Forum:Spartan-II Indie Short Film

I'm starting a Spartan-II short film with the help of my friends and I need suggestions on where I can find a digital "ebook" of "Halo: The Fall Of Reach". The reason for this is because I am basing my film off of a section from Eric Nylund's work. I know that you can buy the ebook for it, but I am sort of short on cash and I'm currently saving money so that my movie won't have carboard guns, paper pelicans, etc etc. If buying it is the only way, I will, but I'm trying to avoid that. I'm asking here if there is any place where "Halo: The Fall of Reach" is typed out, plus I only need the one chapter, so I'm not asking for the entire book for free. And yes, I have already checked my local libraries. The basic plotline, for anyone who wants to know, is following the Spartan-II's in a training mission. The mission that I'm doin is the one where each member of the team is given part of a map that leads to the extraction zone, and then each team member is dropped in a different place. They are supposed to work as a time in order to get to the EZ. Before the first member of John's team is dropped, he talks to everyone and points out a landmark that can be seen from the entire mission area. He tells the team to meet up there so that they can make it to the EZ. Fast-Forward to when his team reach the EZ. As a surprise obstacle, "enemy" soldiers have been placed at the EZ and need to be taken care of. Also, as a little twist in the mission in order to inspire competitiveness, the last person to get to the EZ gets left behind. John doesn't want to let that happen so he inspires confidence in his teammates and the other teams and risks insubordination by basically saying you take all of us or none of us. CPO Mendez did not seem pleased with that. He does take everyone back but immediately brings John to Dr.Halsey, who, astounded by his progress and his ability to boost morale and form a cohesive team, appoints him as Platoon Leader for the whole Spartan-II Platoon. If anyone has any suggestions on where I can find the chapter containing that mission or any other ideas on how to get it, please tell me. If you have any suggestions for the story, although I'm pretty sure my friend and I have it covered, please don't respond here; email me at blooperspree@gmail.com

You're talking about Chapter 5. It begins on page 45 and ends on page 54. After you're done laughing at me and calling me a nerd, (Ahem, geek anyone?) I don't exactly have the resources to e-mail you the entire chapter, but I can put it on your talk page. Also, is this over XBOX Live, or in real life? Lastly, as a quick note, please sign comments on the forums and talk pages. Respect them Grunts, M  o  u  s  e   17:07, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Alright, Thanks for the info on what chapter it is. Don't worry about putting it on my talk page. My friend downloaded the book as a .pdf, but knowing what chapter it is sure saves me the hassle of searching through the book.To answer your question about if it's gonna be over Xbox LIVE or real, which I'm guessing you mean Machinama or real, it's going to be live action. The only thing that might be a little different is that everyone that's gonna be in my film is between 16-18,except for the officers, and I realize that in the book, I think all the Spartan-II recruits are still fairly young. Thx again for your help. Echelon 3 P.S.-I will be sure to post a link to it when my project is done.

Glad to help. Another quick note: on the signature, just put in four tildes, like this: ~ The magical signature thing will do the rest. Respect them Grunts, M  o  u  s  e   02:49, 22 June 2007 (UTC)