The Tale of the Three Brothers - Short Film

Director: Charlotte Hawkins
Run Time: 12:38
Starring:
Tom Gibson
Thomas Ingham
Michael Whittaker
Shane Welsh
MJ Dixon
Rebecca Wiley
Tom Gilmour
Forbidden Orchard Productions
For my final year of my Film Production degree I went into major geek mode and made a Harry Potter-esque film with this live-action adaptation of J.K.Rowling's short story 'The Tale of the Three Brothers'.

[@crazychipmunk12]

I cracked up when Death appeared.

[@brodinsolenlee7957]

LOL!

[@SerenD23]

I expected Death to be a bit taller...

[@user-db2ht6yc1r]

me too

[@liamnussbaum6442]

solstice Death was the worst actor ever

[@makalebuckman3442]

solstice not just taller, but bigger. definitely bigger then the 3 brothers. And much more confident.

[@kbarth45]

I expected death to be cgi and also not sound drunk

[@xsokkaxofficial9707]

Me too

[@cruelldevil5407]

black or not, the person playing death is hilariously awful.

[@dkminer9954]

Cruell DeVil agreed

[@FBI-qv9ik]

Cruell DeVil definitely agreed 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@latiaslatios8004]

Lol

[@morvenmoanamikaylaperera8429]

Dom the expert gamer yes

[@krypten_bekk7247]

never thought the grim reaper would have skin and be on crack. god acting. wonderful little skit. love it.

[@krypten_bekk7247]

I thought the Black Death was the plague not a stoned jar jar binks

[@coupleofbeers31]

I hope I look that good when I "attain a great age".

[@emmagyoung2940]

Hahahah

[@jacquelinequinn8859]

Does their cloths bother anyone else? Oh and my left ear enjoyed this.

[@mandi3580]

Oh, thank Lord, I legit thought my headphones were broken. Thanks!!

[@custard_timelord2896]

Jacqueline Quinn when?

[@custard_timelord2896]

***** yyyeeesss! I'm not the only nerd

[@arc_loco]

Zahra Meri me

[@nehar.7953]

Yeah mine too.

[@bondfall0072]

This is how you make a fan film! It is not perfect by any stretch of the word. The sound mixing wasn't the best, and the costumes could have been a bit better, but those are small potatoes. This was a film created with heart and soul, and is an example where passion makes up for a minuscule budget. I salute you film makers!

[@kristopherbarker3282]

The third brother is a bit too visible

[@brianbernstein3826]

once death showed up I clicked stop. no regrets

[@jcnom6606]

its death...not palpatine

[@hq1655]

xd

[@jethrocorby5310]

Exactly

[@liamnussbaum6442]

jack happ Looks and sounds just like him

[@arc_loco]

👌 comment lol

[@mimixxko]

The lonely wining road looks like an ideal place to go for a morning stroll and the river does not look treacherous at all

[@zhuochen6782]

Not bad. you could have used some animation to hide the third brother though. Why does death sound like he is on drugs?

[@DracoLicoi]

Interesting adaptation... the acting tho. I'd also suggest a less "demented" Death and instead one more cunning and with a, let's say, "golden tongue" to sweeten his words and make the brothers to fall in the trap of thinking they had beaten him.

[@Charolette21]

I feel it would be slightly better to make death less cloaked up and have a human appearance. Like the series Supernatural's version of Death.

[@DracoLicoi]

+Jacob Albers yeah but that death was a horseman of the apocalypse. This one is more based on the mythical figure surrounded in shadows and mystery

[@Charolette21]

Draco Nidhoggson It had nothing to do with the horseman aspect at all, its the sense of mystery behind him/it. If death says who he is, the brothers would have reasonable doubt and think he is some vagrant powerful wizard, but will still have their wish granted.

[@DracoLicoi]

+Jacob Albers that's the point. According to the story it HAS to be a mysterious character that could infuse fear just by standing in front of you. You dont get that from any vagrant wizard. At least not one you dont know (take voldemort flr example it took him years to infuse all that fear in people). The story wouldn't have that feeling if it wasn't that way.

[@ravenclawavenger2170]

Good point. As fan videos go not bad. Your Idea would make it better.

[@chase1146]

1:27 did they just use the spell that lockhart used on the snake?

[@seednee5161]

Sort of but they say it wrong

[@charliestephens2638]

chase1146 yeah they used a spell that sends objects into the air. To build a bridge......

[@aidanmaclellan8949]

chase1146 almost but not the last part 'acenderay' or whatever

[@meghanchang3100]

chase1146 I wonder😑😑

[@tuberonrice1011]

The second brother must have been hard. Imagine people walking by and thinking he was actually killing himself

[@reeseelliott8454]

Its so bad I actually liked it. Nice job.

[@animena5625]

Of course she not alright she's eating soup with a fork on a plate. Forks are not meant for that use they are meant for solids not liquids! I would be depressed if I had to eat my chicken noodle soup with a fork

[@child3248]

That's why the spork was invented

[@simpatic14]

Lol that scene Death and the 3rd brother, looks like a gay couple playing hide and seek

[@alexpitt3331]

I quite agree

[@kmoney4kt]

xD

[@jessyhayward9544]

I can’t tell if you’re joking because you’re gay or homophobic

[@donovancorcoran2066]

The kid is credited as "Cadmus's son". Cadmus had no son (at least not who was relevant to the story). The cloak was the prize of Ignotus, who passed it on.

[@nykiaburdine6249]

This isn't perfect, but that doesn't make it any less amazing than it I. I wish most of these "fans" would shut their cakeholes and just appreciate this as a brillant piece of fan art. I loved it.

[@nykiaburdine6249]

+Fapping Grapple okay, so as a fan of Harry Potter, you didn't like this, and I can respect that. But I give them props for trying, and they did a fantastic job. It may not be as accurate as you would like it to be, but hey, guess what? Neither were the movies and fans love them just as much.

[@nykiaburdine6249]

+Fapping Grapple in my opinion, their "necessary changes" made no sense to me. There is so much that could've been kept, yet they chose to take them out to add ridiculous things, like that dance scene between Harry and Hermione in DHp1. Cute, but not in the book and unnecessary.

[@bunnybop234]

+Nykia Burdine I agree about the unnecessary changes, but I think the movie version was better because it had no speech, and it was not too detailed... just like in a childrens story, which is what the tale of the three brothers is. ,

[@nykiaburdine6249]

+bunnybop234 that, I can agree with, because I loved the movie version more as well. The animation was beautiful and it all just worked.

[@jethrocorby5310]

Agreed

[@valfera10]

Ignotus was the third brother, not Cadmus...

[@Jeremolgy]

were's the bridge?

[@twilliamspro]

might have been an idea for the third brother to have an older actor when he reached a great age that guy looks about 25

[@TheBlackDemon1996]

Death seemed to willing to give his cloak up.

[@kristopherbarker3282]

In the book, movie, and spin off book he gave it reluctantly.

[@rin_3890]

TheBlackDemon1996 | Ikr, that's what I thought

[@RaphaeLoh01]

This would have been better if the actors followed Hermione's narration... Death wouldn't be laughing and clapping sarcastically if he "felt cheated", and they didn't "simply wave their wands and made a bridge" if 2 of the 3 brothers didn't even know they could, the second brother even doubted the possibility, when just one wizard should have been able to make a bridge...

[@lynnesavages7101]

I agree very much

[@kikenna]

The guy playing death was terrible, sorry

[@steverobinson4319]

No worries, we all thought the same

[@mauricioarandalopez6364]

Spooky he looks like a drunk emperor palpatine

[@midnightfeather7399]

This was actually pretty cool. Why are most of you hating on this? I'd like to see you try this and make it come out this awesome. And no, I don't think it was racist that a black man played death, it was probably who he wanted to play.

[@chase1146]

i personally do not like the actor for death. i would not thing death to have such a voice and manner of speaking

[@eliasbischoff176]

I agree. Death is not a crazy bad guy, he is simply a powerful being, that escorts people from this life to the next. (If you believe in such things)

[@chase1146]

Elias Bischoff exactly. i do not personally believe in that sort of thing but that is what i would imagine it to be

[@novastormgaming5602]

ikr

[@hagamapama]

You guys should have greenscreened the cloak. Perfect opportunity.

[@mertkankoca2999]

Weirdest Death Angel that I ever have seen. Death must be using marijuana when he takes people with himself. LEL

[@skyfire0154]

This will forever be my most favorite version of the tale of three brothers. And the guy who plays death is amazing!

[@thelastofthebrohicans]

Fantastic acting..i mean, seriously, just amazing

[@lordprimus2410]

how did palpatine get in here

[@Profmillar]

Darth Primus rae 😂

[@brxkenarrow5794]

Very good film, just not the best actors.

[@abubakr3863]

Shona O'Neill stop being mean

[@TheFatScot]

Abubakr well he’s more wrong lol and he said it nicely lol

[@farseerflore9512]

Great stuff! A nice retelling of the Golden Path from Babylon Dune Trekwarts.

[@Rebecc4choi]

I love this Death. he is amazing!

[@masterbeishline542]

Is the guy who plays death missing part of his finger?

[@joeskys7343]

This was O.K The person who played death could have been a bit more subtel with his acting though

[@babypancakes6882]

avada kadavra is supposed to be a green lightning

[@Certain]

0:54 Absolutely terrible acting.

[@novacruz6489]

ikr

[@rin_3890]

Certain | I laughed at that part xD

[@yamiavatar2662]

Certain I laughed too

[@rexsuperluck2119]

Certain a black gigs obviously plays death

[@danielsemple1129]

Certainly terrible acting

[@brightnail1]

Great job! Really enjoyable!

[@ryancollins312]

harry and voldemort are related as the second brother is a defendant of voldemorts and the 3rd is a defendant of Harry which is how voldemorts got the resurrection stone and harry got the cloak.

[@izryangaming1322]

The guy who played death is amazing he will also give me nightmares for weeks

[@madisongreen7975]

I loved the acting and dialogue. Terrific job you guys 👍✨

[@jennthejello1406]

I think that the first part was a little weird, but once it got to the second brother's "story" everything after that was good. His segment was chilling to me

[@naitsabeso]

Good short movie! It was cool to watch it. I think that must have been a lot of work.

[@brodinsolenlee7957]

AWESOME, I'M SHARING THIS EVERYWHERE!

[@MrCrashystyle]

this was pretty cringeworthy, 11/10 on cringefactor

[@vicksgoli6211]

The moment death appears, i am like "wtf"

[@SabihaObaid360]

THIS IS AMAZING! Oh, and Emma Watson did this as Hermione in the Deathly Hallows.

[@wendybutler79]

I got through the straight "winding" road and the treacherous "river" that I could have jumped over but when "Death" appeared I couldn't take it any more.

[@antoniodiavolo]

Death was over the top.. It was perfect

[@nissiendoesyoutube6333]

death would not laugh when he asked for the invisibilty cloak

[@khaotickryptic4733]

lol i love it when one of them yelled NOOOOO!

[@bagelbagel6518]

Im so happy Death didn't get his own background music.

[@fatimaalexandralopezdiaz7877]

Loved this!!!

[@lialeen4929]

It was amazing to watch!

[@powerup3005]

the only problem I have is with how death is portrayed

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

I thought Death was the best portrayal of the lot, especially the way in which he gestured with his hands. You couldn't expect DEATH to come over as a normal individual, surely?

[@lucascastro2732]

This was pretty amazing. 7.5/10

[@willowowens1283]

It was really good, but, when death came on I lost it. The laugh was amazing

[@EcthelionoftheFountain]

Amazing. Loved it.

[@ninfilms]

Great short film.

[@thedelta4258]

I thought it was Ignotus' son who appeared, since Cadmus got the stone, Antioch got the wand and Ignotus got the cloak.

[@aaronjones7260]

this was actually pretty disappointing

[@nissiendoesyoutube6333]

tru rip

[@sammayston8080]

one does not simply say I am death. grim reaper meets groot

[@BrocktonLazarus3397]

this was amazing!

[@PapaCountry912]

she was probably thinking, how this dude expect me to eat this soup on a plate with a fork..

[@DynamiteJonny]

this is well made, i like it

[@peggydvj_]

I should note that Avada Kedavra produces a burst of green light, not red.

[@vera41861]

I liked it, it looks very nice/realistic

[@cevest_blirobo7308]

Except Death lol

[@jvbanqueri]

What is the camera ? It like professional .

[@aaadjdkslsms374]

fostet

[@anthonyt6745]

Honestly how did the death guy just pull out an ahmethist like it was nothing

[@Theresistanceclub3]

GREAT STORY SO REALISTIC

[@mariamjasim4177]

Is it just me or does death sound like Merlin when he took the again potion?

[@kristianbraden6763]

love this its amazing

[@skilltubez8658]

All the jokes about the bad acting... I can't 😂😂😂

[@elishaso]

11:01 the Gryffindor banner lol 😂😂😂

[@RenataSolMP]

I loved it! :)

[@mrsnuffles2320]

I think Death may have snorted some of Snape's ingredients before filming his scenes.

[@firesideattic9544]

The wand had the tag on it😂

[@Firetoad_]

It's not a day it's part of the design. It have ancient Runes on it of something

[@Tasha9315]

The best part was the actor playing the youngest brother. The credit's says Cadmus' son, but it's Ignotus' son. And maybe the youngest brother should have word a grey/white beard and to look old in his death scene

[@tonycoward11]

"AVADA KEDAVRO!" SERIOUSLY THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THIS MOVIE

[@jackieg0310]

So impressed that you managed to get Emma Watson to do your narrative. Mind you your version of the Three Brothers is brilliant. Love this film.

[@michaelkielty9679]

this was awsome

[@FassinTaak]

Pretty cool guys!

[@princeoffreaks203]

Now this is a good reenactment of the greatest story ever told in the wizarding world. Though I think you got some of the names mixed up.

[@godsofwars]

didn't know death was a crack head

[@inkbery4473]

jj dubbeld hahahahahaha X''D

[@MiffetBlue]

NOW I see how that invisibility cloak works.........NOT

[@thatterrariaguidenpc8054]

the cloak of invisibility honestly looks like transparent

[@belladonna3719]

I thought it was fine. Pretty well done and right on track. People just find it trendy to hate on things now. Even though I can guarantee non of them would have done any better.

[@natetruehart7562]

Also i think he would talk in more of a charming whisper than a deep sort of demented voice but still nice work

[@Loonyluna-gg4st]

death is cracking me up im looking forward to meeting him now

[@Spin2021]

This is so funny, crying with laughter at Death

[@mattdunn3143]

Whats little weezy doing as Death

[@jersy6406]

Very beautiful sets. Where has that been shot? A very dark and less abstract version of the story which makes you think. Its really a contrast to the emotional musical version i saw yesterday

[@josedavila1610]

Awesome

[@avaskye36]

The resurection stone is supposed to be identical to any other stone, that is why Harry lost it in the last book.Also the spell is Avada Kedavra not Avada Kedavro, plus it's essince is supposed to be green, not a purplish pink.

[@ericerazo5259]

Funny how the story says that death reluctantly (sorry if it is spelled wrong) gave the third brother the cloak, but in the film he just takes it out and gives it to him like nothing. Kinda like the Dumbledore scene in Goblet of fire. Anyway's good adaption.

[@meliodas2645]

THE WAY HE FEELS THE WAND AHHAHAH

[@UnFantasmaEncantador]

Bruh death had me crying 😂😂😂