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The '''Halo Shorts''' refer to a group of short live action films created in collaboration with [[Bungie Studios]], [[Neill Blomkamp]], [[WETA Digital]], and [[Origami Digital LLC]]. These films were the Halo Franchise's first foray into live action films, followed colosely by the [[Museum]] series of films, the Halo shorts are intended to give both fans and sponsors a preview of what the [[Halo Movie]] could look like, should production be resumed. | The '''Halo Shorts''' refer to a group of short live action films created in collaboration with [[Bungie Studios]], [[Neill Blomkamp]], [[WETA Digital]], and [[Origami Digital LLC]]. These films were the Halo Franchise's first foray into live action films, followed colosely by the [[Museum]] series of films, the Halo shorts are intended to give both fans and sponsors a preview of what the [[Halo Movie]] could look like, should production be resumed. | ||
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Kept under tight wraps, the set was announced unexpectedly on July 10, 2007 with the release of the first video, '''''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''''' on the front page of [[Bungie.net]]. ''Arms Race'' featured several shots of characters as well as special effects and set props, but little real action. The film was also shown at [[E3 2007]], and with it came promises of additional shorts<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=ethreeblowout Bungie.net E3 post]</ref>. | Kept under tight wraps, the set was announced unexpectedly on July 10, 2007 with the release of the first video, '''''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''''' on the front page of [[Bungie.net]]. ''Arms Race'' featured several shots of characters as well as special effects and set props, but little real action. The film was also shown at [[E3 2007]], and with it came promises of additional shorts<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=ethreeblowout Bungie.net E3 post]</ref>. | ||
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A third film, '''''[[Last One Standing]]''''', was released on September 24, just hours before the release of [[Halo 3]]. This film was released first on the Discovery Channel's website, as part of their promotion for an unrelated show, ''Last One Standing''<ref>[http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html]</ref>. This film continued the story of the two ODSTs in ''Combat'', featuring more weapons, special effects, and live action combat between the [[Marines]] and Brutes, ending with the sight of a fireball descending into the atmosphere, a scene which is the beginning for in Halo 3. | A third film, '''''[[Last One Standing]]''''', was released on September 24, just hours before the release of [[Halo 3]]. This film was released first on the Discovery Channel's website, as part of their promotion for an unrelated show, ''Last One Standing''<ref>[http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/last-one-standing/halo-sweeps/halo-sweeps.html]</ref>. This film continued the story of the two ODSTs in ''Combat'', featuring more weapons, special effects, and live action combat between the [[Marines]] and Brutes, ending with the sight of a fireball descending into the atmosphere, a scene which is the beginning for in Halo 3. | ||
It has not been made clear if these three will be the only Halo shorts, as some sources have claimed that there would be only three videos, while others have not. WETA's website does not specify if ''Last One Standing'' would be the final film in the series. It has also not been stated what kind of budget the shorts have. | It has not been made clear if these three will be the only Halo shorts, as some sources have claimed that there would be only three videos, while others have not. WETA's website does not specify if ''Last One Standing'' would be the final film in the series. It has also not been stated what kind of budget the shorts have. | ||
On October 26<sup>th</sup>, all three films were edited together into one seven-minute mini-movie, and was released simultaneously on Bungie.net and Xbox Live Marketplace. The mini-movie is titled [[HALO: LANDFALL]]. | |||
==Shorts== | ==Shorts== | ||
