How to survive The Hunger Games: Be the main character Edit: I made this comment SIX YEARS AGO when I was fourteen. I'm 20 now. Yes it was silly, but damn I STILL get consistent replies criticising this!! Surely you guys see there are over 100 people replying to this commenting the exact same thing that you are about to hahahaha
Finnick killed his partner :( and died by saving katniss :'(. He should've lived.Finnick was one of my favourite characters in the hunger games....So sad
Female Tribute: Finnick, i'm sorry. *TRIES TO KILL FINNICK* *FINNICK DODGES AND STABS HER WITH TRIDENT* *MOMENT OF SILENCE CUZ THEY BOTH KNOW SHE GONNA DIE* Finnick: *mE tOo*
This is why Finnick was a little rude with Katniss in the second movie.. he was jealous that she survived at the Hunger Games without killing her partner .. instead of Finnick who was forced to kill the girl from his same district.
@@dylpickle6123kinda but it’s his canon back story. the convos are made up but what happens is what like actually happened. she actually wrote pretty in depth stories for most victors. I think Johanna’s is one of the best for sure
Linda Battson 48 tributes and that was only used for the 2nd quarter quell which was Haymitch’s game EDIT: sorry I didn’t read it through I thought you were talking about Finnick.
What i like about this especially is that the actors look like the kids they are whereas in the Hollywood movies the kids are all played by adults which I understand because watching actual kids fight to death would be terrible but you know thats kind of the point of what they have to go through.
agree it makes it so heartbreaking. I think the best example too of the the age range in the OG films is where you see just how much bigger Thresh is vs Close at 18 vs 15. and then Thresh vs Rue, 18 vs 12?!?! insanity
The reason Hollywood does that is because of child labor laws, I don't think the visual aspect is the issue to them, just the fact child actors legally can't do as much as adults.
bae. still can't get over his death. rip finnick odair. always have a special place in my heart. ❤ (I am way to emotionally invested in movie characters)
My character info Name:Saxon Weapon: Nothing Place:24th Cause of death: Trips on shoe and falls off pedestal and gets blown up 😂 Omg thanks for all the likes
Saxon Bray Name: Molly * Weapon: a stick i found * Place: 20th * Cause of Death: accidentally impales self with stick that shouldn’t do any harm but i’m weak and overdramatic so i sat there until i bled to death
DUDE, YOU SHOULD REALLY MAKE A FILM!!! PROFESSIONAL (and handsome, beautiful) ACTORS, WAY TOO PROFESSIONAL CAMERAMAN, AWESOME STORYLINE, like WTF, not many people can do that!
I'm in this position where i've watched like, ALL the mini movies and big movies and now i'm rewatching them bc I have nothing else to do with my life.
Wow, this was incredibly well done compared to so many other Hunger Games short films, the effects, the props, the editing. What was the budget for this?
##############Spoiler Warning####### I honestly think doing the entire game would have been needlessly repetitious. Most of us who have read the books or seen the movie, already knew how this game was going to end and starting with one tribute's death was more than enough to satisfy the "show don't tell" concept without having to add another bloodbath scene that doesn't really add to the mythology. Starting towards the end of the Game was also a good move, because this was Finnick's story and there's no reason to get attached to a bunch of other tributes we know are going to die anyway. We see Finnick alive and there's enough evidence in the first few minutes to show that he didn't just win by merely tagging along with the career pack. There's a great blend of music and visual effects and the use of camera angles and lighting to tell the story. Then there's the talent you manage to draw to you. Every actor puts in a hundred percent Game and shows genuine skill. Even Rebecca had a bit of a shaky start in the sponsor gift scene, where it seemed like she was just barely memorizing her lines, but in a very short amount of time she gets her confidence and the character comes out in her performance. Then there's your star actor, Caleb Angus. He portrayed the character perfectly as the cool and confident survivor, but with subtlety that revealed a hidden layer of emotion. His quiet promise to return home balanced out with his polite bonding with Adela, knowing full well that this can only end one way. That's the final moment I want to praise you for. It would have been an easy cop out to have Adela killed early so that it would just be Finnick and Tiberius. But having them come out as the final two put more gravity on the scene and gave Finnick's victory a bitter sweet quality, especially when most of us who read the books know the kind of future that awaits him.
Gotta say, it took balls to have Finnick kill Adela at the end there! I wasn't expecting that at all. I thought she was probably going to die by tracker detonation when she didn't get to the cornucopia fast enough, leaving Finnick and Tiberius to duke it out. Nice job!
Not that I don’t appreciate those talented people out there bringing the book series to life, I think they’ve done an amazing job! But the fact that we actually want to see more previous Hunger Games is deeply disturbing... it’s like we’re slowly becoming the audience in the Capitol.
@@thekayb2 in a way yes, the books are meant to show that society enjoys seeing tourture and displeasure if it brings an element of entertainment of course not to the extreme in the movies but to a more downscaled type
it's just incrediblely perfect... when I watched it I felt like I was watching The Hunger Games' movies.... congratulations..!! can you make more films like this one..? Thanks...
This is so well done! It's interesting to actually see the Careers turn on each other, since that's what they always do, yet they never made it that far in The Hunger Games or Catching Fire.
What I dont get: in the books they say district 4 is a career district. So shouldn't there be an 18 year old volunteer for that district? Finnick was only 14.
Finnick may have volunteered because he felt ready. But district 4 was also said to be rebellious as they supported the rebellion against the capital, so it’s also possible they train to increase their chances but don’t particularly volunteer, cause if I remuer correctly the district 4 tribute for the 74th games was quite small and not very athletic.
I believe district 4 is kind of really only a career district because unlike the other districts besides 1 and 2, district 4 is actually fed well and have a good chance at winning the games because they know how to fish and use weapons. In the books district 4 is a little rebellious so to they are like kind of a career district but not 100% but that's my opinion.
AWESOME. Cool effects and cinematography. But I read in the comments that you changed the book version (Finnick capturing tributes with nets) because you thought it wouldn't be as interesting. Althought I enjoyed this film, here's why I think the book story would have been more intriguing: 1. The whole point of Finnick's games is that it shows us the power of the Capitol in contrast to Katniss and Peeta's year where the tributes have control in the end. You could have done some moving scenes where the tributes, especially the Career pack who have trained and volunteered for these games, gradually arrive at the realisation that the Capitol ultimately holds the power and have chosen Finnick as their victor - the Hunger Games are all about politics. It would have made your film multi-dimensional. 2. His popularity - a defining feature of his games - was only briefly mentioned in this film but it should have been featured as a greater element to create tensions between characters (which is what would have happened). The book says that it took a week for the others to figure out Finnick was the one to beat. This would have made for an interesting dynamic - the Career pack not understanding the extent of his popularity but being exposed to it more and more by witnessing his parachutes or noticing he bounced back from injuries. You could have explored the gradual build up of tension within the group of older Careers who expect to win becoming frustrated and eventually threatened by an initially non-threatening 'pretty boy' 14 year old. 3. ^^^ And this idea of creeping up and being a dark horse leading to explosive events is the essence of his character and his life in general. Funnily enough, Annie "crept up" on him which ends in a remarkable love, he gradually collects secrets for years from his 'lovers' before spilling everything to Panem in Mockingjay, revealing Snow's secret use of poison. So the feel of his character in this film wasn't quite as intriguing or true to the books. 4. You could have made Finnick's kills really suspenseful. He captures his victims with a net and spears them - you could have shot it from the tribute's point of view perhaps and used some horror movie techniques to build suspense with a hunter versus prey dynamic. 5. The book doesn't say Finnick was a "quiet kid" who tracks down his prey and kills them. It says he was a Career tribute which means he volunteered and was trained - the Capitol was entertained by him and loved him so he wasn't keeping his head down, sitting on the sidelines. He's also very charismatic in the books and this film didn't quite portray that. Good job overall but it would have been incredible if you'd explored the book version because there's so much potential there in Finnick's story!
Ellen Jackson I'm glad you looked into a lot of things and I understand your point of view. I didn't mean the way he killed in the book was boring, I meant the way it was described was he got a Trident and tracked down his victims and killed them. That doesn't leave a lot for character development and a separate story line to explore the experience of other Tributes in his Games. (Mind you this film only had a budget of $1000 and to create much more story with that little budget is frankly not that doable if you want it to look fairly decent). This short film is just my portrayal of a different side of Finnick with some changes to the story. This is only fan fiction and I like the way my story is portrayed on his character. In my story, I didn't want Finnick to be the very charismatic person he is in the later books. I wanted Finnick to be just like any other 14 year old kid thrown into a vicious arena and not realise why he is so loved by the Capitol. That's one thing I don't like about some other fan fictions where they make him this sly happy kid who's cocky. I do know what happens in the book and I'm not just missing things, I intentionally made them different on purpose to make a different story.
"Hmph...You really think that kid Finnick could defeat the likes of me?...Silly peasants. Joshua. I suggest you re write this film of yours. An alternate reality where I, Tiberius, the strongest of the tributes am the rightful victor...Hmph...how about we....decide this in the morning? Yes? Good." -Tiberius Wells, District 2
Your editing is amazing! The way you edited the seal in the sky for the fallen tributes was absolutely brilliant and smooth. Good job over all guys!!🤗🤗
So I don't get why Finnick had an ally until the end really... It just doesn't make sense for him to kill her in the end, but it's your story. Finnick had one goal: Get back to his love. I'm surprised he doesn't talk about it much in here it seems... But really, I think it would've been more dramatic, although predictable, if his ally died in his arms and he used his emotions to defeat the last tribute.
Personally, I don't agree but then again this story changed a lot because of a number of circumstances, but overall it's still how I wanted his story to play out with the minimal budget I had. I liked the idea of having him have an ally because I didn't want to portray him as a vicious killer and I think it would have been incredibly cliche to have him win through his anger with the “bad guy”. To me, he was just a 14 year old stuck in the Games like any other kid with some advantage in combat. I don't fully think he just only wanted to get back to Annie. Although I did include a nod to Annie, I don't really think they were fully in love yet as they were only 14 here and because he was such a token of the Capitol, I don't think he would want others to know of who he loved in case they were killed because of him.
Amazing! Can i just say that the Forcefield looked amazing? It was so colourful and how you made the Capitol Logo new. I see you had a lot of Ideas and they worked! This shortfilm is by ways the best right now. I enjoyed it and I got sad when Adela died. The Music got my Feels. Which I kinda missed was that maybe Finnick sits next to her and doesn't leave her until she dies. Like hold her hand or something. Finnick got to know Adela in this Shortfilm and then he just killed her and leaves her dieing seems kinda strange. But still you got it good. I enjoyed all 18 Minutes and I'm impressed. The Background of the Arena where we see Islands and stuff was just breathtaking. Congratulations and thank you for this Short film. Me and some Friends are in really early stage of planning an little Series. And I would love to get some Tips from you! You made a really good Job and I will Share this so much :) See you next video! -Marcel C. (From Germany)
DgnMusic Thank you for enjoying the film! The reason for Finnick not holding Adela was a conscious choice. He knew when he got the Trident that people were rooting for him to win the Games and he realises that in the end the person he has to be and the mask he has to wear for the Capitol so he can stay alive. After all, only one can survive and the Games truly do never end even after winning. I will be making a behind the scenes mini episode of how it was made very soon. If you follow my Facebook page I will be asking people to ask questions about production and that will definitely help with tips on how independent low budget stuff is done!
When the girl was yelling I felt really bad for her. She's seeing all the capitol citizens are crazy to sponsor Finnick while they have to be extremely lucky to get some grain. She probably knew Finnick had already won the games cause of his sponsors. I also feel so bad for the male tribute who competed in Annie's hunger games. Imagine knowing your mentors love is competing against you. Uk that he's probably not going to help u at all.
This needs to be a full length film in the cinemas one day. Not just the Games itself but the reaping, parade, training and interviews as well. We need to see more of Finnick's past since he got killed off and has no future
I would immediately run away from the cornucopia and commit suicide. I want a fast and pain free death. ( of course I’ll make it look like an accident so that I don’t get my family killed).
Note to commenters: 1. For questions about the absence of the net, watch the three part behind the scenes as to why it's changed as well as other story elements. 2. It's a 4. Not a 9. (I know it looks like a 9 but it's not.) 3. Tutorial for night sky effects is in part 3 of the BTS. 4. Budget was $1200 5. I also explain a lot of questions in previous comments.
White Kangaroo Gaming actually there is one on Haymitch's games called The Second Quarter Quell made by my friends MainstayPro. It's very very well done and I think you would enjoy it a lot.
Joshua Chislett Alright! I just watched it actually and really liked it. Also just telling you I would actually vote this as Best Fan Made Film for The Hunger Games. BTW They are going to make a Hunger Games: Dark Days! Just figured that I would tell you!
OH man, i really wish that there was more hunger games parodies out there like this one, i kept on watching the ending over and over again this is certainly the best one ive seen yet, and I've seen aLOT keep being awesome -girl golden
Awesome work! This is ridiculously good. I love the acting, locations, wardrobes, props, effects, and cinematography. This film has the whole package and it's apparent that you payed close attention to detail
wow this is so great! Finnick is my favorite character. When I found out he died, i was all like "Suzanne Collins, you betrayed me!" so sad. I didn't even realize that was Finnick until he got that sponsor he didn't want lmao
@@el8174 Yeah, I agree. It shouldn't have been Gale but it shouldn't have been Finnick either. Finnick was like a protective big brother to Katniss and Peeta, they deserved to have their friend after the war. I'm still sad about Finnick after all these years T_T
@@thesilvershining I 100% agree it’s extremely sad that finnick died he really didn’t deserve it at all, right when he got married too, and never got to meet his son
The girl was probably his first lover.❤❤❤ There was genuine pain when he killed her also she had axes and probably was from district 7 , lumber. I bet you tho she knew he would kill her.
Out of all the fan-films that I've watched, (and that's a lot) this is DEFINITELY the best! So much work and so much effort, and it was totally worth it. I don't know how you did it, but it's AMAZING!!! I literally almost cried at the end. I wish I could make these kind of films!
By far the most brilliant Fan Film I have seen out there. I rather enjoyed your previous Hunger Games film, but this one blew the last out of the park. I really enjoyed it, excited to see more of your work, and hope in the future you consider doing another Hunger Games film.
Great story. Even though its much shorter then Cirrus Quell I liked it more. I also really appreciated that you did not bring back any actors from Cirrus Quell, it was fun to meet new actors and characters. The editing such as the force field and choice of arena type was great. I cant wait to see more from you! I think your going to go far.
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We need one of these on johanna 😍😍
Agreed
YAASSS 😍😍 johanna is mah fave character
totally agree
Yes and maybe on on beetee
+Quack gaming yesss
Does everyone keep forgetting that Finnick won his games at 14!! The youngest ever! That's why the capitol loved him so much!
No the capital loves him for his look
Haymitch was young too
Youngest ever in the movie.
The book says he's ONE OF the youngest
@Thiago Mota Wait, aside from Finnick, who else did he do that to?
@Thiago Mota But did she have to do it though? I know it was implied that other “attractive” victors were also forced to do the same.
How to survive The Hunger Games: Be the main character
Edit: I made this comment SIX YEARS AGO when I was fourteen. I'm 20 now. Yes it was silly, but damn I STILL get consistent replies criticising this!! Surely you guys see there are over 100 people replying to this commenting the exact same thing that you are about to hahahaha
miramirapumpkineater #MovieLogic
I gotta try that
But sometimes, the main character doesnt survive, right?
everyone's the main character to their own story
Lol this comment is not original
Finnick killed his partner :( and died by saving katniss :'(. He should've lived.Finnick was one of my favourite characters in the hunger games....So sad
thx for spoiling mockingjay for me! I'm kidding i shouldnt of gone looking through comments. not ur fault
Mine too
Great, you spoiled me too.
Shar well I mean don’t scroll down in the comments before reading it
She wasn't even her partner, the one he loved was Annie, a victor from his district a few years back. At least that's what I remember from the books.
I would be terrible. I'd be like 'SPONSER ME PLEASE I NEED MY HAYFEVER TABLETS!!!!!!'
😂😂😂
I'd be brilliant at hiding since I'm small (14 years old and not even 5ft yet) but I'd get myself found out by sneezing XD
LibrarianWho lol same though I'm 12
sometimes the small underdogs can get sponsored for pity. If I was a tribute, I wouldn't last long during the reaping.
bruh i would probably be blown up by the landmines for going to early.
Where's Finnick?
Odair he is.
Edit: This obviously isn’t my joke
Good one!
+Willow Howell-Lester You sir, have won the Hunger Games.
My I present the Victor of the London Games. Miss Willow Howell-Lester! Go home to your fathers, kid. I bet they miss you. P.S. I ship Phan too.
What's Finnicks favourite game?
Truth Odair.
Willow Markham
Greatest pun ever
Bruh everyone says "R.I.P Finnick" Literally no one ever says "R.I.P Cinna".
Cinna supporters are needed.
Join the Cinna Appreciation Club.
CAC
Izzy Gim rip cinna
Rip cinna
Rip cinna
I love Cinna!!! R.I.P dear Cinna
Rip Cinna
Harry Potter Fans: I want to go to Hogwarts
Disney Fans: I want to go to Disneyland
Hunger Games Fans: Hmm Nope
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bruh, that needs to be a meme
Disney WORLD
Legolas Greenleaf why?
Yeah I think I saw that on Pinterest once
For awhile I thought, but man they're so young. And then I realized that was the point of it all
I would love to see Annie's (the one where the dam broke)
1000 miles yep
That damn dam broke and damned everyone but that damn annie
It would be boring just drowning
Ah yes the damn dam
Ye me too
Female Tribute: Finnick, i'm sorry.
*TRIES TO KILL FINNICK*
*FINNICK DODGES AND STABS HER WITH TRIDENT*
*MOMENT OF SILENCE CUZ THEY BOTH KNOW SHE GONNA DIE*
Finnick: *mE tOo*
Fin nick a savage
Spoiler
Doritoking 32 how is a that a spoiler u knew Finnick would win right?!
Harry Potter fan and Hunger Games luver Culver spoiler on how she dies and some other stuff
Kai The pie oh okay that makes sense! Thank you for telling me that! :D
This is why Finnick was a little rude with Katniss in the second movie.. he was jealous that she survived at the Hunger Games without killing her partner .. instead of Finnick who was forced to kill the girl from his same district.
Isn’t this just a fan fic though
@@dylpickle6123kinda but it’s his canon back story. the convos are made up but what happens is what like actually happened. she actually wrote pretty in depth stories for most victors. I think Johanna’s is one of the best for sure
lets ask Suzanne collins
@@hannahb.375how do u find those
@@kingsofspencer in the books, in the second
Do haymitch! Apparently he had to handle 42 tributes 😐
48 actually
49
+Linda Battson Nah he had to verse 47 other tributes.
Linda Battson 48 tributes and that was only used for the 2nd quarter quell which was Haymitch’s game
EDIT: sorry I didn’t read it through I thought you were talking about Finnick.
There is one
What i like about this especially is that the actors look like the kids they are whereas in the Hollywood movies the kids are all played by adults which I understand because watching actual kids fight to death would be terrible but you know thats kind of the point of what they have to go through.
agree it makes it so heartbreaking. I think the best example too of the the age range in the OG films is where you see just how much bigger Thresh is vs Close at 18 vs 15. and then Thresh vs Rue, 18 vs 12?!?! insanity
The reason Hollywood does that is because of child labor laws, I don't think the visual aspect is the issue to them, just the fact child actors legally can't do as much as adults.
bae. still can't get over his death. rip finnick odair. always have a special place in my heart. ❤ (I am way to emotionally invested in movie characters)
Same
It's always my favs finnick, gandalf, Qui-Gon,
The list just goes on
But not in your grammar lessons at school.
Nicole M yeah in the last one when he was killed by those...things😬😨
Maybe your next movie could be Annie's games
JOHANNA FTW! XD
PLEASE DO JOHANNAS GAMES
A.G.Studios but annies game was just... she won by swimming the best. Then you would just have shots of people drowning the whole time.
NOOO MAGS!!
do mags or Annie's
Could you do the games of Haymitch Abernathy
someone else already made
+ZachYT He could do a remake or his own adaptation
Sylar Barnes-Laufeyson or you could just watch that other one. But whatever
ZachYT okay
Yeah it tells u the details in the catching fire book.AXE TO THE FACE!!!
The three minutes to get to the cornucopia thing that tricked them into coming together was brilliant, great job 😃
Yeah no timer would ACTUALLY go off
Friendly reminder that Finnick was fourteen when all this happened.
Ahhh..... so that’s why Finnick’s sense for the toxic rain 🌧 showed in Catching Fire 🔥
it was fog I think in Catching Fire
@@batteryarcyea it was fog not rain
My character info
Name:Saxon
Weapon: Nothing
Place:24th
Cause of death: Trips on shoe and falls off pedestal and gets blown up
😂 Omg thanks for all the likes
Saxon Bray laugh out loud XD🤣🤣
Haha, like the girl who dropped her wooden ball token on the landmines and got blown up
What likes
ThatBloodyPanda The 92 likes i got on mah comment
Saxon Bray Name: Molly * Weapon: a stick i found * Place: 20th * Cause of Death: accidentally impales self with stick that shouldn’t do any harm but i’m weak and overdramatic so i sat there until i bled to death
DUDE, YOU SHOULD REALLY MAKE A FILM!!! PROFESSIONAL (and handsome, beautiful) ACTORS, WAY TOO PROFESSIONAL CAMERAMAN, AWESOME STORYLINE, like WTF, not many people can do that!
Make one for Johanna Mason 😀
I'm in this position where i've watched like, ALL the mini movies and big movies and now i'm rewatching them bc I have nothing else to do with my life.
Now you have even more time for that
You know, Suzanne Collins is wiring a book about Haymitch's life and then the movie is coming November 20th 2026!!!!
Fictional Characters Death's I'm still not okay with: Finnick Odair
I just rewatched it and this made me really sad
Not Mags?
Fred weasley?
Cinna?
Prim?
Finnick: *Wins*
President Snow 0.01 seconds after Finnick turned 16: *Hippity hoppity, you are now my preverted property*
Stop this is so funny
In the book it says "Finnick won by capturing his victims in a net and then spearing them with his trident"
Same
Look in the description. It says about the net.
Aiden Ingram no offense but ewwww Cato?!
@Marley Grosse which kid he did kill like atleast 2 kids district 3 and 4
Aiden Ingram umm he’s ok well I mean I guess
I got goosebumps when the trident was floating down from the sky.
Can you guys make this with Johanna?
KM91 that would be great
There's a really good one out there but the Johanna looked about 30 and way too tall and muscular to be dismissed as a weakling.
@@jeremyud can you put the link in the comments pls.
Yeahhhh
@@jeremyud Ik I’m late but could you please give a link?
Wow, this was incredibly well done compared to so many other Hunger Games short films, the effects, the props, the editing. What was the budget for this?
A Female Orange budget made from a indigogo
A Female Orange they said the budget was 1,400$$ or something like that
A Female Orange 1,200 dollars
A Female Orange 1200
1,200$
##############Spoiler Warning#######
I honestly think doing the entire game would have been needlessly repetitious. Most of us who have read the books or seen the movie, already knew how this game was going to end and starting with one tribute's death was more than enough to satisfy the "show don't tell" concept without having to add another bloodbath scene that doesn't really add to the mythology. Starting towards the end of the Game was also a good move, because this was Finnick's story and there's no reason to get attached to a bunch of other tributes we know are going to die anyway. We see Finnick alive and there's enough evidence in the first few minutes to show that he didn't just win by merely tagging along with the career pack.
There's a great blend of music and visual effects and the use of camera angles and lighting to tell the story.
Then there's the talent you manage to draw to you. Every actor puts in a hundred percent Game and shows genuine skill. Even Rebecca had a bit of a shaky start in the sponsor gift scene, where it seemed like she was just barely memorizing her lines, but in a very short amount of time she gets her confidence and the character comes out in her performance.
Then there's your star actor, Caleb Angus. He portrayed the character perfectly as the cool and confident survivor, but with subtlety that revealed a hidden layer of emotion. His quiet promise to return home balanced out with his polite bonding with Adela, knowing full well that this can only end one way.
That's the final moment I want to praise you for. It would have been an easy cop out to have Adela killed early so that it would just be Finnick and Tiberius. But having them come out as the final two put more gravity on the scene and gave Finnick's victory a bitter sweet quality, especially when most of us who read the books know the kind of future that awaits him.
Nathanielle Crawford Thanks a bunch for this great thought out comment on the film! Greatly appreciated :)
Nathanielle Crawford one hell of a long comment
I’m not reading all of thay
Probably the longest comment I have seen on TH-cam with actual common sense inside it.
Boy just wrote a novel
I like how they actually look like kids, seems more accurate to the books
No clue how you only have 7k subscribers. I would say you deserve at least 30k, you work so hard and produce the best films for fans!
I agree completely!
Sniper 30k? More like 1mill
I'd say 100k
Gotta say, it took balls to have Finnick kill Adela at the end there! I wasn't expecting that at all. I thought she was probably going to die by tracker detonation when she didn't get to the cornucopia fast enough, leaving Finnick and Tiberius to duke it out. Nice job!
the 4 looks like a 9 took me a while to figure out why district 9 would be in the career pack
I know it's confusing, novella (district 6) on her outfit it looked like a 5
Not that I don’t appreciate those talented people out there bringing the book series to life, I think they’ve done an amazing job!
But the fact that we actually want to see more previous Hunger Games is deeply disturbing... it’s like we’re slowly becoming the audience in the Capitol.
It’s literally fiction.
Don't you get it? It's a reflection of our society already, basically.
@@WillBlindYouWithLight In what way exactly, are we in Hunger Games?
@@thekayb2 in a way yes, the books are meant to show that society enjoys seeing tourture and displeasure if it brings an element of entertainment of course not to the extreme in the movies but to a more downscaled type
@@thekayb2Suzanne Collins herself said we are the capitol
it's just incrediblely perfect... when I watched it I felt like I was watching The Hunger Games' movies.... congratulations..!! can you make more films like this one..? Thanks...
This is so well done! It's interesting to actually see the Careers turn on each other, since that's what they always do, yet they never made it that far in The Hunger Games or Catching Fire.
In the book they say Finnick was betrayed early in the games
By who
@@nawaladawe1640 your mom
What I dont get: in the books they say district 4 is a career district. So shouldn't there be an 18 year old volunteer for that district? Finnick was only 14.
Finnick may have volunteered because he felt ready. But district 4 was also said to be rebellious as they supported the rebellion against the capital, so it’s also possible they train to increase their chances but don’t particularly volunteer, cause if I remuer correctly the district 4 tribute for the 74th games was quite small and not very athletic.
hmmm
I believe district 4 is kind of really only a career district because unlike the other districts besides 1 and 2, district 4 is actually fed well and have a good chance at winning the games because they know how to fish and use weapons. In the books district 4 is a little rebellious so to they are like kind of a career district but not 100% but that's my opinion.
I think it said that usually careers are district 1 and 2 but sometimes district 3 or 4 goes with them mostly 4
@@nuriape8874 District 3 was never a career district, district 3 was a rebellious district so the capitol treated district 3 poorly
AWESOME. Cool effects and cinematography. But I read in the comments that you changed the book version (Finnick capturing tributes with nets) because you thought it wouldn't be as interesting. Althought I enjoyed this film, here's why I think the book story would have been more intriguing:
1. The whole point of Finnick's games is that it shows us the power of the Capitol in contrast to Katniss and Peeta's year where the tributes have control in the end. You could have done some moving scenes where the tributes, especially the Career pack who have trained and volunteered for these games, gradually arrive at the realisation that the Capitol ultimately holds the power and have chosen Finnick as their victor - the Hunger Games are all about politics. It would have made your film multi-dimensional.
2. His popularity - a defining feature of his games - was only briefly mentioned in this film but it should have been featured as a greater element to create tensions between characters (which is what would have happened). The book says that it took a week for the others to figure out Finnick was the one to beat. This would have made for an interesting dynamic - the Career pack not understanding the extent of his popularity but being exposed to it more and more by witnessing his parachutes or noticing he bounced back from injuries. You could have explored the gradual build up of tension within the group of older Careers who expect to win becoming frustrated and eventually threatened by an initially non-threatening 'pretty boy' 14 year old.
3. ^^^ And this idea of creeping up and being a dark horse leading to explosive events is the essence of his character and his life in general. Funnily enough, Annie "crept up" on him which ends in a remarkable love, he gradually collects secrets for years from his 'lovers' before spilling everything to Panem in Mockingjay, revealing Snow's secret use of poison. So the feel of his character in this film wasn't quite as intriguing or true to the books.
4. You could have made Finnick's kills really suspenseful. He captures his victims with a net and spears them - you could have shot it from the tribute's point of view perhaps and used some horror movie techniques to build suspense with a hunter versus prey dynamic.
5. The book doesn't say Finnick was a "quiet kid" who tracks down his prey and kills them. It says he was a Career tribute which means he volunteered and was trained - the Capitol was entertained by him and loved him so he wasn't keeping his head down, sitting on the sidelines. He's also very charismatic in the books and this film didn't quite portray that.
Good job overall but it would have been incredible if you'd explored the book version because there's so much potential there in Finnick's story!
Ellen Jackson I'm glad you looked into a lot of things and I understand your point of view. I didn't mean the way he killed in the book was boring, I meant the way it was described was he got a Trident and tracked down his victims and killed them. That doesn't leave a lot for character development and a separate story line to explore the experience of other Tributes in his Games. (Mind you this film only had a budget of $1000 and to create much more story with that little budget is frankly not that doable if you want it to look fairly decent). This short film is just my portrayal of a different side of Finnick with some changes to the story. This is only fan fiction and I like the way my story is portrayed on his character. In my story, I didn't want Finnick to be the very charismatic person he is in the later books. I wanted Finnick to be just like any other 14 year old kid thrown into a vicious arena and not realise why he is so loved by the Capitol. That's one thing I don't like about some other fan fictions where they make him this sly happy kid who's cocky. I do know what happens in the book and I'm not just missing things, I intentionally made them different on purpose to make a different story.
"Hmph...You really think that kid Finnick could defeat the likes of me?...Silly peasants. Joshua. I suggest you re write this film of yours. An alternate reality where I, Tiberius, the strongest of the tributes am the rightful victor...Hmph...how about we....decide this in the morning? Yes? Good."
-Tiberius Wells, District 2
Lol
@@tpvn8377 ?
Finnick: *Kills his team partner*
Me: *I've seen this one before! It's a classic!*
That other girl is from 6
Your editing is amazing! The way you edited the seal in the sky for the fallen tributes was absolutely brilliant and smooth. Good job over all guys!!🤗🤗
So I don't get why Finnick had an ally until the end really... It just doesn't make sense for him to kill her in the end, but it's your story.
Finnick had one goal: Get back to his love.
I'm surprised he doesn't talk about it much in here it seems... But really, I think it would've been more dramatic, although predictable, if his ally died in his arms and he used his emotions to defeat the last tribute.
Personally, I don't agree but then again this story changed a lot because of a number of circumstances, but overall it's still how I wanted his story to play out with the minimal budget I had. I liked the idea of having him have an ally because I didn't want to portray him as a vicious killer and I think it would have been incredibly cliche to have him win through his anger with the “bad guy”. To me, he was just a 14 year old stuck in the Games like any other kid with some advantage in combat. I don't fully think he just only wanted to get back to Annie. Although I did include a nod to Annie, I don't really think they were fully in love yet as they were only 14 here and because he was such a token of the Capitol, I don't think he would want others to know of who he loved in case they were killed because of him.
+Joshua Chislett this was more than perfect but still i wished he coulve had more mercy for the girl.
+Joshua Chislett i mean like she wasnt jush his allie , she was his friend.
he was defending himself so his reflexes were to kill her
To be honest she pretty much gave a 'heads up' to her about to attack him and she attacked first.
Amazing! Can i just say that the Forcefield looked amazing? It was so colourful and how you made the Capitol Logo new. I see you had a lot of Ideas and they worked! This shortfilm is by ways the best right now. I enjoyed it and I got sad when Adela died. The Music got my Feels. Which I kinda missed was that maybe Finnick sits next to her and doesn't leave her until she dies. Like hold her hand or something. Finnick got to know Adela in this Shortfilm and then he just killed her and leaves her dieing seems kinda strange. But still you got it good. I enjoyed all 18 Minutes and I'm impressed. The Background of the Arena where we see Islands and stuff was just breathtaking. Congratulations and thank you for this Short film. Me and some Friends are in really early stage of planning an little Series. And I would love to get some Tips from you! You made a really good Job and I will Share this so much :)
See you next video!
-Marcel C. (From Germany)
DgnMusic Thank you for enjoying the film! The reason for Finnick not holding Adela was a conscious choice. He knew when he got the Trident that people were rooting for him to win the Games and he realises that in the end the person he has to be and the mask he has to wear for the Capitol so he can stay alive. After all, only one can survive and the Games truly do never end even after winning. I will be making a behind the scenes mini episode of how it was made very soon. If you follow my Facebook page I will be asking people to ask questions about production and that will definitely help with tips on how independent low budget stuff is done!
Joshua Chislett Are you guys planning to make a new short film soon? :)
Thomas Mundal I'm starting pre-production very soon on a sci fi short film I put an indiegogo out just before Finnick! That's my next one!
Joshua Chislett
Cant wait! :)
Joshua Chislett Sounds great!
When the girl was yelling I felt really bad for her. She's seeing all the capitol citizens are crazy to sponsor Finnick while they have to be extremely lucky to get some grain. She probably knew Finnick had already won the games cause of his sponsors.
I also feel so bad for the male tribute who competed in Annie's hunger games. Imagine knowing your mentors love is competing against you. Uk that he's probably not going to help u at all.
When the kid was liking their own comment I didn’t feel bad for them- oh yeah you
This is SO well developed! It would be amazing to see another tribute in action like this!
This needs to be a full length film in the cinemas one day. Not just the Games itself but the reaping, parade, training and interviews as well. We need to see more of Finnick's past since he got killed off and has no future
Finnick: "It's toxic! RUN!"
Me: oh, yes. Let's run from the *rain* , that always works...
The Gamemakers use hazards to drive the tributes closer to each other.
They’re not trying to outrun the rain.
if i were in the hunger games i would simply pass away.
I would immediately run away from the cornucopia and commit suicide. I want a fast and pain free death. ( of course I’ll make it look like an accident so that I don’t get my family killed).
I only watch the last bit......
"Finnick, I'm sorry"
*Stab*
"So am I"
Best part EVER :)
shit no its
"Me too"
Wow watched this during 2020 quarantine! Great entertainment! It was refreshing to see actors that actually look like kids.
This was incredibly well done. I've seen a ton of HG fan films and this one is tied for the best, if not the outright the best.
The feels. Poor adella
Will you do a video of how mags won her hunger games please that would impress me and my friends
=)
This is one of the best fan films I’ve ever seen this is actually amazing
Note to commenters:
1. For questions about the absence of the net, watch the three part behind the scenes as to why it's changed as well as other story elements.
2. It's a 4. Not a 9. (I know it looks like a 9 but it's not.)
3. Tutorial for night sky effects is in part 3 of the BTS.
4. Budget was $1200
5. I also explain a lot of questions in previous comments.
Joshua Chislett :P
Joshua Chislett
Joshua Chislett Please make a story of Haymitch's win. There are no others made and you would be the first. I would really enjoy it. :D
White Kangaroo Gaming actually there is one on Haymitch's games called The Second Quarter Quell made by my friends MainstayPro. It's very very well done and I think you would enjoy it a lot.
Joshua Chislett Alright! I just watched it actually and really liked it. Also just telling you I would actually vote this as Best Fan Made Film for The Hunger Games. BTW They are going to make a Hunger Games: Dark Days! Just figured that I would tell you!
"Its toxic rain! lets pointlessly run through it!"
still a good film though.
Create films, love the costumes and the actors are great.
*great film
I agree with the first comment create films, we need more
Looks awesome, he really looks like Finnick may have looked when he was young. amazing CGI as well. But most of all, great and very touching story.
For a fan film, this is insanely well done. I watched it a few years ago and came back after their new book
Great acting, great story, great arena, great quality, great soundtrack, great EVERYTHING! :D Great job to all who were involved in this film. :)
Really puts the Capitol's thirst over Finnick into perspective. He was a little boy.
Broooo that was so good!!! As a finnick lover and a fan of the books. I love this
OH man,
i really wish that there was more hunger games parodies
out there like this one,
i kept on watching the ending over and over again
this is certainly the best one ive seen yet, and I've seen aLOT
keep being awesome
-girl golden
Awesome work! This is ridiculously good. I love the acting, locations, wardrobes, props, effects, and cinematography. This film has the whole package and it's apparent that you payed close attention to detail
WOW SOME OF THESE SCENES ARE EVEN BETTER THEN THE MOVIE
Your fan films are really amazing and well produced!! They should really be getting more views and attention!!
This is the best thg shirt film I can’t believe the budget . The set and location are amazing, costumes and effects
Does anyone else just love that waterfall?🏞
wow this is so great! Finnick is my favorite character. When I found out he died, i was all like "Suzanne Collins, you betrayed me!" so sad. I didn't even realize that was Finnick until he got that sponsor he didn't want lmao
REALLY GOOD. Seriously professional, the lighting was perfect.
I love how on day 7 she still has makeup on 😂
the way finnick looked so dead inside as he was about to kill his partner though
Me: Reads the comments
Everyone: Spoils the end
This is a seriously well made hunger games, the cast definitely need to see this and Haymitch’s representation as well ❤️🏹
oh my gosh this is the most realistic fan made hunger games i have ever seen
Why is that Finnick man running at me with a trident
(A realization comes)
Odair(oh dear)
I’m from district four aswell I’m volunteering next and I’m excited for Finnick to be my mentor
here lies ellarose_08
This is one of the best animated fan films I have watched! It is so realistic.
This is astounding!! The special effects were spectacular and the editing and cinematography were ON POINT. BRAVO!!!! *Presses re-play*
Where's Finnick?
Odair he is.♥
This is copied
Probably the best fan film your gonna see
Of all the hunger game fan films I think this is the best love the acting and its shot beautifully
this is such good quality, especially compared to so many other hunger games fan made films. i'm living for this
How to survive the hunger games: be the camera man
Finnick shouldn't of died in the 4th movie it should of been Gale
I would say I agree but then it would feel like she’s only with peeta because Gale was gone, or she could even feel too guilty to be with peeta
@@el8174 Yeah, I agree. It shouldn't have been Gale but it shouldn't have been Finnick either. Finnick was like a protective big brother to Katniss and Peeta, they deserved to have their friend after the war. I'm still sad about Finnick after all these years T_T
@@thesilvershining I 100% agree it’s extremely sad that finnick died he really didn’t deserve it at all, right when he got married too, and never got to meet his son
I’m here in 2019.. it’s cool to see these teens make a good fan film 👌🏽👌🏽
Where's Finnick?
Odair he is.
Hey Finnick what's your favourite game?
Truth Odair.
Misty Creek Productions Nice stolen comment you got there
How did u get someone who looks so much like Finnick?? wow
It is finnick
The girl was probably his first lover.❤❤❤ There was genuine pain when he killed her also she had axes and probably was from district 7 , lumber. I bet you tho she knew he would kill her.
She was also from district 4
13:44 No, she was from district 6. Am I the only one who saw that?
Out of all the fan-films that I've watched, (and that's a lot) this is DEFINITELY the best! So much work and so much effort, and it was totally worth it. I don't know how you did it, but it's AMAZING!!! I literally almost cried at the end. I wish I could make these kind of films!
this was amazing i dont understand how people edit this stuff so well! i love the little district number on the uniforms and sponser little detail
this is soon good I've been searching for something like this for so long!!!
r.i.p
Finnick Odair
died:
mockinjay pt2
Incredible! had me shaking at the end! Dude, you DEFINITELY need to do more of these!!! Outstanding. 10/10 hands down.
By far the most brilliant Fan Film I have seen out there. I rather enjoyed your previous Hunger Games film, but this one blew the last out of the park. I really enjoyed it, excited to see more of your work, and hope in the future you consider doing another Hunger Games film.
Great story. Even though its much shorter then Cirrus Quell I liked it more. I also really appreciated that you did not bring back any actors from Cirrus Quell, it was fun to meet new actors and characters. The editing such as the force field and choice of arena type was great. I cant wait to see more from you! I think your going to go far.
This is gonna popup on TH-cam recommendation one day and get billions of views