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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
*Beamish was portrayed by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]] in the second episode of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''. Beamish is a predominantly Scottish surname, which alludes to O'Connor's heritage.
*Beamish was portrayed by [[343 Industries]] Franchise Development Director [[Frank O'Connor]] in the second episode of ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''. Beamish is a predominantly Scottish surname, which alludes to O'Connor's heritage. O'Connor reprised the role as part of 343 Industries' commitment to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in August 2014.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvtA8kQPHLY&list=UU7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ '''YouTube:''' ''ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - 343 Industries'']</ref>
*Commenting on his role, O'Connor revealed that the mop Beamish is holding is actually a prop, jokingly referred to as a "space mop", that was specifically designed for the scene; while there was a real mop on the set, the production designer did not think it looked "sci-fi enough".<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1157640 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: My Favorite Part'']</ref>
*Commenting on his role, O'Connor revealed that the mop Beamish is holding is actually a prop, jokingly referred to as a "space mop", that was specifically designed for the scene; while there was a real mop on the set, the production designer did not think it looked "sci-fi enough".<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1157640 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: My Favorite Part'']</ref>
*Elaborating on the backstory of the character, Frank O'Connor stated that ''"His name is Hamish Beamish. Ended up aboard a transport headed to the colony where Corbulo was established, with no Cryochamber. To stay alive, he kept himself busy by going insane and kept himself warm by shaving hair from frozen colonists and burning it. He started as a young man with high hopes. This is what he became."''<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43116882&postcount=6899 '''NeoGaf''': ''View Single Post - Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm'']</ref> In response to queries about Beamish's fate during the attack on Corbulo Academy, O'Connor stated that ''"He survived a massive Slipspace jump outside of a cryotube, with nothing legal to eat. He'll survive a glassing. In fact, being Scottish, he's probably already been glassed"''.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/12/18/The-Halo-Bulletin-121813.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 12.18.13'']</ref>
*Elaborating on the backstory of the character, Frank O'Connor stated that ''"His name is Hamish Beamish. Ended up aboard a transport headed to the colony where Corbulo was established, with no Cryochamber. To stay alive, he kept himself busy by going insane and kept himself warm by shaving hair from frozen colonists and burning it. He started as a young man with high hopes. This is what he became."''<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43116882&postcount=6899 '''NeoGaf''': ''View Single Post - Halo |OT10| The Calm Before The Storm'']</ref> In response to queries about Beamish's fate during the attack on Corbulo Academy, O'Connor stated that ''"He survived a massive Slipspace jump outside of a cryotube, with nothing legal to eat. He'll survive a glassing. In fact, being Scottish, he's probably already been glassed"''.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/12/18/The-Halo-Bulletin-121813.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 12.18.13'']</ref>