(Spoiler alert) i think she was thinking that gordon freeman was the weopon the wen she saw that gordon wasnt in that capsule at the end then this part that in in the video whit gman talking apeard and she realized that gordon wasnt the weapon i think
Late reply, but if I recall, the animators for HLA actually did the mocap themselves, they didn't hire actors since they knew what they were looking for already.
1:06 "You grant wishes?" G-man's self-assured smirk slightly fading in annoyance at being compared to something so banal as a genie in a bottle was the most human moment he's ever had in the entire series.
There was one scene where Gman got slightly upset. I believe it's in HL2 when he says in a frustrated tone "We'll see about that" I think that was his most human moment
@@DHGxMcFlurry it was when the vortigaunts were preventing GMan from using Freeman. For once GMan was actually frustrated, and things weren't going his way. I really like that part as well, as we finally see not everything is just organized by him, and that we can change our fate
@@TheEliasSmellious There's also unused voicelines for this where he starts snarling and swearing, he was meant to get even more pissed before they dialed it back a bit
@@Knapperoni oh right I forgot he was supposed to literally go "well shit". Kinda loses that calm and collected vibe he had and shows now he really doesnt have a counter lol
@@TheEliasSmellious Probably why they took it out, didn't want to make him look too powerless. The final game makes him seem like he knows he'll get through to her eventually
@@solaris5303 Any source to this? It doesn't really seem too unreasonable to think that this was animated by hand. There are many slight differences from the reference to the final animations that certainly look like someone thinking to themselves it would look more gman if he looked up at this point and turned his head a little somewhere else. Meanwhile other parts are very very similar to the reference. In any case from what I've heard motion capture data is normally almost fully replaced by cleanup animators anyway so it might not even make that much of a difference even it that was the process they used.
@@milddiffuse actually i can tell it's mocapped cuz of the fluency of the movement i mean they are good at animating but noone has animated perfect body movement before by hand Edit: not that I've seen and i know for a fact they didn't
they definitely used mocap! The majority of Valve projects do (there is a lot of tf2 clips out there where they did mocap). I think this was more for facial expression references!
@@milddiffuse In the credits of Half-Life Alyx there's credits to movement something studios or whatever i don't remember the name but you can take a look at the credits around the end to see
@@11equalsfish True, but understanding what goes into a skill, especially an artistic one, does not necessarily mean you are good at it yourself. Understanding is simply the first step, you still need to practice it to get it right. So him being this good at it is still rather impressive.
Possibly my favorite moment of this is the look of serious contemplation when he says "too large." You can actually see in the reference actor's face how he's considering the actual logistics of literally removing all of the Combine from the planet.
This is isn't a mocap, it's a reference so that they can animate by hand later. And by "they" I mean this guy: Jamaal Bradley (the guy in the video). Look up his imdb, he's an incredible 3d animator who really nails body and face movements
@@kidkangaroo5213 He actually did explain on twitter that this was the acting reference he ran through before gearing up in the mocap suit. The animation work he's done and directed have been are really impressive though, and I imagine his past experience is how he got such a great feel for the character's expressions and movements in mocap. I was a bit cautious when I heard that HLA used motion capture, but Jamaal Bradley has definitely restored my faith in it.
In this version of the dialog, the "perhaps WHAT I am..." makes a lot more sense. In the final version, Alyx is asking if he is Gordon ("who"). In this version, she actually asks if he is the weapon ("what").
The reason Alyx asks "what" here and also the intro about a weapon is because Gman's lines were recorded in another version of the story. That story was another entire can of worms but there was no gordon twist in it, instead Alyx was looking for a weapon in the vault. They recorded Ben Shapiro's lines for that version of the story but when it was rewritten, they couldn't afford to get him back so, they just reused his lines cleverly in this new context, which is what you see in the final game.
It kinda makes it more menacing the fact that she asks about him being a specific who but instead receiving back a "i wont tell you WHAT i am". it implies he is much more powerful than she expected.
@@elsienova4269 sorry but this makes absolutely no sense because in the final version of the game alyx asks "gordon... freeman?" and the gman literally replies "gordon freeman? miss vance, you wouldn't need all that to imprison gordon freeman" so they did record lines with michael shapiro (not ben lol) after they rewrote the story
Not only is he a great technician, dude's got some acting chops! I especially love his reaction when Alyx asks "I want the Combine off Earth." He breaks eye contact and gives a theatrical, scheming smirk as he says "That's a large nudge" while he sarcastically fidgets with his tie like a used car-salesman. Because he's a time-lord, he already knows what Alyx wants. She's already in his pocket and she doesn't even see it coming. Well done, sir!
My favorite part of this scene is G-Man's changes in facial expression when Alyx is talking. This is the first time we've seen the G-Man have a dialogue, which makes this appearance special. It's cool to see all the little acting nuances coming through from this reference to the final game.
@I don't think so, Valve News Network said they use mocap for these animations, and then they completely remake these animations by hand, just like in this video, except with mocap. So nothing really changed.
oh man, i love that so much! ONe thing i do like in the finished version though is how he keeps turning away from Alyx, as if she's so small that she's barely worth his time, een as she had just saved him from imprisonment like that. Props to them though for showing this off!
I like how Alyx even though she's just been transported into the void and has no idea what the hell is going on is still not having it when it comes to gman's cryptic ass attitude. Like, she just cuts him off while he's talking!
- Impressive work Ms.Vance - That is a question with a multitude - Perhaps what i am, is not as important as what i can offer you, in exchange for coming all this way - Some believe the fate of our world is inflexible, my employers disagree - They authorized me to nudge things, in a particular direction from time, to time. - What would you want nudged, Ms.Vance - Ah... that, would be a considerably large nudge, too large, given the interests of my employers. - What if i could offer you something, you don't know, you need. For Trully G-Man Fans who want to memorize all his voice lines
@@cakessux5853 srry i tried to correct some stuff, since Englis is not my main language i would gladly ask you to point out my mistakes and help me fix them
@@Bernardos2002 - Impressive work, Ms.Vance - That is a question with a multitude . - Perhaps what I am, is not as important as what I can offer you, in exchange for coming all this way . - Some believe the fate of our worlds is inflexible, my employers disagree . - They authorized me to nudge things, in a particular direction from time to time. - What would you want nudged, Ms. Vance ? - Ah... that, would be a considerably large nudge, too large, given the interests of my employers. - What if I could offer you something, you don't know you want.
@@AVol_0 "So Who are you?" "Pherhaps what I am is not as importend as what I can offer you in exchange for coming all this way." This didn't seem right to me. Could also be fully intended that he said that. I mean, Human language isn't his native language, possibly at all.
@@AVol_0 I want to belive that but, on initial release the intro text said in the german translation " it is 5 years after the destruction of the citadel and the death of eli Vance." Which tells me valve is not perfect. I think this mistake can slip past someone if they listened to the sentence hundreds of times. But since it is in the game we can take it as canon and take it as world building. Towards theories about him and his employers.
Much as I like his acting, I actually end up really liking doing manual hand choreography for Source characters over exact motion reference. It's basically taking the role of an actor's coach, rather than the actor themselves - who often can't quite see what every single muscle in their face is doing, or at what pace. You see him do things like a very fast eyebrow nudge when he's trying to apply emphasis to something, but what gives the G-Man that creepy, mysterious, snakelike look is how his eyebrow would just slowly shift upwards. That's not a natural motion for any actor, really; and it's the sort of thing an animator can take note of in a playback and just take 10 seconds to do an adjustment, leaving the rest of the performance alone.
"Listen love, just a little tip oroight? You're on the edge now and you need to pick the roight way. Cuz one ways heaven and the 'uvah, well, probably best not to think about that roight naow but its fuckin 'orrible"
I don't know what's more impressive. The fact that this reveals that Mocap wasn't used for Gman (or any of the game?) or that this guy is both amazing at acting out a scene and then animating it so immaculately into a final product. That is some seriously hardcore talent.
Wait hold up a minute, he isn’t wearing a mocap suit... so you’re telling me that valve is STILL making animations by hand and they STILL look this good??? Edit: Also, were those Merel’s voice lines?
Oh no, it's quite clear that they're mocapped based on the several takes of various animations left in the files. Very few of these movements match up as well, although it's certainly possible to hand key good-looking animations if you're willing to put the time into it (for example, any first-person animations or those that involve impossible movements such as flying are hand keyed).
Its nice to see these cut lines with context with the HL:Alyx Final Hours Since at the start the gman wasn't supposed to be Gordan. Most of the story. Including GMans offers, was all really put in on the final year I believe.
Oh I get it, the eyebrows, the cheek bones, his forhead, his mouth movement, it's all mostly there in the final animation. You can see it, in order to animate the GMan he must become the GMan and then model himself as the GMan. It's impressive.
Gman being voiced by someone with animation referenced off of someone else entirely is of the most fitting things for this strange, inhuman monster in a skinsuit.
![[S2FM] Boomer-Man](/img/n.gif)
"Some believe that our cOcKs... Mm... Are *inflexible*... I disagree..."
We came from the same place.
I DIS...agree
Lol I seen that video.
I just watched that like two seconds ago lol
What’s the link for that video? It sounds… interesting
Only true HL fans pace around the house lipsyncing full Gman speeches from memory
He's not just a Half-Life fan... This guy works at Valve lol.
@@Pendleton115 yes that's the joke
@@Pendleton115 Only true Half-Life fans work at Valve
wdym, this is by valve
Thought i was the only one
Yo this guy is terrifying. He nailed the acting so well.
@@NukeTheOG Joke. *The guy has deleted the comment as he must have felt embarrassed, I think we should just leave the guy alone...
@@NukeTheOG joke
@@NukeTheOG im talking about you. Your the joke
@@NukeTheOG joke
Nuclear Disco joke
Alyx sounds more angry than confused
@Aleksandar Cic in the beta gordon wasn't mentioned.
"THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A WEAPON."
That was Merle's voice, the actress that play her in HL2. She got swapped out with someone new.
(Spoiler alert) i think she was thinking that gordon freeman was the weopon the wen she saw that gordon wasnt in that capsule at the end then this part that in in the video whit gman talking apeard and she realized that gordon wasnt the weapon i think
@@lionro9260 this is the beta version not the final version, in the beta gordon wasnt mentioned LUL
Well when you see a head crab you wouldn’t be surprised by much after that
He has a really expressive face. If he wasn't already a dope animator, he could totally be a facial mocap actor.
The height of the eyebrow raise man. So frickin pronounced!
I mostly only move my eyebrows, at least unless it’s an exaggerated face of disgust with my mouth becoming a U
This guy is awesome.
Late reply, but if I recall, the animators for HLA actually did the mocap themselves, they didn't hire actors since they knew what they were looking for already.
@@AlecWarper64 Nice.
1:06
"You grant wishes?"
G-man's self-assured smirk slightly fading in annoyance at being compared to something so banal as a genie in a bottle was the most human moment he's ever had in the entire series.
There was one scene where Gman got slightly upset. I believe it's in HL2 when he says in a frustrated tone "We'll see about that"
I think that was his most human moment
@@DHGxMcFlurry it was when the vortigaunts were preventing GMan from using Freeman. For once GMan was actually frustrated, and things weren't going his way. I really like that part as well, as we finally see not everything is just organized by him, and that we can change our fate
@@TheEliasSmellious There's also unused voicelines for this where he starts snarling and swearing, he was meant to get even more pissed before they dialed it back a bit
@@Knapperoni oh right I forgot he was supposed to literally go "well shit".
Kinda loses that calm and collected vibe he had and shows now he really doesnt have a counter lol
@@TheEliasSmellious Probably why they took it out, didn't want to make him look too powerless. The final game makes him seem like he knows he'll get through to her eventually
The animation quality in Half-Life Alyx blows my mind. I thought it was motion captured for the longest time.
It is. This is a reference that was later used by the mocap actors and _possibly_ the guys handling cleanup.
@@solaris5303 Any source to this?
It doesn't really seem too unreasonable to think that this was animated by hand. There are many slight differences from the reference to the final animations that certainly look like someone thinking to themselves it would look more gman if he looked up at this point and turned his head a little somewhere else. Meanwhile other parts are very very similar to the reference.
In any case from what I've heard motion capture data is normally almost fully replaced by cleanup animators anyway so it might not even make that much of a difference even it that was the process they used.
@@milddiffuse actually i can tell it's mocapped cuz of the fluency of the movement i mean they are good at animating but noone has animated perfect body movement before by hand
Edit: not that I've seen and i know for a fact they didn't
they definitely used mocap! The majority of Valve projects do (there is a lot of tf2 clips out there where they did mocap). I think this was more for facial expression references!
@@milddiffuse In the credits of Half-Life Alyx there's credits to movement something studios or whatever i don't remember the name but you can take a look at the credits around the end to see
Everything is perfect except that he looks like a nice person.
That's the power of CG my friend.
Damn, you got that right, but he still Have evil eyes that could stare to anyone's soul
so, you're saying gman isn't a nice person?
@@angusmccall3400 The Gman is a p r o f e s s i o n a l
@@Cr4z3d Profesionals,have standars.
I like how he stops acting at the end and shakes it off, as if he was being possessed by G-Man and just snapped out of it.
For an animator hes a pretty damn good actor
He must study acting to animate, they're related.
Animation is just closet acting.
@@11equalsfish True, but understanding what goes into a skill, especially an artistic one, does not necessarily mean you are good at it yourself. Understanding is simply the first step, you still need to practice it to get it right. So him being this good at it is still rather impressive.
1:19 is probably the only time we'll see g-man adjusting his tie in half life alyx
I mean, he still does that in the retail version, he's just faded in with another copy of himself that doesn't, so it's not that noticable.
I think he's only adjusting his tie in front of gordon because gordon is too damn hot
@@faizfrez2729 ah damn, you right. My bad
@@faizfrez2729 If the player is Gordon himself then, thanks for the compliment I guess
He doesn't fit G-man. He looks too wholesome.
He does.
But he completely nails the movements!
StuffedBlush wholesome 2nd amendment
StuffedBlush it’s great that they show up just after Alyx was asking about a weapon
@@Fumerail Braum is wholesome af and his arms are weapons grade material.
@@Fumerail fun fact! those weapons are also props to be used for animation references!
Possibly my favorite moment of this is the look of serious contemplation when he says "too large." You can actually see in the reference actor's face how he's considering the actual logistics of literally removing all of the Combine from the planet.
FINALLY
B-MAN
@Mialisus Lovecraft moment
BatMAN
🅱-MAN
Yeah, B(Bradley)-Man.
N-MAN
Amazing acting, also really interesting to see some scrapped dialogue!
Imagine talking to this guy in real life and he starts being Gman.
Now I want the mocap actor to be the G-man. This needs to be a mod right now
This is isn't a mocap, it's a reference so that they can animate by hand later. And by "they" I mean this guy: Jamaal Bradley (the guy in the video). Look up his imdb, he's an incredible 3d animator who really nails body and face movements
@@kidkangaroo5213 He actually did explain on twitter that this was the acting reference he ran through before gearing up in the mocap suit. The animation work he's done and directed have been are really impressive though, and I imagine his past experience is how he got such a great feel for the character's expressions and movements in mocap.
I was a bit cautious when I heard that HLA used motion capture, but Jamaal Bradley has definitely restored my faith in it.
Whoa, he's an animator too? Cool.
@@kidkangaroo5213 this was mo-capped by him though so doesn't matter.
@@squash589 says so in the description. He just using himself as reference on how it will look.
He does such a good job, he looks so serious, and intimidating
That guy has fantastic teeth.
9 out of 10 valve animators recommend colgate
This is what I do in my bathroom mirror
that’s epic
Governer of Flavorville 🙏
Governer of Flavorville k i don’t really care, since i wasn’t being serious
Governer of Flavorville *sad*
In this version of the dialog, the "perhaps WHAT I am..." makes a lot more sense. In the final version, Alyx is asking if he is Gordon ("who"). In this version, she actually asks if he is the weapon ("what").
It makes the line that much more ominous though. Having asked "who" and receiving a "what"
i think i prefer the way it is in the final version. by saying "what" instead of "who", it sounds like he's implying that he isn't an ordinary person
The reason Alyx asks "what" here and also the intro about a weapon is because Gman's lines were recorded in another version of the story. That story was another entire can of worms but there was no gordon twist in it, instead Alyx was looking for a weapon in the vault. They recorded Ben Shapiro's lines for that version of the story but when it was rewritten, they couldn't afford to get him back so, they just reused his lines cleverly in this new context, which is what you see in the final game.
It kinda makes it more menacing the fact that she asks about him being a specific who but instead receiving back a "i wont tell you WHAT i am". it implies he is much more powerful than she expected.
@@elsienova4269 sorry but this makes absolutely no sense because in the final version of the game alyx asks "gordon... freeman?" and the gman literally replies "gordon freeman? miss vance, you wouldn't need all that to imprison gordon freeman" so they did record lines with michael shapiro (not ben lol) after they rewrote the story
Bro this guy’s facial control is on a whole other level. Bug props to him for that great acting work!
Wow his perfect for be the G-Man except for one thing. He looks like a nice guy and G-Man don't.
He’s black that’s why he’s not g man
@@tylerbrah4676 gman is white as can be
Well he still can troll you on the phone 😂😂
@@tylerbrah4676 Gman's gray
Gman is a space worm
Not only is he a great technician, dude's got some acting chops!
I especially love his reaction when Alyx asks "I want the Combine off Earth." He breaks eye contact and gives a theatrical, scheming smirk as he says "That's a large nudge" while he sarcastically fidgets with his tie like a used car-salesman. Because he's a time-lord, he already knows what Alyx wants. She's already in his pocket and she doesn't even see it coming.
Well done, sir!
My favorite part of this scene is G-Man's changes in facial expression when Alyx is talking. This is the first time we've seen the G-Man have a dialogue, which makes this appearance special. It's cool to see all the little acting nuances coming through from this reference to the final game.
Ngl, the dude doing the GMan references looks kind of cute though 😳
Bro.....
You right
Watching the animator perform the act, and then hand animating after himself looks kinda cute.
Cute?
@@MisterPogman Just look at that mans smurk face, it's kind of adorable.... Also no homo.
If I'm not wrong, they've worked at both walt disney animations and dreamworks before joining valve. What a resume!
They’re using Mocap for animations like walking around, just hand animated for face model.
@I don't think so, Valve News Network said they use mocap for these animations, and then they completely remake these animations by hand, just like in this video, except with mocap. So nothing really changed.
This guy is like an actual threatening version of those villains in like every movie ever.
i think the real life version looks more realistic
Really?
For real?
Nah
Yeah man, I concur. Nowadays it's hard to find something realistic in real life.
@@meatycitadel I agree. Just low graphics here.
oh man, i love that so much! ONe thing i do like in the finished version though is how he keeps turning away from Alyx, as if she's so small that she's barely worth his time, een as she had just saved him from imprisonment like that. Props to them though for showing this off!
So what i got from this video is.
G-man has the n word pass, truly a terrifying entity.
Not really because his voice comes out of a white man
@@dbgtbrasil5 Boooooo
I like how Alyx even though she's just been transported into the void and has no idea what the hell is going on is still not having it when it comes to gman's cryptic ass attitude. Like, she just cuts him off while he's talking!
- Impressive work Ms.Vance
- That is a question with a multitude
- Perhaps what i am, is not as important as what i can offer you, in exchange for coming all this way
- Some believe the fate of our world is inflexible, my employers disagree
- They authorized me to nudge things, in a particular direction from time, to time.
- What would you want nudged, Ms.Vance
- Ah... that, would be a considerably large nudge, too large, given the interests of my employers.
- What if i could offer you something, you don't know, you need.
For Trully G-Man Fans who want to memorize all his voice lines
the errors on this comment hurts me
@@cakessux5853 srry i tried to correct some stuff, since Englis is not my main language i would gladly ask you to point out my mistakes and help me fix them
@@Bernardos2002 - Impressive work, Ms.Vance
- That is a question with a multitude
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- Perhaps what I am, is not as important as what I can offer you, in exchange for coming all this way
.
- Some believe the fate of our worlds is inflexible, my employers disagree
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- They authorized me to nudge things, in a particular direction from time to time.
- What would you want nudged, Ms. Vance
?
- Ah... that, would be a considerably large nudge, too large, given the interests of my employers.
- What if I could offer you something, you don't know you want.
I like 0:35
Unironically would love a version of Gman that looks like his animator now, even though it was just for reference he embodied him excellently
i cant unhear the part where he says "inflexible" and "dis-agree"
im afraid the meme has taken hold of me
Jamaal is such a talented dude. He worked on the animation for this game, and I got to say, the ones in this game are fantastic.
We also got to see the Beta version of that dialogue!
"you mean wishes? you grant wishes??"
lmao that's fucking glorious
0:22 Now gman's line with "What I am[...]" makes more sense.
In the final release it probably should have been "Who I am[...]"
@@AVol_0 "So Who are you?"
"Pherhaps what I am is not as importend as what I can offer you in exchange for coming all this way."
This didn't seem right to me.
Could also be fully intended that he said that. I mean, Human language isn't his native language, possibly at all.
i always took it as him kind of hinting that he isn't human
@@AVol_0 I want to belive that but, on initial release the intro text said in the german translation " it is 5 years after the destruction of the citadel and the death of eli Vance."
Which tells me valve is not perfect. I think this mistake can slip past someone if they listened to the sentence hundreds of times.
But since it is in the game we can take it as canon and take it as world building. Towards theories about him and his employers.
He is not human
He's related to an alien species which nihilant
i find the cut lines from this older version of the dialogue interesting
This is amazing, he is very clearly talented!
Some amazing acting choices here and his reference is even super appealing to watch
i think the reason gman isn't constantly looking at alyx as he walks around is cause he's checking on what's changed since he's been in there.
It’s not very Valve but imagine there was outtakes, like the actor falling over and then they go and animate it? xD
“Ahhhh my n word!” *falls over*
??? what
What the hell im more impressed with the acting and voice than with the animation holy shit this guy needs to be in a movie
10/10 acting. He really fills the role
It’s all in the eyes. He has this uncanny ability to look right into your soul and then look away as if he wasn’t even looking at you at all
Much as I like his acting, I actually end up really liking doing manual hand choreography for Source characters over exact motion reference. It's basically taking the role of an actor's coach, rather than the actor themselves - who often can't quite see what every single muscle in their face is doing, or at what pace.
You see him do things like a very fast eyebrow nudge when he's trying to apply emphasis to something, but what gives the G-Man that creepy, mysterious, snakelike look is how his eyebrow would just slowly shift upwards. That's not a natural motion for any actor, really; and it's the sort of thing an animator can take note of in a playback and just take 10 seconds to do an adjustment, leaving the rest of the performance alone.
The way he emotes with his face is absolutely astounding
"Listen love, just a little tip oroight? You're on the edge now and you need to pick the roight way. Cuz one ways heaven and the 'uvah, well, probably best not to think about that roight naow but its fuckin 'orrible"
I don't know what's more impressive. The fact that this reveals that Mocap wasn't used for Gman (or any of the game?) or that this guy is both amazing at acting out a scene and then animating it so immaculately into a final product. That is some seriously hardcore talent.
When Alyx said "You grant wishes?" and he looks off into the middle distance like his mom just called his Xbox a Nintendo
The quiet kid's camera background be like: 0:18
This man is incredibly talented.
Is it just me or does the animator look like a very well rendered character model?
So if this guy for whatever reason quits animating, I’d love to see him be an actor.
A new favorite Valve employee! His animations are simply amazing.
Imagine being the bad guy and having your lair be large and echo-y just so it would add intimidation to who you spoke to.
I love this so much omg, it's just so good.
He can be an actor
I genuinely thought that G-Man offer Alyx a bro fist 1:39
Dude, they didn’t motion capture this??? Holy shit.
It's all in the eyes like literally giving me chills
People can be so intimidating just by the way they move
"Where is the weapon? Are you the weapon?"
Casually walks past a wall of guns.
Gordon Freeman in the flesh. I have come to make an offer that I think is of great importance. Would you prefer AM OR FMMMmmm?
That “hm?” at 0:51 is so well synced
the fact that they didn’t use motion capture the animations is impressive, these guys are talented
0:29 you can tell how much fun he's having. I love this.
Man, this guy could be an actor. He's very expressive
He hits some of those Giancarlo Esposito acting beats
This is amazing! What a great actor! I want to see him play more characters!
I read the desc. An animator? I'm surprised!!
I hope he does more!
Impresive, very impresive!
This Guy its very good for what he is doing, well done for him.
That last bit almost made it seem like he was possessed by G-Man, then he regained consciousness. This was phenomenal
You'd think he was, with how well he did it. That guy knows gman very well.
Wait hold up a minute, he isn’t wearing a mocap suit... so you’re telling me that valve is STILL making animations by hand and they STILL look this good???
Edit: Also, were those Merel’s voice lines?
According to a tweet, Jamaal Bradley confirmed that they did use Motion capture, he practised the scene before wearing the suit.
Oh no, it's quite clear that they're mocapped based on the several takes of various animations left in the files. Very few of these movements match up as well, although it's certainly possible to hand key good-looking animations if you're willing to put the time into it (for example, any first-person animations or those that involve impossible movements such as flying are hand keyed).
I love this man! He just killin it:D
That lip syncing was so good i actually thought he was doing the voice acting
Its nice to see these cut lines with context with the HL:Alyx Final Hours
Since at the start the gman wasn't supposed to be Gordan. Most of the story. Including GMans offers, was all really put in on the final year I believe.
This is insane, and super impressive. :D
You telling me this was animated from reference? I legit thought it must've been mocapped and smoothed out somehow.
It could be the actor as well, the g-man entity doesn't care which meatsuit it uses, we're all equally so small and dumb looking and weird to use.
I would kill this man to steal his vocal cords. To be able to talk like that is too good. Any conversation would be upgraded with this voice
the dialogue is sooooo rough.. so glad it changed
He looks like Prince EA.
can't believe they blackwashed gman, smh
No he's 100% serious
Bruh *9001%
"Err... Freeman, i heard about a man that turned himself into a pickle, his name is Pickle, Pickle Rick, Funniest shit i ever seen."
Amazing work 👏👏👏👏👏
This is Merle's voice. Before she got axed for the new actress.
"There is supposed to be some kind of weapon here!" (Walks in view of wall brimming with weaponry)
This is so good, gave me goosebumps from the first time I ever finished Half Life
Oh I get it, the eyebrows, the cheek bones, his forhead, his mouth movement, it's all mostly there in the final animation. You can see it, in order to animate the GMan he must become the GMan and then model himself as the GMan. It's impressive.
why is Eli Vance pretending to be Gman
Did you watch hl2 ep2 told by a bot?
seeing him making a reference of gman just makes my day
10/10, would multitude again.
now i want to see more behind the scenes
if i had no idea who the gman was, and was presented with the animator as gman, i would love it as much as the actual gman model. hes that good imo
Gman being voiced by someone with animation referenced off of someone else entirely is of the most fitting things for this strange, inhuman monster in a skinsuit.
God damn that man can act, the way he moves his eyebrows is actually mesmerizing, lol
I fucking love this shit. superb performance!
Lmao I love how savage Alyx is in this. She ain't taking no shíte.
Gman
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