Hosted, Written, and Directed by: Fungo and Rosseter
Video and Audio Editor: Rosseter
Music remixes by: Rosseter; Additional Music by: Fungo
Camera, Audio, Teleprompter: DerFuzhwar

Release date: SUMMER 2009
Celebrating the TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Silent Hill

Run time: Approx. 2 hours
File type: WMV

Will be uploaded to YouTube in sections and made available to download here directly and through torrent formats.

DONATION LIMIT REACHED - THANKS TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED!

The "Silent Hill Documentary" was announced back in June of 2008. I, Fungo, was planning on hosting a documentary going over every game in the entire Silent Hill series to explain the story and give a general review. Rosseter and I decided to get together to combine our creative talents and film this expose. In order for all this to happen, I needed to move to Arizona to begin filming the video in High Definition.

This is no ordinary documentary. It will be professionally filmed and edited, with a ton of jokes. The script is 56 pages long and will result in about two hours of air-time. The entire video will be split up into 4-6 sections and uploaded to Youtube, then direct links along with torrent links will be posted here. It will be available this summer.

OCTOBER 23rd, 2008
Things are going well, we are about three quarters done with the Final Draft of the script and planning to start filming in November/December. Filming will only take a week, and after that there will be 3 or so weeks of just editing. We will keep you posted weekly on the progress. The real title of the documentary will remain a secret until the release day.

Also, as a bonus, we are planning on releasing the soundtrack to the video as we are using our own music and some remixes. Look forward to this released simultaneously with the documentary on Silent Hill Media.

Stop by next week for more information as the documentary nears completion.
NOVEMBER 23rd, 2008
It has been a month, yet I have no screenshots nor goodies for you due to the semi-secrecy of the project. BUT, I have good news. We are just finishing the script as I speak. We are going to have a third party read through it possibly Monday and offer suggestions. In December we WILL BEGIN FILMING.

So, if all goes well, you will be watching an amazingly entertaining, hour-long expose on the Silent Hill series in January.
NOVEMBER 30th, 2008
Hooray for another beautiful day in the making of the anticipated "Silent Hill Documentary". The script is finished and is receiving some final polish, formatting, and organization (at 45 pages). Many of the title sequences and intro are nearly finished, but we only have three remixed songs (we will work on more music when the footage is being edited). We have finished editing a few game scenes and are now awaiting funds to purchase supplies (such as magic screens, tapes, and lighting) prior to filming.

To expedite the wait, it would be very helpful if some of you could donate to the cause.

Visit the donate section for more information.
DECEMBER 14th, 2008

The script is now over 50 pages long. We are now just waiting to start filming.

Unfortunately I have had some PayPal issues I'd like to tell everyone about. To write and capture footage for Silent Hill: Homecoming we had to purchase the game as a "business expense". Shortly after we were done with the game it was sold on eBay to some guy in Brazil. After a month of not receiving his game, he filed a claim with PayPal. Considering I had the original receipt and thought I was covered by PayPal Seller Protection, I presumed this was an easy case and I would be ruled in favor. Wrong. It has been 2 months and he still hasn't received the game so PayPal took $63 out of my account. It was a major set-back and I was astonished. No matter how I contact them, or how hard I try, they either give me incomplete answers of not being under the Seller Protection for that one item, or that my tracking custom # was not showing proof of delivery. I've had too many problems with PayPal in the last 3 months and I will not be using it anymore after this video.

Because of this situation, I ask of the fans to do their best to contribute. I'd like to personally thank the two people who have donated and they will be listed in the "special thanks" section of the video documentary. Anyone else who donates in the future will have their name printed on the video. Check out the ticker below for progress (updated weekly).

Donate to the video project.

JANUARY 7th, 2009

Our donation goal was nearly reached at $112 dollars. Thank you for your help. all that donated will be listed in the special thanks of the film.

Now that we have some funds, we will purchase our supplies and start filming in the coming week. We can assume it will take a month to edit this documentary, so expect it sometime mid to late February.

Donate to the video project.

JANUARY 16th, 2009
We received another $40 in donations right before our goal was reached. Thank you very much. we will try our best to make the video as entertaining as possible!

We are currently in the process of filming. :)
FEBRUARY 11th, 2009

Not much to say, really. We HAVE been working on the project. We are filming and editing at the moment. Halfway done filming with a few reshoots planned. Everything is going smoothly and we are happy with the quality of footage. :)

OH, I know I missed it! Sorry everyone, but JANUARY 31st was the TEN YEAR anniversary of Silent Hill (in the US). But the Anniversary continues until August 1st of this year! Have some cake!

I would also like to ask for help. We need translators for the video! If you know another language and are willing to help in translating this video from English, we will provide you with the English subtitles in a video subtitle format and it would be your job to format them to your language! This is entirely a volunteer situation and if you finish the subtitling before the video is released, you will be listed in the credits!

Click the following links for more information on how to sign up!
SILENT HILL TALK DISCUSSION ON DOCUMENTARY.
SILENT HILL TALK TRANSLATORS NEEDED!

Bad news: Release date was pushed back to March. We are striving for a great quality, entertaining video. If quality gets compromised, we must do what it takes to correct the problem, whether or not it delays the video. There's a 95% chance there will not be another delay.

MARCH 15th, 2009
I'd say we have good and bad news.

The bad news is that we are delaying the documentary (once again D:), but the good news is that the documentary will be much better. More good news is that we are planning on releasing the documentary in around 12 sections so you don't have to wait for the entire thing to be finished. Here is the news post from the forum:

I do realize it has been a while since the last update, but that is because I am both hard at work on editing and filming AND taking care of some major life problems. I would also like to mention this is our first time taking on a project of such proportions, so we bit off more than we could chew. That's not to say we can't handle it, because we can handle it - it will just take more time. Because of this we are setting the release date to "SUMMER" 2009. We will work hard in delivering the documentary in weekly episodes of ten of so minutes each to help with the wait, but this won't start happening for a little while.

Thanks for being very patient. I apologize as I know a lot of people are looking forward to this. Perfection takes time. :D

If you applied to be a translator and you haven't gotten a response, then that is because I am sorting through a lot of emails and trying my hardest to get to each of them. You'll get a reply ASAP.

JUNE 22nd, 2009
Good news! Everything is going according to plan.

Sorry for the lack of updates for the past few months. I was moving back to Wisconsin from Arizona after filming the documentary. We finished it and now the documentary is in Rosseters hands as he edits it and works on it daily. Since Rosseter is doing all the editing and game capturing, you can imagine this will take a long time. Don't worry though, everything is going very smoothly and is on track for release this summer in celebration of the TEN YEAR anniversary.

TRANSLATORS: we did not forget about you! We are currently waiting for the entire sections to be completely arranged before we start sending out the txt files. You will be notified weeks in advance before we start sending you the documents to translate.

Soon we will be releasing a video discussing the documentary. Stay tuned!
JULY 26th, 2009
Hello fellow Silent Hill fans!

I figured it was about time for another update. Things are still going at a slow, but steady pace. If all goes as planned, the documentary will be released sometime in September, but if you know how bad we are in putting a deadline on things you may not believe us. Releasing in September is the ultimate goal. The earlier the better.

Rosseter is completely finished recording all the in-game footage for all the games and has already finished editing a few lengthy sections such as Silent Hill 1 and Homecoming. Turns out the documentary will be almost a good two hours, but don't you think the Silent Hill series deserves that much?

TRANSLATORS: Get ready! You will be contacted in the next few weeks for translating some documents. We will find a secure way to do this without leaking any information. This information you are given is CONFIDENTIAL and cannot be shown to ANYONE regardless.

Wish us luck, we will continue editing and giving status updates every couple weeks.

The Silent Hill Documentary will not be the last video project by us. I am currently working on releasing a videogame review series on my own called Fungo Review with a similar style. Look forward to more information on this as well in the next couple weeks.

It is also my birthday on the 30th of this month. :D You can help support our videos and give me a nice birthday present by donating any amount by clicking the button below. All donations are appreciated and will go towards the site and video projects. Thank you




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