A group of friends made this video on a budget of $500 to test their skills. They said they were picked up by Steam a while ago for who knows what. The result is an epic 5 minute short (watch in HD!):

I'm not a hardcore fan of the HL story, but this looks like it is going to be great if it turns into a movie or series. These kids are doing better than the team making the Dragonball movie. It is amazing what really talented people can pull off nowadays without thousands or millions of dollars.

Edit: Yeah this could probably go in the YouTube thread, but I thought this worthy of it's own because the quality is just mind-blowing.

x89titan

Philippines1130 Posts

February 13 2009 23:09 GMT

that was nice. the costumes and the set and the graphics were very nice for $500. they need to get better actors tho. i hope something will come out of this. i like the halflife story

SpiritoftheTunA

United States20903 Posts

February 13 2009 23:13 GMT

holy crazy video editing, batman

if this were a blog i'd give it 5/5

Ozarugold

2716 Posts

February 13 2009 23:17 GMT

Whoa...that was sick~

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

February 13 2009 23:22 GMT

The CG is straight from HL2 right? Sound effects are from the game too ofc.

Costume design is pretty spot on.
PS- Graffiti trains, woot

ilistis

United States828 Posts

February 13 2009 23:27 GMT

Just wow! To think that I just finished episode 1 a few days ago.

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

February 13 2009 23:31 GMT

that was REALLY good jesus

-orb-

United States5770 Posts

February 13 2009 23:32 GMT

Holy shit this is fucking AMAZING.

I can't believe this was done on a $500 budget. The props were dead on target for matching the game, the animation was flawlessly comp'd, the acting was good, and the lighting was fantastic!

My god. And CharlieMurphy, I can't believe the CG is straight from HL2, as the models look higher poly and with higher res textures.

I could be wrong, but it looks like they did it all themselves.

Jeez this is freaking fantastic.

ahswtini

Northern Ireland22213 Posts

February 13 2009 23:34 GMT

$500? Very well done and I hope they have the capability to make even bigger projects in the future

spydernoob

Canada1066 Posts

February 13 2009 23:38 GMT

#10

i almost cant beleive that only cost 500, such good production values for such a low budget

ZeeTemplar

United States557 Posts

February 13 2009 23:42 GMT

#11

500? amazing haha. I never really got into the half life series but the movie was pretty amazing. Hopefully someone pics this up and gives them more money. The acting was good imo, I dont see how that was terrible? Amazing graphics and lighting could work on the zombies? sounds and better sounds for the characters.

Overall great job

I hate walking

Senx

Sweden5901 Posts

February 13 2009 23:44 GMT

#12

I love how they took alot of sounds from HL2 and still manage to make them feel "real" in the movie.

Sick job, cant wait for part two ^^

randombum

United States2378 Posts

February 13 2009 23:48 GMT

#13

I like!

Hans-Titan

Denmark1711 Posts

February 13 2009 23:49 GMT

#14

Wowow. 500$? Mad skills. Only thing really lacking was the acting, but even then that was epic as fuck.
Awestruck by this movie. How long have they been making movies?