The Deep End - Lovecraft short film (2014)
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2014
- A stand-alone sequel Simo Paulakoski asked me to do to his 2013 short film The Deep Ones (available here: • The Deep Ones - Lovecr... ); this film is set within the universe created by horror author extraordinaire H.P. Lovecraft.
Cast
Niklas Eriksson
Sofie Borg
Marlene Johnsson
Rebecca Jacobsson
Fanny Brännvall
Alice Ringholm Heder
Devin Morse
Daniel Johansson
Original music by
Johan Svensson
Executive Producer
Simo Paulakoski
Special Make-up Effects
Stefan Askernäs
Creature Effects
Fredrik Washburn Weileby
Additional Camera Operators
Sofie Borg
Stefan Askernäs
Niklas Eriksson
Underwater Camera Operators
Sofie Borg
Daniel Johansson
Based on characters created by
Simo Paulakoski
Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft
Written, Directed, Shot and Edited by
Daniel Johansson
Copyright (c) Daniel Johansson, Broken Frame Productions 2014 
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Not sure whats Lovecraftian about it. Lovecraft books were about forbidden knowledge, lost civilizations, dark arts, old artifacts, ancient celestial gods who didn't give human kind a second though. Most of the stories begin by building up the story through an intellectual, historical and research point of view. adding a touch of supernatural and occult. I wish a movie would come out that really brings all of these elements to the screen.
Ironwind1972 I think lovecraft stories don’t translate to the medium of film very well
Ooooh man the color contrast is heavenly XD Great job!
+Nathan Roberts Thank you very much!
Well hell, I really enjoyed it. The tone was right, great use of color. Yeah, good job.
Wow, this was really good! Not many can pull off making a decent Lovecraftian story, but Kudos to you! 😊
The man in yellow...
I think the film is well shot. It was a little slow to me. I think the narrator could have either been more dynamic or monotone. I feel he didn't really commit to either way so it left me feeling blah. Well done otherwise, I look forward to any other work you may decide to create.
I think I loved the color palette most of all. This was excellent all around. 10/10.
I originally stumbled curiously upon H.P. Lovecraft thinking he was a romance novelist hence love+craft. Now, I see his immensity for the harrowing dark. He writes as if it is a part of life.... That which is both sinister and unknown.
I like it. The setting, and characters, are quite Lovecraft-ian, though the script really isn't.
If I never knew who Lovecraft was or what that name became, this would of been lost on me.
Fortunately I do and this was awesome. ;)
Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love all horror shorts!
That was wonderful!! Less is definitely more with Lovecraft. Beautiful cinematography. Loved it
Thank you very much!
@@BrokenFrameProductions Willy smoker
Why is lovecraft soo difficult to do justice to via film.
Im always found wanting soooo much more from any film attempts.
Im honestly beginning to wonder if there's actually some kind of lovecraftian curse that prevents film makers from making a truly excellent film.
this was awesome! I'm surprised you don't have way more subscribers.
@ 2:05 Hey it's Adam! From the first Deep End movie. Man if ya only had the hindsight; you could have named him Bob! 😆
Nice bit of quiet horror there. The Lovecraftian element understated and very much an appropriate tribute to the slow erosion of the boundaries between reality and dream so much a part of his work. A few minor quibbles, but far outweighed by the strengths. Congratulations!
I like this. You did alot with a little. Good job.
This was great. The entire time, I was thinking the yellow raincoat was a small nod towards Hastur. And whenever he put on the hood he was in service to The Deep ones. It was nice. Great job guys.
Nice work. I enjoyed it. It can't be easy to pull off a Lovecraftian story and recreate the atmosphere on a small budget. You did it well.
+Jesus Christ , you are god. But your god is Cthulhu.
+Jes S The god of my gods is the walrus. And you will obey.
Daniel, this film and the previous film are beautiful and chilling. I like to think that the body in the beginning is Adam from "The Deep Ones", need I say more? So much potential plot left to our imaginations, I love it. The story is haunting and very Lovecraftian, anyone who says otherwise hasn't paid much attention to HP's more abstract tales. HP loved to use the reader's imagination to his advantage, and I think you've done the same here. It reminds me very much of a perfect blend of "The Statement of Randolph Carter", "Dagon", and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". Not to mention that the Deep Ones are easily one of the most terrifying factions in the Lovecraft universe. I love these two films, well done!
Wow, that was as glowing a review as we could ever hope for!
Thank you very much, your words made my day!
And for the record - it certainly is Adam's body in the beginning (I took great care in wearing the exact same clothes I wore in The Deep Ones when appearing in The Deep End); glad you picked up on it!
We're hoping to make a third and final entry in the series some time in the future - I hope you'll like that as much!
Great use of color, beautifully filmed... but i have some problems with the script. Nice work.
very good applause!!
Riktigt bra Lovecraft-feeling i denna rulle och kul och se ett svenskt team bakom en film också :) tummen upp! och gott nytt år! :D
I really loved the building that was done with the raincoat and the clock of time passing but staying the same until he chose to give himself
Quite beautiful and well done. Very spiritual. A work of art. Thank you and congratulations! I pray you continue with your work and grow. I only wish I could have done this film. Excelelnt!
Granny 13AD Thank you very much!
8:19 that moment when your roommate ate your food
This was fantastic.
Thank you very much!
Well done!
Wow! As an ardent fan of HP, I feel you truly captured the essence in this short. Well done indeed!
no they fucking didnt, its just a generic horror film with lovecrafts name slapped on for karma. even hollywood barely gets lovecraft right, so stop acting like a snob, and just admit you know nothing about lovecraftian horror
I liked it!
This movie gets 5/5 eldritch dark stars. Loved it!
Nice photography
I ended up here looking for a lovecraftian horror example in youtube. Is this it? Can this be counted as an example? If so or nay, could you point me to video sources of lovecraftian horror or data sample? I haven't a clue what it is but seems interesting however I am not a fan of the unexplained more of the unexplained to the explained fan type, just getting a rough idea of what lovecraftian horror visual look like, thank you in advance! :)
+Pi Sahasra
This isn't a great example of Lovecraftian style visuals but the it is his type of story telling. This is quite a mild example of Lovecraftian horror (I did like it though). Ethereal Chrysalis is the other extreme of this type of film where instead of minimal visuals and some explanation there is extreme visuals and no explanation. Both films stay true to Lovecraft though.
If you're wanting very distinct explanation you've come to the wrong place. Lovecraft's monsters and gods are 'unknowable' to humans because they are too abhorrent and/or beyond what humans can comprehend or perceive.
What an amazing work ! Well done, it's super. I'm French, I can make French subtiles if you want !
Is there a 3rd one?
Great work. I honestly thought the story was written by Lovecraft himself.
This is unusual in that it doesn't rely on gore but on a cold, detached and methodical story-telling style for its effect. It's not purely Lovecraftian, but it is good!
Jätte bra film!
I like the cinematography. Besides, this wooden trail at 4:43 looks uncannily familiar. Is this scene shot by any chance near Välsviken station?
GoldeneSchwalbe Thank you!
That scene was shot at Mariebergsskogen, so on the other side of town.
Great work... the only thing that completely makes no sense is the lake?
Who ever heard of fresh-water Deep ones? :)
Haha, yup, that is a blunder on my part. I hadn't actually read The Shadow over Innsmouth when I first wrote the script, as I was just asked to write a sequel to Simo Paulakoski's The Deep Ones. As we made the film, I started reading more Lovecraft, and eventually became a big fan, and by the time I realized that mistake, it was too late.
For a third movie in the series (that may or may not be produced some time in the future) I had an idea of including something along the lines of "the locals call it "The Lake", but it is in fact a bay in the Atlantic" in the narration just to fix that dumb mistake. :P
I believe HP would have been pleased with this production.
I am curios, is this based on one of lovecrafts stories or just the deep ones in general, because it sure isnt "Dagon", and i havent read Shadows over innsmouth yet. oh and btw just to make you know, there is a movie called Dagon , which is inspired by lovecraft a lot, the full movie is on youtube just search dagon(2001)
This is not based on any story by Lovecraft. It's inspired by Innsmouth and other stories, but it's an original scripts.
Daniel Johansson ok thanks, and have you seen the movie ddagon(2001)
Is it set to wumbo?
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I like it
I’m just saying, the dead guy is a *really* good actor to make himself look so believably dead. It’s not an easy feat. And the stare low-key reminds me of the Winter Soldier, on both guys.
On another note, A: did anyone else spot the meme? B: More evidence that bright yellow raincoats are evil. C: Dat giant Gollum hand, doh.
So... I mean, get a bunch of priests to bless the lake, turning it all into Holy Water, and that should fix it. 😊
I am unable to watch the whole clip is black with only audio
That's weird. Works for me.
vad bra att ni gjorde en film i Lovecraft anna! Jag gillade filmen! PS svenska landskap är mycket vacker, jag avundar er! var filmade ni den? Hälsingar från Italien!
The Fisherman. A Fisher of Man...... The hunt extends to other humans. The patient waiting........ As a fisherman reels in and snags his catch.
Amazing what shifty hues will do...
Always the subliminal beings most dangerous
Check out sounds from the deep HP best adaptation.
Where are the Deep Ones
This guy just needs to see a therapist
is his yellow coat waterproof?
Six years later, and I still wear it when it rains. So yes.
It was David grohl passed out
How deep can a lake be?
Very and some have treacherous currents.
The subliminal beings are always around don't listen to the voices. Especially the ones of the deep.
whew..
great film. i liked h.p.l. before it was cool.
jsnification no one cares
OOOOOOH SHIT! IT'S A SEQUEL!
thought it was pretty good. especially for a shoe string budget. I have read shadow over insmouth and several stories drawing from it but by different authors. This probably helped because I assumed that he wasnt killing the women but handing them over for the purpose of breeding hybrids. Perhaps I am incorrect as too your intent. I think some of the people who said this wasnt "lovecraftian" didnt draw this conclusion.
Fun fact, in Shadow over Innsmouth the only confirmed cases of human-deep one interbreeding is between Deep One females (like the protagonist's grandmother) and human males.
If he hadn't slept for 364 days he'd be dead. He'd be having these kinds of hallucinations in the first month or so.
Maybe not everything should be taken literally? ;)
So the Deep Ones live in a lake?
Evilmike42 you reply to my comment after 2 years and I’m spending the summer working at the YMCA and there’s an unopened pool...
How was this Lovecraftian? we never got to see the Deep Ones!
How often in Lovecraft's work was the entity left largely to the imagination, though? And we did get a glimpse of a hand.
Smokey We never got to see Azathoth, the Entity beyond the Mountains, The Unnameable, The Giant Fungus Monster from the shunned house etc.
Eggs-plain?
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"An ultimate tribute-love" But it is not by killing his wife as we are lead to believe, rather sacrificing his self for her. Had the man who died before made the same choice?
I like to think that Adam didn't necessarily die from the exact same situation, but that he tried to fight against his curse and lost the battle. The Deep Ones won't wait for long, if he doesn't sacrifice someone then they will come for him directly.
It's beautifully shot, just not very lovecraftian.
Is this a Minnesotan crew? All those Swedish names...
Ha, no, this was an actual Swedish crew. We shot this in Karlstad, Sweden.
Yeah, a deeply mentally disturbed guy who went ultimately crazy after seeing that drowned corpse and turned into a homicidal "sacrificer". A bit of HPL's influence, but not exclusively that of HPL. Anyway, thank you. I avoid people with a very "spiritual" single-purposed facial expression.
clicked like for effort, but I dont get it... :P
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...and next Rammstein - Seemann
There was a decent through-line some where in that plot. The acting wasn't great, and the cinematography was too sparse. I felt that we could have gotten inside the Fisherman's head a little more as the actor wasn't terribly expressive.
This was not Lovecraftian... but good effort.
James Mcavoy
Huh?
Didn't you watch the short film? Do you know who James McAvoy is?
uh, I not only watched this film - made this film.
And yes, I know who James McAvoy is. I just don't see how he is relevant to this film.
Haha, I know you made this film. Just watch it again, I won't tell you.
It wasn't bad but I can't for the life of me see anything lovecraftian about it.
Thanks, and fair enough. I think we all define "lovecraftian" differently. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Daniel Johansson Thanks! Your work shows a lot of promise.
The deep ones live at the bottom of the sea.
I'm like number 666... go figure...
Well there's 14 minutes of my life I'll never get back...
Jonathon Rose Fair enough. Thank you for watching.
Jonathon Rose how rude. it was most enjoyable.
Yeah, no blood, no gore, no body parts splattering all over the place, no fake monsters with overdone makeup ... jeez. What a waste, eh?
"Harold?"
What on Earth does this have to do with Lovecraft? You have a ghost, a serial killer, some generic evil monsters who demand generic evil sacrifices for no reason other than generic evil, and a woman who is saved by love? No part of this is Lovecraftian. You can't just namedrop "Deep Ones" and claim to be Lovecraftian. That's false advertising.
Where is the cosmic perspective? Where is the alien and incomprehensible? Where is the sense of the insignificance of mankind?
+Claus Appel We all have our different perspectives on things - including what makes a story "Lovecraftian".
Thank you for watching, and taking the time to comment.
+Claus Appel not every Lovecraft story was about epic cosmic evil and unimaginable horrors, some where just simple weird tales that had a very small scope. Sometimes it's nice to get a simple plot that doesn't have high stakes, because those are the everyday Lovecraftian horrors that glue all the larger stories together IMO.
Clearly you have never read one of Lovecraft's early stories...
+deektedrgg : Which early Lovecraft stories does this resemble?
Horror at Red Hook, The Outsider, Pickman's Model, Dreams in the witch house...
Nice atmosphere. But somewhat unconvincing in the way the women were grabbed. He didn't even put his hands over their mouths to stop them from screaming.
Average.just my opinion.
Nonsense
OK, thanks for watching.
This doesn't feel particularly Lovecraftian...
To each their own.
A lot of people seem to disagree with you, but several people agrees with you as well. It seems people have quite different takes on what makes something "Lovecraftian".
Thank you for watching!
Serial murderers and people returning from the dead (except, of course, if the dead man is in fact a ghoul) both don't seem all too Lovecraftian. And while the water location certainly fits, I can't help but notice that's it's a lake an not an ocean.
I have read every Lovecraft tale up to The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (if you order them chronologically), so I haven't gotten to Shadow Over Innsmouth yet. Maybe this short film is more inspired by that story than the other ones by HPL.
"people returning from the dead (except, of course, if the dead man is in fact a ghoul) [...] don't seem all too Lovecraftian"
I take that back. _Case of Charles Dexter Ward_, _The Tomb_ and _The Outsiders_ all have people returning from the dead in them.
I agree. I think the director doesn't understand what Lovecraftian is. This short film was just a typical horror setting.
Horror Pill To each their own. Everyone define Lovecraftian differently.
Nice but not lovecraftian
No Horror... no point... just... nothing. But nice Try.
Sorry, nothing Lovecraftian on this thing, except the final mention of the Deep ones, which in all due respect does nothing for either the pacing! for it is quite boring start to finish, or to reveal some deeper meaning to an absolutely empty plot. Sorry for those that participated with some level of expectation. Best wishes for the next project.
Nonsense.
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Ok
I didn't care for this one very much.
Omg so fkn corny!
*Lovecraftian
There is nothing Lovecraftian about this drivel. 0/10
Uuuuuh how boring and rubbish, not Cthulhu mythos at all 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻