Star Citizen Machinima - 'Black Valk Down'

The first installment of a future series by the Zilla Dropship Forces.
2 Valks get ambushed by Xidan forces. Alpha team survives the crash but is in trouble...
Produced by the Zilla Dropship Forces
Directed by Rexzilla
Original Star Citizen soundtrack by Pedro Camacho
Want to be apart of creating content like this in Star Citizen? Join the action @ twitch.tv/rexzilla

[@Rexzilla]

70+ community members were involved to make this film. So much hard work put in by the Star Citizen community. Thank you all for everything you guys do.

[@zramp2779]

Rexzilla this is sick!!

[@leonardoaquino4127]

amazing trailer

[@jhett1746]

REX WE NEED MORE OF THIS!!!! best SC content ive ever seen

[@instaSHINOBI]

Rexzilla this is an epic production, congrats and well done! What a vision… and we are proud of your imagination and creative energy!

[@StarCitizenJorunn]

You're bringing an awesome combination of fun, passion, action, leadership, storytelling, and cinematography to the community, love everything you're doing man!

[@Lux-yc9lc]

Duuude this was sick! Reminds me of the old days when people made Halo machinamas.

[@Warsheep2k6]

this should come back tbh that was peak entertainment ...

[@jake88tv28]

First time I see something like that in Star Citizen, PERFECT JOB !

[@ahmedabdulkareem4683]

there had beed some great shirt films but this is so intense

[@Texas240]

This isn't as intense, but it's an entertaining homage to Top Gun. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIq3ipqppbB-qqc

[@Morphologis]

Incredible work Rexzilla, I need to give you a shout out and drive some deserved subs your way.

[@MrSonnyProductions]

I hope you did Morph, this was awesome 👌

[@onetwothreefourfive12345]

Playing Starcitizen and getting hit by a missile: *-1% damage* Getting hit by a missile in this machinima: “MAYDAY MAYDAY WE’RE GOING DOWN”

[@scavvyshappyplace3782]

And this is what happens when SC gets into the hands of a cinematographer. ;D Awesome work!

[@Zigtyr]

You think so? I was getting nauseous.

[@hellcatdave1]

Not a cinematographer...not even close.

[@themisterh]

A Fan Film made right :D i don't even own Star Citizen but thanks to your channel i think i can say i don't own it *_yet_*

[@Texas240]

If you liked the movie Top Gun, you should enjoy this short fan homage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIq3ipqppbB-qqc

[@TshepoNkadimeng5]

This is simply exquisite I enjoyed every single second to minute of it❤️❤️❤️❤️💖😍💯

[@thearjguy7241]

OH GRENADE! You had to add that, didn't you lol. If there are ever any more of these, that needs to become a tradition.

[@jackmonroe8632]

Dude that was my favor part that fucking dude went Allah akbar on em

[@pierreo33]

@@jackmonroe8632 maybe if they didnt invade their planet they didnt have to allah akbar them :)

[@dawnphantom2439]

It was an Honor to participate in the Operations to make this happen. The future of Star Citizen is a bright one. God Speed ZDF!

[@MontoyaTEST]

Nicely done! Pretty impressive for a game that is a apparently out of money according to Forbes!

[@StuartGT]

I'm sure Forbes appreciate your comment promoting their Star Citizen magazine article.

[@agonyaunt6325]

How is backers using the game in its current state to make a video affected by the financial state of CIG? Are you implying CIG paid for this to be made?

[@MontoyaTEST]

@@agonyaunt6325 Forbes said the game was unplayable and runs terribly.

[@agonyaunt6325]

@@MontoyaTEST which has nothing to do with your previous comment. Also, in my experience, it is almost unplayable and runs terribly.... but that is at least partially because i'm not freeing up space on the SSD for it.... there again, the only other game that required an SSD was Warhammer Total War, for some bizarre reason, every other game doesn't need one.

[@Sheppardsg1]

@@MontoyaTEST forbes got toaster :) or smoking something weird xd

[@TshepoNkadimeng5]

Alright motherfukers we're going in early💯😂😂😂😂🤧👌

[@bradenwoods1111]

That was golden 😂

[@zramp2779]

Tshepo Nkadimeng best part

[@AdityaWaghmare]

I have listened to that line so many times now 😅😁

[@emmanueldoumi264]

Damn Rex, this is awesome . Good job (and good acting)

[@exogenesispmc3794]

Yeah dude, big kudos on this - just awesome, great content creation! :)

[@yasinzeydulusoy]

Holy.. Now imagine what they can create when Server Meshing arrives. All the gravity affected bombs thousands of people fighting all over the universe...

[@skyphantom29]

Y’all did an amazing effort, but damn, the camera work is nauseating. Almost too hard to watch

[@kalesauce9529]

Unnecessarily shaky throughout the whole thing it was an okay short though

[@louiehorwood660]

The game should add a cinematic cam.

[@Cornerboy73]

Sand People using Gemini-brand firearms? Pretty posh gear; someone is clearly supplying them with high-end equipment. The questions are Who? and Why? I hope we get a sequel !

[@llMurcielagoll]

while crappy games journalists being busy doing their hit articles on Star Citizen, we are busy making films and living the dream. Well done, I wish to be a part of future projects some day. See you in the verse o7

[@terra1508]

I lost my shit when the valk guns spun up! Great job rex

[@benjamericana1088]

"Mark" mmmmmm BRRRRRRRRRR

[@decemberelf]

Same here. Jesus, that was an amazing moment. I wanna play it like this!

[@Improb88]

This is amazing, though the camera work takes away quite a bit.

[@Sitarow]

It turned out really good. Well done.

[@tayler20i38]

just perfect, say that the game still in alpha, a very nice work. great video.... 😍😍😍😍

[@Cin_Vhetin]

#ZDF ! Video flew by, as our ops every night. Awesome work and content put in it !

[@EvilAvenger18]

This machinima was fucking epic ! I bet it's gonna motivate people playing ground units through dropshipping ;) Also the "Alright Motherfucker's we're going in early !" was total badass XD

[@megaohms1142]

No Man has Effectively been Dangerous enough to produce this kind of Event. Well Done!

[@worpd_gamer270]

I see what you did there :)

[@ironman98]

@@worpd_gamer270 >_> *pink panther theme plays*

[@TheDarkLawTV]

Very nice! :D I was a little sad there was not a Scottish guy who had lost his hearing shouting at folk! :D

[@darkout14]

Hello from the french community of Star Citizen ! That's an awesome film, it's very impressive how you managed to make this battle in a realistic way !

[@Yabbles360]

"Star Citizen is just in alpha" Yea dude, watch this again and say that... Great job Rex, this blew my expectations out the Valk!!! -TennisTahoe

[@worpd_gamer270]

Well... it IS still just in Alpha. And I still have more fun with it than any other game out there right now. Just imagine how much better it will be when we get out of Alpha!

[@allthegas]

1:33 I love how you said that 😂

[@vexandhexz]

Mulligan's "grenade" cameo was perfect This video, was perfect

[@alexparris7769]

nice work Rex and all involved. SC is getting a lot of attention due to your vids

[@belgeode]

THIS totally rocks. This is exactly the kind of thing I want and love to see with Star Citizen.

[@complexwave8250]

Great! Job Rex whoever is doing the video production I am giving them a 5 out of 5 stars awesome job. And your idea was great of course.

[@wing0291]

Sweet Jesus that was really good out standing HOA

[@ph11p3540]

Now this is story telling. Really excellent work.

[@DylanCunliffeMusic]

Holy shit. I've been day dreaming about the productions that people will inevitably make with Star Citizen, and you just absolutely killed it.

[@DTOXTV]

This was EXCELLENT. Brilliantly executed. Well done all involved!

[@rumrunner5853]

#ZDF! Amazing video!

[@muf6861]

Bravo 👏👏👏 That was awesome.

[@originalgameronline3457]

Holy Fuck dude!! Wow! Just fucking WOW!! AMAZING!! I'm sooooooo HAPPY I backed this game!! If your still TALKING SHIT ABOUT STAR CITIZEN after seeing this shit!.........I can't fucking help you! Seriously, come on people! Wake the FUCK UP! This is only the beginning! o7 Rexilla! Dude makes SC look like a Major Movie every time. o7 #muchrespect

[@ryancowgill]

Absolutely incredible work! It was beyond perfect!! Thank you for letting us be a part of it! ZDF-Prox

[@fmartingorb]

This was so fucking awesome I could watch 2 hours of it

[@AngelGarcia-uq8hw]

el vídeo es espectacular un gran trabajo te mereces que te den el Oscar de RSI al mejor vídeo. Perdón por mi ingles .

[@mattyice2099]

This looks like they did ALOT of work making this short. So well done.

[@iDrift_]

When the haters say the ops are scripted, Rex shows em scripted.

[@Tetractys72]

THIS! I've wanted to do in-character comms & gameplay like this for eons!! Bravo, Rexzilla and mates. Bravo. One day, I'll be able to join the ZDF in its missions. Much love to you all o7 ♥ -- Arrowstreak

[@Cin_Vhetin]

No reason you can't mate, hop on twitch, say your name, join discord, play with us. Done

[@Tetractys72]

@@Cin_Vhetin Actually, there is one. My PC can't handle the game anymore haha. Keeps crashing.

[@Cin_Vhetin]

@@Tetractys72 =( Maybe 3.6 polish will help with that I hope for you :)

[@Baleur]

4:14 fuckin i LOVE THAT little pause with the light and the beep before the fire started. Idk why, but THAT particular tiny detail really fucking made the whole video.

[@Foxtroxity]

DUDES stop with ur frekaing camera shaking. yes it seems that it makes cinematic shots. but HECK MAN! FULL thumbs DOWN for your shots. TERRIBLE! Don't use it 100% of the time! OMG

[@wyvern-nero]

Damn. I got enough of the Valkyrie. Yesterday, i was at a Mission. And i saw this Valk at my Destination, i didnt paid very much Attention to it, cause i saw it on Port Olisar before and it was friendly, but i was a little bit worried. Back to the Story, i landed there and the Valk started Off. me it flew a bit around me, while i was jumping, trying to Show, that i was there in peace. Suddenly, the Valkyrie started afterburned in my direction, i was able not to get Hit, but then i hear Something behind me exploding, i was hoping it was the Valk who Made this Sound. When i Turned around, my ship was: (Thanos, 2019, Avengers Engame: ) „Gone. Reduced to Atoms.” I Looked Up because i didnt saw the wreck of the Valkyrie. It was Like 200 metres away from me... staring at me... I quickly run inside the next building, and watched. It hovered there for maybe 10min. And then flew away. But my ship was gone, and with it, my Contract.

[@hugolisoiryoutube]

OMG that was awesome :o

[@cameronparris1]

Better yet, please make a series. Like RvB did. Or atleast something close to it. I'm DAMN sure, after watching that, you have what it takes to make something like that possible. And trust me, there will be PLENTY of volunteers. Please see if you can do this? If not, atleast do something similar to Cops: Skyrim.

[@KeeperOfTheSqueegee]

How many Valkyries were harmed in the making of this video? Also, a cinematic suggestion (because I *totally* have tons and tons of experience... yeahno), have you tried using an Xbox or PS4 controller for camera movement? I used it for my Tumbril Cyclone ad to rotate the camera smoothly, because if you're just tilting the stick a certain number of degrees, you don't have to deal with mouse DPI or the edge of the mousepad.

[@Kalyptic]

Good Job Rex! Can we have a Directors Cut edition without the camera shake effect? Kappa!

[@hellcat5]

MAKE 2 hour movie NOW!! :) - every major patch = new 2 hour movie

[@waltergoggins3327]

Wtf no

[@AKARazorback]

Overall very well done! Can't wait for the servers to become more stable so you can make even better Machinema's - very much looking forward to them. Couple of things that stuck out to me besides all the aswesome stuff: first Valk goes down with 1 rocket, second one takes two and is relatively alright? And that the pilots should probably learn the "decoupled landing" trick to make it look just that more smooth (however, I fully understand this could have been a server issue, considering the amount of load they must have been under recoding this!). Honestly, all round really cool dude!

[@Merlinofmight]

Once again above and beyond video of what's possible in Star Citizen. Now straight up mini movies, great work. Rex you need to be hired to promote the Game for sure.

[@richardforsman]

Very nice! I would use less camera shake next time. "Film" it completely without it and then add it later in the edit. The human eye tries to focus on a single point and that is what you should imitate with the camera shake as well just like it's done in the movies. Another thing I would love to see in these fan films made from games is some color grading. Some film grain and editing color for the right mood does a lot. Really like your cutting and the pacing.

[@Patrick73787]

I can't wait for this game to finally significantly increase the player count per server!

[@pegasusted2504]

Roll on server meshing, you'll be able to have maybe 10 to 20 times this as long as it spread a little or it will make your gpu have a nervous breakdown. ;~)

[@Malakie]

As real life combat disabled Veteran, I can say, Well done! battle sequence was nicely put together. One suggestion.. In drop ships (or helo's) we don't stand in line at parade rest as we come in to the hot LZ. In fact until you are 1 minute out, you remain there at which time you then get up, do a weapon and gear check and prepare to move on touchdown or fast rope. If any units are to drop at a secondary lz, they remain in their seats in case the bird takes a hit and until given an evac command. This hopefully avoids injuries from being thrown around but keeps those troops out of the way of the debarking unit as they prep. Look forward to seeing more of these videos! The ground battle was pretty cool and look forward to seeing more like that especially if you ever add combined arms (armored vehicles) and CAS support.

[@instaSHINOBI]

Malakie Usn thanks! you’re absolutely right, and our teams used to deploy from seated positions in the troop holds - before the chairs were broken in recent patches. Once CIG gets them consistently working we’ll probably go back to the procedure you mentioned.

[@Evilidea]

Oh Grenade!!! LMAO

[@Johennessy]

Mega!

[@cyrilj7533]

Nicely done 👍

[@123reivaj]

This is Perfect! :D

[@ThePandoraGuy]

Next time send some Vanguards in for good measure. I bet these quad cannons in the nose do some good strafing action.

[@Texas240]

Great voice and camera work. It's nice that CIG don't copyright strike fan or community content (I'm looking at you, Disney).

[@AdityaWaghmare]

Oh they would lose the community (and backers!) really fast if they did anything that dumb

[@johndango5844]

Star Citizen is THE BEST gaming community

[@linkgtr208]

ZDF LETS GO!

[@xenoncore1602]

More please!!!

[@razorblade-]

This is a great video. But it lacks epic action background music.

[@kevindee7686]

KZbin is very restrictive re music. Even a hint of a copyright violation and they block all sound.

[@mycinematics8948]

I started my channel with the intention of making stuff like this, then I realised it's impossible without any friends xD

[@mycinematics8948]

I mean I have friends, they just don't play the same games... which feels worse at times haha.

[@mycinematics8948]

Do you post on the forums when you are looking for help? Would be cool to help you in a future project like the community did in this one. I will keep my eyes peeled for it if you do post.

[@Cin_Vhetin]

Hop in on stream one time, with the amount of players every night and in the org he kinda doesn't need to reach out anywhere else to get anything done.

[@HaechiYT]

Brilliant stuff man. I used to make machinimas in War Thunder with a full cast of real players flying dozens of planes. I dabbed into BF4 as well back in the day, it's a lot of work. Congrats on great content.

[@specopsfox8135]

ZDF really pulling it together here, Awsome!!

[@MawxGaming]

Really well done, although maybe some controller use for the camera panning to smooth it out for the next episode? From experience I find it makes for more controlled panning.

[@Asti223]

All that camera shaking gave me a headache!

[@Luis-lq5yk]

The best cinematic video of star citizen I have never seen. Impressive. Well done.

[@thenewfiddler9588]

Vote Rex for Star Citizen CSM!!!

[@doomhammerdodge]

Amazing.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Excellent video sir!! Well done!! o7 Thank you for all you do for our community! o7

[@IllutianKade]

Wonder if they had LTI..... EDIT: One suggestion is to use slightly less camera-sway to depict 'hectic' moments. - Like in the clips part; 7:03 - 7:04, a lot of sway that it's feels like the camera is disjointed from what's actually going on. But in the clip, 7:08 - 7:09, that's pretty good sway. ((I realize that trying to control it using the character camera [probably 1st person of the person recording] is a pain. Might want to try setting the mouse look sensitivity, or better yet, if the camera person's mouse supports on the fly DPI change, have them set it to really low DPI when filming and just bump it up a bit when 'action scenes' are happening.)) Other than that, top notch for what you can do with the game. - Hint: RSI, make 'Advanced Camera' options for filmers...like CCP did for EVE. ;)

[@AdityaWaghmare]

Or as someone suggested use a game controller as thumbsticks are more smoother and no dpi issues etc

[@IllutianKade]

@@AdityaWaghmare Might work, I've never had luck with those contraptions. I can't aim for shit, can't steer for shit with them...even just panning the camera is an...'ordeal'. ((PTSD of Halo coming back!)) xD

[@ISSANN_Music]

Machinima? Haven't heard that in a long time

[@LordMANIX]

That was outstanding work. Well done Rex

[@CitizenTech]

Great... love this videos

[@garyhamilton7810]

Not a fan of the over zoomed and overly shaky cams used here. If the action is good enough you don't need to rely on B movie shaky cameras to fake an intense situation.

[@slumpdogyt]

the games camera system for filming stuff like this is not great

[@Sax_Appeal]

Incredible! Really great production value!

[@Hallelujah3r]

It's been years since I have even seen the word machinima

[@PorthorianTv]

Makes me wanna play Star citizen lol

[@sovereignvanu3703]

Very good quality work here Rex!

[@johnwolf7849]

Amazing film! Can't wait to see more!

[@krimsonfunk]

Rexilla ma man.. This should be shown at CITIZENCON! ...great great job guys!

[@swooncitizen5398]

Excellent work

[@N7_Maric]

Damn son. Remarkable work.

[@predacon]

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY AGODDAMNAZING

[@StooksMjooks]

MOREEE ZILLA MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@decollateds8529]

Good work ZDF! Keep it up!

[@bwsgtmaj3429]

Great job sir, keep them coming.... OUTSTANDING....

[@phantomkiller5397]

That Rexzilla was badass!!

[@plasmaxl8626]

absolutely phenomenal!

[@Scott1sh]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZEBALLS!!!!!

[@yieldskafeth7377]

Perfect! Thks for doing that king of fan movie :)

[@NitroCorn]

Woah. Phenomenal video, brother! Subbed. Keep up the good work.