THE SACRIFICE | GTA V Machinima

[@rivervitae]

Thank you @Evan Royalty for having me aboard what I consider to be among the gold standard of Machinima, and I've been in a few. Your cinematography, story development and attention to detail had me watching all the way through with a kind of interest machinima typically does not draw from me. I feel rekindled and ready to look for more quality machinima work just like this. Let's do full performance capture for a full-length machinima.

[@EvanRoyalty]

Thanks, my dude. More to come.

[@pgaming3461]

Evan Royalty hey! I just have a quick question Evan. What mod do you use to be in the same game as your cast to record this

[@midtuneluis3430]

I also wanna know that. What mod Do you use for that?

[@doji892]

River Kanoff I swear it's cool how it's like a real movie that I've seen before similar to it

[@Adrianlovesmusic]

River Kanoff hey you're that guy. from the film.

[@Discorded]

*wakes up on beach* "Fuck, not again." *walks away*

[@Adrianlovesmusic]

Discorded says my uncle... every Sunday morning

[@ItJustDre]

I have a theory on this. Many people say they don't understand what it's about. I think that "The Sacrifice" was his wife or girlfriend. He was being controlled mentally by the demons. He was dreaming/ put into another world but the different version of his. The demons was making him dream all of that and he was put under the circumstance that she was a demon. The only demon to get close to him was her. In the reality part she was trying to wake him up when in the dark version, she was the one trying to kill him in the meat factory. He was thanked by the leader of the demons for killing her/ sacrificing her, and then he was returned to the original world.

[@EvanRoyalty]

Very close on most of it, but one key detail changes much of the context for all that you've described.

[@ItJustDre]

What's the detail?

[@EvanRoyalty]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@ItJustDre]

He was the only one closer to another human?

[@wolfuxxx5419]

GamerPanda178 so you mean the girl was a '' ghost '' and the man was like in another world and he shot her in that world and then he got back to the normal world and his girlfriend was dead because he shot her in his '' dream ''?

[@leopoldomeza2047]

Is it just me or does it give an American horror story vibe

[@Alexixyt]

It does

[@kitkathpeace1675]

Omg Yeah! So true :D

[@teahasbeenspilt9147]

omg yes so much :D

[@sonnycrowley4444]

Leopoldo Meza ya totally

[@semajwheeler2350]

Yep!! definitely true!!

[@erased5325]

Woooo haven't watched yet but I know this is gonna be awesome

[@killianhannon8785]

THE TRIBUTE same

[@alalvarez7301]

We may need some subtitles for masked suited man. I didn't catch what he said. And I have this little feeling it was important.

[@joooop]

Same

[@rivervitae]

TheRydersanandreas It's a passage from "Dante's Inferno."

[@oso2165]

Jupit I like your videos bro I seen them all

[@joooop]

Thanks Logan!

[@w.xck-ae]

TheRydersanandreas o Ik right I didn't understand... I don't know why Cleo Died

[@Metalheadspartan]

Wow.... This was amazing I've never seen anything like it... I'm definitely subscribing

[@reallyryan_]

That was absolutely awesome! I can't imagine how long it even took! I completely forgot I was watching a GTA machinima it felt like a proper mini movie great work dude 👌✌️

[@ZumieFiasco]

LOVE the use of the tennis animations at 09:41 lol I'm re watching now that I have a PC and my understanding of this is so much better. I see all the intricate detail and effort you put in. Bravo man. This must have been draining, but it was sooooo GOOD!

[@naturereserveguide]

Bruh I'm not even playing and I don't care if you read this or not but you make the best gta skits. Like for real keep it up they are fire (btw waiting for the wasteland) 🔥

[@EvanRoyalty]

Thanks, dude. Means a bunch.

[@naturereserveguide]

Evan Royalty hey can I ask a question man?

[@EvanRoyalty]

You just did.

[@naturereserveguide]

Evan Royalty funny. But for real tho, when do you plan on dropping the Wasteland?

[@EvanRoyalty]

When it's done.

[@Splitsie]

When I read your critique on another GTA V machinima where you used the line "action/or/drama dictates camera movement" I knew I had to check your work out. This did not disappoint. Your direction, cinematography and most impressively your sound direction really came together into a piece of cinema that elevates the art of machinima beyond so much of what I've seen before. The hours you must have spent to get the sound just right were well worth it, there was not a second where the sound wasn't drawing me in to the story.

[@tylerrobinett5423]

You continue to amaze me. If I grow up to be a big time movie director or producer, I won't be saying my inspirations were people like Brian De Palma, Quinton Tarantino, or Steven Spielberg. I'll say, "My inspiration was from a guy I grew up watching on KZbin named 'Evan Royalty'". You are my favorite Storyteller.

[@HighTideFilms]

Absolutely loved the jump-cut sequences. You pulled it off really well and overall this was an amazing film.

[@xefair7959]

Absolutely incredible. The way you built up tense in certain scenes where we would think there would be a jumpscare so we get prepared for it, but you wait too long so we let our guard down, as soon as we do, you do the jumpscare. The camera work is amazing and the animations that you used are good.

[@icygaming20]

What can I say...You have absolutely outdone yourself this time. Great story, cinematography, voice acting, etc. Fantastic job sir.

[@yurxionice1690]

So excited, watched all the previous movies you made.

[@Dclin9]

i think that this is one of the greatest machinimas that i have ever seen. its up there with codename pheonix. Just everything from the cinematography to the dialog this is fucking sensational. Great job evan!

[@sfmcsadist]

Your the most amazing GTA V movie director I've ever seen and you have real talent bro. I'm truly proud of you.👏👏 Keep up the amazing work cause I know you will!

[@HdyMac22]

it’d be nice right now to reupload all of his old GTA machinimas.

[@DopeLlamas]

Wow, excellent work the storyline was great and the camera angles were perfect. This had so much suspense this is probably the best machinima I've seen! Job well done

[@Kneely23]

The cinematography and sound design of this is through the roof. Amazing work. Loved the 80s horror vibe of some of the soundtrack. Legitimately got scared through out the whole thing and nothing seemed like a cheap jump scare. I’ve seen your other works as well, particularly the SCP content and Into The Back Rooms, and you do atmospheric horror amazingly well. Not to mention they all just look gorgeous. Hope to see you making feature films someday.

[@R1GHTEOUS]

Dude this is beautiful. You really do a great job with bringing out the horror in gta with the camera stuff, sound effects, everything pretty much. Good job dude!

[@laytonthereaver6171]

4:00 was sooo creepy when they all turn arounf to look at you, well done man

[@Alex_gee_white]

Laytonthereaver yeah, and 10:40 was too

[@Scromanoe]

It's upsetting to see unbelievable work like this get such low views... while there are crappy, un-professional videos with MILLIONS... I make videos as well... and it's annoying putting so much work into things and nobody notices... I am genuinely sorry... and I WILL show this video AND your channel to everyone I know. Keep up the good work. I can tell you really care about what you do. It's amazing. 👍🏼

[@tylerwillison7207]

I can sense a 'Stranger Things' vibe with the synth soundtrack, Title art and 'oldy-times' Flicker seen throughout the film. I'm loving your stuff

[@bvcoyle3903]

This was generally gripping scary and soooo beautifully done. You are truly talented and are a massive inspiration. Well done

[@SoloClinton]

This is amazing and gave me the chills I didn't understand the ending when it shows the dead woman. But apart from that it was stunning it literally felt like a movie the voices, music, camera angles... Everything was amazing. This movie gave me the chills, keep it up and good luck in your next project can't wait to see it!

[@schnoz8203]

woo this is some spooky shit happy Halloween my dude

[@schnoz8203]

just finished.. holy shit that was cool. Nearly jumped out of my seat when he killed the thing. I couldn't really tell what the masked man was saying some of the time at the end, but it sounded cool. Would love a sort of explanation or conclusion to some of the loose ends, but wheres the fun in that ;)

[@dakotastoneberger7711]

That thing he killed was a woman which could have been his real girlfriend

[@xx_darktimes_xx245]

Dakota Stoneberger i thought that 2

[@puarkchop]

Absolutely amazing! You've really mastered your craft over the years, especially with cinematography. I also enjoyed the semi-Stranger Things vibe that I felt in this one, not sure if that was intended? Anyway, you got the horror iconography and tone in perfectly. The sound design was also brilliant, I can imagine how much time it took to redubb and add sounds in post. And that last jumpscare with the scream really got me haha, well done!

[@TimeRemnant]

This is probably one of the best, if not the best GTA Machinima/Movie I have ever seen! Everything was just so on point. I would rate this 10/10. Nice job!

[@IanGrey02]

Camera work & Music have greatly improved, excellent work, Evan.

[@IchthysdeKilt]

Fantastic quality! The dialogue was very natural and the music and use of silence were superb. Amazing suspense!

[@Inside_out_coconut]

legit the best video ive seen created..the shaders the graphics enhancements..... the jump scares the cinematics everything about this captivated me...

[@landonpalmer4165]

this is amazing, the details of it all make it perfect, I've never seen any thing like it before the vibe of it gives me chills i love it

[@samuelhaffey]

Wonderful job! I completely love this! So glad you're back with these short films!

[@harryvenables6390]

mint vid who else cant wait for The Wasteland

[@rafifwiratno]

Harry Venables me!

[@EchoLightEntertainment]

I grew up watching 80's horror movies, 'The Sacrifice' made me feel like a kid again. The tone and mood of the machinima was absolutely beautiful, especially the dust and scratches that made it feel old. The Cinematography and the soundtrack fits together well, and it gives out this chill down your spin. I would like to see more of this work in the near future, or a grind house machinima. The plot gave me goosebumps, and I would definitely watch this again. 10/10

[@EvanRoyalty]

Thanks, dude. Put a ton of work into making it look somewhat authentic.

[@rlambrn]

It definitely shows man, great job! Very authentic-looking.

[@VaughnColeman]

Dude, amazing! Absolutely amazing! Your work is stellar! This was so incredibly suspenseful and beautifully done that I am in awe! Excellent work!

[@smirnov6200]

EPIC. love all of evans gta movies! they all show such levels of professionalism & time and effort :D

[@regulardude5596]

Holy shit this is the best thing I've seen! Totally under appreciated

[@ZumieFiasco]

Dude I am blown away by this amazing work!

[@Coffee_For]

Ye he’s been doing great work

[@Jack-fe4hl]

Absolutely amazing, suspense all the way through. Film effects are better than amazing. Good job to the Evan, Prism studios and all other creators.

[@OriFilmsGta1981]

Another great film once again. Loved the camera work and soundtrack on this. Everything blended nicely together and created an eerie atmosphere. Your films are an inspiration to me. I started making machinima's a year ago after subscribing to your channel. Can't wait for your next project.

[@michaellyles3853]

Evan Royalty, this is seriously better than any of the giant shitty half-assed no brainer films Hollywood has put out in years! Great job dude I'm a very hard person to please and even harder to instill any sense of feeling, I genuinely felt a sense of dread! I tried to pick it apart and find cliche moments and couldn't find anything! the event timings were staggered from the score which caused a false scare and when a real scare occurred it really worked! I guess to sum my review in four words i guess they would be: "It was pure GENIUS!!!" mad props dude! I look forward to future films.

[@azzieb3667]

massively impressed man, a lot better than your previous horror, "HARVEST" which I loved btw, keep this work up man

[@suttree3233]

felt very reminiscent of It Follows, prolly the music

[@MCPrimetime]

The walking part after he woke up was a bit long. I am happy there was some sort of pay off. Many of these have the suspense but never have a good ending. Music, editing, video quality were all very well done.

[@knightrunner-8246]

I just have to say this is one of the best gta v machinimas I have ever seen the scene the music and just everything was just so every and scary and when that ghoul came from behind the wall I jumped so hard with my headset on and the warehouse scen was AMAZINGLY WELL DONE and also the ending was crazy wild and I think you’re one of the best gta machinima creators and they’re not many of them out they’re that know how to use stuff the proper way but you seemed to do everything correct great job man still watching this masterpiece in 2019 🔥🔥🔥

[@nibbabenis93]

This is the greatest GTA 5 machinama I have ever seen, and ive seen very many amazing quality videos. If only I could do amazing stuff like this on console.

[@samrothery3346]

You haven't lost your flair that's for sure. This is so cool!! Excited for your future films!

[@OhShitReactions]

This was incredible, I was never usually one for Machinema, however this short film left me in awe.

[@MrJumpyJ]

Now this is an amazing piece of film you made. You deserve a beer mate.

[@lymon4133]

Evan you and your team are amazing people who make extravagant work. I'm excited every5ime a video of yours pops up. They're intriguing and thought through. You guys deserve more credit than you gey

[@HampiJericho]

So proud of you guys in GTA V community , perfection 100% , keep up the good work

[@indolvck]

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[@Rhyutaaa]

LOVED this! I love the camera shots, dialogue, effects etc, 10/10!

[@wolfuxxx5419]

Ayceio no, 1000/1000 i want him to win the gta 5 oscars XD i wish that exists!

[@teahasbeenspilt9147]

Is it just me or does the graphics he used make it look so realistic! love it

[@azzieb3667]

the amount of sounds that go into all this my god, this is film standard man. I bet there was like a whole other editing process really, just for the sounds (example: the heart beats when the girl walks passed)

[@NiteOwlJoe]

Dude, this transcended. I wasn't watching a GTA V machinima, I was watching a legitimate short film in it's own right. I recognized little things, like the apartment, certain clothing items, animations, and the like- but at the same time, it felt foreign. Like this was a fully storied cutscene from a game that wasn't GTA V. It was it's own beast. The voice acting was excellent, the music, pacing, framing, and restraint are also excellent. I'm just... floored.

[@EvanRoyalty]

Thanks, man. Always glad to read comments like these.

[@fronk140]

Whoever did the score for this is amazing! You have a serious direction eye, my friend. Amazing job. Very cinematic

[@EvanRoyalty]

I wrote some of the music, but most of it is from Epidemic sound.

[@fronk140]

Evan Royalty do they have an album of this synth horror music?

[@EvanRoyalty]

No, but they did have some songs that fit the description, had to really hunt for them.

[@fronk140]

Either way, great all around.

[@JimIsMe2002]

Duuuuuuude! That was awesome!! Soo spoooooky! Love your editing skills and voice acting!

[@BlueSpartan119]

Great video like always, a nice spoopy watch for... early November. (Yeah, totally the best time to have watched this... didn't fuck up in the slightest)

[@smileyguyfilms7874]

There is no better way to celebrate Halloween than to watch this awesome movie! Good job! Happy Halloween!

[@dippen]

Good shit dude! I really wish Rockstar could fix the choppyness when panning and stuff like that :/

[@phillynwordz7513]

The plot thickens even more as the story goes on

[@omega7342]

Im... Im just speechles.... That was fu*king awesome!!! You should get an award because this is the best and I have watched A LOT of machinimas!

[@bertou9146]

Hi I'm french and what you havr made is a really really hard job ! I can't believe that it's possible to do that with a video game.. omg you are an artist! Best gta machinima ever

[@MrMNSalmon]

Awesome video guys .. Well executed and great sound track .. Brings nice suspense. Looks wicked on big scree lol. Subbed .. Waiting for more .

[@bobbobson873]

I enjoyed this much more than I did with most horror movies. Keep up the good work.

[@CaImNights]

Happy Early Halloween Evan, and to everyone here. Best way to start the already-ongoing festivities. 👌

[@DareLupin]

i loved the voice acting

[@Melv7x]

This is so good! GREAT work Evan :D

[@alexandercatz5214]

the music fit so well. gave an 80's slasher vibe to it. reminds me of it follows

[@EvanRoyalty]

Not unintentional, it was a direct inspiration. Hell, the shot at 9:07 was directly inspired by the opening shot of It Follows.

[@alexandercatz5214]

Evan Royalty nice to see someone who understands good cinematography. your videos look very amazing and taking inspiration from other good horror films isn't a bad thing. the jump scares were earned by the tension you built. this is scarier than a lot of horror films these days. you earned a subscriber :)

[@alexandercatz5214]

Evan Royalty I wish I could see you could direct an actual vignette or horror anthology short. you obviously have a good understanding of pacing and direction. could even see a movie being made out of this. one thing I liked about this and harvest was that the questions never fully get answered. the less we know the scarier it is. it's very similar to Lovecraft's horror. I will definitely check out your other videos though because you obviously put a pain staking amount of work into them.

[@SpeedosAndTheGun]

This is genuinely scary can everyone keep in mind this is GTA u are truly skilled

[@trystanwaggoner2697]

I've never seen a machinima that good. The ending was something else. I thought he would group up all those people and shoot them three times but he wasted his shells. Good job!!!

[@theruiner7153]

As always dude, another freaking epic GTA movie. Totally forgot I was even watching a video game.

[@BoganBav]

I was on the edge of my seat, this video is amazing Evan!

[@klever6913]

Boi it's been a while, can't wait to watch.

[@klever6913]

Had to click off the video before starting it. Finally watched it four months later, I am not disappointed

[@gamingpr0253]

Another masterpiece. Well done, Royalty.

[@MovieGuy1998]

even if i had a PC to use mods, i couldn‘t do it that good! this is one of the best gta 5 machinimas i‘ve ever seen!

[@Alexixyt]

I love your Videos man!! Good job

[@everafterink8770]

credits: X, X, X, and Matt's Mom. lol. that was one of the best machinimas I've seen. I really thought I was going to see him meet up with wood mill guy at a bbq. lol. keep up the amazing gta machinima.

[@AdamskiImperial]

I always expect high quality when I click on your machinimas and not once have you disappointed :)

[@bobasfett.710]

Evan Royalty has the best GTA V movies I've ever seen!!

[@emcee6082]

Absolutely beautiful work! I haven't seen a machinima this good in a VERY long time. The only problem I had with it was the suited man's dialogue at the end was hard to understand. Despite that, it was still amazing and I will probably theorize about the ending for quite some time!

[@masterofcoin1883]

That was so well done, I jumped like three times. Better than a lot of the movies now....

[@krzysztofkluzek355]

Evan you know the soundtrack at the begginning when ,,The SACRIFICE"happened

[@whitespectre9376]

Dab to be A pigeon check my channel pls I need you help

[@dogalolo]

Man. That was crazy. When Dante was in that meat locker, I knew something would happen, but I didn't expect it that suddenly! Anyways, excellent job, and I'm looking forward to seeing The Wasteland soon.

[@SuperMegatronus]

Came for the scp content stayed for the fantastic story telling in all your videos. God please keep it up.

[@fatherandson1422]

You sure know how to scare the living day light out of me 😂😂😂 BTW watching this at night

[@dankgaming9791]

Living up to our expectations Evan😁 great work!

[@totalcreativegaming6681]

Wow great film, I’m not usually one for horror but this is good. And that plot twist at the end

[@j2mforlife]

Very well done on the suspense department. Still really couldn't understand what the whole story was about. I couldn't even understand what the dark man told him. Keep the work up Evan Royalty.

[@Dreadsteel]

This deserves a lot more attention my friend

[@jacksonrpaul]

I love the John Carpenter like scoring! It’s absolutely amazing with the cinematography!

[@hakimely3105]

Love your content Evan keep up the good work bro.

[@wavvsfr]

this gave me a stranger things vibe but holy hell man this was amazing!

[@tymbersno]

Allan Pizza IKR

[@huskyhuskacreations7482]

Such good lighting and camera shots.

[@vf_dabb2881]

Amazing evan. Keep it up and i will keep watching i love these kind of videos especially scary ones

[@slimeck25]

to put it simply : wow, that was amazing. dense immersive mood, the soundscape is memerizing. absolutely loved it. the cinematography, thats a correct term? not sure, but I assume yest - that too was fantastic. pacing and everything. only minor problem is that I didnt figure out what actually happened.