Amazing Half-Life 2 Fanmade Short Film

Escape From City 17 - Part One

I found this on Kotaku today and it completely blew my mind. Made by the Purchase brothers, independent filmmakers from Toronto, this short film based on Half-Life 2 is one of the best fan created films I have seen for ANY video gaming franchise. AND it was made with no budget! If you know the game then you know how good this is. If you don't, then you must appreciate it for the work that was done basically for free. Fellow Halo Friday shouter Merlin can attest to my love of the original Half-life. It was a game-changer for me in the FPS genre with what could be done with an immersive environment and compelling story telling. I played for days on end in our old apartment just trying to survive the marines and headcrabs and get out of the Black Mesa facility. When the Orange Box came out it all came rushing back to me in a flood of memories and edge-of-my-seat gameplay. Now, thanks to the Purchase brothers, it's been interpreted in video and it's damn good! After this I'm definitely putting the Orange Box back in the 360 for another go!

From the You Tube description:

"The Escape From City 17 short film series is an adaptation based on the Half Life computer game saga by Valve Corporation. Originally envisioned as a project to test out numerous post production techniques, as well as a spec commercial, it ballooned into a multi part series. Filmed guerilla style with no money, no time, no crew, no script, the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a budget of $500."

Here's part one. I'll keep posting these as they come out since they totally rock. Enjoy!







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