tree or a ditch and let the chaser come close
@@Janet_Yellens_Liquidity Exactly! You don't chase a man with a rifle in an infinite cover location. Especially while ignoring all of that cover while you're chasing him.
Well done- first off, the Cinematography/Locations/Photography was beautiful - usually in Westerns it's a bullet fest in the wide open, or in a Saloon, House, etc- this was a run-and-gun in the Woods, dodging behind trees, plenty of misses and wild shots- added to the realism, along with both men dying - - - - when the Marshall gave that 2nd guy a badge, then hid his, I was smirking- sucker gonna get killed "That's why they call him Lawful"
This was an ok short. Keep an eye on the details that add to the realistic feel. A couple examples would be the steel 55 gal drum in the shed or how clean and clean shaven the actors were.
Very well done minus the minor details. But if Neflix can put out a big budget film with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson about hunting down Bonnie and Clyde in 1934 and they are collecting evidence using a plastic 5 gallon spackle bucket , not invented until the late 1960 then what the heck.
I’ve only just discovered this plethora of Western Short movies on TH-cam, grateful and deserved applause to all concerned in making them…. ( just a tiny thing that stood out in this particular one ) I’m not criticising by the way ( see my first statement ) But just after the caption 1872 in the barn scene there was a pretty modern bike wheel…. ( more modern than 1872, I mean )
there was actually quite alot of modern items shown especially around the farm and in the barn. @0:25 you have a stamped steel gate, and a 50 star flag.
Whoever made this is probably the most respectful human in the TH-cam comment section, that was a well done chase, the gunshots were good, not exactly realistic, but great!
@@BlaisUnlimited Thank you! Is that a 36 or 50 star flag and is that a Winchester 1866 or 1873? Also, the only 2 problems I see are the oil drum and colt single action army, I would have used a navy, I like that opening music, and surprisingly good film quality for what? 2 years, didn't know anybody could pull that off! Good film quality, scenery, and action! 8/10.
Good little film. With an actual budget, slightly more experienced actors and a hair more attention to detail, I could see you making some truly excellent pieces. The chase scene in particular was masterfully done, though I'll call the Marshal a fool for bringing handguns to fight a rifleman. On the visual editing side, the gunshots were phenomenal. I would've thought you were using actual black powder blanks if I weren't personally familiar with powder. Keep up the good work!
Loremaster Yn'Taris Comments like this make it all worth it, we really appreciate you taking the time to comment! We definitely had a vision for a certain type of chase scene that we wanted to see in a short, and the gunshots took their fair share of time in post. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts, means a lot to us
@@BlaisUnlimited Always happy to give my feedback, and I've always been a sucker for a good Western. Not enough of them coming out nowadays. Here's hoping I can see more from you folks in the future!
This was awesome! Keep making short Western films like this; maybe even a trilogy. I was so surprised on the filming talent and the acting talent. Maybe you guys will get noticed by a film making company and make some movies you can sell. I would rate all your movies five star. Awesome job!
First may I say "Welcome to the club of being an Independent film-maker". Sometimes we have no money for a budget but we do the best we can. Good film, well written, good shots of location and good acting by Jason Blais, Mark Howland and Nicholas Blais. I done 3 complete movies with little or no money, so I understand what you went through. Also, good directing by Johnathan Blais, it looked like you used your brothers for actors.... well, they did a great job. Keep going and I hope to see more movies from you. Thanks
so at 7:46, why the pause gunshots as audio have some good mid-bass TR, in my set up, in the beginning- how many stars on that flag? great photography, color
You made a great story here! The ominous marshal in the doorway, the running gunfight through the woods, the suspense of re-loading, the really impressive blood spray scenes (omg! good job!)... I liked that all 3 characters were corrupt in their own different ways, so (being a western!) I was waiting for them each to get their just desserts, and I was not disappointed. The marshal was the worst of the whole bunch, and very creepy indeed., so I cheered his demise :) I appreciated how well you conveyed the story and the characters with such focus-- nicely economical storytelling, letting the audience work a little bit to catch all the clues. This added to my enjoyment! Some commenters are saying the characters looked too young, but I think most kids left home really young back then-- and could end up in a lot of trouble really young, too. I had no problem with suspension of disbelief myself. So many grim backstories possible! (Plus, good job working with the people you have, and getting the job done with the resources at your command. The best art is the thing that actually gets DONE.) Looking forward to your next one!
Liz Thank you so much for watching and for your thoughts. The best are really is the stuff that gets done! Really appreciate your attention to detail as well. I enjoyed reading your comment, it motivates me to get back out there and do it all again very soon!
“1872 Colorado Territories”. Where did all three characters acquire their firearms? The marshal and bounty hunter both carried Colt 1873 Single Action Army revolvers, while “Lawful” was armed with an 1873 Winchester.
Keen observation. The steel drum, rubber feed bucket, bicycle wheel and plastic pipe stem jumped out at me. Still entertaining and a hell of a lot better than I'll ever do.
Hi again! Do you know when the ventilation grommets on cowboy hats were first used? (Perhaps called "rivet holes" sometimes). I'd appreciate any knowledge on this little detail
Great scenery, good storyline, nice ending. My one slight criticism is they both looked too young and with no facial hair, but that's probably just me looking at it through 84 year old eyes. Even policemen and soldiers look like children to me now. SIGH!!
Freakin' awesome photography! The Cameraman deserves an Oscar! And the acting was superb! I agree that this looked totally real! A nice cuppa tea for me, f'sure!
This was great, this looked very professional and the acting plus the gun rights and finally the costume design was amazing keep up the good work - Many thanks from over the pond.
I love the music you guys put into I wish I can just listen to it more. And the rest of the scene you guys did is exciting too I believe these cowboy films will never get old. 🤠👍
Not bad at all! I hate people who sit on their butt and mouth off about what they DON'T like. I'll tell you what I liked. First of all, the shots didn't sound like cap guns like so many TH-cam vids. You didn't have the guys take a whiz in the stream. The guy looked like he was going to crap his pants as he was reloading. How often do you see that or even see a six shooter reloaded? Not a happy ending but a REAL ending! Keep up the good work!
Jim- Someone has to. And I suspect the makers of these films appreciate the input. Ya cant go through life with blinders on, if ya wanna improve your product.
Excellent short movie. I loved it. Ok,ok, some people didn't like the chase scene, some commented about some items that were out of period. (They missed that you won't find a hundred years old homestead in 1872 Colorado) None of this detracted from the movie for me . I enjoyed it just as much as I did "Gold Blooded" . I appreciate that you probably filmed this on a very tight budget and can only imagine what you can do if you had money for set designers and period consultants. Anyway, very well done. I enjoyed it.
Sometimes a comment comes along and just makes your day. This is one of them. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. You are spot on and it’s thoughts like this that keep us going!
In the intro the gunshot at 0:15 followed by what I assumed is the spent case ejected onto the floor? Am I missing something about revolvers of the day? Decent short, I'm just nitpicking as my first thought was 45 acp from a 1911 but not in 1870s. Enjoyed that the gunfight went on for a while in the woods with nobody making ridiculous impossible shots with a pistol from a long way off.
Adding the sound of the spent casing may have been an oversight, but we’ve since learned better. Great ear though and good point. Really appreciate you watching the film!
When it's 1872 and both guys are carrying Colt Single Action Army's that didn't come out until 1873 what do you need a Winchester 73 Carbine for? I don't know who your firearms advisor is but at that time and place they should have been carrying 1860 cap and ball revolvers or 1860's converted to cartridge and Lawful 's carbine would be an 1866 Winchester, not an 1873 model. Otherwise a nice little film.
Good. Better than anything put out by big budget Hollywood lately. One criticism, and it's really minor, is that the volume of smoke is too small and the wrong color. Watch some shooting black powder videos to see.
@@BlaisUnlimited You are welcome, it was a great short, I have a propensity towards "seeing" things that should not be there. It was a fun film, I enjoyed it, and think you guys should keep doing what you do, and ignore people like me.
I have what I call "age cred" because declaring "I'm old" lacks any sort of range restriction and I'm not, ya know, THAT old. I have four adult children. All of that is to say that I have seen plenty of artistic endeavors and I'm impressed with this film. I think you will like my thought at its conclusion. (Sigh), I had a colon and was ready to quote myself but my exact words didn't fully explain. (Open personality here, stream of consciousness communication serves me well, editing isn't wrong but FEELS dishonest, apologies). My thought was that this situation, with all participants/witnesses to an armed conflict being mortally wounded has happened over and over and over throughout time. With the classic literature conflicts, (man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. himself, heh heh, and I am old enough to know that "man" is not a bad word), in mind I applaud you on your deft ability to take what seemed to be merely the setting of the story into its enduring role as the last character, er, standing, so to speak AFTER the man vs. man outcome. Nature was seamlessly introduced, (in my opinion and I have not re-watched anything), with that glorious moment taken to observe that picturesque, ambient waterfall. Nice job with the ending. Just thought I would mention that the time was running out on a college assignment in English. We were to describe a location. I chose my grandparents house, which was actually not theirs, the second floor was a jail. My grandfather was the last jailer in MATADOR*, Texas. (Edited because my mom said, "Not in Texas! There are jailers now!", but there was further information gathered by someone else, a small town newspaper journalist maybe, and he was the last, I'm tellin' ya, but not tellin' my octogenarian mom, Texas jailer who lived in a literal jailhouse). My purpose in saying this is your "...and a fast approaching deadline..." condition. Time was running out for me too. My paper began with the sound of the old linoleum on the floor and wound around describing the building and through the tall iron, (I think), mint green painted door with the half circle barred area for communication and ended in the jail area which was often empty because of the low population of that county. That freshman year paper was published in two different Texas towns in their newspapers. One was the featured article New Year's Day front page. Because I was finishing on the day, when I read it even I was struck by the last line. I was describing a big room with iron everywhere in north Texas where they get snow, which is very rare in my part of Texas. But considering the subject matter, (my little grandmother was tied up twice when men escaped, but their criminality was of the Mayberry, North Carolina variety, so the escapes were all very cordial), I felt a... hahaa, chill when I read the last combination of words: "It was cold." So, yay, fast approaching deadlines! * The jailhouse of my youth is now a museum and can be found on the internet. I have never even been there. It would be SO COOL if my essay was in there. Mom said that the town and the museum may be gone due to the size of Matador. I remember that the town square was surrounded by streets that were wife enough for horse drawn carriages to drive on both sides and park too. Maybe I have shared something that will inspire a set, a location, a storyline, a character. My grandfather was lauded as the last old school jailer, the story exceeded Matador. The jail got a plague 👈 as a historical landmark. • Now about the sentence just before this one, there is no possibility that I am claiming that a "plague" beset the jailhouse and yet Autocorrect, (capitalization of Autocorrect is intentional because to me Autocorrect is likely the first case of modern tech related demonic entity inhabitation 😠 🤭), changed "plaque", a commemorative item, to "plague".
After watching this twice ( because it’s pretty goddam good) @ 2:26 the marshal took his hat off to swipe away the flies...there was no gun inside the hat.
Nice short film! For operating on little to no budget, you did an excellent job. It's true that the Sheriff (and the other two, for that matter) looked awfully clean-cut and "soft" for being men who lived by the gun in that time period, but you've always got to work with what you have available. I'm assuming 2/3 of the cast are related to the director? Nice acting jobs, though I do agree with Train Bennet - there was really no reason for the outlaw not to shoot him immediately. That was the only part of it that gave me difficulty. The location and cinematography was beautiful! Reminded me of the woods of Virginia, back when I was a boy.... Well done.
I liked it... well staged and the photography was really good. Also, some very interesting and creative camera angles. Very little dialogue, but I think that made it more interesting. I can't believe 500 viewers gave this a thumbs-down. Did they even watch it?
@@BlaisUnlimited And you did just that... a good combination of high/low shots, as well as nice use of tight and wider views. And the little touches... like the slo-mo effect when the guy gets shot and falls backwards... make a big difference. One SMALL criticism... just to balance things out... towards the end when the guy is shot and falls in the water, the element of surprise was lost, because I could tell that was coming the moment he started backing up to get himself into position to complete the stunt. I felt that was a little too obvious the way it was done. You did save the scene though, when we find out that his killer had also been hit. I didn't see that coming! Really entertaining though, and that's always the bottom line. I'm glad I stumbled on this... I subscribed, so no more stumbling for me. By the way, thanks for the comment on my TH-cam name... it doesn't make it too obvious that I LOVE westerns, does it? Lol. Continued success.
@@oldwestguy the name’s not THAT obvious haha🤠 Thanks again for noticing those details, it’s really appreciated. And I definitely welcome criticism. It’s constructive criticism that can sometimes help the most! I hope you’ll take a look at my future work, until next time!
It was nice to finally see a western film done in a forest and not the open prairie. Reminds me a lot of Oregon and Washington when we would go camping. I always wondered what it'd look like if John Wayne had been filmed in the mountains, now I know, albeit lower budget. It's awesome to see folks around my age doing films like this, gives me a bit of hope for the western film industry, if y'all hit big one day.
Thank you very much for the comment! We had a lot of fun working in the forest like this, and came up with some pretty interesting shots. Thank you so much for watching!
Great job, I just turned 60. Love the west. What you just produced, brought back my youth playing shoot em up in the woods! God Bless
david nieve Thank you so much, that means so much! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Happy Birthday to you
@@quentinsmommy8509 Thank you very much! On September 1st I had open hart surgery, could have dropped dead at any time and I so happy to be alive and 60 yrs young. Doing great thank God fore U Tube!
@@davidnieve6444 I’m late I’m sorry but I’m proud of you sir
Happy 61st Birthday. And most folks call that war, not playing in the woods. 😎
It's really nice to see these short films ( although on a thou on a small budget) actually have a real story. Like a beginning middle and an end. Unlike so many other short films that just leave you hanging about what just happened. love this guy
rich berry Thank you my friend, means a lot!
the gun shots were amazing. loved how you could see the force when they were shot knocking them over
Thank you!
Loved that chase and the music
Thank you so much!!
New sub, you have some great films!! Bravo!
Thank you very much!!
Masterpiece, no cheesy dialogue, no BS, no unnecessary script containing bravado and macho BS, the visual speaks for itself
Amen man, thank you so much!
Makes the best of what's available and tells a fairly compelling story. Natural locations and atmosphere a plenty. Worth the time.
MrBnetV That was our goal! thank you very much!
@@BlaisUnlimited Mission accomplished, brother. Forest western, desert western. Nature is the best production designer. Where you filmed looks like something out of Last of the Mohicans.
Thank you my friend, we did the best with what we had. Have to utilize what you have and make it work!
Beautiful scenery.
Thank you for watching!
How can you not like this? I loved it; the music, the acting, the story, that exciting chase through the woods, felt like I was there. Very surprised you shot this on a low budget, well done and thank you for posting this, really great film.
Thank you so much for watching! We did our best with what we had to tell an interesting and fun story, I’m glad you enjoyed. Thank you again!
@@BlaisUnlimited I know nothing about the technicalities of acting, directing, gun shots (I'm in England, so unless you're a gangster or part of the hunting set, we don't have firearms)and all the other parts of film making, but I know what I like in a movie. I want to laugh, cry, be scared and be entertained, so big thumbs up. Also the scenery was stunning and the very end was just like a beautiful grotto, so the violence was even more unexpected.
@@peachypie8018 Yes! And that’s ultimately what counts! All the details of plot and the technicalities of filmmaking should serve the story and make the audience feel engaging and interesting things. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
@@BlaisUnlimited So Therese where to little information to make it good. The script was not finished. To much time was put on the chase. More time and effekt should been placed on backstory. The charachters where like emot pages. Not good.
One way to spot a student film is every cast member is 22 yrs old. I think the newest way to spot them is obvious and unwarranted drone shots. When doing Westerns pay attention to firearm details. Functional auto ejecting was a ways off in the Americas. Interesting coincidence in the same year 1872 the Swiss military adopted a self ejecting revolver so maybe a pass on the sound effect. The Winchester rifle didn't get a steel body until 1873. Probably not in the hands of outlaws for some time later. Asked a prop guy on a micro western why he picked the pistols he did for the main character. His answer was because they looked cool. They were period acceptable but the hero was a two gun shooter and one was a volcanic arms lever action. Impossible to operate accurately with one hand. The lack of a treated or sepia tone is a welcomed change. I Think it works fine without horses. Overall nicely done. Keep making movies.
J Fratis I really appreciate your attention to detail. Thanks for watching and commenting
GREAT SHOT of a modern steel 55 gallon drum in the opening shot.
Adding another historic anachronistic note to this short. Buscadero type holsters, like the one the first person seen is wearing, were not used until the 20th Century. Holsters used at this time would have been the “Slim Jim” type with the “Mexican Loop” holsters coming into use in the 1880s.
Sorry I'm late to your comment, but thank you! Any chance you know anything about the ventilation grommets on cowboy hats and they were first used? (Perhaps called "rivet holes" sometimes). I'd appreciate any knowledge on this little detail
@@BlaisUnlimited The earliest documented case I can find is the issue hats of the Spanish American War at the turn of the century.
@@gravemarker okay cool, thank you for taking the time! Appreciate it
American Flag with 50 stars 32 seconds in to the movie...And a PEACOCK?
Maybe a plug for NBC_Universal?
don t forget the 55 gal steel drum @ .41 .....which patent was not delivered but 33 years later
They both have fresh clipped haircuts.
plastic bucket in the corner when he first enters the barn.
Did you notice the pressed fifty gallon steel barrel they apparently had back in the 1800's?
Well done. A true American story of guns, guns, and more guns. MY 10 minutes were well spent.
Thank you for watching
Very well done! 0:29 Even the "Grand Union Flag (1872)". WELL DONE!
Bunk Man Thank you! Great eye, most people assume it’s a modern flag :)
I enjoyed it,
The music was spot on.
The only negative comment I have about it is about the plastic bucket in the barn.
However, as an artist myself. I have to admit, you're not alone.
I don't know how many times I have done a shoot and discovered a similar mistake while in production.
Yeah, it's bound to happen! Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching
@BlaisUnlimited one tiny mistake in a short film is pretty good.
I wouldn't be surprised, if I am the only person whom noticed 😁
If it was metal, even nice and shiny I would have thought it was intentional.
What I hate is finding the perfect location and having something like power lines in the background.
Even background noise 😖
I randomly found this video and really enjoyed it. I see alot of criticism in the comments and agree I saw some things that didn't fit but, can't we just enjoy it for what it is? A very well done amateur film. You did an excellent job telling the story without a need for verbal explanation. I love how the Marshal set up the "Sheriff" to protect himself. I subbed.
Chupacabra Carter Really appreciate your perspective! Means a lot that you enjoyed it and took the time to comment. Thank you for watching!
Well done guys ! Derringer in the hat was a killer surprise (no pun intended).
Thank you very much!!
293 outlaws disliked!!
Brilliant job, great cinematography, especially the chase scene, quality sound, wonderful location and good acting. Subbed.
Straight-sided 55 US gallon drums were patented in 1905. The ribbed type drum did not exist until just before WWII.
Actually kinda surprised no one commented much on the chase. it was well done and different than anything I think I have ever seen. Seemed fairly realistic actually.
Thank you for noticing!
Club Members I thought the chase was done well. Seemed realistic.
The chase was good. Forest chases are often poorly filmed. Maybe keeping proper orientation in forest scenes is difficult. This one at least made sense!
@@BlaisUnlimited The chase was kinda nonsense. If I have a rifle and am being chased by someone with a handgun I just make a stand using tree or a ditch and let the chaser come close
@@Janet_Yellens_Liquidity Exactly! You don't chase a man with a rifle in an infinite cover location. Especially while ignoring all of that cover while you're chasing him.
Gun shots as in many modern films do not knock people over they just drop, watch any early Westerns they got it right.
Thanks for the info, we thought this may have been a little more fun. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Well done- first off, the Cinematography/Locations/Photography was beautiful - usually in Westerns it's a bullet fest in the wide open, or in a Saloon, House, etc- this was a run-and-gun in the Woods, dodging behind trees, plenty of misses and wild shots- added to the realism, along with both men dying - - - - when the Marshall gave that 2nd guy a badge, then hid his, I was smirking- sucker gonna get killed "That's why they call him Lawful"
Brian Smith Thank you very much!
This was an ok short. Keep an eye on the details that add to the realistic feel. A couple examples would be the steel 55 gal drum in the shed or how clean and clean shaven the actors were.
Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching!
Very well done minus the minor details. But if Neflix can put out a big budget film with Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson about hunting down Bonnie and Clyde in 1934 and they are collecting evidence using a plastic 5 gallon spackle bucket , not invented until the late 1960 then what the heck.
Haha! Thank you for your support! And thank you for watching
I’ve only just discovered this plethora of Western Short movies on TH-cam, grateful and deserved applause to all concerned in making them….
( just a tiny thing that stood out in this particular one ) I’m not criticising by the way ( see my first statement )
But just after the caption 1872 in the barn scene there was a pretty modern bike wheel….
( more modern than 1872,
I mean )
9:11 I remember the 1872 vibram boot soles well, they were cut from rubberized rawhide.
- As for the video: I liked it.
there was actually quite alot of modern items shown especially around the farm and in the barn. @0:25 you have a stamped steel gate, and a 50 star flag.
Whoever made this is probably the most respectful human in the TH-cam comment section, that was a well done chase, the gunshots were good, not exactly realistic, but great!
John Todd McAllaster Thank you very much for commenting. Wanted to make a fun, enjoyable chase sequence! Appreciate your thoughts :)
@@BlaisUnlimited Thank you! Is that a 36 or 50 star flag and is that a Winchester 1866 or 1873? Also, the only 2 problems I see are the oil drum and colt single action army, I would have used a navy, I like that opening music, and surprisingly good film quality for what? 2 years, didn't know anybody could pull that off! Good film quality, scenery, and action! 8/10.
John Todd McAllaster It’s a 37 star flag, rifle is a 1866! Really appreciate your thoughts!
Good little film. With an actual budget, slightly more experienced actors and a hair more attention to detail, I could see you making some truly excellent pieces. The chase scene in particular was masterfully done, though I'll call the Marshal a fool for bringing handguns to fight a rifleman. On the visual editing side, the gunshots were phenomenal. I would've thought you were using actual black powder blanks if I weren't personally familiar with powder.
Keep up the good work!
Loremaster Yn'Taris Comments like this make it all worth it, we really appreciate you taking the time to comment! We definitely had a vision for a certain type of chase scene that we wanted to see in a short, and the gunshots took their fair share of time in post. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts, means a lot to us
@@BlaisUnlimited Always happy to give my feedback, and I've always been a sucker for a good Western. Not enough of them coming out nowadays. Here's hoping I can see more from you folks in the future!
Loremaster Yn'Taris Agreed! Stay tuned, we have another fun western short coming very soon. Thanks again!
@@BlaisUnlimited I look forward to it.
Nature, again and again, main strength of western. Nice final gimmick and gun shot sound.
Jean-Pierre Ouvrard very true! Thank your for watching and sharing your thought
Great vid hands down one of the best short films I’ve ever watched keep it up.
Clayton Reimer Thank you very much, thanks for watching :)
Great piece thanks - where is a list of these cowboy films? I watched the 'gold' one yesterday.
Man with a rifle, cover, distance, and the high ground running from someone with a pistol. Sigh
Actually, someone with two pistols and a derringer in the hat.
Not sure why when he had a gun in his hat he made it obvious he could’ve shot him without him even seeing the gun in his hat and lived another day
The Marshal was flanking him
Not going to lie, the actor is a bit too young to be playing a marshal, but I still think he played the part very well.
Not like you had a fake mustache lying around
Yes I agree, had to go with what we had! Thank you very much for watching!
This was awesome! Keep making short Western films like this; maybe even a trilogy. I was so surprised on the filming talent and the acting talent. Maybe you guys will get noticed by a film making company and make some movies you can sell. I would rate all your movies five star. Awesome job!
Thank you very much! New short frontier western coming soon!
How did YT not serve me this sooner?? I watch tons of Westerns//Western Docs, Omeleto and this is amazing! Great job Johnathan Blais!! You rock!
Thank you so much! Means a lot!
@@BlaisUnlimited I just subscribed to your channel and will watch all your content...and pass it on to my like minded friends...thank you!
@@phnorris2011 Thank you!!
The Marshall looked about as rugged as Mickey mouse, I was expecting bubbles to come out of that pipe....
Mo Garcia haha, thanks for your input :)
LoL, so did the "outlaw" with his missing earring.
@@InDisskyS131 haha, good eye
Mo, Danny Trejo wasn't available and Tom Hardy wanted $180,000
loved that tarantino easter egg
😁 thanks for watching!
@@BlaisUnlimited yeah i really enjoyed it
@@BlaisUnlimited can you please tell me where did you shoot the short film?
@@mrimmortal4905 Bethlehem, Connecticut
@@BlaisUnlimited okkk thanks buddy
One of the best short westerns I've seen. Thank you for making this. Everything was great including the acting.
Thank you very much!
Storm trooper best wésterns ? You dont help them if you dont tell them the truth
very exciting short film, excellent, and ironic
Thank you very much!!
...an you actually saw him reloading which you don't see often...⭐⭐an a half ⭐s
One of the best running gun battle scenes I've seen in a while. Good ending, too. Sometimes, you don't get away.
Thank you very much! Thanks for commenting, glad you liked it
Honestly really good! But if I were you I’d color grade it.
Edit: the gunshots look freaking amazing.
Pink Tie Productions Yes thank you, great point, color grading needed more time and attention! Appreciate your thoughts!
Sounds good too
Another excellent film from JB. 👍🏻
Why thank you! 🤠
So many negative comments, just enjoy the movie
Jbelcher7903 Thank you! Haha
Great Job. I enjoyed it very much
First may I say "Welcome to the club of being an Independent film-maker". Sometimes we have no money for a budget but we do the best we can. Good film, well written, good shots of location and good acting by Jason Blais, Mark Howland and Nicholas Blais. I done 3 complete movies with little or no money, so I understand what you went through. Also, good directing by Johnathan Blais, it looked like you used your brothers for actors.... well, they did a great job.
Keep going and I hope to see more movies from you. Thanks
Joey Garza Thanks for a thoughtful comment! Really appreciate it, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
Navy revolver & Schofield revolver VS Lancaster shotgun
so at 7:46, why the pause
gunshots as audio have some good mid-bass TR, in my set up,
in the beginning- how many stars on that flag?
great photography, color
William Tomkiel thanks for watching! Flag has 37 stars!
This is epic
Thnak you for watching!
I half expected the Marshall to wake up and pull his badge out of his pocket, with the bullet stuck in it. Kinda glad you didn't use that old cliche.
Awesome for sure, I love making short films and music
Thank you! Good luck with your work!
@@BlaisUnlimited You're very welcome and thank you also
You made a great story here!
The ominous marshal in the doorway, the running gunfight through the woods, the suspense of re-loading, the really impressive blood spray scenes (omg! good job!)...
I liked that all 3 characters were corrupt in their own different ways, so (being a western!) I was waiting for them each to get their just desserts, and I was not disappointed. The marshal was the worst of the whole bunch, and very creepy indeed., so I cheered his demise :)
I appreciated how well you conveyed the story and the characters with such focus-- nicely economical storytelling, letting the audience work a little bit to catch all the clues. This added to my enjoyment!
Some commenters are saying the characters looked too young, but I think most kids left home really young back then-- and could end up in a lot of trouble really young, too. I had no problem with suspension of disbelief myself. So many grim backstories possible! (Plus, good job working with the people you have, and getting the job done with the resources at your command. The best art is the thing that actually gets DONE.)
Looking forward to your next one!
Liz Thank you so much for watching and for your thoughts. The best are really is the stuff that gets done! Really appreciate your attention to detail as well. I enjoyed reading your comment, it motivates me to get back out there and do it all again very soon!
Great work!!
Thank you!
“1872 Colorado Territories”. Where did all three characters acquire their firearms? The marshal and bounty hunter both carried Colt 1873 Single Action Army revolvers, while “Lawful” was armed with an 1873 Winchester.
Keen observation. The steel drum, rubber feed bucket, bicycle wheel and plastic pipe stem jumped out at me. Still entertaining and a hell of a lot better than I'll ever do.
Never mind the plastic bucket!
@@clineproffit9676 I am thinking Doc Brown hauled it there from 1985.
It did keep my attention though.
Well done! Glad I found ya. Hard to get my cowbo movie fix now a days. Subbed an shared
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it 🤠
Set in 1872 and using Colt Single actions and a Winchester 1873 not produced until 1873. No worries, Hollywood's been doing the same for years. :-)
That is not an 1873 Winchester, it is an 1866.
A modern barrel in the shack or steel drum
At least the Marshal reloaded, manh westerns the 45s could shot 45 times before needing to be reloaded. ah hollywood.
Hi again! Do you know when the ventilation grommets on cowboy hats were first used? (Perhaps called "rivet holes" sometimes). I'd appreciate any knowledge on this little detail
Beautiful scenery!
Thank you!!
1:08 the year is 1872, these marvelous firearms haven't been manufactured yet until the following year.
The Third Crusader We missed that detail! Great eye!
@@BlaisUnlimited I didn't want to be an ass and drag down a solid peace of work, but I can't help but notice that. Good job on the film, keep it up.
The Third Crusader Absolutely, glad you commented, we appreciate the constructive criticism! Thank you
Very cool 👍👍👍👍👍
Ruslan Kalashnikov thank you!
@@BlaisUnlimited i shot short Westerns too.
But my Westerns not good like yours👍👍👍
Great scenery, good storyline, nice ending. My one slight criticism is they both looked too young and with no facial hair, but that's probably just me looking at it through 84 year old eyes. Even policemen and soldiers look like children to me now. SIGH!!
Thank you for watching! Always appreciate constructive criticism!
Its not the age . its the easy 21st century living .
The brutal harshness of growing up in the late 19th century is hard to replicate...
I’m a fan. Great video!
Thank you so much! Thanks for the comment
Freakin' awesome photography! The Cameraman deserves an Oscar! And the acting was superb! I agree that this looked totally real! A nice cuppa tea for me, f'sure!
Raine Carosin Thank you for the kind words! Thanks for watching!
Yes, very good. The attention to detail reminded me of some classic Japanese film cinematography.
Love Colorado!! Lived there for 25 years... thanks for a great video! They were a little too well groomed though! LOL
You are welcome! Thanks for the constructive criticism and thanks for watching!
Solid man, solid.
Just found the video was a great job hope to find more
Thank you!
Period pieces are always tricky, especially on a low budget. Shame about the plastic bucket, even more outstanding than the oil drum.
Marcel Glover Thanks for the comment. Period pieces are difficult, always seems to be something we miss. Thank you for watching!
Marcel Glover also the flag with the 50 stars on it in the beginning
This was great, this looked very professional and the acting plus the gun rights and finally the costume design was amazing keep up the good work - Many thanks from over the pond.
Water is wet Thanks for the kind words! Thanks for watching
Jonathan Blais no problem!
nicely done, thanks for the upload
Richard Dominguez Thanks for watching!
Jonathan Blais it's nice to see that you still check on comments in your older videos
This is awesome already.
Thank you!!
@@BlaisUnlimited Ok this Was awesome. I watched it completely. TH-cam Western shorts are underrated
Great!Smart having a backup in the hat, but he shouldn't have pulled it. Just shoot through the hat.
bback Interesting idea! Thanks for watching :)
I love the music you guys put into I wish I can just listen to it more. And the rest of the scene you guys did is exciting too I believe these cowboy films will never get old. 🤠👍
Thank you very much!!
Nice short! i was watching for the disclaimer "no orchids were harmed in the making of this" but alas no lol
Haha! Thanks for watching!
I liked it, as it was original and gritty. Great job!
tembofly thank you so much!
Not bad at all! I hate people who sit on their butt and mouth off about what they DON'T like. I'll tell you what I liked. First of all, the shots didn't sound like cap guns like so many TH-cam vids. You didn't have the guys take a whiz in the stream. The guy looked like he was going to crap his pants as he was reloading. How often do you see that or even see a six shooter reloaded? Not a happy ending but a REAL ending! Keep up the good work!
James Rickard Thank you so much for the feedback, and taking the time to comment! Really appreciate it!
Jim- Someone has to. And I suspect the makers of these films appreciate the input. Ya cant go through life with blinders on, if ya wanna improve your product.
Excellent short movie. I loved it. Ok,ok, some people didn't like the chase scene, some commented about some items that were out of period. (They missed that you won't find a hundred years old homestead in 1872 Colorado) None of this detracted from the movie for me . I enjoyed it just as much as I did "Gold Blooded" . I appreciate that you probably filmed this on a very tight budget and can only imagine what you can do if you had money for set designers and period consultants.
Anyway, very well done. I enjoyed it.
Sometimes a comment comes along and just makes your day. This is one of them. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. You are spot on and it’s thoughts like this that keep us going!
The Marshal and the Sheriff should have been packing rifles, and the date should have been 1873 for the weapons used. Great film!!
If He had a horse, the rifle would have been on it, I'm just wondering why the Marshall didn't have 2 revolvers
In the intro the gunshot at 0:15 followed by what I assumed is the spent case ejected onto the floor? Am I missing something about revolvers of the day?
Decent short, I'm just nitpicking as my first thought was 45 acp from a 1911 but not in 1870s.
Enjoyed that the gunfight went on for a while in the woods with nobody making ridiculous impossible shots with a pistol from a long way off.
Adding the sound of the spent casing may have been an oversight, but we’ve since learned better. Great ear though and good point. Really appreciate you watching the film!
@@BlaisUnlimited ...your watching the film.
Hunting a known killer with no rifles? Pistols are great for saloon fights, but out in the boonies? Come on! ;D
When it's 1872 and both guys are carrying Colt Single Action Army's that didn't come out until 1873 what do you need a Winchester 73 Carbine for? I don't know who your firearms advisor is but at that time and place they should have been carrying 1860 cap and ball revolvers or 1860's converted to cartridge and Lawful 's carbine would be an 1866 Winchester, not an 1873
model. Otherwise a nice little film.
@@paulmazan4909
Perhaps it is a science fiction movie, like "Cowboys and Aliens"? They could be time travelers? ;D
@@datplace4walkthroughs956 They can't be time travelers, they didn't have a phone booth!
As I stated elsewhere, they had connections at the time factory and got ahold of good pre-production prototypes for T&E.
Just a minor quibble, the gunshots heard at 1:12 and 9:47 are both accompanied by the "tinkle" of ejected cartridges... from a revolver?
Good. Better than anything put out by big budget Hollywood lately. One criticism, and it's really minor, is that the volume of smoke is too small and the wrong color. Watch some shooting black powder videos to see.
Galvanized trash can at 55 seconds, metal spoked rubber bike tire at 1:-8,
The Duke Of Earl Missed some things for sure. Great eye, thanks for watching!
@@BlaisUnlimited You are welcome, it was a great short, I have a propensity towards "seeing" things that should not be there. It was a fun film, I enjoyed it, and think you guys should keep doing what you do, and ignore people like me.
@@dukeofearl6256 thank you very much!
I have what I call "age cred" because declaring "I'm old" lacks any sort of range restriction and I'm not, ya know, THAT old. I have four adult children. All of that is to say that I have seen plenty of artistic endeavors and I'm impressed with this film. I think you will like my thought at its conclusion. (Sigh), I had a colon and was ready to quote myself but my exact words didn't fully explain. (Open personality here, stream of consciousness communication serves me well, editing isn't wrong but FEELS dishonest, apologies). My thought was that this situation, with all participants/witnesses to an armed conflict being mortally wounded has happened over and over and over throughout time. With the classic literature conflicts, (man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. himself, heh heh, and I am old enough to know that "man" is not a bad word), in mind I applaud you on your deft ability to take what seemed to be merely the setting of the story into its enduring role as the last character, er, standing, so to speak AFTER the man vs. man outcome. Nature was seamlessly introduced, (in my opinion and I have not re-watched anything), with that glorious moment taken to observe that picturesque, ambient waterfall. Nice job with the ending.
Just thought I would mention that the time was running out on a college assignment in English. We were to describe a location. I chose my grandparents house, which was actually not theirs, the second floor was a jail. My grandfather was the last jailer in MATADOR*, Texas. (Edited because my mom said, "Not in Texas! There are jailers now!", but there was further information gathered by someone else, a small town newspaper journalist maybe, and he was the last, I'm tellin' ya, but not tellin' my octogenarian mom, Texas jailer who lived in a literal jailhouse). My purpose in saying this is your "...and a fast approaching deadline..." condition. Time was running out for me too. My paper began with the sound of the old linoleum on the floor and wound around describing the building and through the tall iron, (I think), mint green painted door with the half circle barred area for communication and ended in the jail area which was often empty because of the low population of that county. That freshman year paper was published in two different Texas towns in their newspapers. One was the featured article New Year's Day front page. Because I was finishing on the day, when I read it even I was struck by the last line. I was describing a big room with iron everywhere in north Texas where they get snow, which is very rare in my part of Texas. But considering the subject matter, (my little grandmother was tied up twice when men escaped, but their criminality was of the Mayberry, North Carolina variety, so the escapes were all very cordial), I felt a... hahaa, chill when I read the last combination of words: "It was cold."
So, yay, fast approaching deadlines!
* The jailhouse of my youth is now a museum and can be found on the internet. I have never even been there. It would be SO COOL if my essay was in there. Mom said that the town and the museum may be gone due to the size of Matador. I remember that the town square was surrounded by streets that were wife enough for horse drawn carriages to drive on both sides and park too.
Maybe I have shared something that will inspire a set, a location, a storyline, a character. My grandfather was lauded as the last old school jailer, the story exceeded Matador. The jail got a plague 👈 as a historical landmark.
• Now about the sentence just before this one, there is no possibility that I am claiming that a "plague" beset the jailhouse and yet Autocorrect, (capitalization of Autocorrect is intentional because to me Autocorrect is likely the first case of modern tech related demonic entity inhabitation 😠 🤭), changed "plaque", a commemorative item, to "plague".
Hmmm... perhaps one could sumerise this comment into a shorter version. I didn't have time to read it all.
@@cyrushyram5673 I don't blame you. I totally understand.
The steel oil drum that comes into view at 00:40 is anachronistic by over 30 years.
I think the final scene could be improved with a short dialogue right before the Marshal drew his derringer. Well done overall.
Vickte W yes interesting idea. Thank you for your thoughts and thanks for watching!
I liked the tension wrought by silence.
After watching this twice ( because it’s pretty goddam good) @ 2:26 the marshal took his hat off to swipe away the flies...there was no gun inside the hat.
John O'donovan Very very good eye! First one to point that out! Thanks for watching
Nice short film! For operating on little to no budget, you did an excellent job. It's true that the Sheriff (and the other two, for that matter) looked awfully clean-cut and "soft" for being men who lived by the gun in that time period, but you've always got to work with what you have available. I'm assuming 2/3 of the cast are related to the director? Nice acting jobs, though I do agree with Train Bennet - there was really no reason for the outlaw not to shoot him immediately. That was the only part of it that gave me difficulty. The location and cinematography was beautiful! Reminded me of the woods of Virginia, back when I was a boy.... Well done.
them cowboys done fergot their horses!
great film
Thank you!
I liked it... well staged and the photography was really good. Also, some very interesting and creative camera angles. Very little dialogue, but I think that made it more interesting. I can't believe 500 viewers gave this a thumbs-down. Did they even watch it?
OldWestGuy, love the name! Definitely tried to get creative with some of the camera work, thanks for noticing!
@@BlaisUnlimited And you did just that... a good combination of high/low shots, as well as nice use of tight and wider views. And the little touches... like the slo-mo effect when the guy gets shot and falls backwards... make a big difference. One SMALL criticism... just to balance things out... towards the end when the guy is shot and falls in the water, the element of surprise was lost, because I could tell that was coming the moment he started backing up to get himself into position to complete the stunt. I felt that was a little too obvious the way it was done. You did save the scene though, when we find out that his killer had also been hit. I didn't see that coming! Really entertaining though, and that's always the bottom line. I'm glad I stumbled on this... I subscribed, so no more stumbling for me. By the way, thanks for the comment on my TH-cam name... it doesn't make it too obvious that I LOVE westerns, does it? Lol. Continued success.
@@oldwestguy the name’s not THAT obvious haha🤠 Thanks again for noticing those details, it’s really appreciated. And I definitely welcome criticism. It’s constructive criticism that can sometimes help the most! I hope you’ll take a look at my future work, until next time!
@@BlaisUnlimited Thssnks, I will... And I'm sure I'll enjoy those just as much. Stay well.
Nice, but the buildings wouldn’t have had a 150 year old patina when they would have been fairly new
Nice short!
I low key thought the Marshall was going to be the outlaw and turn on the bounty hunter
Smartphone Gamer Not a bad idea at all actually!
Cool. great soundtrack too. Great cinematography.
bpdarragh thank you!
Why wait to shoot the guy,bad idea.I liked it,also the area was beautiful.
Love the ending👍👍👍
Great short movie. Visually amazing.
Thank you very much!
It was nice to finally see a western film done in a forest and not the open prairie. Reminds me a lot of Oregon and Washington when we would go camping. I always wondered what it'd look like if John Wayne had been filmed in the mountains, now I know, albeit lower budget. It's awesome to see folks around my age doing films like this, gives me a bit of hope for the western film industry, if y'all hit big one day.
Thank you very much for the comment! We had a lot of fun working in the forest like this, and came up with some pretty interesting shots. Thank you so much for watching!
The gunshot from the introduction is from a semiautomatic firearm. You can hear the casing hit the floor. Sorry for being pedantic.
Nice little short. Loved the theme, loved the action. Very well done.
👍🏻👍🏻
But if that’s Colorado, I’ll eat my hat. 😉
Arctodus Simus Thank you so much! Haha, nice eye