Put on your nostalgia caps because Maddy and Ryan went back and watched a movie they made in college based on their childhood fanfictions!
This "film" is full of magical animals, stop animations, an arcade montage, Disney's Gargoyles, the X-Men, and Ryan stomping around saying "I'm a Panda."
There is some backstory to this: Warcraft Valley was a story series that Katie, Maddy and Ryan mutually wrote from Middle School to College (and then some). It originally started as magical animals and aliens battling each other in the woods, but eventually spun out of control and became a giant fanfiction universe featuring characters from Disney's Gargoyles and the X-Men (Which we are now re-reading on our podcast at warcraftvalley.podbean.com).
This film was made as a surprise gift for Katie's 20th birthday. Maddy had found an old script and said "Hey, we should film this and give it to Katie for her birthday." So we gathered everyone at the time, presented the idea, and got a big "YES" as a response.
The best part about this project was that even though it was low-quality, low-budget, and clearly filmed on my home video camera, everyone involved with the project put the same amount of love and time into it because we all mutually wanted to make the movie for Katie.
Going back to this, it's still pretty funny, and full of great memories. The best part? We're still making videos today.