Death Train [S2FM]

A hazmat specialist boards one of the so called "death trains" to find and secure an alleged dirty bomb.
This cinematic was supposed to release back in December of 2021, but as we know, things tend to change and so did my schedule. I initially wanted to make a bigger movie or even start an original series, however, back then I didn't have an established Source 2 Filmmaker workflow and was just getting started with the new pipeline. So I decided to scale it down to an action short.
Voices:
D.E.M. by @Whatchamarkallit
Terrorist #1 by @sfmcinematics
Terrorists #2/#4 by @CorkScrewDood
Terrorist #3 by @TheMistahCloud
Hazmat Specialist by yours truly
Get the soundtrack: vladislavzh.bandcamp.com/trac...
This short uses assets and mocap from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Infinite Warfare and Black Ops 3, extracted using Greyhound by Scobalula.
Created using the Source Filmmaker. © Valve 2022.
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[@VladislavZharkov]

If you liked this short and would like to support me, then consider donating: boosty.to/vladislavzh/donate Or don't, I'm not a cop. Stay hydrated though.

[@smotritel2614]

great job , more work like this , Horoshaja rabota tovarish :)

[@jakedill1304]

Really good technical work, especially the animations and camera... only things that detracted were the weapon tracers and some of the gunshots, and alotta that is only noticeable due to the stellar presentation for everything else, on both audio and visual fronts... kill those tracers outright and you could call that a full win, as trying to get them to work without seeming cartoonish on such closed quarters would be a mess. Good stuff!

[@rodrigocid9869]

Where do I find the full movie!?

[@user-ii7ei3nx4s]

заебись!

[@ricksgaming7298]

hay, i really liked it. don't know if its a game or movie pitch but either or seems pretty interesting.

[@razorxlvii4852]

I love how the terrorists don't even...seem like "normal" terrorists. They look like well-trained operatives to me. They look so cool and yet mysterious.

[@vipahxxx7640]

Yeah, my favorite part.

[@Jason06245]

I disagree. Well-trained operatives don't push like that recklessly. It's a single tunnel space and the moment they decided to traverse, almost guarantee to get shot out in the open. It's a stupid tactics. Not to mention the terrorists have a visual confirmation that he's a lone wolf. The primary objective of the terrorists would be to delay so the bomb will be secured. They didn't even have to push.

[@vipahxxx7640]

@@Jason06245 makes sense

[@Jason06245]

@@vipahxxx7640 In order to push, the attackers must have 3:1 numerical advantage over the defenders, in the last clip the terrorists clearly do not enjoy this advantage but they still push nevertheless. That's why they were all taken out by a lone wolf.

[@LordVader1094]

@@Jason06245 Armchair tactician moment

[@TheParryGod]

I'm in complete awe. This just screams love and care in every single frame. It's beyond me how you make the audio sound this tasty. Outstanding work on this!

[@VladislavZharkov]

Thanks man! It's very flattering to hear this from you!

[@mjsunkiter]

High praise indeed. I know collaborations are hard, but you two are meant for each other.

[@waffler-yz3gw]

oh hey its you

[@gordtowns5333]

I clicked this thinking it was your work. I'm a little sad it wasn't set in the Half Life universe as a result. Still great though.

[@yowhatup2941]

Team up

[@Harry101UK]

Holy moly. I've been looking forward to this since you teased it a while back. This is fantastic! Absolutely amazing work from lighting to sound design, great stuff!

[@VladislavZharkov]

Thank you! Yeah, this project sat in the cooker for way too long. But now that I established a somewhat proper workflow I hope new videos wouldn't take this long to produce.

[@strongboyinthetown]

second

[@PurpleKittenBanditBoi]

Harry? What r u doing here?

[@Goebellnik]

Glad you are back! You are one of few SFM/S2FM animators who understands how important a good sound and camera work is in an animation.

[@tuneingfish678]

This is really cool, but is no-one talking about the efforts the cameraman went into to record this video? It's insane!

[@vnest504]

Man's invisible

[@GundAme412]

The overused camera man joke 🙄

[@avixka7751]

@@GundAme412 have a laugh bro

[@zelly173]

​@@GundAme412 You should relax more.

[@janetsminten8196]

Most overused comment in history. For fuck's sake, come up with something new, robots.

[@Deremixproductions]

This is absolutely incredible. Every single aspect of this is top notch. Seriously incredible job.

[@over9000713]

2:53 that pain squirming is so realistic

[@Jackfromshack]

Выглядит как трейлер трипл-А блокбастера, с многомиллионными бюджетами. Не могу представить сколько времени ушло на создание всего этого в одиночку (за исключением голосов естественно)

[@VladislavZharkov]

Работу над этим роликом я начал ещё в октябре прошлого года и планировал выпуститься в декабре. Но в связи со всякими непредвиденными штуками релиз всё время сдвигался. В итоге полтора-два месяца работы растянулись на необоснованные полгода. Хотя тут ещё сыграл факт того, что я только знакомился со вторым сурсом. И дофига прокрастинировал!

[@TheDIversant11]

@@VladislavZharkov чел, ты охуенен!

[@vannadij]

@@VladislavZharkov Поздно рано, неважно! Это потрясающая работа!!

[@tonipzs2396]

​@@VladislavZharkov well done, and I hope you will get recognised by some serious studios and that you will get chance to make something biger. Greetings from Novi Sad Serbia

[@mikasa2604]

@@VladislavZharkov за “Қазақ бургері” 👍 на 1:38

[@kungfubellydancer]

Damn son, you had me in suspense that whole time! I got completely immersed, forgetting it was all animated! Well done sure, best example of your capabilities yet

[@VickiVampiressYT]

Had to do a double take at first to know whether it was animated or live action. The lighting is superb.

[@kwindafidler7728]

that hazmat guys movement - incredible aswell as his gear 0:41 some recoil could help sell and faster projectiles from the guns, i barely dare to say that because the whole thing is so damn awesome!

[@INCASEHASUTUBE]

You raised the bar so high for what is possible with Source 2, and I'm excited to see what more can be done. Excellent work.

[@Solomanon]

This is fricking amazing. I don’t know how to animate, BUT GOD THIS MUST HAVE TAKEN SO MUCH DANG TIME! I’m proud of you! This is amazing.

[@VladislavZharkov]

Thank you! This short relies on lots of animation sequences from various Call of Duty games, carefully extracted, directed and stitched together. Sounds easy, but not quite. Took me actually about 5-6 months of on and off production. Under other circumstances, I could have done it in a month or two.

[@PFVHL2]

@@VladislavZharkov I have a question, does DEM stand for deus ex machina?

[@VladislavZharkov]

Yes! There was basically Deep Lore™ planned, as I initially wanted to make a series. But I had to scale it down to just a short, so DEM is just one of those things that remained.

[@PFVHL2]

@@VladislavZharkov Nice, thanks for quick response and amazing video!

[@Probable.Orange]

30 seconds in and this is already some high quality stuff

[@Skeleton_With_VR]

i love how the main guys suit looks almost like a futuristic pilot suit

[@wxjared]

really really REALLY high quality, genuinely impressed

[@swawssfm9760]

the tension in the firefight is beyond amazing. i am in awe

[@CaptDicker]

The camera work, lighting, color, editing, everything. It looks so impressive, I can't tell if I want to play or watch the rest, exceptional work. Thanks for sharing.

[@H56Nooc]

I could feel the momentum in the movement watching this

[@NORKAN]

Чееел... Я так давно ждал, чтобы на 2 сусе начали делать подобные ролики и наконец-то это свершилось. Честно сказать я сильно удивлен качеством исполнения, если бы ты не указал, что это вторая сфмка, то подумал бы на блендер. Ты сделал мой день, спасибо за шикарную работу, посмотрел с огромным удовольствием)

[@vladislavGMS]

Смотришь не отрывая глаз от того, что происходит в этом поезде смерти! Хорошая работа с анимациями и звуками окружения! Обложка топ для фильма!

[@justice82nd]

Giving big FEAR vibes. This is awesome.

[@mikea2138]

This would be a really good run and gun video game

[@MrApacis]

Man, this is amazing. I want this to be a game or at least a movie.

[@vipahxxx7640]

same, the lore is so cool, i would want to know who the terrorists are and what they want.

[@Skilledhunter117]

most of these models are from COD advanced warfare

[@NothingIsKnown00]

This is the end of big budget movies. If this kind of talent exists out in the world, combined this this kind of resources... What at time to be alive.

[@atroxiv]

God bless the animators who make amazing short films like this. I loved every second!

[@Whatchamarkallit]

This came out so amazing! 👏 It's so visually stunning and the audio mixing is just!!! Really cool!!! I'm so glad I was able to be part of something this radical 👀

[@laurynassuliauskas167]

Awesome camera work, sound and in general I really had a blast watching this. Such a cinematic experience. Would gladly watch a 2 hour movie of this! Awesome job!

[@AbsolutelyNothing]

90K views for this SUPER well made short? criminal. I love the cinematography and action sequences, plus even the little bit of characterization you gave the terrorists. Will definitely be looking forward to what you make next!

[@S_noobie]

I love the lack of plot armor within this, it shows that our protagonist here can take damage, and isnt impervious to rounds like the mando, while mando has an excuse, he should still feel some form of kinetic energy from the blaster bolts, and its the opposite here when the protagonists visor gets broken

[@dryrubideous]

The camera angles on this were fantastic. The moment the "termination protocol" was carried out and it cut to a camera point back at him from the side of his barrel was wonderful as were the shots showing him moving up the train. What a great short!

[@iiSkr1ll3x]

Bro the organic movement of the camera going through the train then switching to NV was so jaw dropping. good fucking work man!

[@jeltecsirrahne9902]

Fighting in crbn equipment is fucking awful. But your thankful your muscle memory takes over when the alarms sound.

[@GarlicIsIdeal]

Shout out to para-military operator guys in hazmat suits\gasmasks, gotta be one of my favorite sci-fi cliché's fr tho this mini movie is really well done!!

[@Balkan1984]

The voice acting and audio is really what took this to the next level. Amazing work!

[@Heretican]

You should make a fully fledged series out of this

[@vipahxxx7640]

Yeah, it's amazing and the lore is interesting.

[@Bill-454]

Absolutely epic, loved every detail of this cinematic, extremely well done!

[@vipahxxx7640]

This is awesome, The animation and models are both superb and i love the worldbuilding you did too, your channel is a gem and i love it!

[@xuyuehong]

This is awesome about the camera movement, nervous yet attractive.👍

[@zaysef]

I deeply respect the work it takes to make original animations in SFM. Keep up the good work.

[@denisxt728]

Ok I think we can all say that you did a job not only brilliant but extraordinarily brilliant, Source 2 indeed looks like HUGE potential for SFM and future video games

[@paddymazz]

Absolutely stunning. The lighting and cinematography in particular are excellent. Well done!

[@Vladuhius]

Блин, это афигенно! Невероятно круто всё сделано. Мне эта анимация очень напомнила «Любовь, Смерть и Роботы», очень похожее по духу

[@xredlex2465]

Bro the transition at 1:35 was sick.

[@Soviet_Maro]

This is extremely well done, the lighting, the pacing, the voice work and music choices, everything, amazing job overall 10 Outta Fuckin 10, i can't wait to see what's next! :D

[@kepinkepan7228]

OMG dude. Its totally incredible, amazing job. Camera movements, animation, lights, audio... amazing job.

[@eestep2155]

nah bruh this guy dropped a masterpiece nuke into youtube 9 months ago and NOW its showing up on my recomendations common youtube taking L

[@WoostStudios]

This was fantastically made! Didn't expect this unexpected gem on my recommended mate.

[@ashez002]

Splendid! Wouldn`t mind watching a breakdown video of this masterpiece!😍🤩

[@VladislavZharkov]

You know, I'd like to make a little breakdown, but it would take some time because this project was made through a very messy unprepared workflow and I'm not sure it would be too informative.

[@ashez002]

@@VladislavZharkov sure man, decide yourself! Great work anyways!

[@timmy6890]

I’m so happy I found this channel It’s absolutely amazing

[@Nikalus5715]

Holy shit! This is way too fucking underrated! The Voice acting, it gives so much personality to the soldiers in this video and it isn't just mindless bad guy doesn't give a fuck type shit. The animation is flawless. Sound Effects. VISUALS! Honestly you and TheParryGod are my favorite S2FM animators now man.

[@corningt0n]

Love the different camera styles, going from night vision to attached helmet cam was quite immersive

[@demise6017]

High quality video, great voice acting, everything is just perfect.

[@mckrunchytoast2469]

The helmet cam part. Fucking amazing. I hope everyone involved with this takes immense pride in it.

[@rzl4359]

stumbled across your old sfms when i was 13 and 7 years later I see this on my reccomended, always wondered where youve been since and its amazing to see how far youve progressed in your art. absolutely amazing work here

[@VladislavZharkov]

Thank you so much! This means a lot to me.

[@AfroMan187]

Top notch stuff. Absolutely nailed the atmosphere

[@ciaranscl]

Wow,I cannot begin to explain how good of a job you have pulled off with this,

[@edzbienen]

Everything is so smooth and realistic this is insane

[@dixonqwerty]

Wow this is a new genre for me. I love it! Excellent job!

[@tinnedanger]

Lights on the helmet is a great giveaway.

[@MaximusEugenius]

Excellent animation. The lighting was perfect.

[@MsDavid47]

Its criminal how such a masterpiece has only 75k views.

[@Charlie-ys6fu]

amazing work! Loved every second of it.

[@trasen5626]

Based off this animation alone, the ceiling for quality Source 2 seems dramatically higher.

[@xharris8515]

I love how you recreated the subtle camera shake when the camera moves, almost like there is an actual cameraman filming this

[@ricardocampos6430]

I don't know how I got to this channel but I'm definately sticking around. This is amazing!

[@Sensorium19]

That was a lot of fun. Better than most action films sequences I've seen recently.

[@hansnoor9637]

Man, if this isn't a mocap it, it would surprise me because it clearly captures the best micro movement I've ever seen.

[@rifat_yilmaz]

Starting with the hazmatguy, this made me assume it was a short from half life universe. Well done.

[@user-gf2vc1ge6i]

I love it,the character i see it reminds me about call of duty advance wafare character

[@ReysaAdam]

Found another hidden gem, subscribed, this is some movie quality stuff right here

[@BluPhoenix15]

Yo this is incredible. Great work.

[@PringleDotDash]

This is amazing work, keep it up man can't wait to see more :)

[@standardzombie3454]

This is beyond a amazing masterpiece!

[@RigamortisCo]

Me and youuu dancing in the rain foreverrrrr

[@RideAdventureMoto]

This scene must be added to full movies

[@henderbac2262]

I would lie if i Say this is good, this is the best s2fm animations i have ever Seen.

[@id104335409]

Standing ovation! The motion was beautiful! I thought I am watching a movie.

[@TheThing4444]

This is a stellar animation. Shame it's so underrated.

[@facwrites4564]

wow damn I love the quality of this, instant sub.

[@jester4363]

Вышло здорово, в некоторых моментах даже забывал что это S2 и думал что фильм смотрю, хотя мб это из-за того что время пол третьего ночи и меня уже спать рубит) Но один фиг, Влад, вышло супер, жду проду.

[@wowersdh1]

Dat HAZMAT suit is from call of duty advanced warfare XD BTW that camerawork and animation is crazy! awesome!

[@manishbait6718]

you need to make a movie out of this it will take time but it will be a blast

[@canada9169]

What a great animation, love it.

[@boris02yuri]

Damn this film is full of gold, better than COD:MW II.

[@drozb]

Incredible work ! Loved the scene where it feels like the camera is attached to the Hazmat's rifle, reminded me of Breaking Bad shots

[@CuleradiPL]

what the heck this is incredible and deserves far more views

[@gretagen]

This is one of the best S2FM i have ever seen in my life.

[@jformadness]

this short is realistic, everyone is taking cover, push very carefully, but the group of three should have throwables too, and they should hide behind solid cover, that will make more sense

[@Guysimsocool]

The core and realism on these videos are insane

[@fulviogregoriopalma8425]

1:08 -Identify Yourself!-. He did it

[@GroundGame.]

The troops security armour is beautiful

[@leakyminds743]

That was amazing!!!! Very well done my guy!

[@michi__]

This is amazing!! Great work man

[@user-eh2eb6ot6u]

Очень интересный футуристический дизайн шлемов, такие скоро будут в будущем наверное), творческая работа классная, ))

[@MinecraftEpicPlayer]

This is outstanding quality especially for your channel size

[@edandaniels3922]

Dude, if only there was a whole game or tv show based off this universe haha seems so cool

[@SolidWorkMan]

Phenomenal animation; especially, the music. It reminds me of Splinter Cell Blacklist

[@hagott]

Посмотрел, встал из-за стола, подошёл к окну, закурил... Много думал... Плакал...

[@TrushaNordBro]

Не против если я присоединюсь?