Elite Protection Unit - a Half-Life 2 Action Short

[@Tooberculosis]

The thumbnail made me smile so hard cause this scene is like a core memory (I saw Equilibrium when I was very wee)

[@Trivvy]

Oh jeez, seems like a lot of people didn't like this. Especially after how much time and effort I put in. :/ feelsbadman.jpg Don't forget to leave a like if you were entertained at all, I don't make money off this stuff, I make it for you guys, likes are my currency.

[@blueshit199]

0:25 badass pose

[@TemmieTheCat12345]

EPU talking to other units with the same rank: Q:Need help with this one? A:No Elite to Normal CP Normal CP: Need help with this one? Elite: MOVE BACK RIGHT NOW! YOU WANT A MALCOMPLIANCE VERDICT? MOVE IT!

[@eddiemurffy467]

Omg, this recreated very well! I watched that scene from the movie many times, and here it is perfect!

[@Trivvy]

Thank you! :D It really was a painstaking process, most people won't even realise. (Long behind-the-scenes info ahead) I had to create the environment (that corridor + the battle room) as close as I could to the film, that took about a week to get right. The animation took the longest, going through the clip frame-by-frame. I actually messed up to begin with, as the frames-per-second weren't matched up, lot of fiddling there to get it matching. Then it was a case of trying to animate everything to match the film keyframe by keyframe, including the lighting created by the muzzle flashes! There was a separate light to light up "Preston", and also a separate light to simulate it projecting outwards (lights in SFM are directional only, no omnidirection). Had to do this for each gun, so each gun had 2 lights associated with it just for muzzle flashes. Then there were the lights for the Resistance members as well. After all of that was done scene by scene, I had to put in all the VFX for the muzzle flashes, which are usually made up of 3 separate parts (preflash inflash postflash) with different looks to keep it looking fresh. Then it was a case of a bit of colour correction and then cutting it all together! Went a bit overboard with how it was made, but hopefully you appreciate this kind of stuff. :P The animation took the longest amount of time due to how painstakingly tedious it was.

[@StiV2500]

Pretty cool short, i felt like the animation was really stiff and robotic though and could use some improvement.

[@Trivvy]

Thanks for the feedback. I agree, some of the roboticness is deliberate (was like that in the film), and some of it is not. It's my second (ever) animation though, so I'm pretty happy with the results, one can only improve!

[@Adomavo]

Oh Gun Kata.. I reckohnize that scene from movie Equlibrium. Nice job!

[@kasrkin45]

Excellent work as always!

[@Trivvy]

Cheers mate.

[@ryanisagordonfreeman9811]

Keanu Reeves needed to join the Civil Protection Force I guess

[@Trivvy]

Actually it was Christian Bale in the movie this is re-creating the scene from ;)

[@ryanisagordonfreeman9811]

Trivvy Keanu Reeves. Christian Bale, same thing amirite idk the movie I'm dumb

[@Trivvy]

In the description, it's called Equilibrium. Highly recommend a watch.

[@jayjaygolden5123]

The animation is a bit stiff. Try adding some kickback to the gun shots whenever you animate a gun firing.

[@Trivvy]

Admittedly, I was fully aware of this detail when I was making it, but didn't add it in because it's barely noticeable in the movie either: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poHYcn6Mo9Z9ms0 You do see his hands jiggling a bit, but decided not to bother. There is some other stiffness as well that is also intentional, due to it being that way in the movie. :) Thanks for the feedback!

[@jayjaygolden5123]

***** As small of a thing it is, it makes a huge difference. The devil is in the detail. The guns themselves having moving parts helps too.

[@Trivvy]

JayJay Golden Agreed. It shall definitely be included in other works including weaponry.

[@СергейМисюк-ж1к]

Recognizeable. I like it.

[@endormaxTAT]

Holy shit dude that's too gud, keep going !

[@ev521]

Fuck yea equilibrium

[@lefleiner3408]

It's less hl2rp thing since both CPs in this video were cut from the game. The nazi trench coat soldiers and elite one (Leaked model looks cool btw, this cinematic recreation looks blocky) Amazing work! Fucking badass. At some point you can call it canon)

[@Trivvy]

Thanks man! It's more the running gag about EpUs being ridiculous badasses than the concepts and models themselves that stem from HL2RP. :P

[@lefleiner3408]

At least OTA Soldiers *must be* ridiculous badasses, maybe elites are synths too? Well, can't be more superhuman than Elite (Soldier one) anyway.

[@thecarvershowentertainment5137]

Wow

[@Hispanic_at_the_disco717]

Are you dead?

[@Trivvy]

May as well be, it's called full time work. :( Hoping to do a Master's degree starting next year as well, so we'll have to see what happens.