Directed by The Purchase Brothers. (David and Ian)Filmed guerilla style. No crew. $500 budget, not including previous capital. Valve flew the brothers out to Seattle last year. 1.5 Million hits in three days. 2 million in a week. #1 Top Rated video of all time on YouTube in one day. Stayed at #1 for a month. Part Two is on the way. Hopefully finished by the end of April. The episode has been delayed as Ian and David have been busy taking career related meetings.www.anonymouscontent.com,www.purchasebrothers.com,www.sonsandaughters.ca,

Llega a mini-episodios.com el último fenómeno de la Internet. Con casi 2 millones de visitas en dos semanas, el primer episodio de “Escape From City 17” parece una producción Hollywoodense y según reportes sólo costó 500 dólares. Canadienses.Se desarrolla dentro del universo de la saga de juegos de computadora “Half Life” de Valve Corporation. Dirigido por los The Purchase Brothers.Más información –> http://www.purchasebrothers.comSobre el video, información (en inglés) disponible en You Tube:Directed by The Purchase Brothers.The Escape From City 17 short film series is an adaptation based on the Half Life computer game saga by Valve Corporation. Originally envisioned as a project to test out numerous post production techniques, as well as a spec commercial, it ballooned into a multi part series. Filmed guerilla style with no money, no time, no crew, no script, the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a budget of $500.Additional Notes:Valve flew the team out to Seattle last year, and the brothers have been in communication with them since.David and Ian Purchase are commercial directors represented by Sons and Daughters in Toronto. They are working on an unannounced feature film. Not HL related.They have been huge fans of HL since the days of “ivan the space biker’

I found this video on Youtube. It's a short film series directed by "The Purchase Brothers" entitled "Escape From City 17: Part One". It is based on Half-Life 2: Episode 1.

This is the future.Small peices of Awesome made by a couple of guys (may include girls) for nothing, which garner followings and blow up into super awesome things. Hopefully Valve doesn’t sue the makers of the video for use of Valve’s IP.I am currently suffering from culture shock in the Mall of America.

The Escape From City 17 short film series is an adaptation based on the Half Life computer game saga by Valve Corporation. Originally envisioned as a project to test out numerous post production techniques, as well as a spec commercial, it ballooned into a multi part series. Filmed guerilla style with no money, no time, no crew, no script, the first two episodes were made from beginning to end on a budget of $500.

www.purchasebrothers.com