Please Do Not Disturb (2023) || Dermot Crowley, Jack Mullarkey

An encounter between an old man and an escort in a hotel in Dublin.
IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt21329606...
Written, Produced and Directed by: Ben Moran
Starring: Dermot Crowley and Jack Mullarkey
Composer: Irene Buckley
1st Assistant Director: John Scally
1st Assistant Camera: Grainne Galvin
Gaffer: Rory Fitzpatrick
Boom Operator: Sam Bannon
Co-Producer: Vicky Moonan
Featuring 'Sometimes It Happens This Way' by Tim Heidecker
Follow me: / benmoranfilms
Tags: Short Film, Irish Film, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Tense, Suspenseful, Ireland, Dermot Crowley, Luther, Jack Mullarkey, Warrior Nun, Kin, One location film, low budget, indie, indie filmmaker, filmmaking, VFX, Blender, CGI

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This was everything and nothing like I had expected and I am better for having watched. In a way, he answered his own question: “What good is art?” In this instance, art/literature helped them connect, art gave them both empathy and a means to reach out to ask for & receive help, even if they didn’t have the exact words to frame the request. “What do you want from me? What do you want me to do? How can I help?” Jack was excellent, as always 👏🏽

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you for leaving this comment. Beautifully put.

[@shandy5786]

wow ❤ this is definitely a high level work, everything is very organic: lighting, acting, dialogues, camera work.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks Andy!!

[@jadennavarrofilms2377]

So I saw this film through an ad, clicked it and glad I saw the whole thing through. You earned yourself a new subscriber. Your framing is top notch and I like how you use that as well as your editing to really sink us in with the dialogue and characters. Can’t wait to see what else you got in store!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Ah thank you Jaden! That's lovely to hear.

[@Kyky0409]

Love everything especially the script and the framing. Jack is amazing ❤

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you so much! Yes, he is.

[@linhanan1415]

This is truly cinema, and even more, art. I have a deep respect for all the people joined in making this film. Thank you!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you very much!

[@cillene9]

Excellent, fantastic grade and just brilliant work from everyone involved

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you so much!

[@bentsman]

Surprised and inspired by how excellent this is. Strong enough to play in theatres (if it were longer).

[@BenMoranFilms]

Wow! Thank you.

[@troyashley61]

im watching a blender tutorial and think" well i best watch the piece its from and then this happens. I cant believe this, Ben . it blew me away ! very well done . i especially loved the scratching the painting story. really well done all around sir .

[@fractalcucumber]

This was absolutely cracking. The big ‘reveal’ hit hard, genuine shock which is tricky to do in such a short time frame. Off to watch the behind the scenes. Can’t wait for more from you ❤

[@BenMoranFilms]

At thank you so much! That’s lovely. Enjoy the BTS! And thank you for watching the film first!!

[@katiebellerose3694]

Such amazing work. The writing, direction, lighting, and acting come together so beautifully in this film. Well done!

[@sasharchivist]

this film is beautiful in its theme and in the tenderness and sympathy wee see in these characters, plus every solitary element of the short harmonizes with such electric synergy.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Wow. Thank you so much. That’s a lovely review!

[@AxTechs]

I love it, it's so fincher-esque how the camera moves perfectly with the characters movement and you've implement a similar framing style to his films too! Looks awesome man, great work

[@BenMoranFilms]

Ah thank you! Well observed. Fincher was a huge influence. I poured over The Social Network in preparing for this. The psychological connection he makes between the audience and his characters using the camera is phenomenal.

[@cassettetapepress]

Now this is what I call a binge worthy film, great work.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you so much!

[@snoozeyoulose9416]

The acting, the writing and everything else. The short sighted despair and the savior. Enjoyed this and how this short film ended but the story line could continue after viewing. Good stuff.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks for watching!!

[@josiahtipton2644]

Wonderful piece of work! Came here from a reddit post breaking down how you got the wide shot in the hospital room. Acting, dialogue, lighting, camera movements were all so great. Can't wait to see more!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks so much Josiah!!

[@Anshu-si5cd]

the film is so good the writing, acting, cinematography, every thing is so good, nice work 💯💯

[@brokenstudiotv]

This was such a well made film! The #1 I loved about it was the realism feeling, the lighting and sound really makes it feel grounded and raw. Great job to the entire team and all the best with futute projects ❤

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you so much! What a lovely comment. Cheers!

[@deetee9three]

amazing!

[@nuao88]

Beautiful work, subscribed 🙏

[@richardadesmond]

Great performances. Didn't realise Tim Heidecker was a musical artist, and a damn good one.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Yes he is! And a wonderful person. Highly recommend his album ‘Fear of Death’. It’s brilliant!

[@DiceDragondnd]

Brilliant script man! Brilliant! Actors are magnificent too. At times (in tight shots) it feels like 60fps footage.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks so much!

[@TomasHradckyComposer]

Wonderful film. Well done to all.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Cheers Tomas!

[@mattsidbury3414]

This was great

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks Matt!

[@christinezutt1153]

Wonderful film! Makes me want to know more about Bernard. Dermot Crowley is superb. Best wishes from Germany.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you very much Christine! Yes Dermot is one of our greatest actors, and a complete gentleman!

[@jude3800]

Good acting, sound design and directing. Well done 👏🏿

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you sir!

[@lizka_limon]

Great job, Ben!🤩😎 looks intriguing and exciting👍

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks Liza!!

[@-Flynn]

Love your visual style here, reminds me of David Fincher.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you! Fincher was a huge influence on this. Especially the way he moves his camera in lockstep with his actors to bring you into their psychology.

[@-Flynn]

@@BenMoranFilms It definitely comes through. The low-key lighting is great as well. Can you tell me what camera/lenses, and what lights were used?

[@BenMoranFilms]

@@-Flynn It was a Blackmagic Pocket 6K (though we shot in 1080p because I needed to edit on my crappy little laptop) and we used a variable zoom lens. I can’t remember the make. We stayed mostly between a 35mm and a 50mm if I recall correctly. For lighting, we tried very hard to light it all with the practical lamps in the hotel, some of which we brought in. We occasionally supplemented that with a tungsten red head.

[@coderdbd]

I loved it, great job, great acting, good script. Of course as a short film it leaves you wondering, why? what's his story, etc... but I enjoyed it. *Hopeful* message.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you so much!

[@yvesmolina]

❤❤❤

[@JakeBowenTV]

🐎

[@F8kw1]

I respect u this is a great job, Did you use a blender?

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks! Yes, I achieved some effects in Blender. Check the most recent video on my channel!

[@F8kw1]

@@BenMoranFilms Sure, u gave me a booster. Can I have your account in instagram

[@slykhajiit2]

I can't tell which parts are CG. I came from your "Amazing Possibilities with Blender" video where you linked this video in a comment. I scrubbed through this footage, and all I could guess is that the background at kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnunenyIgqaWgZY is artificial. Are there any other uses of Blender in the video? Edit: I just saw your newer video explaining it. Thanks for the content!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks for watching-all three videos!

[@jochenretter]

Most of the short films here on KZbin suck, they have no idea about directing, editing, storytelling and are always overloaded with music. Not you. Boy, you know how to direct, you let the actors play, you show careful camera work and trust your story. Great job, I really enjoyed it.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Ah thank you so much! I’ve been posting shorts online since 2015 so it’s been a long road. Thank you for watching!

[@jochenretter]

Filming a conversation between two people and keeping it that intense is masterful, I've rarely seen that in my 20 years as a film editor. Please make feature films now.

[@BenMoranFilms]

@@jochenretter Well thank you very much sir! Trying to develop one at the moment!..

[@zombeast23]

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[@pjjackson7358]

Is this you job? Making movies and working with blender?

[@BenMoranFilms]

I work as a VFX artist for a studio. Directing films is not my job though. Hopefully one day!

[@pjjackson7358]

@@BenMoranFilms so you work for vfx full time.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Yes!

[@pjjackson7358]

@@BenMoranFilms I am a film maker in Sweden and I started to learn Blender and unreal. I have a cuestion to you. If we wanted to hyre you for a week or 3 - 4 days to teach blender how much do you think it will cost.

[@BenMoranFilms]

@@pjjackson7358 I'm unavailable, but try looking up BlenderGuru and then join Ian Hubert's patreon. Those two will do more for you than I ever could!

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