S3 E75 Film Review: Patient Zero - A Half Life 2 Short (Apr 2023)

Recently, we've seen some really great HL2 shorts, and this week we have an excellent one for you - Patient Zero is by @TheParryGod aka Richard Makk, released in Feb. This is so well done you can cut the atmosphere with a butter knife, the choreography between the actors is brilliant and there are even some gratuitous small animal shots to boot. See us discuss the details and check out the film following the links on our Show Notes post on the Completely Machinima website, link below.

0:15 Introduction to film
4:31 Tasteful directorial decision-making
11:24 Custom characters
14:15 Dissecting the action sequence
17:50 The role of the drone
22:25 Half Life characters become people
26:00 Building the cinematic language
27:10 Naming characters

Show notes & links: https://completelymachinima.com/2023/...

Credits -
Speakers: Phil Rice, Tracy Harwood, Damien Valentine (mia Ricky Grove)
Producer: Phil Rice
Editor: Damien Valentine
Music: Arp Solina