LAST ORDERS | Award-Winning Short Horror Film | starring Alastair Parker

[@davidemery4759]

Good grief, this was amazing. The sound design to the soundtrack and the seem less acting from everyone to death’s creaking bones and the dragging of the sythe was masterful!!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@michaelfelsinger-k2i]

One of the very best depictions of Death on film , ever ! A philosophical rumination worthy of Horatio ! The actors - splendid performances ! Voiceover of Death - like a shaman beating his drum ! Lighting - the very background of suspense ! Direction - steady as she goes, Cap'n ! I've seen this film twice, and I'm sure I'll see it many more times. It's also a morality tale , and Jon , I will definitely try to be a good boy and stay on the nice side of 'he who scrapes metal' ! All the best !

[@jonjamessmith]

Glad you liked it! Thank you

[@BritPunk]

A mesmerising lesson in perpetual tension, I'm off to the Winchester until all this blows over!

[@jonjamessmith]

'It's not the end of the world.'

[@kadoj]

Corne’oh..

[@pfalky2k]

@@jonjamessmith You got red on you🤣

[@JohnnyAppleseed-yl6fo]

@@pfalky2k Yeah, Rroooooy!!!

[@NorthernMouse52]

No violence No gore No foul language just a good yarn! Old school story telling at its finest. Bravo an I'll have a pint of best please barkeeper 🍺👍

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks. Pint it is!

[@christineraphael3811]

This drama was so creepy and captivating that I had to view it again, noticing things which I overlooked the first time round. There is much left to the imagination, but it is made clear that something very dark has been manifesting in this man's life.

[@jonjamessmith]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@meepdabunny]

This was insanely tense, and masterfully shot. Some good things did come out of the Pandemic, and this was one of them. Thank you kindly to all who made this happen. Those awards were well deserved, and I hope to see more in the future :) Have a fantastic day!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you, I appreciate your kind words!

[@danapidd6013]

This was something else.... Brilliant. Suspenseful and had you wondering right till the end.... Gotta love The Grim Reaper.... Fabulous voiceover. I'd imagine him sound just like that ⚰️

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@iwanttoseeeverything1071]

Mate this is sick! I've seen a lot of low budget short films that just look cheap but this is class , wouldn't have believed you if you told me it was only made for a couple of grand , the colour grading, lighting, sound design are all A++

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks bud! Final budget was about £2500.

[@Fattyrat]

This is great! There's so many subtle details you can miss on first viewing. Thank you for uploading.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@candycane45]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE! A masterpiece ingrained in my brain! ***** Subscribed!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you ♥

[@atentut1486]

I loved the Stanley Kurbrick musical references to the Shining and Eyes Wide Shut in this film.

[@jonjamessmith]

Well spotted!

[@chivo850]

Finally something that looks as realistic and less fantasyish. I like how they made the Spirit of Death look. Like a very simplistic and dark.....nothing super crazy. It was really good.

[@ronsmith8437]

Worthy of the awards! I hope one of them was for sound design, it was superb. I subscribed and rang the bell. I admire Koontz for his ability to bring hope and redemptive themes into even the most horrific stories. Now I'll have to admire Smith the same way! Was an unexpected surprise. Well done!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks Ron! We did indeed win Best Sound Design at one festival!

[@TheKsa2050]

coming back after 5 months WOW I'm so happy with the 65k views , so happy for you and all who worked on this film 🥳🥳

[@jonjamessmith]

♥

[@BettyAnne2402]

This was stunning. So well shot, very creepy, amazing sound and design and really makes you think. This could make an incredible feature film. You have talent in both writing and directing. Keep up the amazing work.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you ♥

[@TheKsa2050]

I keep returning to this film, everything in this film is great, the actors , the music , and the lighting, everything is so good, thank you again , wish you and everyone that worked on this a great future and all the success ❤

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you! Means a lot

[@adithompson199]

Thank you to all that made this. Incredibly involving, so atmospheric and acted brilliantly. The twist at the end was priceless. Thank you so much. Bring on more please.

[@jonjamessmith]

♥ Next one is almost finished!

[@thundergun3533]

how does this not have millions of views?

[@jonjamessmith]

I don't know how to youtube. Glad you liked it!

[@geoben9801]

The Awards are well earned! Kudos! 👍👏👏👍 💙🇺🇲

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you!

[@terminallyblonde333]

A truly awesome film that was well worth the award!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks :)

[@TheFlyingRaptor]

Wow, amazing film! It had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up the whole time! So intense and creepy. The tension was palpable!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks Flying Raptor! Glad it hit you right!

[@blairmacewancrosbie8646]

Absolutely first-class short.......5 stars.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@christrotter3052]

Damn.....i was on friggn edge watching this... Great stuff!

[@jonjamessmith]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@frankieriaz9615]

Absolutely amazing the acting the directing and producing totally top notch... cant believe this is a short small budget film..truly up there with the Hollywood blockbusters..well done to all those involved in making this mesmerising movie 👍 thumbs up

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you!

[@frankieriaz9615]

@@jonjamessmith you are very welcome I commend your work and effort hope you are proud 👏

[@a.m.pietroschek1972]

An atmospheric and solid work. Kudos! 🤔

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@Short-Cipher]

This was an exceptionally good short film. It had a wonderfully sinister creepiness and foreboding atmosphere. Lighting, sound, locations, directing, and acting all superb. I really liked it. Bravo and thank you. 👏

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amandaz2779]

More please! Well done.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Currently finishing my latest film.

[@steveangello6586]

Kick ass writing, this is pretty damn good. Thank you. I enjoyed this

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@gordonreynolds4599]

This. This! Wonderful, cinematography, lighting, acting, score, and all of the incredible hard work put into this film. Bravo! I sincerely enjoyed every frame of this production!

[@jonjamessmith]

@@gordonreynolds4599 Thank you kindly!

[@Will-dn9dq]

Nightbreed endings used at opening. "Save me from my enemies" ❤ Ok just finished an the suprise awaiting us all omg thats hardcore! Seriously made me think how ive done ppl when young even now tryng be decent. Just great film qn writing ❤

[@Ingothnia]

Amazing work with sounds and visuals and pretty much everything else.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks David!

[@IraYoung-dq5yc]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Was 100% vested and enjoyed this film.

[@jonjamessmith]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheKsa2050]

I'm so so grateful you uploaded it and sharing it with us , I finally got to watch it ❤

[@jonjamessmith]

You're welcome! Hope you enjoyed it :)

[@TheKsa2050]

@@jonjamessmith VERY VERY MUCH SO , I LOVED IT!

[@lindsaybass4311]

​@@jonjamessmith😢

[@absintherose3479]

Awesome! Finally something with suspense, tension and uncertainty that has an actual story that was engaging and creepy as hell! So sick of the usual gory, bloody, slasher/porn version of horror. This is better than a lot of the full length movies I've seen lately. Great actors too! Keep up the good work!

[@jonjamessmith]

@@absintherose3479 Thank you ♥ Much appreciated

[@mp412cutube]

This is how movies should be made....Bravo!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed

[@jimadams8272]

Very, very good!! Had me on the edge of my seat. It's an intense short movie. The blue hues made it even more suspenseful! Well done.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you ♥

[@gregevans6044]

Now that was one, well-made film. Excellent. Thank you, Jon!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks Greg!

[@pfalky2k]

This was excellent. Just the right amount of understatement, tense, well-paced. A work of Art👍🍻

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@JohnnyAppleseed-yl6fo]

Finally, an "award-winning short film" worthy of it's awards.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@JohnnyAppleseed-yl6fo]

@@jonjamessmith Thank YOU and everyone else involved.

[@benfading]

Brilliant film. Well done.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks Ben!

[@BradfordGuy]

That, was excellent! Great, but chilling story.

[@jonjamessmith]

@@BradfordGuy thanks!

[@atimidbirb]

*It was not you I came for* Absolutly. awesome twist.

[@sallyoquinn]

Audio was so good!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Great to see the audio being appreciated.

[@sallyoquinn]

@@jonjamessmith The different levels helped move the story between times and places and all the subtle drips and scrapes helped build tension so well!

[@farris5918]

A very on the edge of of your seat film. Wonderful job! I really enjoyed it!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you!

[@Rick-Williams59]

That was creepy AF, excellent.

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@TheKsa2050]

I'm so happy this film is getting more recognition in here ❤🎉 congrats on the 37k views

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Not bad a for a slow-burn horror film like this lol

[@TheKsa2050]

@@jonjamessmith well, we love our slow burns 🔥 XD

[@westwardspaghetti4590]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@SiSiWilde]

Amazing! I have to watch it again cause i see in the comments there is a lot to miss, i probably did, but boy am i thinking about how i am living my life at the moment 😂

[@jonjamessmith]

Haha good. Definitely give it another watch! :)

[@arthurchadwell9267]

Splendid work! Thanks! Just one question -- where did the diamonds come from?

[@jonjamessmith]

Now that's a question! 😉

[@cindymorris2567]

WOW!

[@kurtweiand7086]

Very well done, the actor was exceptional!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Yeah the actors are amazing, it was a pleasure to work with them.

[@arttorres-x1q]

Brilliant. Thank you, from California. My second time around!

[@jonjamessmith]

@@arttorres-x1q you're welcome! Thanks for stopping by ♥️

[@mashtater996]

Intense

[@daniellewolff2902]

I love this! Very well done! I would love to see more! 😮

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you. Currently finishing my latest film.

[@andrewengelbrecht8873]

These shorts are made better than recent horror films and the people can act as well

[@jonjamessmith]

❤

[@pugsymalone6539]

An excellent piece of work. Subscribed. Cheers!

[@jonjamessmith]

Thank you! ♥

[@thelittleblkvvitch]

The sound effects are so effective

[@lewissparkes]

Fantastic

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@louise4217]

This was superb! Wow 👌👌👌👌

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@katecarlisle8383]

Oooo. . . .deep!😳👍

[@CygnusStarz]

This is really good Bravo 🎉

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@_fantasticscenes]

This was amazing :)

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! ♥

[@MaryBravo-nu4dj]

Man loved the shining music so intense and the greamripper looks darkness,creep,great movie well deserved those rewards the best short film i have ever seen

[@jonjamessmith]

@@MaryBravo-nu4dj thank you! ♥

[@DancinDane]

Oh my God...!

[@V.TShannon]

I love this. What camera was it shot with?

[@jonjamessmith]

Sony Fs7 with vintage Zeiss Superspeeds mk2's and black pro-mists.

[@nelspate2722]

Great film

[@jonjamessmith]

@@nelspate2722 thank you!

[@andrewhancock2451]

Well enacted and shot. But I think I'm missing something about the plot. The idea that you experience life as different people has been part of other stories before, but the protagonist doesn't go through that here. So the story comes across as: A man lingers after closing time, then leaves. Bartender drinks in the basement, then looks for something in the dark. A hood breaks in and gets shot. The story's title is, well, a mystery.

[@leannyudasz567]

Good one

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@dryfit405]

I don't get the film. It was great.. but I don't understand.

[@stevekrumbah6333]

Great flick

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robbiesdad1]

Intense loved it

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks!

[@carolel2851]

Ok so l was half watching it whilst wrapping xmas present...not a scooby wot was going on...will have to watch it again later...

[@talus007]

I like to think of a had a soul destroying nightmare hunting me I might keep more than a handgun and flashlight handy. And I certainly would NOT have a huge spooky basement😆

[@Chantel-c1m]

Damn .....If asmr was a horror flick.....

[@jonjamessmith]

@@Chantel-c1m is ASMR horror a thing yet? I feel like it should be!

[@Mindsmog]

Nothing much happened and just flew right over my head 😂

[@jivanvasant]

LAST ORDERS "An order" can be given by anyone to anyone, but the word "command", implies a pre-defined hierarchy in the manner that can only be given by a 'superior' to a lower-ranking person. The pub landlord had met the man at the bar twice before, and he had repeatedly warned the bartender, whose visit by Father Time could have been a vendetta, fate or destiny. Biblical proverb and many other ancient sources proclaim: "You reap what you sow." Literally, the crops you harvest are the seeds you plant, a botanical fact. Metaphorically: 1. Karma, as defined in various ways by philosophy and theology. 2. What goes around comes around, in one type of moral system. 3. Cause and effect, in the Logic of Causal Order. 4. Action and consequences, including unintended and unexpected results. 5. Action and reaction. Newton's Second Law of Motion.

[@albertchehade9916]

rivetting

[@trig6712]

Good , but Creepy thank You all

[@euniceransfer7873]

A+++++

[@jonjamessmith]

Thanks for the grade haha. Better than I got in ALevel Media

[@summerdragonfly]

👍👌

[@TheNinjaMarmot]

So he's deaths best customer.

[@lynntenney4851]

👍

[@jonjamessmith]

❤

[@Dad.Daughter.Healing]

I am confused

[@jonjamessmith]

Me too

[@loneoaksurvival]

Hm, interesting

[@donaldcampbell9219]

Tense….

[@CreekbeatersTV]

Lmao. 😂. Cinematography is amazing. The story is comical. All in all a decent watch one time

[@kareneastman9695]

There's still time ,but The Witcher will maul him or whatever??:-=O😲Why!!EEEwww!!😞What??I know he's Death/ Satan.

[@PACHOUSEFITNESS]

I really hope this isnt a 21 min boring short film. Seems like it.

[@marksparkes1]

Ok, agree it was well shot, acted, produced etc etc. But WTF was it about?

[@viletreeve9120]

By horror do they mean horribly boring? This short felt really long.

[@immanutt4442]

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[@theRealMcG]

Extremely lame. Don’t get talked into saying this is good because it’s blah blah blah and I’m hip for saying I like it. Story is thin, not enough info to be frightened, scared or interested. A high school kid could’ve written the story and dialogue. Go watch something that won’t make you regret having lost 21 minutes.

[@durasaxon5131]

Scary. Biblical. British/ Folklore _____ ✝️ Jesus is King _____

[@destonlee2838]

Shifty lighting is not the key to suspense. Solid acting, good writing, terrible lighting.

[@tamsmith6751]

Good story though if I had just 1 critique it would be the loud jarring instrument noise it doesnt fit with the video.

[@JAMALKOYA-sr3he]

What crap.

[@loreagooden2113]

I dont get it but tomow is Monday and im on

[@sharp3y333]

Wasted my time

[@joshhayl7459]

🟦... WAY too enigmatic for my taste,... My idea of enjoyment is not necessarily trying to guess what every part of a presentation means with no certainty forthcoming. A great deal more COULD have been done with this. ....I Couldn't even understand what THE VOICE said at the Very END!! ....Smh

[@christineraphael3811]

The voice said, "Be not deceived, for you reap what you sow."

[@jessicaellina3878]

Agree.

[@davejackson2099]

I was super tired when I half watched this. Once it ended I realized that I have no idea what happened or what this was even about. The ending made no sense to me. Can someone please explain to me? Who was the grim reaper there for? What was with the diamonds? Does this guy kill people in the back and the grim reaper takes them away?