Helsreach - For newcomers and veterans alike

[Fizzban]

Short version is this: Really cool Warhammer video on Youtube. I say video, it's basically a film. It's called Helsreach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2WGE1L6WKs

Long version: This is a book turned into a visual by fans. I will let the video uploader (Rostam 40k Archives) explain via the following quote.. All rights remain with the rightsholders and/or creators.

I am just sharing the love.

"The film named Helsreach, was created by the Canadian director "Richard Boylan". It is from the same novel written by "Aaron Dembski Bowden" and narrated by "Jonathan Keeble" in the audio book. Some other voice actors also joined to fill in other roles as R. Boylan made the series through the 3 years of its production.
Originally Helsreach is a 13 episode min-series, released on you-tube from 2017-2019. The full version which contained all 13 episodes was released on you-tube on back in 2019 but it was 720p and the quality and editing could use some upgrades, It was uploaded on another channel other than Richard's channel and all of it's 13 episodes were just thrown together in 1 video without any edits or rough cuts, which was a shame since this movies deserves to be seen by more people, 40k needs to be seen more!
Hence I am uploading an upgraded version of it, with some minor tweaks in its editing and it is in 1080p quality. This video is not monetized and all credits goes to the soul maker of this movie Richard Boylan. I am just a fan who wants 40k to be known, nothing more. Also big thanks to AD Bowden and Sir Johnathan Keeble with his pattionate voice acting through out the whole movie. "

[REhorror]

Oh wow, this is cool.

Black Templar, one of my favorite chapters.

[Harukage]

It is a nice series, but i can't aprove of not depicting moment like when Aeronautica Imperialis pilots sacrifice themselves to stop ork airships, giving the city some more precious time. The navy officer who can be seen in the beggining and never apear again in those video, was the man who led the atack fully understanding that it is very much a suicide. Instead it is all space marines that black templars this.
The whole damn book was about Grimaldus getting inspired and reasured in his own faith looking how ALL THE DEFENDERS of Helsreach struggle against impossible odds and prevail, it was not a showspot for just boys in power armor.

[REhorror]

I have to criticize the visual style.
They should have gone full on 3D monochrome, this kind of pencil drawing filter is making me very hard to make ♥♥♥♥ out, considering how detailed each model looks.

[Sastrugi333]

Art-style + shaky-cam = vomiting

[Fizzban]

The visual style changes as the film goes on. Some of it is also in colour.