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Someone's watching...

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"Webcam" is based on actual events and was shot entirely on a computer's webcam.
The filmmakers hope that it will make people think more about the technology that
we use every day and the effects it can have on all of us.

::: created & directed by :::
stefan haverkamp
jan jaworski
branden kramer
tom kropp

::: screenplay by :::
branden kramer

::: cast :::
julia - jasmine anne osborne
mother - jamie leigh allen
boyfriend - thom miller
hacker - kent koren

::: editing :::
lorraine paul

::: sound design :::
joe philips

::: title design :::
mcdonald predelus

::: color :::
salvatore malfitano

::: executive producer :::
dee allen
  • Travis Foilefutu 3 months ago
    Awesome job. I may not be an attractive young girl, but I'm covering my webcam anyways lol.
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks travis and yes you should. check out what just recently happened: youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-LbvglVj8Ho
    a lot of people don't realize that nowadays cameras are in every modern device.
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  • Luke T. 3 months ago
    Well done. Great piece that I'm sure will create more awareness.
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks for the nice words luke and we dig your videos too. love the timelapse.
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  • Semih Akalin 3 months ago
    awesome!

    we share it... atbreak.com/videos/webcam/
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks for sharing semih. you rock!
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  • James Baker 3 months ago
    That's a well done piece. Good show.
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    we appreciate your feedback james and are happy you enjoyed the movie.
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  • James Banks 3 months ago
    Well, I'm now scared of my laptop. I doubt I'd be interesting enough to spy on, but the internet's a weird place I guess!
    Good film! :)
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks james and just duct tape the crap out of your webcam.
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  • kai 3 months ago
    this is why I cover my webcam on my macbook pro. This was really well made though :D
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks kai and well done on covering your camera. we do the same thing now.
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  • Deilaina Kwon 3 months ago
    I literally just jumped at the ending of this, when the guy came out of the darkness. Now, I'm going to be super paranoid. Thanks, haha. Unplugging my webcam now. Thank goodness I don't have a laptop with a built in webcam.
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  • freeform1 3 months ago
    Whoa, bros...you nailed it with this vid...at the end, I had to strain to remember it as a dramatization...will turn others on to this ditty.........
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks bro! glad you like it.
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  • Trish Somera 3 months ago
    I am so scared now. Thanks for making this film. Here I thought these things aren't so common. Really well done. I love how it's so relatable and opens your eyes to the possibility of your privacy really being violated even when you think you've done every precaution necesary. I just purchased a macbook pro recently and I'm fortunate enough to see this. Great work! I'm such a fan now!
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    hey Trish, thanks for the feedback. glad it made such an impact on you.
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  • The Panda Rabbit 3 months ago
    wow... creeepy ending ...
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks panda rabbit. you have fun videos. :)
  • The Panda Rabbit 3 months ago
    thank you.!! great message you have there too! :)
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  • heewook Lee 3 months ago
    What. the.....!
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    ...fuck? ...hell? ...movie was shit?
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  • Ondra Podesva 3 months ago
    Perhaps, if all the kids wouldn't take the stupid notebook everywhere they go, there wasn't the problem. It's that easy.
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    for sure, but times have really changed plus there are now two cameras in iphones and ipads. even creepier.
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  • Julien plus 3 months ago
    good idea & nice images
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks for the super awesome comment julien.
  • Julien plus 3 months ago
    well i didn't write that much all i wanted to say it is a succesfull short film :-)
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  • scary; now I know the reason I ve not installed a cam :P
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    you're a wise man george.
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  • iCe 3 months ago
    that was scary lol
    gothicfury.tumblr.com
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    super lol.
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  • Quazi Motion 3 months ago
    wait. I don't think I understood it. SO the guy was watching her all along and - he could actually use her own computer with his computer right? What happened in the end then?
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  • Well done. It's a simple idea but could have gone wrong in so many ways. But thanks to the writing it has become quite a strong film. Only thing I didn't like were the title cards (or whatever you call that) at the end. That made it a bit preachy. Nontheless the story itself is done well and the actress is great too.
    Did you "waste" the film for vimeo or have you actually send it to festivals too?
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  • joe spray 3 months ago
    Very nice, reminded me of Michael Haneke films in a way, that disconcerting observation of temp mort. Out of interest, did you shoot the film from a webcam? Or HDV graded to look that way? Congratulations, great peice.
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks joe. haneke is a great director. what a great compliment. and yes, we shot the whole film on a webcam, then color corrected and graded it as well. we wanted it to be as realistic as possible. glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment.
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  • Roman BlackG Lvov 3 months ago
    Very nice movie!
    Jasmine Anne is adorable!
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks Roman. glad you liked it. Jasmine is a really talented, young actor in NYC. we were lucky to work with her.
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  • cameron o 3 months ago
    this is creepy, i always had a suspicion of this type of thing happening, and knowing it happens that much is not surprising but still unnerving. excellently executed
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks cameron. glad you liked it.
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  • gregnotcraig 3 months ago
    Excellent.
    For me, the brief appearance of the stalker in the beginning via the "video chat mini window" added to the creep factor for the rest of the movie.
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks dude. we kinda thought about fight club and the appearance of tyler durden in the beginning of the movie when we were editing.
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  • Javid Suleymanli 3 months ago
    Great! Julia is beautiful :)
  • ZBros Productions plus 3 months ago
    thanks javid. please don't stalk her like in the movie. ;)
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  • Rosanna Wakley 3 months ago
    This was amazing. Extremely creepy and very realistic. Well done!
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  • Sirmon 3 months ago
    Really really good, thank you for thinking to the top...
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  • David Giang 3 months ago
    Damn... scary enough.. and creepy. Amazing work!
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  • Mohamed Almonajed 3 months ago
    Spooky!! :D
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  • DIGImmortal Photo plus 3 months ago
    Excellent job! It goes right into the realm of creepy and suspenseful without ever using overdone horror movie elements. Even scarier is the fact that this stuff really happens!
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  • Andrés de Tovar 3 months ago
    Great, really liked it. But I do have one minor flaw/mistake to point out. When she wakes up at 2:58AM you can clearly see she has her earings and makeup on, and even a ring. To me that was kinda distracting since I don't believe that many girls actually go to sleep with makeup, rings and specially earings on. I just thougth I'd point that out because as i'm sure you already know little things can distract from the story. Anyhow, great short film regardless of that tiny slip. Cheers and keep em' coming.
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  • Simon F. 3 months ago
    That is so scary!

    But it´s a nice idea for people to think about that. Excellent job!
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  • Andres Pinto 3 months ago
    Great job....Me gusta y la modelo está muy linda....
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  • Philip Campbell plus 3 months ago
    brilliantly put together. let's hope it makes people think about our technology more. especially security.
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  • Elizebeth 3 months ago
    Awesome!!!:)
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  • Dean P. Wells plus 3 months ago
    Nicely written and well executed! Great stuff!
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  • Jonathan Harris plus 3 months ago
    This is great!. Can't help but get the feeling I'm constantly being watched through my mac now. bit unnerving. Great acting and editing. Good job.x
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  • Rasmus Preston 3 months ago
    oh my... right after I saw this, a put a piece of duct tape over my webcam.

    Nice film btw
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  • Braydon 3 months ago
    not gonna lie that was creepy as hell
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  • Jon Bryant plus 3 months ago
    Great angle on the story and brilliantly told through the webcam itself...
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  • Dankan Stones 3 months ago
    ahh.. I want to see cuted parts... specialy that one in bedroom with guy.
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  • zuhair 3 months ago
    nice vedio
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  • Christy 3 months ago
    double duct tape over it!!
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  • Viet Hoang plus 3 months ago
    I felt guilty after watching this...by filming through the webcam I felt like I was the stalker himself.
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  • Alex Dinarte 3 months ago
    creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy..creepy.. uhm, yeah that was creepy, i literally could not watch the whole thing i was so grossed out...creepy...
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  • ROBERT JAMES ELLIOTT 3 months ago
    a really great little piece...the acting was super as well (was not sure if for real or not)...well done, enjoy it....
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  • Christopher Allen 3 months ago
    Creepy, but still interesting. I did laugh at the little Kung Pow excerpt.
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  • Louis Wong 3 months ago
    Truly terrifying piece!
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  • Monet Stargazer 3 months ago
    Hot!
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  • Thrillpill Films plus 3 months ago
    This absolutely phenomenal short is the latest Stellar Short on our blog.
    onesmallwindow.com/stellar-shorts/webcam/

    Wow. So well done!
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  • Morgan Estevez 3 months ago
    magnifico!!! brillante lar transiciones, color ...
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  • Peter Hastie 3 months ago
    Hi there, nice film, well put together.

    I am altogether jealous of your figures though - how did you manage to get so many views in so short a time? Did the film "go viral"? I am not sure I have EVER seen something go truly viral on Vimeo, although I could certainly be wrong.
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  • Pandamatic Films 3 months ago
    Chilling but very well done. It made me feel uncomfortable for a bit like we where watching this young girl through a period of her life in a voyeuristic kind of way. She was a great actress too...very believable. Well done chaps!
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  • Marco Inguscio 3 months ago
    i start to watch in my web cam..
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  • George Yu 3 months ago
    technology excuses no one!!!
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  • Krystal Holmes 3 months ago
    Ahh! I take my laptop with my everywhere! Ima start putting something over the webcam now. Thanks for the vid and great job
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  • Michael Chernoff 3 months ago
    This a nice concept for a short film. There are times however I think sticking to the webcam view is not the strongest way to convey a scene. The part with all the skype conversations relayed back was good idea but seeing her puzzled face with the sound resonating did build material much for the story. The video screen of the hacker was good but I'd prefered if it was quicker and if there were more hacker clues spread through out the video frame. The edit cuts also didn't make much sense to me if we are looking at it from when her laptop is active or if the hacker is active. Closing and opening the laptop would help. The setting is also great for a sort of insulated college kid who of course has a mac book pro. I thought ending was kinda cheesy with the person actually showing up since this a short film making a build up hard to do and then what is he going to kidnap her in her room? It ends the magic of the film by cornering the story into a Friday 13th plot ending. The end credits also reminded me a lot of paranormal activity.
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  • zach grzelak 3 months ago
    that was really good
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  • Sam G. plus 3 months ago
    Well fuck skype lol. This was amazing!
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  • Jake Dillard 3 months ago
    super creative boyz
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  • ProcuratorFiscal 3 months ago
    This is really creepy. I can't think of a single thing I don't do in front of my open laptop. Like the girl in the video, I pick it up and take it around my house. I even take it into the bathroom to watch tv while I have a bath. Ugh. I think a tiny piece of duct tape would put my mind at east - even if hacking is a very remote possibility. Great movie.
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  • Erick Steiner 3 months ago
    This was awesome! Great work my friend. Those long pauses really made me paranoid kinda like in Paranormal Activity. Excellent story telling, and very innovative use of a webcam. Cheers!
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  • Sica Films plus 3 months ago
    Kung Pow for the win!
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  • Portable plus 3 months ago
    Check out this video as featured on Portable.tv!
    portable.tv/film/post/whos-on-your-webcam/
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  • Karen Bueno 3 months ago
    Omg... that is so creepy, good film tho. Totally covering with tape my webcam.
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  • Michael Leggett plus 3 months ago
    More was said in this film, in brevity than is said in many 1 1/2 Hour to 2 Hour Films. Bravo for bringing up this topic.
    M
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  • Rebecca Gold 3 months ago
    Everyone must be very careful. This is not a good thing with this spy!
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  • Major Tian 3 months ago
    Was it a MacBook pro?
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  • fialkafilms plus 3 months ago
    Um, wow. Excellently done. The ending is so creepy, tho! Please tell me this did not really happen! Thank you for dealing with this subject matter
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  • Carlos Acosta 3 months ago
    I just threw my mac book pro into the pacific ocean.
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  • Bruce Wayne! 3 months ago
    Awesome video!

    What song is playing when the computer turns on while she sleeps? Awesome track.

    And why the amazing Kung Pow reference? The lady has taste.
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  • kirin 3 months ago
    Holy shit, now I'm feeling all paranoid. I think I'd feel better if I taped my camera-- even if I never use the webcam.
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  • Joe Moya plus 3 months ago
    wow... well done... plays off a ton of human insecurities to create a very contemporary horror-like video...
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  • VTK Productions 3 months ago
    It's called a firewall, and HIPS protection. Get clued up on computer and Internet security or don't use the Internet at all. There's too many idiots using the Internet these days.
  • Erik Jackson 3 months ago
    I agree that people should learn how to protect themselves from these attacks, but it really isn't plausible for everyone to understand computer security (though it would be great if everyone did). Also, there has been a case of someone hacking computers given to them for repairs, so I'd recommend people learn the basics of computer security and how to be cautious with your computer and information. There is a decent conversation about this on Apple Support Communities (Windows is even mentioned) called: Can someone hack my webcam ?.
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  • metalhusky 3 months ago
    Creepy!
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  • RAYXCI 3 months ago
    I don't have a webcam or do i ever really plan on getting one....but i loved every aspect of your video..the beautiful girl..the little snips through the on going days..the little paranoia of the webcam..the ending was perfect, IT DID have me waiting LOL
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  • Evan D 3 months ago
    ehhh. too voyeur for my taste
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  • halle john 3 months ago
    Hell yeah, I've got white MacBook. And this scares me really! I hope, if somebody will hack MY webcam, the green light will be turned on. If not, ... no, I don't think about it. I won't.
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  • Eduardo Berthier 3 months ago
    What a nice work! Really well made, nice script and edit. The girl fits quite well the drama.

    Nice warning, by the way :)
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  • Steckdosenteufel 2 months ago
    A good warning but at first a great movie!
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  • Jack Charnes 2 months ago
    Amazing!!!!!!!!
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