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The Vortex Security Saga
[[File:Vortex saga logo|250px]]
Release Date
January 8th 2011 (VS1)
December 24th 2011 (VS2)
January 27th 2013 (VS3)
September 1st 2013 (VS4)
September 7th 2017 (Saxon)
Directed By
Written By
Cast
Madformerspro
ShadowJazz
Sasuke12377
Country
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Runtime
42:27 (VS1)
41:45 (VS2)
50:08 (VS3)
47:47 (VS4)
31:15 (Saxon)
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Rating
[[File:M (VS1)
E-13 (VS2)
I-16 (VS3)
I-16 (VS4)
I-16 (Saxon)
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The Vortex Security Saga is a series of films released from January, 2011 and is expected to end late 2017. The films are all directed by Rick120 and distributed Rick Roll'd Productions.

Production History[]

In December 2010, at the time newcomer director Rick120 had the idea of making a documentary-type video about the clan he was in, known as Vortex Security. After an hour of filming an assault mission, which included roleplaying, Rick decided to edit it down into a film by adding dialouge, but also as a chance to experiment with multi-track audio in WMM by repeatedly Rendering and Re-importing the video file multiple times.

In Janurary 2011, Rick uploaded it as Vortex Security: War of the Raiders - Part 1/6, despite not believing the film would attract any form of attention. Within the first week of release, it earned almost 900 views. The results meant that Rick was able to finish the film by March 2011.

In May, a sequel; Vortex Security: Game of Guns was greenlit with cast such as DonCurrency and Ultrazz making cameo appearences, the film began it's release in July 2011 and ended in December the same year.

Despite being a critical failure and the subsequent incidents with RRP and TMF prior to the films completion the film was still considered a success to fans, which naturally led to productions of the third film: Vortex Security: Endgame.

Part 1 was released on March 6, 2012, with Part 2 being released in April, during which time Rick120 expanded upon his skills in editing style, visual effects along with story and emotional depth.

After the release of Part 2, the film fell into some trouble after actors began to distance themselves from the production company. Messages on the RRP group wall even had posts with actors announcing their leave, others simply stating that: "they had better things to do...".

For almost a year, the film was forgotten about and Rick took a hiatus from ROBLOXiwood, only to reappear in December 2012, finally finishing the film in Janurary 2013 to a overwhelmingly positive success. Also winning at the 2013 BLOX Awards for Best Storyline, and nominations in the 2012 Golden Noob Awards.

In September 2013, Rick released the first of two prequel films Vortex Security: Operation Sky Storm, which unlike the previous installments, focuses more on characters as opposed to action. The critical reaction was divided, with some praising the new approach, but some critisied the outdated look of the film.

The next installment is Vortex Security: The Common Enemy, the film was announced in October 2013, and was at the time due for release in August 2014, with Rachelmay1 attached to the film as the main antagonist. However she later backed out due to the scheduling conflicts of their timezones.

In January 2015, Rick120 announced that the series timeline had been officially "completed", since the director has stated that it's become too hard to tell any form of convincing story, stating that future installments would likely be hurt by the film as well as the outdated films (War of the Raiders and Game of Guns).

Despite this, on September 13, 2016, Rick announced Vortex Security V: Division Ghost, which is expected to go into production early 2018. On September 7, 2017, Rick released Saxon: A VS Declassified File , a spinoff film which retells an alternative version of the events of Operation Sky Storm.

Reception[]

The overall reception to the series has been mixed to positive, most of the negativity being with the first two films of the series. 

Installments[]

Name Year Director Type Status
Vortex Security: War of the Raiders 2011 Rick120 Film Completed
Vortex Security II: Game of Guns 2011 Rick120 Film Completed
Vortex Security III: Endgame 2012-2013 Rick120 Film Completed
Vortex Security IV: Operation Sky Storm 2013 Rick120 Film Completed
Vortex Security V: Division Ghost 2018 Rick120 Film Upcoming

Declassified Files Spinoffs

Name Year Director Type Status
Saxon 2017 Rick120 Film Completed

Non-Canon Installments

Name Year Director Type Status
Gary Bush v Rick Talvovski: The Fall 2015 Rick120 Film Cancelled

Trivia[]

  • The film series was inspired by multiple elements, from the Army of Brothers films by Revenger123, most notable of which being the multi-track audio, which was similarly used in Army of Brother 2: There Will be Blood.

Awards and Nominations[]

The 2011 Golden R Awards[]

Awards Awarded to... Film Results
Best Picture Rick120 Vortex Security: Game of Guns Won (tied with TheFallen123)
Best Director Rick120 Vortex Security: Game of Guns Won (tied with DonCurrency)
Best Storyline Rick120 Vortex Security: Game of Guns Won

The 2013 ROBLOX Film Awards (no results)[]

Awards Awarded to... Film
Best ROBLOX Film Rick120 Vortex Security: Game of Guns
Best Film Editing Rick120 Vortex Security: Game of Guns
Best Director Rick120 Vortex Security: Game of Guns
Best Music Choice Rick120 Vortex Security: Game of Guns

The 2013 BLOX Awards[]

Awards Awarded to... Film
Best Storyline Rick120 (tied with ThecapcomFreak and TomPengu) Vortex Security: Endgame

Octoberfest 2013[]

Awards Awarded to... Film
Best Picture Rick120 Vortex Security: Operation Sky Storm

The 2013 Golden Noob Awards[]

Awards Awarded to... Film Results
Best Actress in a Leading Role RealisticBubble Vortex Security: Endgame Nominated
Best Use of Cinematography/Best Directing Rick120 Vortex Security: Endgame Nominated
Picture of the Year Rick120 Vortex Security: Endgame Nominated
Actress of the Year RealisticBubble Vortex Security: Endgame Nominated
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