Half-Life: Live action film

Gordon Freeman is considered one of the greatest video game characters in one of the greatest video games ever. Half-Life inspired me to make this series, and it was possible only because the fans wanted to see a live-action version of the game series and helped fund it. So for several years, I worked on it with the help of many others. I made it hoping that someday it could be turned into a full-length video game series like "The Last of Us" has recently been. I hope combining the two episodes into a longer piece will allow it to be viewed as written and intended and allow more people to see it.
Full-screen it, turn up the volume, turn down the lights, and enjoy!
If you want to learn about how it was made, there is a production diary here:
thefreemanchronicles.ijduncan.com/production-diary/
Commentaries:
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It also lives on Steam with a 92% rating for fans to enjoy here:
store.steampowered.com/app/642920/The_Freeman_Chronicles/
00:00 - Start
07:25 - Part 2

[@norso]

I wish valve funded this so we could see a full 1 hour movie

[@MonsterJuiced]

Well y'know.. JJ Abrams was supposed to be working on something.

[@fragglefknrock7568]

You should send in a few million and get a kickstart

[@norso]

@@fragglefknrock7568 I barely even have £3 how am i gonna send in millions :(

[@thelastofusisr3al937]

That would be amazing I would watch it over and over

[@te_rt]

@@MonsterJuiced cancelled, they're working on a portal film instead

[@dooksmckooks]

this concept has mountains of potential, i honestly have no idea why a larger studio hasn't taken this up before regardless, very good mr doonkan

[@ijduncan]

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[@elithris]

a half-life movie was actually in the works at one point, but we don't know if it's still going on- bad robot is the company in charge and was making a portal movie too

[@CorporalAugust]

No, this has limitless potential.

[@SectorCTestLabs]

@@CorporalAugust Quite a nasty piece of work, you managed over there. I am impressed

[@TheAngryOnion]

​@@elithrisback around 2004, when I was in high school, I actually emailed valve. Gabe responded and said that were toying with the idea, but didn't couldn't come up with anything that would be good. I don't remember verbatim.

[@littlepauls]

Let’s start a petition to get valve to fund a full half life movie

[@ijduncan]

please do

[@MavrkCod]

i love your work this is some masterpiece lvl too bad many dont know about this

[@awesomeguy2878]

you missed a chance for the scientist at around 6 to yell DONT SHOOT IM WITH THE SCIENCE TEAM

[@doctorlettuce]

We need a part 3! Please do not pull a Valve and make us wait for 13 years!

[@jasperzanovich2504]

Well, it already has been 10 years since Episode 1.

[@Just__Garbage]

My god but, after all these years i still think these are the greatest fan films ever made, you're work is indescribable, for it has limitless potential.

[@ijduncan]

wow. Thanks!

[@Itheil]

the guy who plays gordon is perfect

[@924syn]

The guard, definitely peak example of what a black mesa guard should be. Fast on their feet, and vigilant. Though no one's perfect, i believe the security guard and how its portrayed was most certainly great

[@SnakierElm62]

10:45 you can see G Man

[@SNOUPS4]

I always found the acting so great in this movie, especially Gordon's, and to a lesser extent the female scientist's which was also particularly great, and the guard's and G-man's! On another, I think I have never seen more pop up ads on a youtube video haha

[@ijduncan]

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[@Nikalus5715]

Remember watching this a long time ago, still never gets old

[@ijduncan]

Cheers

[@K1ng_Squ1dZ]

The g man scene was phenomenal

[@Alex.C141]

God I love the freeman chronicles! So glad to see this! Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@ijduncan]

Glad you like them!

[@drisaackleiner1]

Insane that this only has 44k views, this is incrediBle

[@ijduncan]

Thanks

[@caws]

Hey, this was unexpected.

[@RandomValveSimp]

2:08 Ah yes Storm Trooper aim From The H.E.C.U

[@lukakereselidze975]

Literally us (half life fans) gonna fund you if you wish so that we can see more of these

[@cornishpasty7853]

this movie is honestly incredible. i love the effects and the action, especially since no one else is doing this.

[@ijduncan]

Thanks!

[@Veerdook]

4:50 HALF LIFE DIOLOG!!! This was a conversation that 2 grunts had in half life, I don’t know the exact chapter but near when you launch the rocket

[@ijduncan]

Yep

[@ijduncan]

And if you notice the names of the two soldiers make the full name of the writer. Little hat tip to him.

[@hubertthegrand4353]

i just rewatched the og episodes yesterday and i wake up to this

[@gongarcia4071]

yayyyyy! I hoped for it to be the final movie, but I still have hopes for it.

[@Nabulis_]

I LOVE how they implement the gman sightings in this. The fact he can just be seen between cuts and in the backgrounds is AMAZING! You have created a masterpiece of art.

[@Squatch_Rider66]

Loved it. Well done. Really captured the story element and vibe of the game

[@ijduncan]

Thanks!

[@ReecesInPieces]

You're so underrated, this content is much better than 90% of the things on this platform, I love it! ❤

[@Frostbyte501]

Gordon could have easily taken on that trap.

[@CommanderNoob]

An absolutely phenomenal piece of media made by yet another one of the countless fans impacted by Valve's work. You should be proud of this, Mr. Duncan. Cheers to your future ventures, and here's to this becoming a fully fledged feature film.

[@trshpizza]

As one of the big fans of the Half-Life series, I nominate this The Best Fan-Made Series Of 2023.

[@ijduncan]

Cheers

[@that-nerdy-kid111]

this needs to be valve approved NOW

[@Literally_a_X]

Man this felt better than more than half of the mhour long movies I've watched. Also noticed a detail aboyt the F key. That was totally a great detail. Hope you can keep going!

[@AlteFore]

This series is incredible! It would be amazing to see one of these based on opposing force or blue shift. The possibilities of a half-life film based on Adrian Shephard or Barney Calhouns story are endless.

[@EnclaveRemnantFanboy-118]

Would love to see a video for the bloopers of this if possible. I'm sure there are plenty of funny moments that happened during filming that many of us would get a kick out of seeing them.

[@fanatykmaklowicza]

The ending could have been better well and the soldier commander is missing some dopey sunglasses 😎

[@Official_Memelus]

i hope this video blows up i love it

[@breadloaf176]

i like how accurate it is how freeman just makes a crow bar appear in his hand from no where lol

[@Yackass]

I appreciate you doing a remake instead of the 3rd episode.

[@h-1337]

Ian, You smell dat? It's freedom.

[@niagarawarrior9623]

This is really, really well done. I think we might be on the dawn of more video game based movies / series, and this is certainly one i would watch. Keep up the great work!

[@ijduncan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vly4885]

This stuff should get a million views, this is a literal movie, way too underated

[@unavailabIe_]

I always find myself coming back to rewatch this masterpiece. This is truly a fine work.

[@thecoolzguy832]

This deserve million views

[@greenth-mac2550]

I remember watching this back in like 2014, I think, can't believe it's been 9 years. Lots of stuff happened related to half-life since then, from cool mods to Valve somehow releasing a Half-Life game.

[@csgosh-tter]

its incredible that gordon rose up and became such a stopping force that the millitary was hunting him down

[@FatherMcKenzie66]

everyone's talking about the new fnaf movie, but THIS... This is the real deal!

[@ijduncan]

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[@FatherMcKenzie66]

@@ijduncan already done that! gonna do it with my other account now guys you are the best

[@fivestarguy100]

8:28 Barnacles would be so much more dangerous if they actually did swing their tongues around like that instead of just dangling them down over one spot. XD

[@DopamineDreamss]

This is so epic , good work!

[@hyperionsarigo642]

That part at 12:50 is freakingly amazing !!! love the whole film but this part always give me goosebumps !

[@ijduncan]

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[@theman321]

This was sick keep up the good work guys

[@O5Councilor]

Just amazing

[@soci-sylo3001]

9:44 G-Man in the back

[@mutanteggdoctor]

Holy crap, this is so good! Great job.

[@StevenChad117]

Fantastic job plus a continuing effort to keep the ide alive

[@tf2fanplayz976]

The Barnacles looks super realistic!

[@tpavan]

Proudly backed this!!

[@ElementalDj]

Brilliantly well done, the creative liberties taken fit perfectly.

[@RlifeSolutions]

Hey Ian just watched this vid , I think one of the best part of the Half Life series which is available here, Keep the hard work man, this will be a very successful videos from your side,,... I love this a lot, Continue this series mate..

[@ijduncan]

thanks!

[@_Freeman.]

I can't even find a word to describe it🔥Great work👌

[@SomeAndre]

Me encantan tus films de half Life, son como para re verlos una y otra vez, gracias por estas obras de arte

[@neuralglitch]

This is fantastic! I wish there could be a full length movie. I loved this game back when it came out.

[@tyronejohnson409]

sublime work!

[@ijduncan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@NightcoreKing]

I've been waiting for this for years thank you

[@ijduncan]

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[@nosh62]

Amazing work, Duncan! I just hope you aren't sad that this series isn't much famous, 'cause this is seriously the best fan movie I've seen

[@ijduncan]

Cheers. Means a lot.

[@danmoar94]

I come back after like a decade and I only just now see there was a second episode?! I'm so glad I decided to look up enter the freeman again for nostalgia's sake and found the rest too. These films are so fun! Everyone involved fuckin CRUSHED it!

[@presidentfrankhorrigan26]

Glorious, beautiful, fantastic. Best thing I've witnessed with my own two eyes.

[@polygonalgamez]

Man what a cliffhanger please malke more

[@jcfr]

this is incredible, nice work!

[@ijduncan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gloogreal]

will you ever be making more episodes? i absolutely love this

[@EnclaveRemnantFanboy-118]

Why didn't you include Episode One, or "Enter The Freeman" as it was called, in the video since that's where this series started? Or is that part of an old concept?

[@ijduncan]

in the description

[@buakaw]

Wow, this is really good

[@boneworksfootage8873]

THE LEGEND RETURNS!!!... again

[@ofensivnimaslo]

4.1K viewes only ? Part 2 is needed, this little video is better than today's movies

[@KravenSpider]

This is part 2. Just both parts of it. Here’s Episode 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXitYnaHbaZsmac

[@Robert_SK10R]

The detail on this movie is so well done

[@ijduncan]

Thanks

[@qiroqato_real]

is the security guard's gun prop the BT&T ASG AEG MP5??

[@MrsGordonFreeman]

Bravo!! The attention to detail here is incredible, from the costumes down to the dialogue between marines. This really needs to be several full length movies or an ongoing series! I'm just sad it took me this long to discover your channel! I commend you for your efforts, I'll definitely be sharing this with my friends.

[@ijduncan]

Thanks!

[@grantb7901]

The legend returns

[@W.1111]

"The world is ending..and i feel... *n o t h i n g* " the phrase that best sums up gordon after the black mesa incident.

[@TurUwU]

Just found you out and gotta say you make better stuff than some big film makers. Subscribed and hope you get more support.

[@ijduncan]

Cheers

[@TheGreatCollapse]

This brings tears to my eyes 😢❤

[@ijduncan]

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[@TheGreatCollapse]

@@ijduncan was subscribed since 2016

[@phoenix-qs5mc]

Thx for this

[@haliloguz9500]

The H.E.V. Suit looks nice on freeman!

[@broodinglace]

I know this won't probably be continued by the bait that third parts don't exist in valve But really i wanna see more of this, i've been waiting for 4 years now

[@osaker_lober_69]

YOOOO THIS NEED MORE VIEWS

[@illkhanate9793]

i want more please

[@ijduncan]

thanks!

[@wildagful]

Mano , sensacional !!!

[@ijduncan]

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[@RogerioTI]

Isso devia ir aos cinemas, simplesmente espectacular !

[@_Achernar_]

Wow,it's very cool!

[@wafflepiepancake]

How does this only have 29k views?!?!!?!??

[@snappyllamas]

This is awesome

[@ijduncan]

thanks!

[@rustamrazhabov1289]

Superb!!!

[@ijduncan]

Thank you! Cheers! Please share and subscribe!

[@AdemAbidi420]

good job guys. i hope this blows up

[@ijduncan]

Thanks!

[@johnthecyber-wolf3063]

I was gonna say this wasn't your video... until I realized you just re-uploaded this.

[@dot.2985]

please dont let netflix get their hands on this

[@MrHorn-um5oq]

Awesome vids guys! A video like this should inspire Valve. They could literally own a new genre of film. If done right, it would be a huge move towards and new market and awesome nostalgia.

[@trollface4kultrahd]

awesome

[@veryworldserversminecraft2443]

Один из лучших фильмов про Half Life

[@-Raylight]

Gordon is a highly trained professional, he could just bhop away from the spot xD

[@taboret3280]

Cool

[@ShyGal_Lilly]

will you be expanding this series? I absolutely love it

[@jenniferdavila5198]

Yes I’m a child but I LOVE GORE THANK YOU SO MUCH MAKE MORE!

[@ijduncan]

thanks!

[@CrusaderofLight1]

Hope you guys can make Blue Shift so we get to see Barney

[@hypergogic3269]

I think the security guard is barney

[@baalgar5530]

Freeman!