S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of the Zone | Behind the Scenes
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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11:00 I was wondering as to why the night-scenes looked so natural instead of the usual blue-filter slop.
Looking at the night footage, I was wondering what light condition they had, because it was a well lit scene, so I didn't have to guess what was going on, but it was also very easy to tell that it was night.
That tactical hoodie really made the merc's uniforms pop. The actors were the right people for the roles and the costume design really solidified their characters.
I loved OJ’s bomber jacket too! The thing was awesome
@TheCobra114-o5e and Other Josh owned it to boot . Yokel's hood as the DM was also a very nice touch.
I'm rewatching the movie and just loving all these small details.
This is the feelin' I've got when I saw the movie. I was like "The mercs looks like merc, even weapons wise, Crow looks like a worn veteran stalker, Brain looks like your typical rookie ecologist etc..."
@@lilisi8489 except they look nothing like stalker mercs.
Nah it’s just like kind of cringe tbh
legends made me more interested in S.T.A.L.K.E.R and man I loved your scp overlord you guys are legends and it sucks that you guys didn't get funding for the other scp I hope this one brings more funding for it Much love.
This releasing right before S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is really setting some high expectations for the future of this fantastic game franchise.
not too much of a future. Look at what happens when companies just keep releasing lots of shit often. I would much prefer they release what they want to and when they want to for a good quality games and ect.
@@oddball1999yes micro transactions have taken over the gaming world, and now everyone is cheating, I was still playing thing like COD and Battlefield at 50, but I just can't compete with the cheaters, haven't touched a game in over a year, it's like a friggin disease. But this short film was cool.
I won't lie, I went into SotZ expecting a "Fan film" vibe, which is cool, but the quality you presented was phenomenal. The film was excellent and extremely well made. Please consider a physical release. With UA-cams ever-changing landscape and rules, im sure a lot of people would love to own it physically, not only to support future films but to have this amazing film archived for future generations of STALKER fans.
plus, we'd all love to see the original without youtube compression
every actor youve picked was perfect . especially crow it just hit the stalker vibe with the costume designs on top .
Despite the film not get much appreciate by the S.T.A.L.K.E.R community, I think as a non S.T.A.L.K.E.R player, the film make me and probably many other who new to the franchise interest and want to try the game... probably another S.T.A.L.K.E.R film. Either way, it still decent movie.
Yeah it's pretty harshly disliked by the Stalker community due to it not actually being a Stalker film, but just another hour-long tacticool larp. Didn't have anything from Stalker actually in it, and the dialogue was just copy-pasted nomenclature from the wikipedia page lol
I'm sure it'll get a lot of people interested in Stalker, but yeah.
tbh, alot of the community is hipocritical as hell in that regard. S.T.A.L.K.E.R has a long history of being very tacticool, both in the gear it included for its release time aswell as the community modding effort
Community is definitely one of the worst parts of the games. Saw someone mention that there was NOTHING from the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games in it. Had no idea Evan invented anomalies or the completely fan made group Monolith. Lol @REDACTED_shenanigans
Оригинальный сталкер он давит на тебя окружением, деталями вокруг, погодой, звуками, голосами npc. Ты буквально ощущаешь, точнее мозг додумывает, как замерзают руки на цевье твоего ТОЗ-34, как свинцовое небо давит на голову, что начало вечереть, а до базы еще идти через всю локацию с тяжелым рюкзаком и 5 патронами.
НО, справедличо что у наемников больше перестрелок, это отвечает их групировке на все 100%.
Хотя многие разочарованы отсутствием атмосферы, но это было бы просто скучно)
@@REDACTED_shenanigans, слушай, ребята сняли шикарную работу групировки "Наемники", к ним вопросов нет, это то что одидаешь увидеть от "Наемников".
Они выглядят как наемники, действуют как наемники, занимаются всякими делами довольно професионально, это круто.
Если они назвали их одиночками, то это был бы бред, но команда не ошиблась с выбором групировки, они сделали шикарную работу, все отлично!
As a fan of the book, the movie and the game, I really have to say I really liked this movie and all it had, the mystery, the inspirational sources used and the military corn stuff.
Very impressive how you pulled this of with this kind of budget, it really shows how much love and thought was put into it.
Shadow of The Zone made my year.
100% bet everybody hating on the movie either had ridiculous pent up expectations or isn't a guy I'd wanna work with.
I'm old enough to have grown up with some OG S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans, most my family was in service, I got the hyper fixation on art, guns, & medical tech.
This movie is a win. From someone who was around to see the franchise literally grow up I'm EXTREMELY proud of the team and looking forward to the future. I'm also very confused on why anyone is complaining while getting an early Christmas gift, spoiled or entitled I'm not sure.
It's a free movie on top of that. People are just entitled these days.
Also lmao at your username.
@@DaveSmith-cp5kjwhy does everyone online say entitled, is it an online thing, cause I don't hear anyone in the real world saying it, either that or it's an american thing. Haters gone hate no matter what. It's a fact of life.
I cant imagine anyone disliking the movie because it wasn't true enough to the source material.
It was obvious from the start that it was a lower budget production, and the story really did more than you could reasonably expect on a shoestring budget.
Im a big Stalker fan, and to see the locations and attention to detail was phenomenal. I loved the shot with the 100 Rads sign post fx'd in. Yeah you could tell it was FX but its still the Bar man!
We got to see and experience so much the Zone's themes and looks in a live action movie.
What more could you want? Of course we could wish for the world but this was an experience i won't forget soon. And the behind the scenes interviews is the cherry on top.
Thanks very much and I wish you all the success I hope this production brings you.
There are better and more faithful S.T.A.L.K.E.R. films done by Ukrainians and Russians with 0 budget.
The story didn't make sense. There being a second C-CON made no sense
@@M8M8ss tell me examples i will check them. If you dont post sources then you are bullshitting
@@busygoofy8408 First example that came to mind was F.O.T.O.G.R.A.F. (and there's a second 1h30m one that I can't pronounce) by a channel called Artem Izmaylov. VFX are definitely poor, but hey at least it looks and feels like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
@M8M8ss Why does everything have to be a competition? One fan film was more of what you liked, oh well.
Those firefights and gunshots were the best ive seen in film in the past decade. Period. And the sound design is unparalleled by anything i know of.
It's pretty good, but I think the escape from tarkov short films are the best I've ever heard.
I went to the Arlington showing and as soon as it was uploaded to UA-cam, I showed my brother and father who only watch real military action movies. Both were very impressed and engaged the whole time. Y'alls attention to detail paid off. We will watch your career with great interest.
Coming from a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. veteran here, the overall picture kept me enthralled with how well done everything was, I caught some of the subtle nods to the zone. Crows performance is what made it great and hit me where it matters and its because of him I wanted more. I watched it again with my wife who knows nothing of the lore and she enjoyed it also. I think its because of the lead actor you guys have there.
You had Drewski on set and had to use fake Night vision for the cast? The man could have brought enough for the entire production team.
This is a notable point, what have i done
@@OperatorDrewski👀
Why was he on the set, he's just a larper.
@@OperatorDrewskihow dare you not shill out nods like they're drinks on a friday night in vegas
@@Norðmaðurwhy are you commenting your just a nobody.. ....😂
*Let's gooo! Behind the scenes!*
As a STALKER fan, I loved it. You can only keep recycling the same lore over and over. I feel like this is the best “gateway drug” into STALKER games for outsiders
A lot of people say the movie does not tie a lot to the base material but I want to say it is perfectly fine if you make a spinoff movie with new developments, it would be too boring if you just made a live action as if someone was playing the game!
Isn't the stalker 1979 film a spinoff?
This was a fan filme for fans
As a S.T.A.L.K.E.R fan, i really appreciate this being made
The only movies we had were the 70's movie and annihilation. This is the most S.T.A.L.K.E.R movie we have ever gotten, and makes me happy for the future of this franchise
as a fan of the movie, games and book ect... This movie has gone above and beyond my expectations The look, feel and tone of the whole thing was soo well done I dont think a AAA studio could have done it better. You guys are insanely talented and I can not wait to see what you guys put out next
Guys, I think Duty will be running interference
Yo sorry I wasn't paying attention could you repeat that?
Is Duty the impostor among us?
@@dev_hazelify is Duty in the room with us right now?
Mischevious. Devilish. In need of tomfoolery
I think it was one of the makers of Futurama who said that not everyone is going to notice the obscure details you put in, but those that do will love you for it because they'll feel like you put it in just for them.
Hell yeah! Some behind the scenes content. I loved the stories told in the theatre!
I've always had a passing interest in the games, and ended up getting GAMMA, but never really got into it all that much. This film's hype pushed me to get more into the IP and mess around in the game and talk to people in the community. I was a little sad to find that there were only a handful of people in the STALKER community that were interested in the film, but it brought people like myself into the IP itself. After Dollhouse and Overlord, I was hooked on seeing what other content Evan could make, live action or otherwise. I'm also still hoping there's a possible future for Heretic to return, as unlikely as that is.
Making that poor man say “gentlemen, there’s an impostor among us” should have stayed in the movie as a blooper😭
Stephen looks like Brandon Herrera’s long lost brother
I am a long time Stalker fan. I have been playing the games since they came out. I also play all the big mods and the small ones also. I loved the film. I have watched it several times. The little brats stuck in 2007 do not speak for me or the rest of the community. Stalker has always been pretty tacticool to a degree. You guys did a great job with what you have and exceeded my expectations. Koodus and cheers Stalkers. Just because somebody has a discord or a youtube channel, they do not speak for all of us.
I definitely picked up on the chernobyl film grain.
The firefight scenes were some of the best I have ever seen.
I cannot thank you all enough for creating this masterpiece.
9:20 you definitely succeeded with that. A cool detail was the main cast calming down after the gunfight. It's like when instead of loud guns and ears ringing (if you aren't wearing hearing protection) you end up in a quieter space and the only sounds that can be heard being from nature
Shadow of the Zone has been my favourite short film in recent memory. Everyone involved knocked it out of the park and made me even more excited for S2
Those night scenes really were amazing, seeing just the glowing 'eyes' and the silhouettes against the stars was cinematic af, the other thing that made a big impact on me was the CGI used for the floating train car and the 'NooSphere Machine' thing.
11:32 idk if it was just me but when I saw the stars, now that I know it was tracked on, looking at the stars still made me feel like the sequence was shot inside a large filming set and the stars are literally on the ceiling
You have good reason to be very proud of this piece, sir. The only complaint I have is that it wasn't long enough. Leaving your audience wanting more is the sign that you're doing it right. Keep up the excellent work. I always look forward to everything you do.
You can really see the amount of work you put into this in the final product, the attention to detail was fantastic. I think in particular, the look of Crow was just spot on, I'd say it's accurate to how I imagine a real world Loner would look without straying too far from the look and feel of the games, if that makes sense. They'd have sort of kit bashed equipment, just using the best stuff they can find and sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not great. Gives him a sort of experienced, "getting by with what he can find" kind of aesthetic, which while this exact design isn't a perfect 1:1 recreation of the exact look from the games, it is a perfect adaptation of the spirit of what the Loners are as a faction and honestly I think that works better, feels tailor made to be this new character in an existing world. Perfezione.
I'm just excited to see another Evan & Stephen collaboration.
i loved the touch of the film distortion from radiation. its not only a nod to the photos and film from the OG disaster, but its also a constant reminder: you are NEVER safe here. also i was a little surprised that the spinning lights in the plant werent given an objectively too loud, annoying, and slightly comical squeaking sound (jk that woulda fucked with the vibe)
i love how you made this film scream authenticity from start to finish always keeping a balance between the zone, your story , and the imagination of the viewer, it shows how you and your team truly captured the experience of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R, congrats!
I love it, watching it I could see the passion in it and I watched it a few times. Just got done watching it with a friend who is newer to S.T.A.L.K.E.R and he enjoyed it as well. But seeing the bts brings me so much more joy. Wonderful work to all of you, honestly didn't know the film was a thing until I saw it drop. Thank your work and to everyone who supported them and remember. Duty will be running interference
Dude I loved the firefight sound design so much, like the suppressed guns still being loud, the grenades being more concussive and not a giant fireball like Hollywood makes them, it's so perfect
man I cannot WAIT for S.T.A.K.E.R 2 to come out ^w^
I’ve found that the perfect sweet spot for small details is when the nerds can appreciate them separately and the general audience can appreciate them as a part of the whole, which I think you guys did a good job accomplishing
my only complaint is that i wish the movie was longer.
Y'all knocked it out of the park with this one.
As a day 1 stalker fan, I loved. I did notice all the little details and the sheer amount of work you guys did. I loved it and will be watching it again!
The night sequence has got to be the most Hardest ever scene I have ever seen! Like this is legitimately better than any of your Hollywood counterparts
Truly an amazing experience!!! You and everyone truly out done yourselves with shadow of the zone! I look towards the future with great interest. Hope some bigger studio or production company recognizes your talents and vision and give you a big budget to make a truly unique experience one day
You guys did an excellent job! This was really great. The sound, atmosphere, effects, and acting were really well done.
But does he know?
It brought enough S.T.A.L.K.E.R. vibes that it got me back into the games, and now I’m actually considering buying S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Despite differences it has with the games, it got the vibes and rekindled a fire. I’d say that’s enough to make it good in my book
I’m going to be thinking about that night scene for years, absolutely godly shot
Fun Fact: The Russian FSB uses western plate carriers like the JPC 1.0 and CPC, so it's not even too far from reality that Crow might've just been an Ex-FSB or had FSB Buddies in the past.
Played the original trilogy, vanilla and modded,
Played Gamma and anomaly, Though there were some discrepancies,
I still believe the film was a love letter and you guys told your own story inside the world, and not just repeated one from the game,
This has made the wait for S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 , lighter
THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK
Im really glad to have been part of the process in funding it and seeing the early preview, you guys did that a phenomenal job given the budget and the constraints of what you had to work with. Having a small break down of the BTS is the icing on the cake for all of us that want to see more of how things are done. This really makes me excited to see what's next on the project list and what new challenges will come up.
Maybe its me, but i feel like something in the FEAR or Condemned universe would be right up your alley considering your penchant for horror-action.
Loved this, I actually had the AEM-01 Hoodie and some Navy BDUs before the movie was released so now i know what I'm cosplaying as from here on out 😈😈😈
Stalker should be in a movie theater
it was
@i_basl WHAAATT? when and where?
@uncoolguy before it’s release on youtube they toured the US and showed it in theatres. unfortunately that ended a few months ago☹️
Man i got SOOOO many good nostalgia vibes from the film and loved every second of it!
Standing ovations for everyone involved in this masterpiece.
The set and background additions really add to the immersion and world building, reminding you that there are thousands of other stalker fighting at the same time
Dude, this was made at GTI! That’s a great facility! I thought so when I was watching. What a great movie, thank you for making it!
I have an enormous amount of respect for you guys. This was hands down the best S.T.A.L.K.E.R movie I’ve ever watched! I hope you guys make it in the industry and do many more films!
Im here for iceberg boy
I have no idea how I missed the release of this. That said, you all did a gorgeous job. A tiny snippet of the feeling and idea that the series tries to convey. In my view, you honored the series, even if there were small mistakes here n there.
The attention to detail, the story telling, the cinematography and passion you guys have for film-making and STALKER is really amazing! Can't wait for your next project! Good job once again, and appreciate all the effort you guys do, it DOES MATTER those details,makes the world lived in and maybe you wont notice them but "your brain did"!
Love how going from Halo Machinima to the Big Screen was mentioned. Watching you guys go from Machinima 10 years ago to Live Action now has been so nice to see! Can’t wait to see the next project!
Guys, movie was amazing. I'm really glad you enjoyed the ride making it!🥳
if only the budget was bigger and the cast was larger the movie could show the mutants and much more but considering the size and budget? this was a SPOT ON film! it mirrors the lore perfectly and is similar in "dress" as S.T.A.L.K.E.R 1 game and lore in-between both 1 & 2 and the books.
The shots of the "radiated" camera? masterful. Props to the actors as they felt like the real deal.
It's admirable all the effort that was put in the details, and the night shots UUUUUFF beautiful
20:20 Oh yes.... we did ! and always will for every work you'll make in the futur !!
very good. you successfully added to the lore without breaking the universe.
man this was quite something, i hope you guys do more projects in the future
This had hands down the best suppressed rifle sound I have ever heard. The entire film was awesome!
First time a movie from yt made my heart legit pound on my chest, this is amazing in every single way possible
you did something great and emotional, as fans we are so grateful. "Details matter". Amen.
9:20
I definitely had adrenaline running through me when I watched the firefight, so you definitely succeeded.
In my humble opinion this was a fantastic piece of work .
thank you guys so much for continuing to bring truly creative artwork to this world that is so full of slop.
Thank you so much for allowing for so much insight into how you boys made this incredible creation. Fantastic effort with such a genius output, ya'll have to be super proud of this achievement.
Bring life back into film one movie at a time, can't wait to see where you go next Evan!
God bless you guys. I really am so happy to have helped fund the project!
It was a real treat to see this all come together over on Kickstarter! Much love to you and the team, Evan.
Even if it wasn't all that popular with existing S.T.A.L.K.E.R fans, I've had a lot of friends I showed it to become interested in the series and start to play the games and read up on the lore so you've definitely made an impact!
Just in time for S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 how about that lol 🙏
Those night shots are the most impressive. Great work
such an unbelievable project that i was anticipating for so long. i can't wait to see what these guys continue to produce.
I absolutely loved your stalker video. Crow is my favorite stalker now lmfao and i feel a little guilty anytime i shoot a merc now, it could be one of the good ones lol. Hope you guys do more! Fighting monolith was fucking awesome the way they ate bullets and just moved like a hive mind to overwhelm the enemy.
Every movie is a miracle but this movie is a god damn triumph
we need the story of crow! when sequel/prequel with crow soloing the shit out of the zonee
Congratulations!
That's the only thing I can say about your piece of art!
No matter what some say, it's an amazing initiative! Keep up the good work!
You guys did a phenominal job with the sound of the suppressed weapons. Probably one of the best or maybe THE best i've heard. Bravo on the whole thing, i really enjoyed it but extra bravo to the sound on the guns coming from a dumb gun nerd XD
I honestly liked the film a lot, it genuinely felt like a plausible thing that could happen or exist in the Stalker series, and I also liked the fact the equipment got updated to more modern standards because even in the Zone, there would need to be some form of equipment making it's way in with all the people constantly going in for their own reasons.
I do think it would've been cool to see a character or two (even if dead) wearing a recreation of the older style armor and gear from the games though, just a slight nod to what can be found in the actual games. I will say I think the lack of mutants kind of makes sense, at least in the last part of the film, since it was a location previously controlled, there most likely wouldn't have been many or any mutants close by due to being killed off, but having a few in other parts of the film could've spiced it up a bit.
I love stalker the original movie and I have to say even though this was very combat heavy and nothing like it as far as direction is concerned it managed to capture the eerie feeling of the zone very nicely. If I had to nitpick it would be some scenes where I could tell they were telling lines it did not feel completely natural but they were minimal so no biggie. Good job! Goes to show that you don't have to spend millions to make a great action film with special effects.
It was extremely cool to hear Ukrainian being spoken in the film by characters. I'm grateful for it, as a Ukrainian.
Im looking forward to what you guys are gona be making next this was impressive. I have not seen gunplay this good in a longggggg time !
Watched Shadow of the Zone with my girlfriend, and the first initial shootout with the bandits she says "oh my god why is it so realistic?"
If that isn't a compliment on production quality, I don't know what is. I was just in awe of how you guys nailed the sound of a suppressed 5.56.
One thing, I do kind of wish the unsuppressed gunfire was louder. The M249 to me didn't quite roar hard enough, but that's my one little tiny little bitchy complaint. Really really top quality movie, and the fact I get to watch it on UA-cam for free blows my mind. I regret I didn't donate for this one, but I will be sure to for future projects!
this movie made my wife wanna play the games and learn more lore, THANK YALL
I'm one of those who don't know about the game. only started to get into the realm after seeing a new game coming soon, haven't played the first. This film has me HOOKED. I love the film so much. All the hardwork that went into it really shows. I even watched it twice, something I don't do with most entertainment. I got my parents to join. They enjoyed it as well.
The portion of this video about the after effects that needed to be added is so interesting to me. currently thinking of how I can learn more about the process, software and whatever goes into it.
Much love to all involved in this film. I'm glad it happened and hope to see more from yall.
I could tell the care of the source material in every scene from the movie. Really could not have asked for more.
the actor for beowulf (i helieve his name was? The older man doing radio) was absolutely amazing. I loved the look of an older man in modern kit still working.
crazy to see halo machinimas turn into something like this, Proves that anything is possible with enough passion
from making short movies in GTA 5 to this, my good sir, I salute you
Was so excited when I learned Fred Baker was gonna be a part of this project, he fucking killed it with this one
I’ve never played stalker, but I still enjoyed this movie so much. Definitely getting a rewatch
As a massive stalker fan; the radiation film grain did not go unnoticed! Attention to detail was amazing. Killed it guys.
I will watch this repeatedly over and over again just like I have watched SCP Overlord at least a hundred times.
Very nice