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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

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This article is about the web series. For the UNSC ship, see UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.

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"The Story of Halo 4 Begins at Dawn."
— Official tagline

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is an upcoming live-action miniseries. The series, scheduled for release on 5 October, 2012, [1] is comprised of five 15-minute episodes that will be released on a weekly basis. The series' plot, occurring circa 2526,[2] will revolve around how John-117 inspired Thomas Lasky, a young cadet to eventually become a leader on the Template:UNSCship. Along with a new character that will also appear in Halo 4, the series will explore the beginning of the Human-Covenant War.[3] It will be hosted on Halo Waypoint and Machinima.com.[4] A 90-minute extended version will be included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition.[5] The series was known as Sleeper during pre-production.[6]

A teaser trailer for the series was released on Halo Waypoint and on YouTube by Machinima on July 2, 2012.[7][8]

Production

"We wanted to do something unique from a narrative standpoint that's big in scale."
— Matt McCloskey - Director, Franchise Business Development

Filming is noted to have started as early as April 28th, 2012 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a popular filming location for many notable science fiction series like Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica.[9] Much, if not all of the series is set at the university, doubling as a futuristic UNSC officer academy, will introduce the main protagonist of Forward Unto Dawn.[9] Propaganda murals depicting Orbital Drop Shock Troopers and fighter aircraft, statues of historic military commanders (including a depiction of Roman general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo), and other signature futuristic artwork were seen decorated around the campus.[9]

John-117 will play a pivotal role in the series, though he is not the main protagonist. That role is instead filled by Thomas Lasky, who will also be a major character in Halo 4. The Master Chief is portrayed by Canadian actor Daniel Cudmore, best known for his role as the mutant Colossus in the X-Men film series. Lasky is played by Australian actor Tom Green.[10]

As Forward Unto Dawn is set thirty-one years before Halo 4, the production team originally experimented with de-aging Steve Downes' voice so he could voice the fifteen-year-old John-117; Cudmore would act only as the Spartan's physical embodiment. However, the team realized that Downes' altered voice sounded too high-pitched. Thus, Cudmore was given the role of voicing John, whose voice would evolve over three decades to possess the gruffer quality of Downes' performance.[2]

Appearances

Characters

Equipment and technology

Weapons

Locations

Organizations

Vehicles

Trailers

Official Trailer

Main article: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn trailer

The official trailer of the series was released on Halo Waypoint and on YouTube by Machinima Prime on July 12, 2012.[13][14]

Enlist

Main article: Enlist

A short, Enlist, was released on Halo Waypoint and on Youtube by Machinima Prime on August 24, 2012.[15][16]

Cryo

Main article: Cryo

A short, Cryo, was released on Halo Waypoint and on Youtube by Machinima Prime on August 31, 2012.[17][18]

Flag

Main article: Flag

A short, Flag, was released on Halo Waypoint and on Youtube by Machinima Prime on September 7th, 2012.[19][20]

Joyride

Main article: Joyride

A short, Joyride, was released on Halo Waypoint and on Youtube by Machinima Prime on September 14th, 2012.[21][22]

Gallery

  • The series' first teaser image.

    The series' first teaser image.

  • Series logo

    Series logo

  • John-117 in MJOLNIR Mark IV armor.

    John-117 in MJOLNIR Mark IV armor.

Trivia

Many of the murals seen on set are enlarged pieces taken from the concept art of Halo 3: ODST.[9]

Sources

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Bulletin 5252012
  2. ^ a b The Halo Bulletin: 7.18.12
  3. ^ Variety: 'Halo' Web series to bow before next game
  4. ^ Inside Gaming Daily: IGDaily - Halo Live-Action Series - 4/30/12
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin 5.16.12
  6. ^ a b c 343 Sparkast 014
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Teaser
  8. ^ YouTube: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Official Teaser Trailer
  9. ^ a b c d Kotaku.com: First Look at the "Set" of the Halo 4 Live Action Series
  10. ^ a b c d YouTube: First Look: Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn (Live Action Series)
  11. ^ a b The Angeles Times: Hero Complex: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn’ will be the first ‘Halo’ movie
  12. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 7.12.12
  13. ^ Halo Waypoint: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Trailer
  14. ^ YouTube: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Official Full-length Trailer (Official live action Machinima Prime series)
  15. ^ Halo Waypoint Forward Unto Dawn: "Enlist"
  16. ^ Youtube Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - "Enlist" - Bonus content
  17. ^ Halo Waypoint: Forward Unto Dawn: "Cryo"
  18. ^ YouTube: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - "Cryo"
  19. ^ Halo Waypoint: Forward Unto Dawn: "Flag"
  20. ^ Youtube: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - "Flag"
  21. ^ Halo Waypoint: Forward Unto Dawn: "Joyride"
  22. ^ Youtube: Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - "Joyride"
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