GLaDOS: A Portal Fan Film 

Unlike most of these people, I had no idea this was out and happened to stumble across it now and I can accurately say that this is the best thing that happened to me all week (now we have an effective argument for those "but the portal fandom is dead" people)

Chell’s voice is spot on. Thanks for that.

This was a triumph, I'm making a note here; "Huge success". Also that Wheatley impression was spot on.

One thing I love is how Portal 2's broken down GLaDoS is the design everyone thinks of instead of her old Portal 1 design. Let's be honest though, 2 looks wayyyyyy cooler

I love how you can never make fun of a Portal fan film because Cave Johnson introduced the multiverse. Anyway, this was great.

Let me just say everything I love about this short fan film (SPOILER WARNING): -I love the premise. Basically Aperture descends into chaos after they lost governmental contracts to Black Mesa. -The dark, gloomy atmosphere. It fits the tone of the short film perfectly. -The mind-blowing animation. I didn't expect such Hollywood-level animation from a short film. Absolutely blew my mind. -The voice acting. The voice actors did an amazing job, especially whoever voiced Wheatley, that was just a perfect impression. -The lore of the film. Basically takes the lore from the game, and adds so much more to it. Chell being designed for these tests, Wheatley originally used as one of GLaDOS's cores (which was briefly explained in Portal 2), the portal gun becoming dangerous, GLaDOS killing the scientists, and a lot of other stuff. I didn't expect this much lore, but it was so worth it in the end. -The music. The music was absolutely incredibly for this short fan film. The music adds a sort of immersion to the film. And that rendition of "Want You Gone" was absolutely beautiful. I espeically loved the little nod to the Portal song "Still Alive" at the end of the song, the song that was used in the first Portal game during the credits sequence. -The ending. The ending was nuts and I loved it. We actually got to see Gordon Freeman as he walked around a pretty empty wasteland. -Some of the special effects. Some of the special effects were absolutely mind-blowing. I really didn't expect such amazing special effects from a non-profit fan film of this magnitude.

This take on Portal is quite unique! GLaDOS as a previously abandoned project picked up by a new character is very different and I really like it. Doug’s characterization was well done as well. I also liked the scene referencing Half Life. That was really neat! The editing and cgi is impressive for a non-profit work. It gives a 1990’s to early 2000’s movie vibe. Overall, this was a great fan-film and I was glad to see it in my recommendations.

as a portal fan, this was beyond incredible. you guys deserve an Oscar

WE NEED A FULL VERSION OF THAT BEAUTIFUL COVER OF "WANT YOU GONE" WE ABSOLUTELY NEED IT

After 28 months... it's finally here. feels so weird but amazing. This is gonna be so worth the wait.

Apart from a few inaccuracies [which to be fair this had to be condensed to 27 minutes] This is a great work of art the half life references and 'want you gone' cover is BEAUTIFUL Also the bonus scene in space Truly a work of art to behold

I dont know why this got recommended to me as i rarely watch portal or fan film content but holy shit this channel is underrated

First off, this is amazing, really well done, and has not near enough recognition Second off 12:58 *BONK Third off: whoever played Chell did a spot on impression

Legit a great film. Interesting takes on the lore and a wonderful little treat. Thank you for this.

As a diehard portal fan, I apsolutly love this. The tone, the voice active, the atmosphere. It was all perfect.

This is a really well done AU. Good job. Can’t wait for the sequel!

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An absolute masterpiece, Mr. Glickman! You've outdone yourself this time! Thank you so much for having me on board with this! Until our next project together! :D Much love, Mr. Freeman x

I had no idea this was coming out, I just decided to watch this, and 5 minutes in I realized it wasn’t even half a day old.

Man... Just... Wow... This makes me want to see a 2 hour film of portal so bad!!

It's actually very amazing how you could replicate Portal and Half life's universe and how you managed to still turn this into a cohesive story. I give props to the entire team that worked on this!

If this was made into an official Portal movie, I would absolutely watch it in cinemas!

This is an incredible piece of cinematography! The plot, the special-effects, the acting (both full-body and voice-only) were amazing! The only thing keeping this masterpiece down is the noise in the renders, which was sometimes very distracting. You rightly used a lot of metallic and transparent materials to imitate Portal's world, but rendering such surfaces is very expensive. Big studios don't have to worry about it, because they have enormous render farms at their disposal, but you have definitely made the most of what you had and massive kudos to you! I can tell the team put their hearts and souls into this project!

4:26 fun fact: Rattman had untreated schizophrenia and he thought that the companion cube could talk to him, that’s why on the walls in portal and portal 2 there’s drawings of the cube talking in some of the dens

It’s here! Yes! The long-awaited GLaDOS film! This absolute masterpiece brought me to tears.

Great CGI work, and an interesting take on the events before Portal started. Also, that shot at 20:08 was really cool.

This was an incredible film, an amazing experience waiting all this time for it come out, the chat was amazing was well

I've always loved films like these. The people who play the games and understand the lore are always the best at putting the films together, and I'm thankful to have found this.

Great job guys! Especially the lighting, I can tell you put a lot of effort into it. Great soundtrack too by Jared Walker. Love the 80’s muzak version of Want You Gone :)

For those, who say Portal fandom is dying, this is the major counterargument. Also I've joined Portal fans community in 2021, 10 and 14 years after each game's release respectively. After 16 years, many major Portal creators are still kicking. I would even say that this fandom works better than many younger fandoms.

14:53 As someone who wears glasses, I hate this trope so fucking much, taking off your glasses makes your vision worse, why would anyone take off their glasses after seeing something amazing? to see it in glorious 144p?

I have so much to say I have been a fan of Portal ever since I was in elementary school, it was my favorite game for YEARS! Now I'm a film student to-be and it's extremely inspiring to see what a small team was able to create (even if it took two years). Hopefully if/when the sequel comes out, I'll have made some short films of my own! I really hope you guys succeed and REALLY hope you guys continue with the second part! I love the use of greenscreens, props, VFX, and 3D animation! And the music is on an entirely different level. It was also really neat to see Gordon Freeman at the end- I've never played any half-life games, but loved the cameo! Nice to see that the film stayed true to the game's lore but had its own creative twists. Absolutely loved this project and look forward to anything you guys may make in the future!

This film is one of the greatest productions to have ever come out of the Portal fanbase. Well done

GLaDOS: In the event your companion cube does speak, the enrichment center recommends you disregard its advice. Ratman:

This video was AMAZING! I loved the different plots in there, and the commitment was amazing. things like the glados 3d printed head and the half life suit was indistinguishable from the original. amazing job on this, this is the best fan made live action film I have seen yet. this shows how much people love this game even now, thank you so much for making this.

this kind of quality can EASILLY be a indie MOVIE at this rate, please, keep up the amazing good work!

This Short film is so fucking insane. The lore, the (I would guess) CGI, the ligths and shadows on the turrets, the cube, GLaDOS and so many more things, it truly deserves to be a well made Portal Film

That was the best fan film I have ever seen! I recently fell in love with the whole portal universe and this really put a cherry on top. Keep making films. That was awesome!

I can tell you took inspiration from the Lab Rat comic when thinking the scenes out. At some points, you followed Lab Rat almost perfectly, I could tell what was about to happen when Rattman was going to the main relaxation control center. In that sequence when Rattman got shot, that felt like it was straight out of Lab Rat. Nice work with using the comic, and other Portal/Portal 2 media for the film.

It's amazing how this game can have so much hidden under the surface

Loved the use of the song at the start, really set the mood. Great job guys

Holy sh*t, the technical level of this project. The renders, the music, voices, the costumes and interiors. Somebody please hire these people. You guys NAILED IT!

just amazing it was worth the wait everything is so great this was a triumph!

This was a triumph I'm making a note here; "Huge success" It's hard to overstate My satisfaction Aperture Science: We do what we must Because we can For the good of all of us Except the ones who are dead But there's no sense crying Over every mistake You just keep on trying Till you run out of cake And the science gets done And you make a neat gun For the people who are Still alive I'm not even angry I'm being so sincere right now Even though you broke my heart, And killed me And tore me to pieces And threw every piece into a fire As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you Now, these points of data Make a beautiful line And we're out of beta We're releasing on time So I'm GLaD I got burned Think of all the things we learned- For the people who are Still alive Go ahead and leave me I think I'd prefer to stay inside Maybe you'll find someone else To help you? Maybe Black Mesa? That was a joke *Haha - Fat Chance* Anyway this cake is great It's so delicious and moist Look at me: still talking When there's science to do When I look out there, It makes me GLaD I'm not you I've experiments to run There is research to be done On the people who are Still alive And believe me I am Still alive I'm doing science and I'm Still alive I feel fantastic and I'm Still alive While you're dying I'll be Still alive And when you're dead I will be Still alive Still alive

This was so so good! I know I’m expecting a lot here but I REALLY hope you make a sequel. But promise one thing. If you do make a part 2 then (unlike Valve) please make a part 3 too lol. Amazing job on this! Truly fabulous!

I was so pleasantly surprised to find this, it's amazing! The Cave head from desk job too xD

The opening had me in goosebumps with the cinematics and the opening music Its clear that people put a ton of effort in this keep up the great work

How have I not heard about this before? Why is it not EVERYWHERE? It's the best fan movie of Portal I've ever seen

I'm genuinely impressed with the quality and even length of the film, whilst you can obviously tell that the budget isn't super high, such as with the lighting disparity in a few rooms etc. For what it is, its absolutely phenomenal. You can tell that this is crafted with love and passion like no other. I watched through for the full 27 minutes and 53 seconds. I enjoyed it quite a lot. Even a year or two after it was released.

This was great to the last minute detail and the end with Gordon from half-life was great

This is amazing!!! I love the actress for chell, captured her spot-on in my opinion as a big portal fan

That freeman impression at 24:31 is INCREDIBLE

For real, if a full official film was ever greenlit by Valve, they should get you guys on board. Sharene and Jonathan not only make for a good Chell and Doug respectively, but you’ve clearly got the hang of the animation for the robots as well. Oh, and not to mention showing more of its ties to Half-Life.

Im watching this about a year after the video's release, and as a relatively new portal/halflife fan, I love this! Good animation, story, not to mention the cover! Great video, loved it!

This was SO worth the wait! I loved every minute of it. Fantastic job. I love all the little nods to the larger Valve story and other fan works. Seeing the gun from Portal Stories: Mel made me so happy because I love that game just as much, if not slightly more, than the official ones.

I'm convinced this needs a movie now. Better then cube.

This is sooooo cool! Always refreshing to have new portal content that is well produced.

Bloody awesome. RU-vid did a solid recommending this to me. Wish we had a full blown moving on this level!

Let's take a moment to appreciate the fact that we all can enjoy this high quality films for free here on RU-vid! Absolutely outstanding work 👏

I remember first discovering this back in 2020, just as amazing as I thought it would be :)

This was absolutely fantastic-- the actors and voice actors did AMAZING! (serious props to the voice actors, those were some awesome impressions you guys!!) And the animations and special effects used were so cool! You guys did an amazing job with the atmosphere and overall gloomy/spooky vibe and the music was great! The concept of the GLaDOS project being abandoned for some time and not actually being fully implemented into the facility until years later is a different take than I was expecting. I'm here for it! Absolutely intriguing. Also a huge fan of how you represented the Half-Life/Portal universe, it really felt cohesive. Excited to see what y'all do next!

this video has been in my recvomended for a long time, and i'm so glad i finally had the time to sit down and watch it

How has this been out for 4 weeks and only has 8.2k likes? This is AMAZING. My jaw dropped barely 30 seconds in. Fantastic work.

That's amazing! Great job to everyone involved. GLaD to see that the portal fandom is still alive!

this film perfectly describes most of the portal lore and how portals universe is within half lifes while at the same time its an amazing film Hollywood quality earned a sub and a like i really just wish there was more i could do to express how much i love this

I’m super late to this but I just want to say the tremendous effort put into this short film blew me away!! Everything down to the cinematography and references had me wanting a fully fledged portal movie made by you guys! I wish I got it in my recommendations sooner as a long time portal fan. Keep up the amazing work!!

My recommended algorithm has struck again! This is a hidden gem that should be getting more attention.

Incredible, absolutely incredible. This is higher quality than some films nowadays

I can tell a hell of a lot of effort went into making this film. Truly inspiring. I can’t imagine how long this took you guys to make.

Incredible way of telling the story. filling in the blanks when when you needed to. with stunning visuals and an epic soundtrack this was definitely worth the wait! I love the small details. and chell looks amazing! a very impressive film!!

As a massive fan of the games I've been waiting for something like this and I'm not disappointed. I loved it. Well done to everyone who has made this possible and thank you soooooo much.

Terrific work! It's clear how much love went into this at every level. Give me a call when you want to make the reboot in the future ;)

wow i didnt expect that when i opened youtube nicley one!

Finally the wait is over and I can tell you it was 100% worth it awesome work IPF!

I'm happy that I came across this video. Looks like it was hard work to make this video. Congrats! By the way, you deserve more subscribers

You all put a shit ton of work into this. Well done.

Probably the best fan-made Portal content I have seen. Fantastic job.

This should have gotten a theatrical release. Who else thinks so?

This film deserves to be seen even more

it's a shame wheatly crab wasn't in this one 😔

How the hell does this only have 20k views so far? This is so incredibly good and its just flying right under everyone's radar. This is on a complete other level!

this needs more attention. its a masterpiece of a masterpiece

This is CRIMINALLY underrated.

Holy shit this is good Edit: bro wtf this channel is hella underrated

The portal fandom can’t die because it’s a perfect game that most of us will return to over and over again

OMG! This is so exciting! I hope you guys had fun filming this, because it looks epicccc Edit: THIS WAS SO Fu****g COOL OMG GREAT JOBB

Thank you for watching the Aperture Science Flashback Sequence

I squealed so loudly to the PS:M reference, I had to replay that twice to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Amazing film! 100% worth the wait! Good job! I felt ashamed for watching this on my phone, I felt like I should have watched this on my TV instead.

This was really cool, the animation was great and Jonathon Glickman was great as Doug, his line deliveries were great. Probably the only critique I would have is that the one scientist looked remarkably unconcerned while being killed by the deadly neurotoxin but, otherwise, it was really well acted, well animated and well shot. Overall, just a really good short film.

My only complaint is that Bryan Cranston was too busy to play his most famous role: Gordon Freeman.

this is a whole new perspective to this classic series.

So Much love was put into this i loved the half life bit at the end too everything was so well made i am really looking forward to seeing more from yall (:

SSSPAAAAACCCEEEEEE!!!!! I just got the recommendation and it was perfect. This approach to Dr. Rattman and how Chell ended on apperture. Beautiful Fan Film ❤❤❤

This was just Prue amazement. I was just wondering what the last 2 minutes where about, I am guessing that it’s from other games valve has made. But the channel and video is criminally underrated

Everything has left me speechless. I am close to crying at how dedicated your team was. I don't know why. How you meshed the real world and animation for this very fan film. I can't even think of what to say except... Thank you. You are true inspirations. I wish I had the resources you do. 3D model rigging is very hard on one's lonesome but the fact you got so much to achieve something so big. How? All I'm left asking is ...How?

You NEED to make a part two!

Great job! You captured the Portal game's atmosphere. The end credit song was the icing on the video just like the game has.

This film is awesome!👏👏👏 It succeeds at showing the Portal story from a backstage perspective. However I don't like the chrome on the turrents and glados. I always perceived them as having more of an Appolo-Ceramic material.

This is actually the best Fanmade film I have ever layed my eyes upon, the story directly links to the lore of the games and I just cannot believe how overall good this film is. In short, 10/10 would watch again!

It better have at least one of the songs teased!!! Been waiting so long for this ughhh