February 20, 2023
Emesis Blue is a 2023 Australian animated independent psychological horror fan film based on the online shooter video game Team Fortress 2. The film was produced entirely in Source Filmmaker by the fan group Fortress Films and released for free on YouTube on February 20th 2023. Emesis Blue bases many of its assets directly on those of the original game, following the nine playable mercenary characters on a fictionalized depiction of the 2Fort multiplayer map, but maintains a mature, surreal tone with an original narrative. At a total of one hour and 48 minutes, it received critical acclaim for its high production value and its length, both of which were said to be closer to those of a feature film than a typical Source Filmmaker production.
Drawing on the backstory originally presented in Team Fortress 2, the film is set on Halloween night, 1968, during the fictional Gravel Wars between mercenaries of Builders League United (BLU) and Reliable Excavation and Demolition (RED). The film follows an otherwise original plotline that includes diegetic references to game mechanics like respawning, rocket jumping, or the capture the flag gamemode, focusing on a non-canonical "respawn machine" supposedly used in-universe to revive the characters in gameplay.
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Sound Effects Used
- Freesound, neck crack.wav/SoundEffectsFactory, Bone Break Crack Snap
- HALF-LIFE 2 WEAPON FALL SOUNDS
- Hollywoodedge, 357 Magnum Pistol Sho PE092801
- Hollywoodedge, Body Falls On Cement H FS045802
- Hollywoodedge, Gun Classic Pistol Co PE090601
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Hits Metal Pipe FS010603
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Hits Metal Pipe FS010605
- Hollywoodedge, Shotgun Drop On Hard PE409201
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Hits Crashes Hea FS022901
- SKYWALKER, HEARTBEAT - HEART BEATING, NORMAL SPEED, HUMAN, HOSPITAL
- SKYWALKER, METAL - HAND GRIPPING HANDRAIL OR BAR
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DEEP, OMINOUS BASS TONE
- SKYWALKER, MUSIC - DOLBY SYNTH SAMPLE
- SKYWALKER WOOD CRASHING SOUND
- SoundDogs, Buzz Fan Florescent
- SoundDogs, Machines - Televisions - Static - Int - CU - Strong Static, Change Channels W/ Turn Style Knob, Light Static & Tube Hum
- Sound Ideas, CREATURE, BITE - BIG CHOMPING IMPACT
- Sound Ideas, COMMUNICATIONS - DIGITAL STATIC GLITCH, SCI FI 05
- Sound Ideas, CYBORG, BITE - BIG CRUNCHING CHOMP 04
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 12
- Sound Ideas, GUN FOLEY - HANDLING 12 GAUGE MOSSBERG SHOTGUN RELOADING
- Sound Ideas, METAL, SQUEAK - METAL HINGE SQUEAK AND SQUEAL BACK AND FORTH, FOLEY
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - TURNING
- Unknown Sound Effects Library, Shotgun Shells Falling
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