Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary
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Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary | |
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Director |
Danny O'Dwyer |
Music |
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Editing |
Danny O'Dwyer |
Studio | |
Released |
November 17, 2023 |
Runtime |
01:05:05 |
Country |
United States |
Language |
English |
- "Late is just for a little while. Suck is forever. "
- ― Gabe Newell
Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary is an online documentary released for the 25th anniversary of Half-Life. Produced by Secret Tape for Valve, it was released on the latter's official YouTube channel on November 17, 2023. Secret Tape went on to produce another documentary for Valve, Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary, which was released a year later.
Contents
Chapters[edit]
These chapters are given longer alternate titles through YouTube's chapter system, denoted here in parentheses, and the sections dedicated to sound design and post release period are not given on-screen numbered chapter titles.
- - Intro
- 1: Valve (Early Days of Valve)
- 2: Reactivity (Technology & Scripted Sequences)
- 3: Monster Problems (Character Design)
- 4: Resonance (Creating the Opening Levels)
- 5: Shot Noise (Weapon Design)
- - (Sound Design)
- 6: Building Black Mesa (Level Design)
- 7: The Stories We Tell (Narrative & Voice Acting)
- 8: Xen
- - (Post Release)
Valve staff interviewed[edit]
Includes all people whose name appear on-screen and/or interviewed.
- Kelly Bailey
- Yahn Bernier
- Ken Birdwell
- Steve Bond (Photo only)
- Dario Casali
- Greg Coomer
- John Guthrie (Photo only)
- Mike Harrington
- Chuck Jones
- Brett Johnson
- Marc Laidlaw
- Karen Laur
- Randy Lundeen (Unnamed)
- Gabe Newell
- Dave Riller
- Harry S. Robbins (Photo only)
- Jay Stelly
- Harry Teasley
- Steve Theodore
- Bill Van Buren (Unnamed)
- Doug Wood