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excess1ve

United States359 Posts

February 14 2009 00:34 GMT

#21

That's sick

Fontong

United States6454 Posts

February 14 2009 00:35 GMT

#22

Whoa, this is pretty damn cool.

Baytuts

Brazil101 Posts

February 14 2009 00:37 GMT

#23

"The short film Escape from City 17: Part One, viewable on YouTube via the link below, was inspired by the Half-Life 2 episodes and chronicles the escape from City 17 by some members of the citizens resistance. It was created by The Purchase Brothers, a commercial directing duo, and their small team based in Toronto, Canada. They have been Half-Life enthusiasts from the start and have created this short, the first in a series, on a shoestring budget using handmade costumes, some donated equipment, and the Source SDK, not to mention lots of their own blood, sweat and (we assume) tears. It was sent to Valve unannounced, and we were blown away -- the production quality certainly exceeds that of the usual community-made movies we see. We're told the second episode is nearing completion, and we can't wait to see what's in store. We hope that you enjoy the series.

PLEASE NOTE! This live-action video contains scenes of blood and harsh violence, and may not be appropriate for younger audiences or sensitive viewers."

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United States6173 Posts

February 14 2009 00:47 GMT

#24

ok...with the link gone, I can't watch it...and I can't find it on the youtube thread.

EpiK

Korea (South)5757 Posts

February 14 2009 00:54 GMT

#25

that was amazing..

MeriaDoKk

Chile1726 Posts

February 14 2009 00:57 GMT

#26

Amazing what they did with $500, really well done.

Chezinu

United States7447 Posts

February 14 2009 00:58 GMT

#27

On February 14 2009 09:47 PH wrote:
ok...with the link gone, I can't watch it...and I can't find it on the youtube thread.

Here is link:Here

United States6173 Posts

February 14 2009 01:02 GMT

#28

Yeah, managed to find it. That was absolutely insane considering the $500 budget.

The action got a bit lame after a while, though...four guys shooting at each other in a narrow alley between trains with automatic weapons can't land a single hit? Aside from that lack of realism...everything else about that video was amazing.

I would LOVE to see a HL movie...though I hope they do an adaptation of the first one first.

Phrujbaz

Netherlands512 Posts

February 14 2009 01:10 GMT

#29

so many movies can be made on a similar budget if you completely ignore copyright. What's the biggest cost to any movie maker? licensing. In fact, that's so expensive, that you're often better off doing much of it yourself, which of course raises your costs immensely.

Straylight

Canada706 Posts

February 14 2009 01:14 GMT

#30

By $500 dollar budget I'm sure they mean $500 + a lot of volunteer hours. Video editing must've taken forever.

LuckyFool

United States9015 Posts

February 14 2009 01:28 GMT

#31

On February 14 2009 09:21 GTR-2-Go wrote:
Nice except I didn't like the voice of the white beard guy.

Kleiner is the best. I always loved his voice and craziness in the games.

nttea

Sweden4353 Posts

February 14 2009 01:43 GMT

#32

cute

Faronel

United States658 Posts

February 14 2009 01:46 GMT

#33

500 + blood, tears, and craploads of sweat. That quality is some real showmanship.

United States6173 Posts

February 14 2009 01:49 GMT

#34

On February 14 2009 10:10 Phrujbaz wrote:
so many movies can be made on a similar budget if you completely ignore copyright. What's the biggest cost to any movie maker? licensing. In fact, that's so expensive, that you're often better off doing much of it yourself, which of course raises your costs immensely.

A lot of it goes into paying the staff and whatnot as well. Paying salaries and whatnot stacks up very quickly.

If everyone is volunteering, that's a HUGE amount of money you save.