Escape From City 17 is an amazing live action mini series created by a group of indie filmmakers called The Purchase Brothers. Based on the popular first person shooter game Half Life 2 (which I'm currently playing strangely enough), the series is about two members of a resistence movement who are trying to escape from a facist regime that controls City 17 with an iron fist.
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 guerrilla 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."
For something with an almost zero dollar budget and no crew, the quality of the film is astounding. They've perfectly captured the feel of the game including things like vechicles, weapons, faceless soldier goons, voice-over narrations and sound effects from the original source material. They even have one guy use a crowbar to kill a soldier. It's just about perfect. And the special effects and CG are top notch. Overall this is an epic win as far as fan made movies go. Only the first part is out right now, but I can't wait to see the next episode.
For something with an almost zero dollar budget and no crew, the quality of the film is astounding. They've perfectly captured the feel of the game including things like vechicles, weapons, faceless soldier goons, voice-over narrations and sound effects from the original source material. They even have one guy use a crowbar to kill a soldier. It's just about perfect. And the special effects and CG are top notch. Overall this is an epic win as far as fan made movies go. Only the first part is out right now, but I can't wait to see the next episode.
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