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When the main roles were being cast, it was considered important that the cadets would appear believable as young and inexperienced teenagers forced into a life-and-death situation.<ref name="sleeper"/> At the time of casting, there was a fair amount of secrecy surrounding the production, then known only as ''"Sleeper"'', and the actors were not initially informed that the series would be set in the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]].<ref name="cryo"/><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZHvDfNZe6o '''YouTube''': '' Halo After Dawn: Episode 3 - The Haircut'']</ref> In preparation for their roles, the actors for the main characters were given a collection material to study, including the existing [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novels]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bOajLVJ3CE '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Anna Popplewell (Exclusive Interview)'']</ref> Although basic background profiles had been created for the characters in advance, the actors were given a degree of freedom to build on the cadets' backstories themselves.<ref name="cryo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jHclMt97Qw '''YouTube''': ''Halo After Dawn: Episode 4 - Cryo'']</ref> Over the course of the week before the filming began, the actors for the cadets of Hastati Squad underwent an intense basic training regimen, fashioned after military training, under the supervision of the series' stunt coordinator James Bamford as well as an additional military consultant. Taking place in a warehouse in Vancouver, the program consisted of basic physical exercises, various military drills, and even live-fire weapons training with assault rifles so the actors would be able to perform their parts in a more convincing manner and be acclimatized to moving as a unit. Stewart Hendler wanted Bamford to go as far as possible with the training, to the point of the actors vomiting and "calling their agents", although all of them endured through the process.<ref name="sleeper"/> | When the main roles were being cast, it was considered important that the cadets would appear believable as young and inexperienced teenagers forced into a life-and-death situation.<ref name="sleeper"/> At the time of casting, there was a fair amount of secrecy surrounding the production, then known only as ''"Sleeper"'', and the actors were not initially informed that the series would be set in the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]].<ref name="cryo"/><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZHvDfNZe6o '''YouTube''': '' Halo After Dawn: Episode 3 - The Haircut'']</ref> In preparation for their roles, the actors for the main characters were given a collection material to study, including the existing [[Halo novels|''Halo'' novels]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bOajLVJ3CE '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Anna Popplewell (Exclusive Interview)'']</ref> Although basic background profiles had been created for the characters in advance, the actors were given a degree of freedom to build on the cadets' backstories themselves.<ref name="cryo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jHclMt97Qw '''YouTube''': ''Halo After Dawn: Episode 4 - Cryo'']</ref> Over the course of the week before the filming began, the actors for the cadets of Hastati Squad underwent an intense basic training regimen, fashioned after military training, under the supervision of the series' stunt coordinator James Bamford as well as an additional military consultant. Taking place in a warehouse in Vancouver, the program consisted of basic physical exercises, various military drills, and even live-fire weapons training with assault rifles so the actors would be able to perform their parts in a more convincing manner and be acclimatized to moving as a unit. Stewart Hendler wanted Bamford to go as far as possible with the training, to the point of the actors vomiting and "calling their agents", although all of them endured through the process.<ref name="sleeper"/> | ||
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The following is a list of cast members in ''Forward Unto Dawn'':<ref name="cast">[http://www.microsoft.com/games/mgsgamecatalog/halo4_fud_credits.aspx '''Microsoft''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Series Credits'']</ref> | The following is a list of cast members in ''Forward Unto Dawn'':<ref name="cast">[http://www.microsoft.com/games/mgsgamecatalog/halo4_fud_credits.aspx '''Microsoft''': ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Series Credits'']</ref> | ||