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Half Life 2 - Escape from City 17 Short Film
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klb5090
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Feb 14, 2009, 10:08 AM
 
Escape from City 17: Part 1 - HD

"Inspired by the Half-Life 2, David and Ian Purchase created a short film titled Escape from City 17, which chronicles the escape from City 17 by some members of the citizens resistance. The commercial directing duo filmed guerrilla style with no money, no time, no crew, and no script. When they weren’t shooting they were hiding from security patrols in between takes. The spec project ballooned into a multipart series, and the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a budget of only $500. The short was sent to Valve, who in result flew The Purchase Brothers out to their Seattle headquarters last year. The second episode is nearing completion."
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Looks INCREDIBLE, absolutely cannot wait for part two.
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Feb 14, 2009, 10:56 AM
 
Watching it now. I absolutely love the Valve series for Half Life. Fantastic!

Edit: that was undescribably (yes, undescribably) good
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Feb 14, 2009, 05:45 PM
 
I keep saying HL2 would make an excellent movie...if somebody did it right of course.
     
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Feb 14, 2009, 06:16 PM
 
really i would be happy enough if they had quality similiar to this, instead it will get made with uwe boll and get ruined.
     
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Feb 17, 2009, 01:00 AM
 
Yep, saw it yesterday – Steam made me do it. These guys kick ass, and I'm definitely looking forward to part 2. Obviously the limited budget shows, but they absolutely nailed the atmosphere. They make a full Half-Life 2 movie, and I'll be first in line to see it. And probably second, while we're at it.

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Feb 17, 2009, 04:28 AM
 
Originally Posted by klb5090 View Post
really i would be happy enough if they had quality similiar to this, instead it will get made with uwe boll and get ruined.
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Apr 7, 2009, 11:09 PM
 
while i'm still waiting for part II of this film, i saw on IGN another fan made short film "half life style", figured i'd share

Its pretty well made, worth a look...
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