Having been in production for years, James McVinnie’s End of the Line short film has now been finished. And it’s as good as the trailershad you believe.
https://kotaku.com/youll-think-valve-made-this-team-fortress-2-video-it-1218104982
McVinnie, who has worked at BioWare and on stuff like Black Mesa, is admittedly a little more “professional” than your average Source Filmmaker user. But whatever. What he’s made here is the equal of anything Valve has ever made.
https://kotaku.com/watch-the-newest-team-fortress-2-short-1592317768
(thanks Sean!)