[L4D SFM] Better Safe than Sorry (Community Saxxy Awards 2021)

[@icy3-1]

Church Guy literally just went: *⚠️ You have pissed off Francis*

[@xmouse5210]

xD

[@jaydencardona7263]

True he should have know not to make him mad

[@unamedjeff3478]

Sweatshirt wearing little WUSS

[@mrmr_zoomie]

I want a mod that makes this pop up any time you friend fire Francis.

[@WarFoxThunder]

LOL

[@ianmitchell5979]

This feels like those official cinematics I couldn't get enough of.

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

Really feels official!

[@nightcap8262]

EXACTLY! THATS WHAT IM SAYING! :D

[@thelastcube7886]

@@nickspencerfishingrodd2383 no, the shoots does not have enough effects, but i couldnt do this even with a year, this is a really awesome animation.

[@MrAeral]

Exactly! Feels like official

[@Comrade_Nikoreal]

​@@thelastcube7886it looks very official

[@5impleFR]

2:14 Bill just giving a sign of "Hold your fire" but zoey used it as fistbump, what a confusing and wholesome moment eh

[@vivious_]

we can read the top comment

[@5impleFR]

@@vivious_ any more reply for "straight up comment without seeing the top comment" guy?

[@theenjoyer1445]

Nathan Vetterlein is such an awesome voice actor. You can sometimes hear some more Scout-y aspects of his voice when he speaks.

[@taluca8474]

in the comics, Louis has a Heavy figurine in his desk at his office work. That implies Valve exists in L4D and all the games they've made...so if the church guy sounds like the Scout from TF2, then that could only mean it's Nathan Vetterlein who survived for weeks in the outbreak but got bitten in the church

[@DrikTrajado]

@@taluca8474 not only that, but left 4 dead characters have lines where they directly mention Valve's games "Man, i feel like Gordon Freeman!" -Louis after grabbing a crowbar

[@taluca8474]

@@DrikTrajado which could prove my theory

[@pauldee7504]

@@taluca8474 There are also the names of the Valve employees written on the wall of the church.

[@Somespideronline]

@@taluca8474 or maybe it's just an easter egg...chill

[@LochlanYT]

I adore how Bill holds up the “Stop” hand sign but Zoey goes in for a fistbump 2:14

[@bce]

that scene was awesome😂😂😂

[@aces1608]

cutest thing ever!!!

[@Anivasion]

This! hellhounds04 has the career of a director ahead, if the world is lucky.

[@MrSuperstargamer]

such a cute father-daughter moment

[@grassfur1950]

Boomer and millennial bonding

[@mrmr_zoomie]

I absolutely love the fact Bill signaled to hold fire and Zoey mistook it as a fist bump, you’re a genius dude.

[@FayeFaye-]

"mistook":)

[@mrmr_zoomie]

@@FayeFaye- yeah?

[@FayeFaye-]

@@mrmr_zoomie zoey clearly didnt mistook it, she was just messing with him:))

[@urbainleverrier1]

@@FayeFaye- no I don't think zoey knows what the sign means, Bill has had military experience and he probably did the sign because it was like a habit

[@FayeFaye-]

@@urbainleverrier1 We've all watched movies, we all exactly know what that sign means. It would be weirder if Bill was using these signs knowing his team doesnt know what they meant

[@Inspector_Anthony]

Fun fact about 2:40 The shotgun in game has 10 rounds in it, and if you count how many times Francis shot the former church guy turned hunter. He shot the poor bastard 10 times.

[@Jony.1285]

So Francis dumped the whole mag on ‘im!

[@Gow-13510]

@@Jony.1285considering what he did to the group, that still merciful

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

Man didn't just magdump, he slamfired that thing like it was the WW1 trenchgun

[@demonslayer5122]

​@@ItsDaKoolaidDude It's a Benelli M4. Which is semi-auto. No slam fire necessary.

[@achield3613]

@@Gow-13510the crew was infected, so even if church guy wasnt infected he wouldve been by letting them in

[@BRUH-et8ex]

Francis literally unload the shotgun at hunter was so satisfying

[@BRUH-et8ex]

@MIG i usually use melee when my teammates get pounced

[@DeanLian907]

2:26 Church guy: I must be immune Captions: (he wasn’t)

[@xilc_02]

That's awesome I would've never noticed that😂😂

[@Dazzybhoy31]

Just realised he actually sounds like he says “he wasn’t” when he growls after saying that, he might’ve meant the guy he let in

[@halofly3]

Sad part is, even if the church guy wasn’t bitten and the group were to be let in, church guy would have become infected regardless. The L4D group aren’t immune, they’re carriers.

[@Darca1n]

Asymptomatic carriers, meaning that, while they are effectively immune to the usual effects of the virus, that is 100% entirely due to the fact that they already ARE infected, it just for whatever reason doesn't have any effects on them beyond staying in their system and spreading to others through them.

[@umbreonstuff2002]

Weeeeeeell it depends if the current mutation is airborn or not. Remember it goes back and forth cause it mutates daily

[@Darca1n]

@@umbreonstuff2002 Which just means that it's better safe than sorry to just assume it's always airborne, if it can go rapidly between being airborne and not.

[@areaxisthegurkha]

WAIT THAT MAKES SENSE, THAT'S WHY THE HELICOPTER PILOT CRASHED AND DIED WHEN THEY GOT RESCUED

[@Deviiss]

@@areaxisthegurkha wait a second, is that why all helicopters crash ? Even in l4d2 ?

[@ItsAsparageese]

"If one of us gets killed out here, I'm gonna shoot my way in there and beat you to death with my gun!" WOW, I'm pretty sure that's by FAR the most violent thing I've ever heard Louis say! Man sure stands up for his team!

[@KorbynTaylor]

"Well, You'll have to be alive to do that!"

[@Metarockerlml]

I love how when Francis said "We are cops, open up!" the church guy didnt say something you would say in an apocalypse like "hahaha, cops? my ass!!" because you would know army and cops are no more. But instead that church guy say "you dont sound like cops!" because the green flu happened so quickly (only 2 weeks) that people are not even aware what tf is happening

[@porsche-sandoesnotundersta8184]

2:14 man I like how Bill motions his hand to hold fire and Zoey bumping her fist to him is a very nice detail to their Character traits.

[@kkinthewheelchair3049]

I love the detail in 2:40 where Francis shot 10 times before he stop

[@DantheMan2605]

That’s why he is a Badass 😎💪🏻

[@ChaseGall340]

Well the church guy technically try to kill them himself so it would make sense why he would shoot him that much and also goddamn he show NO MERCY to him and just keep on shooting him

[@kkinthewheelchair3049]

​@@ChaseGall340 it's because the shotgun he use hold ten round in it

[@ChaseGall340]

@@kkinthewheelchair3049 I know that as I put NO MERCY on all caps because it a reference to the game

[@l.q.a.6279]

Man, that 5-round M4 Benelli sure do have a long magazine tube.

[@zeekrocz117]

i love the small things like bills glance at 1:02 and other details that gave this a lot of character and charm. The animation, lighting and camera shots is also fantastic, great saxxy all around!

[@RavenRGH]

Why no replies?

[@Niko_The_Gamer]

Bill: *holds up a stop hand sign* Zoey: *goes in to fist bump* Bill: “Huh?..”

[@some_random_merc]

0:50 the delivery on this line though

[@DylanoRevs]

And this is why Valve took their time to make hundreds of dialogues, so that people would make masterpieces like this

[@dapperfield595]

Submitting one minute before the deadline is too damn relatable.

[@Horatio-s-Figg]

A-MAZING!! The lines flow so smooth, the sound effects are so right and that little fist bump Bill and Zoey did was adorable.

[@ameliahosp4933]

He was actually holds up a stop hand sign to tell Zoey to stop shooting but Zoey thought Bill wants to do the fist bump.

[@cursedhawkins1305]

@@ameliahosp4933 To be fair I think there's two signs that were for stop for non-verbal communication, one being the closed fist which can also be used for other signals, and the opened hand which you can see in the L4D1 trailer when Bill tells everyone to "hold up" you see him stick his open hand into the air, both of these can be used to stay stop that way but in this example it's completely a case of two different backgrounds unintentionally making a moment because Bill knew it meant to stop due to his military background, Zoey who wasn't in the military didn't know the meaning behind it but being a college student she likely saw people around her including her friends maybe even herself doing fist bumps, it shows the artist of the SFM knew of the backgrounds and respected the source material to make the moment work out for the SFM.

[@ameliahosp4933]

And if you look closely after their fist bump Bill is like huh?

[@manuchyy]

This was flawless, I'm absolutely in love with how smooth the animation is too. The lightning is on point, the facial expressions...amazing work man!

[@jamishmcquo7590]

2:05 that scene looked surprisingly good, almost like a real valve film

[@LilMushroomFella1]

HOLY FUCK DUDE. Not only are you a phenomenal animator you also bring these characters to life accurately! I saw that fist bump moment when Bill was signaling a cease fire. Absolutely beautiful! I hope to see more from you.

[@termicrafteron2794]

Francis emptying his shotgun on the church guy feels like it's canon

[@tengudwn57]

I don't know if they're typically depicted with these guns, with the exception of maybe Bill with the M16, but I think that these guns are really appropriate to each character. Francis is the kind of in your face character, so a shotgun is fitting, Louis is energetic and upbeat so an SMG is fitting. Zoey is a unique case because she's the character who's still green, I don't know how to formulate it into words, but she's someone who feels almost distant from the cast, that new experience makes her feel almost like an outlier, so in that sense it makes sense for her to use a sniper. And for Bill I don't need to justify a Vietnam Vet's attraction towards the M16.

[@jericmagnaye2705]

I Hope they would make a rendition of ported campaigns of L4D into L4D2 Bill uses an AK 47, Francis uses SPAS 12(combat shotgun), Louis uses FN SCAR L(combat rifle) and Zoey uses the G3SG/1(sniper rifle/military sniper)

[@the_oc_maniac8972]

In the opening, Bill has the M16, Francis has the Pump shotgun, Louis has the SMG, and Zoey was dual wielding pistols. (until she lost one to the Tank) So this short gets 3 out of 4.

[@darimalaya14]

2:39 Now I Know..the church guy is a HUNTER

[@tcscomment]

it can be any special infected, afaik it changes every time you play

[@rob0killa007]

@@tcscomment I think it’s 25% chance either a hunter or smoker and 50% chance it’s a boomer

[@pablomoonsun7510]

@@rob0killa007 I got smoker two times.

[@eyeblech2001]

Its kinda sad that the church guy did let someone in but he turned out to be infected, now he's paranoid that its gonna happen again. Poor guy

[@roubinnick]

2:13 OH MY GAWD THESE TWO 😭💔

[@johnelyssehermogeno]

Hehe. It was probably raised Bill's arm meaning it was a "Hold your fire" army sign, but Zoey do her fistbump with him and Bill be like, "huh?".

[@joebob7998]

*HAS NOBODY NOTICED THE BOOMER PIANO AT **0:52** YET? I JUST NOTICED IT AND OH MY GOD THAT IS CLEVER.*

[@TFoxhound]

It looked like Zoey heard it too, or maybe the Boomers gurgling from the distance whatever in universe reason they could call out special infected from a distance

[@jasonx1174]

Needed to turn up the volume just to catch that.

[@AlyJss]

I really love that you manage to animate the Left 4 Dead 1 survivors even if their dialogue is limited compared to the Left 4 Dead 2's. It just really shows how passionate and creative you are with your work. Amazing as always!

[@doublewidesuprise5208]

1:29 my favorite line from louis

[@Lymade1112]

That original from Hl1 but Valve use it again

[@carneybalhoun]

​@@Lymade1112what

[@craftyearthythe2nd]

"YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE COPS" That delivery of the line never gets old

[@thegreatlemmon7487]

nobody is immune, the left 4 dead characters are infected but they show no symptoms, but anyone around them will become infected, which is why everyone who is gets infected, except the boat guy, who also a carrier, left 4 dead is truly left 4 death

[@joejosephrobinettebidenjr4007]

Yes

[@chuunikyou557]

so.. if the church guy wasn't bitten, he's likely will still turn if he let the survivor in huh. Must be really suck to be kind people in that game

[@thegreatlemmon7487]

@@chuunikyou557 ya basically. like the helicopter pilot. he would have gotten sick and turned pretty fast. airborne virus are no laughing matter

[@MrRed_2205]

The reactions of the other survivors when Francis pulls the cop card made me crack up so bad xD You captured each of their personalities so perfectly with this man!

[@jasonx1174]

Bill: Annoyed Zoey: Finds it funny Louis: Curious as to why now of all times

[@noknoks]

if this dude makes a Left 4 Dead 2 campaign SFM, I swear it's gonna be good.

[@Mc_hiato]

When Francis gets pissed off too much he just goes all out until its gone, this explains how Nick got so damn lucky Francis didn't gun him down.

[@randomguythatlikeshorrorga9588]

Ahhh yes the ultimate crossover: L4D meets Scout TF2 and Scout TF2 only

[@paulsanchez5554]

You know, spy pyro heavy demoman and sniper is in game too right, I'll tell you once you reply

[@linkmaster2405]

​@@paulsanchez5554 he probably doesn't gonna reply, but now i'm curious about it xD.

[@PiperPlushie]

@@paulsanchez5554 who did they voice act for in l4d

[@davinrort2nd]

2:31 menacingly reloads guns while infront of a door

[@V1UltrakilI]

The best parts about this SFM is the Hunter jingle when "Mr Immune" turns, Francis pumping him full of lead (Better Safe than Sorry) and the misinterpreted fistbump

[@projectzs]

This is a weird thing to notice but the blood/flesh from the survivor turned Hunter when he's shot by Francis is from The House of the Dead 3.

[@Wircea]

Man, this is unbelievably good. Everything feels alive and in character.

[@aznpinoyutot]

-well shot, nice blocking for actors -in-game audio voice lines -sick action sequences -must have an interesting storyboard for editing/actors awesome piece!

[@Pluvillion]

I love how you used all their dialogues to fit with the scene instead of just sticking to one character. The game seems to only cycle from one or two exchanges and then a crescendo event.

[@GawrOzen5459]

0:53 you can see behind Zoe's hair background (look closely) you can see a boomer behind at Zoe's hair (at 1:43 boomer appeared)

[@tod1922]

Where is it? Cant see it can you be more specific

[@HolyKQ]

Zoey:You know we can make you,open that goddamn door? Also Zoey: *Manage to open that goddamn door*

[@Sigmaskibid]

Church guy Whimpers 2:18:heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:

[@stay.do.jisung]

thats some good whimpers ngl

[@JustALonelyFreak.]

NAH FRFR

[@kronos_1337.]

😍😍😍😍

[@sbtheyoutuber1064]

2:49 never will not make me laugh

[@jaxonmckay3504]

“What a dick.”

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

1:30 I love how Francis reacts to this, I love how this animation shows you know this game’s characters and their relationships with each other, you really did do your best here and it is spot on. I love this part so much

[@krewl1252]

at 2:13 was like bill wouldn't know what a fist bump is but realized he doing the stay back/hold up army hand thing good on you man

[@tafed3165]

Subtitles made me giggle 0:43

[@DantheMan2605]

2:38 Best Part of this Animation

[@gamingnova1453]

You fully deserves the award love Bill and Zoey's interaction XD

[@ErenYeager-zf3td]

2:39 Kinda love the fact that you can make the Hunter's mouth open and close unlike in the game , the survivors have lip sync than the special bosses .

[@cameronm1231]

I love the part when he says, "Better be safe than sorry..."

[@drunkenqueen3077]

Imagine the plot twist that Church guy was TF2 Scout in the end since they both shared the same voice actor.

[@Ian_Paneque]

If you manage to make LOUIS angry, then you better be ready for some real punishment.

[@creb4147]

There really has to be more well-animated L4D SFMs out in the world. Excellent job!

[@carljohnson7606]

Better safe than following the damn train 👀

[@daveSUStaine31]

0:38 i love zoey's facial expressions here, great video overall

[@thebadmankev]

NO NO NO NO NO NO, NO NO YOU SAID THAT LAST TIME! YOU SAID THAT LAST TIME I TRUSTED YOU LAST TIME!!

[@BobtheBob-h8r]

I honestly feel bad for this guy, the man was having a mental breakdown

[@keithstone8693]

The subtitles are gold

[@LeSuperFishe]

The amount of detail and work put into it im sad you wont do a ongoing series but i understand regardless, fantastic work

[@SwishyBros]

Absolutely love this! I love seeing the l4d characters in a cutscene-like way it’s just so awesome. Made to be really, considering how much dialogue they all have.

[@bonkmaster97]

Scout tf2 has gone bananas, amazing work as usual.

[@tcscomment]

you made me notice it's the same VA lmao

[@bubbles8871]

This was awesome, the way it actually portrays a proper conversation between them all and shows the reason why he won't let them in. The first time I came across this guy it was one of my favourite l4d moments, but the interaction is so brief it feels like more of a reason to shove more zombies in my face than anything, whereas this makes it feel more life-like, from the various voice-lines to the bandaging. Excellent work my man.

[@MRworldEtIkA]

I like the philosophy of this game: "Let's make it feel like a movie, and you're the main character in that story. Since you can play as one of the four characters, then we shall make dialogs that feel as if one of them is the main character in a movie for each of the playable characters."

[@Ohyeahstudio-]

Was just playing L4D the other day and was going down memory lane. This SFM is top notch. Fantastic job.

[@CrypticKillah]

bills facial expressions in this are really good, they look really realistic to that similar of a official trailer for left 4 dead. love the content and i would love to see more.

[@gumbowumbo6784]

I love how expressive they are so cool

[@iryairya2008]

You bring left 4 dead characters more alive. Yessss

[@serendipity4346]

This is actually INCREDIBLE, i cant believe that this is an animation made with SFM, the guy that animated this is a GENIUS and with resources he/she could do wonders, the Director and the Writer are spectacular, amazing.

[@audraypaulcebusana3246]

This should be called "the origins of the hunter"

[@TurbulenceOfficial_]

This really could be a mission in the game, I actually got so immersed it felt like I was watching a recording of the game from a camera, God damn flawless, beautiful, amazing fucking work

[@theloreempire]

It's so nice to see some quality L4D SFMs.

[@mochamanplays257]

Jumped a little when Zoey was reaching for the door and the others were aiming right at her

[@Dad76]

This looks great man! I really love the facial expressions and fluidity of motion, you're doing nothing but improving friend

[@Silk.Badger]

I like the little detail of how they each use a different weapon type like how Bill has the m16, Zoey has the sniper, Francais has the auto shotgun and Louis has the smg. fantastic little detail among this masterpiece!

[@Tri_Nguyen_]

I can't believe I got recommended this so late. Must be those meme videos I kept watching taking up the space.

[@alexanderglex4600]

I love how the sound cue for the hunter plays and zoey looks like she heard it

[@TotallyToonsTV]

This is great. It reinforces my desire to see someone make a whole series of these animations. One for each campaign.

[@blastermaster5039]

Bill :"a.......Francis: "We're cops open up!"

[@korbyntaylor8089]

Church Guy: YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE COPS!!

[@CoolingCashew31]

0:35 😂😂😂

[@lazyxeno9404]

Geesh Francis didn't even bother to look at the survivor before blasting him; he really meant it when he said he wanted to finish the guy.

[@blaziken114playz2]

Damn bro This noice Really hope yall got an award

[@vicrattlehead69]

0:38 zoey's facial animatons are perfect here!

[@MrAeral]

This animation is absolutely amazing. Looks like it was official!

[@hoob8328]

If I’m being honest I guess his end served him right. Good animation too! It was nice to see the little details

[@Nova-vk5qb]

Let me get this straight.. you let someone in and get bitten, and now you're an asshole for not letting MORE in? I can't blame him.

[@hoob8328]

@@Nova-vk5qb he didn’t have to call a horde in though, kind of a dick move

[@nicknamed1267]

​@@Nova-vk5qb not trusting them was fair, but summoning a horde to kill them just because they asked you to let them in was a pretty jerk move

[@1p0z83]

did anyone else saw someone walking by the rocks in the background? 0:53 Edit: i just realized you can also hear boomer spawn music so im guessing that its just a boomer walking by (Really like when people put tiny secrets like these in their videos).

[@hellhounds04]

You are correct :)

[@Susnose]

@@hellhounds04 The amount of detail you have put into this video is amazing! Good job.

[@pouncelygrin6699]

dang, this animation feels like the old times when Valve use to make them

[@cruzaider5339]

2:13 You know I actually really love this bit

[@johnelyssehermogeno]

Bill doesn't know about fist bump, that was actually a "hold your fire" army sign.

[@hustled6106]

Oh my god the animation is so good!

[@WhompBunny]

this genuinely feels official, the animation is so smooth and that ending made me laugh. amazing work!

[@lovebluntsnjs]

L4D2 is a masterpiece. It’s so underrated.

[@spacebat3657]

This is the first L4D

[@aarongaming2878]

I agree

[@aarongaming2878]

@@spacebat3657 the smoker in the video is from l4d2

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

Underrated? No. This is one of the highest rated games ever.

[@josukethecrafter7176]

Oh my god, This is so good I hope more people see this this is amazing

[@Crazycolors1248]

After seeing so many animations of these guys being nut cases, this felt like a breath of fresh air.

[@samedwards3285]

Isn't it weird that they're just conversating with a soon-to-be hunter? I think it's just crazy that all the chargers, the spitters, the smokers, and the tanks just used to be (unfortunate) regular human people that had lives like the survivors.

[@TineFangaming]

Not infected? Not infected? PROVE IT!!! DINGDONG DINGDONG DINNER SERVED, COME AND GET IT!!!

[@fangzu612]

this guy ‘s even nuttier than candy bar shit

[@mrspo7012]

I love watching such videos, I've always wanted to see more from the guy in safe room point of view

[@Bee_Tea_Sea]

Superbly beautiful work on this.

[@easyyo6784]

thats how i allways imagin that campain, Brilliant! :D