This was better than I expected actually. Seemed very professional, the armour was good and I was very impressed by the jackals, CGI was solid. Great work!
One of the things that really added to this was the closeup of a strike to the rock face by an incoming shot. There was a great pitting and what really looked like a melting point in the rock. Superb!
u mean cram the whole thing with fanservice? ur a child that wants to see guns and explosions every 6 seconds because your little brain can't go more than a minute without any form of stimulation
Found this after trying to endure the Halo series from Paramount. This short, 7 minute project had better story telling and heart than just about anything the show has shown so far. This man needs millions to make his own movies/shows in the Halo universe.
Wait he's on Delta Halo!? That means the friendly elite could be apart of Rtas' Vadums (Half jaw) party. Did you choose the Covenant Civil war as a time period for the film or was it coincidence? Either way a well made fan film. Don't think I didn't see that O.N.I badge on his shoulder
@@Headhunter03 maybe, but during this specific time period before the In Amber Clad was hijacked by the flood would be before the Miranda went to the Library. Rtas' Vadum already had his doubts about the covenant since the mission Delta Halo unlike the Arbiter. It would be more plausible that it's an elite aligned with Rtas' and that had already gotten into a conflict with the Brutes. My general theory is that the ODST did a "Rookie" and got sperated during the events of Delta Halo, while the Elite was one of the Sanghelli that had a skirmish with the Brutes during New Mombasa before he was pulled back to the carrier to go to installation 04.
Correction, Look at the helmet of the sangheili, that was a silent shadow member or a Spec Ops Elite, Not to mention the back armor, Looks to be a bit more visible then the rest of the elite, meaning darker color on the armor itself.
I wanted to imagine that Andersen and the Elite would meet again after the Great Schism and become friends, but then I remembered only 6 people survived Delta Halo, 3 of them with plot armor. That stings.
@@eagle219406 In Amber Clad was infected by the flood. Those that didn’t fall to the parasite were killed by the Covenant. As far as i know there’s Chief, Johnson, Miranda and Chips Dubbo survived Delta Halo.
The holovideo of his family added a beautiful emotional touch to his story, and what he’s fighting for. And the music added a mysterious ambience to his introduction, like a lone wolf ODST vibe. For an introduction, this was an incredible start! Can’t wait to see more, finish the fight lad ⚔️
Thanks Enigma! That’s exactly what I tried to achieve with his family 🙂 It’s almost like an old war letter that couples used to write to each other, only this is a futuristic version
This proves that budget doesn't matter. It's having the heart to do it. If Paramount took the budget they had and found people like this who wanted to do it, we could have a decent halo show.
Loved the music cues. Especially the shot where he looks up and sees the Halo ring and the reach music begins playing. Also love the misdirection of the elite actually helping him. The CGI was also very impressive, and the jackals were incredibly convincing. One of the only criticisms I have is that at the beginning where he begins looking for the holo, I would subscribe to the “show, don’t tell” line of thought here. You can easily tell the viewer he is frantically looking for something by just the movements and maybe a single gasp or something. Having the ODST vocalize what he was doing kind of forced it down the viewer’s throats, and interrupted the quiet mood you were setting. Same goes for the “I know you’re out there” part.
I like how a handful of people with a tiny budget made a more emotional and engaging story in 10 weeks that is less than 10 minutes long than an entire Hollywood TV show could in 8 1 hour-long episodes
This is really cool, I think my only critisim would've been holding off on showing what the ball was. I think it would have been more powerful to have held it off towards the end since it would leave the viewer with wandering why it was so special and worth risking his life for. And then when the hologram is revealed, it would make it that much more impactful.
I disagree, using the ball at the start gives the audience a connection to the mc, this gives us fells for him and we start to automatically rout for him and feel for him when he losses it and when he risks the recovery. while the guessing and the confusion can add to the story and engagement, i don't think that that is worth the audience connection, mayhap in a longer piece when there is a different opportunity for audience connection.
1:00 gave me chills, that was a great little scene. This was awesome! The jackals were fantastic, their incoming fire looked beautiful splashing in the sand. You could see the satisfaction of the one when he scored a hit lol. Subbing so I don't miss any more to come!
Something like a fencing salute from the elite would have helped show that he was friendly. As it stands he looks more menacing/threatening, and we have to deduce by the lack of jackal fire that he’s helpful. A little more jackal screaming would have helped indicate as well that they were taken out rather than ordered to stand down. Very well done overall!!
This is awesome. The best part imo were the Jackals. The puppetry in the close-ups was top-notch, it looked like something out of a big-budget movie. Actually scratch that, it looked better because a big-budget movie would probably use CGI for them.
Thank you, Raz! 😀 We really wanted to have that classic Spielberg/Harryhausen/Jackson style of physical creatures as we believe firmly that they looked & worked better than any CGI creatures placed on film 🙂 I certainly want to push for them again in any future productions we do - they’re just too much fun!
2:24 That my friends is the power of proper acting and directing. You don't need to see his face. That lean in and the camera work is all you need to understand what's going through his mind. We've seen this kind of thing so many times, he has a family to get back to trope, but you have to sell it to the viewers it's not just there for the audience to sympathize with. That it actually feels like the character doesn't even know if he will and desperately wants to. Excellent work!
I'm gonna keep it short and simple: This just goes to show that you don't need big name actors, fancy studios or a big budget to make proper live action Halo content. What you need, is actual love and passion for Halo. These guys pulled off something phenomenal which 343 industries and paramount couldn't. Detailed criticism: This feels extremely like the original Halo trilogy, and especially Halo 2. The setting, the ambience, the story and the CGI was top notch. Cgi gets a special praise because even top studios couldn't pull off such an amazing amalgamation of pure emotions and realism through CGI (especially in the Halo tv show) A few negative parts about it which is completely okay to have since this is a school project and I wouldn't expect students to have all the enough resources or budget to achieve the picture perfect results. They are that the acting of the ODST was a bit stiff, maybe he didn't have much free movement because of the Armor. At the end when he was shot, expected him to have a lot more painful reactions. But ofcourse these aren't (probably) professional actors and probably college students which makes it extremely astonishing that they still achieved the levels of emotions that they did. The other few parts which looked a bit off was that the jackals looked and moved like dummies and that the pelican had a bit shading and lighting differences compared to the sky in the background. But these are very minute and I definitely expect small issues like this to exist as these things are very normal even with larger studios. Areas where I was particularly very impressed were that all the props (Armor, etc) was extremely on point and looked like they were actually made for big budget movies. The story is extremely out of the box and doesn't try to become something new but instead expands upon what we know and love halo about. The CGI on the camouflaged elite was extremely well done. And I have to say this, it looked exponentially better than the camo elites in the Halo TV show. Last but not the least, I would like to praise the choice of music and depiction of the landscape of Halo, since Halo has a very unique look to it, a mysterious alien structure. Many people have previously made it look like Earth including 343 themselves (Halo CE anniversary graphics) which Halo isn't supposed to look like. So I really like that you've maintained continuity. And just another point, I would like to consider the elite as arbiter, and would've liked to see him turn off his Camo and reveal his Armor before he left. This would've really sparked something magical inside all of the Halo fan's heart. Great work. Keep it up. You guys have serious potential and trust me not many people hear this from me ❤️❤️❤️
Mate... thank you so much for your kind words; they were very touching and uplifting 😀 I really appreciate your honesty and your critical points certainly highlight what we need to do in order to make our future projects even better, so thank you for that 🙂 If this is where we started, I'm sure that any future projects we embark upon will grow even more! 😀 Thank you again! Nga Mihi, Gareth
its like side story on the ODST from HALO 2 , who got hit by plasma AA, damaging the auto navigation causing his drop pod to change course. And here we are.
Maybe the Jackals wanted target practice. If you've noticed, they didn't hit a vital spot when they did get a hit. It was probably a bet or something...
He would not be okay taking a beam rifle hit like that and it wasn't a graze. In the books, Covenant small arms are devasating in the damage they do. Peeking out while pinned is asking to get head shotted too if that Elite wasn't there, if they were trying to draw him out from cover. Those Jackals must be poorly trained if they missed the first shot as he was standing still.
@@theia1653 This isn't the books though, this is in-game. Ghost even has the Firefight HUD. This was on Legendary, and the Jackals missed so much because they were taunting him. If he were a Spartan or Elite, he would have been dead in two shots (Because H3 Jackals always miss the first one!). To the eternal chagrin of book lovers, our man survived that hit because he was an ODST, and had more hit points than a Spartan. ;)
This is Halo. The grittiness, the mysticism, the passion... And the visuals were top notch. I can see you going places... And dang. This is up there with Landfall.
I really needed this. I love ODSTs to the point where I use an ODST helmet in every halo game that allows it. After having to deal with the failure the was the Halo tv series, this was the best thing Halo related that I’ve seen since I last played Reach. I was actually crying within the first 3 minutes with the brilliant use of Deference for Darkness with the projection of his family. The ending gives a pleasant twist that actually follows the lore of the games amazingly. It’s incredible to me how art is made by people who are super fans of a franchise, it often tends to be better than the official films, shows, or games. This short film deserves a standing ovation. Bravo, sir. Bravo. 11/10, would watch for the first time again.
bro that shit was epic the jackals CGI was on point. not to mention how you added the elites outline when he ran or when he was standing at the top of the hil
Duuudddee you just made the Halo TV show look SO much worse. A multi-million dollar show gets put to shame by a film with little to no budget. Well done!
You know, despite thinking “You never fight any elites in Halo 3: ODST because of the civil war. I wonder if this lone ODST can take on an elite.” I still didn’t see that slight twist coming. Great work!
I see a few comments that say 'low budget' as far as live action goes? This was impressive regardless of the budget. Clearly this is someone that loves Halo and wants to do right by it. Keep up the good work!
There it is. In under 2 minutes, this short film already managed to form an emotional connection with the audience than the Halo series in its entirety
A few people did actually! Haha It was mostly people walking dogs and we had to CGI out some fishermen in one scene haha We also had to notify the Police every day to let them know there was a guy on the beach with a false firearm XD
@@raphmaster23 that was on Alpha Halo in CE. This ODST being assigned to In Amber Clad means he’s on Delta Halo from Halo 2. Also, the ODST that escaped with Johnson in First Strike (Corporal Locklear), died later in the story.
A budgets worth of lunch, and made in ten weeks? That is amazing considering the fact that this an eight minute film. And it was better than paramount's whole show on Halo. Hats off to you, man
really suprised this doesnt have more views, sure it could be better here and there, but for a fan made short film there was alot of love and care put into it.
The writing in this was great. The ODST armor and AR prop we’re pretty cool as well. The hud was nice and even on a low budget, everything looks nice. Fantastic job Spartan! 👍🏻
I never had the chance to play at any Halo game... 😭 Btw i think you made a huge work, I was completely in the story : my only regret is it's not a long movie... Well done, Sir 👍🤩
Wow… Just: Wow. Even though this is just a short little story about an ODST, it’s made to perfection! CGI isn’t the best but it’s definitely good. The design of everything too, the armour to the weapons is just * chefs kiss *. Bravo good sir.
Honestly at this point looking to fanmade projects over the new halo series still holding out hope the fans will make somthing greater. This was solid work keep it up bro.
@@garethreeve5578 I have given up hope that any big companies will produce a real halo series based off the lore we have all come to love and know. Your channel, the lost wolves halo series, and operation charity falls have given me hope in the future of halo series. You have my full support in any creations you bring into the future. The fans our my last hope at shows that pay tribute to halo. My hopes and dreams are with you.
@@howlindeath4278 mate... thank you, thank you, thank you! That really means so much :-D I certainly hope that we can bring more awesome Halo stories to life and if we're lucky enough one day in the distant future; a motion picture trilogy
Beat CGI I’ve seen in love action Halo, hands down. You actually really threw me off guard when the Elite spared him. You took the plot somewhere without falling into tired tropes!
Thank you so much! That is really appreciated 😀 I’m glad you liked the part with the Elite; I wrote his part with the thoughts that maybe he was one of the first Elites who learned of the Prophet’s & Brute’s treachery early on before the Great Schism, so he decided to defect first. We also tried to keep the CG to a minimum as the team all lives for practical effects. The Jackal was certainly one of the favourite practical effects in the film 🙂
@@garethreeve5578 OMG that IS a practical jackal!! Okay you made me day with that. Thank you for your efforts. Thank you. I'll be watching, and I hope many more will be too :)
@@TravellingHalo It sure is! :-D We had so much fun sculpting it and trying to find ideal material for the quills. It was heavily inspired by the use of practical Brutes in the live action ODST commercial. We certainly hope to make more of these in the future - the ultimate dream is a studio-funded trilogy of course, so we will have to work hard to make the dream a reality XD I have been considering a "Making Of" this short film with a few behind the scenes photos & a bit of commentary talking about the film's production. Do you think that might be worth creating for you all?
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This was better than I expected actually. Seemed very professional, the armour was good and I was very impressed by the jackals, CGI was solid. Great work!
CGI was amazing
Dude this is f’ing awesome!
CGI was better than the TV show lol
Love the authentic sounds that even a fully fledged halo TV show can't get right. Good job soldier
He’s not a soldier
Little did he know, it would be better than the halo tv show soldeir
No dead ass fr right
One of the things that really added to this was the closeup of a strike to the rock face by an incoming shot. There was a great pitting and what really looked like a melting point in the rock. Superb!
Thanks Matthew! That’s actually one of my favourite shots haha
You nailed. This is HALO
Thank you for your gem to the community
Thank you so much for watching it 😀
@Gareth Reeve thanks to you, you did create, and even better and more competent product than a hole enterprise.
Congrats to you and your team
Siempre te encuentro en los lugares más inesperados búho
This did in 8 minutes what the Halo TV show couldn't do in a whole season
Bravo good sir. Bravo. 💯
I've been saying the same thing. Master Chief wasn't even needed, and THIS was still Halo!
u mean cram the whole thing with fanservice? ur a child that wants to see guns and explosions every 6 seconds because your little brain can't go more than a minute without any form of stimulation
@@juliobrian4757 Agree
I mean, you not wrong
Felt connected to the characters emotions and he felt human.... WITHOUT him taking his helmet off for literally every scene.
For a "i'll buy you lunch today" budget, it feels better as a Halo story than the whole "Halo Series" season
Thank you so much :-) Hopefully, we will have an actual budget next time!
@@garethreeve5578 you should get 100k RN bruh I don’t want to see someone like this with 2k subs cmon guys get him to 100k!
The difference between good writing and a big budget
I suspect that's because this guy actually played the game or read the books....
Truuueee
Found this after trying to endure the Halo series from Paramount. This short, 7 minute project had better story telling and heart than just about anything the show has shown so far. This man needs millions to make his own movies/shows in the Halo universe.
Oh yes please! I would love that opportunity haha
notice how he never removed his helmet and the emotion was conveyed seamlessly
The unscripted Rookie tradition.
As someone who knows absolutely nothing about Halo, this was still super cool and fun to watch.
Wait he's on Delta Halo!?
That means the friendly elite could be apart of Rtas' Vadums (Half jaw) party.
Did you choose the Covenant Civil war as a time period for the film or was it coincidence?
Either way a well made fan film.
Don't think I didn't see that O.N.I badge on his shoulder
To me the Elite on the Cliffside had a slight resemblance to the Arbiter, in my opinion.
@@Headhunter03 maybe, but during this specific time period before the In Amber Clad was hijacked by the flood would be before the Miranda went to the Library.
Rtas' Vadum already had his doubts about the covenant since the mission Delta Halo unlike the Arbiter.
It would be more plausible that it's an elite aligned with Rtas' and that had already gotten into a conflict with the Brutes.
My general theory is that the ODST did a "Rookie" and got sperated during the events of Delta Halo, while the Elite was one of the Sanghelli that had a skirmish with the Brutes during New Mombasa before he was pulled back to the carrier to go to installation 04.
Correction, Look at the helmet of the sangheili, that was a silent shadow member or a Spec Ops Elite, Not to mention the back armor, Looks to be a bit more visible then the rest of the elite, meaning darker color on the armor itself.
@@underseaperspective Absolutely correct my good sir! That is precisely the angle we were going for with the Elite :-) Good spotting!
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I have just a slight correction for your post Installation 04 is from Halo CE installation 05 is from Halo 2.
You've captured what 90 million dollars could not....
The spirit of Halo.
this short film humiliated paramount with its halo series. 10/10 to this Masterpiece
This fan film put the whole damn official halo show to shame. The Jackals looked legions better, and the guy even kept on his Helmet lol! Great work!!
3:24 love the trigger discipline good to know the makers of this video did their research
I wanted to imagine that Andersen and the Elite would meet again after the Great Schism and become friends, but then I remembered only 6 people survived Delta Halo, 3 of them with plot armor. That stings.
Delta halo was the one in Halo 2. More than 6 survived that. The one in Halo CE was Alpha Halo.
Yeah, in canon lore 😉.
@@eagle219406 In Amber Clad was infected by the flood. Those that didn’t fall to the parasite were killed by the Covenant. As far as i know there’s Chief, Johnson, Miranda and Chips Dubbo survived Delta Halo.
@@caelanathey124 don’t forget about stacker as well
@@caelanathey124 You’re No Chips.
Very impressive short!!! =D Great to see ODST live-action films still coming from the community =D
Thank you Andrew! Hopefully this won’t be the last one we do 😀 🤞🏻
The holovideo of his family added a beautiful emotional touch to his story, and what he’s fighting for. And the music added a mysterious ambience to his introduction, like a lone wolf ODST vibe.
For an introduction, this was an incredible start! Can’t wait to see more, finish the fight lad ⚔️
Thanks Enigma! That’s exactly what I tried to achieve with his family 🙂 It’s almost like an old war letter that couples used to write to each other, only this is a futuristic version
@@garethreeve5578 reminds me of the pilot from infinite. Except this one is even better 😁
This proves that budget doesn't matter. It's having the heart to do it. If Paramount took the budget they had and found people like this who wanted to do it, we could have a decent halo show.
Loved the music cues. Especially the shot where he looks up and sees the Halo ring and the reach music begins playing. Also love the misdirection of the elite actually helping him. The CGI was also very impressive, and the jackals were incredibly convincing.
One of the only criticisms I have is that at the beginning where he begins looking for the holo, I would subscribe to the “show, don’t tell” line of thought here. You can easily tell the viewer he is frantically looking for something by just the movements and maybe a single gasp or something. Having the ODST vocalize what he was doing kind of forced it down the viewer’s throats, and interrupted the quiet mood you were setting. Same goes for the “I know you’re out there” part.
I mean, when he was looking for the tags/holo, I would've said that too. I thought it was a pretty natural moment.
I'm with the original commenter her I think it took away more than it added. Otherwise this is incredible
I agree that some of the dialogue was not needed. The visual clues were good enough.
I'd disagree if the voice acting was done better. I agree that it was a natural thing to say but there was relatively little emotion put into the line
What I'll say is I disagree with the "I know you're out there" line. I actually think that was fine as is.
That was so well done, would love more of this. SANGHELLIBROS for the win
Great CGI, that’s normally where these fan films fall short but this looks professional.
The Elite saving the ODST at the end was a nice twist, CGI work was outstanding for a budget that literally just about covers lunch!
I like how a handful of people with a tiny budget made a more emotional and engaging story in 10 weeks that is less than 10 minutes long than an entire Hollywood TV show could in 8 1 hour-long episodes
This is really cool, I think my only critisim would've been holding off on showing what the ball was. I think it would have been more powerful to have held it off towards the end since it would leave the viewer with wandering why it was so special and worth risking his life for. And then when the hologram is revealed, it would make it that much more impactful.
Maybe as he was leaving on the pelican he couldve activated it and then revealed why it was so important
Chekov's ball
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Except the didn’t have any shots of him on the pelican
Or maybe it activates in the sand where dropped it and you see what it is..
I disagree, using the ball at the start gives the audience a connection to the mc, this gives us fells for him and we start to automatically rout for him and feel for him when he losses it and when he risks the recovery. while the guessing and the confusion can add to the story and engagement, i don't think that that is worth the audience connection, mayhap in a longer piece when there is a different opportunity for audience connection.
1:00 gave me chills, that was a great little scene. This was awesome! The jackals were fantastic, their incoming fire looked beautiful splashing in the sand. You could see the satisfaction of the one when he scored a hit lol. Subbing so I don't miss any more to come!
Finally, an elite with honor. I have not seen an elite with honor in a while.
Not since the good ol' days
Something like a fencing salute from the elite would have helped show that he was friendly. As it stands he looks more menacing/threatening, and we have to deduce by the lack of jackal fire that he’s helpful. A little more jackal screaming would have helped indicate as well that they were taken out rather than ordered to stand down. Very well done overall!!
Amazing how a simple short fan film like this, is so much better than the tv show that was produced by an actual film studio on paramount.
ODST armor is unmatched
This is awesome. The best part imo were the Jackals. The puppetry in the close-ups was top-notch, it looked like something out of a big-budget movie. Actually scratch that, it looked better because a big-budget movie would probably use CGI for them.
Thank you, Raz! 😀 We really wanted to have that classic Spielberg/Harryhausen/Jackson style of physical creatures as we believe firmly that they looked & worked better than any CGI creatures placed on film 🙂 I certainly want to push for them again in any future productions we do - they’re just too much fun!
@@garethreeve5578 sooooo what you’re saying is you’ll be doing a series????👀👀👀👀
@@elikbucio1883 haha not necessarily a “series” as such, but I definitely want to make bigger and better Halo productions in the future 😉
@Jesse I actually hadn’t thought of that, but it sounds like it would have been a great option! Almost like searing/cooked flesh… ewww haha
@@garethreeve5578 please do! This is amazing!
you can just feel the love and desire to make something that looked and felt like Halo
2:24
That my friends is the power of proper acting and directing. You don't need to see his face. That lean in and the camera work is all you need to understand what's going through his mind.
We've seen this kind of thing so many times, he has a family to get back to trope, but you have to sell it to the viewers it's not just there for the audience to sympathize with. That it actually feels like the character doesn't even know if he will and desperately wants to.
Excellent work!
Thank you so, so much! We certainly wanted to drive for a little more subtlety with that scene 🙂
@@garethreeve5578 And thank you for making it! Love it when ODSTs get the attention they deserve!
When an 8 minute video is better than a million dollar budget paramount series…
I'm gonna keep it short and simple:
This just goes to show that you don't need big name actors, fancy studios or a big budget to make proper live action Halo content. What you need, is actual love and passion for Halo. These guys pulled off something phenomenal which 343 industries and paramount couldn't.
Detailed criticism:
This feels extremely like the original Halo trilogy, and especially Halo 2. The setting, the ambience, the story and the CGI was top notch. Cgi gets a special praise because even top studios couldn't pull off such an amazing amalgamation of pure emotions and realism through CGI (especially in the Halo tv show) A few negative parts about it which is completely okay to have since this is a school project and I wouldn't expect students to have all the enough resources or budget to achieve the picture perfect results. They are that the acting of the ODST was a bit stiff, maybe he didn't have much free movement because of the Armor. At the end when he was shot, expected him to have a lot more painful reactions. But ofcourse these aren't (probably) professional actors and probably college students which makes it extremely astonishing that they still achieved the levels of emotions that they did. The other few parts which looked a bit off was that the jackals looked and moved like dummies and that the pelican had a bit shading and lighting differences compared to the sky in the background. But these are very minute and I definitely expect small issues like this to exist as these things are very normal even with larger studios.
Areas where I was particularly very impressed were that all the props (Armor, etc) was extremely on point and looked like they were actually made for big budget movies. The story is extremely out of the box and doesn't try to become something new but instead expands upon what we know and love halo about. The CGI on the camouflaged elite was extremely well done. And I have to say this, it looked exponentially better than the camo elites in the Halo TV show. Last but not the least, I would like to praise the choice of music and depiction of the landscape of Halo, since Halo has a very unique look to it, a mysterious alien structure. Many people have previously made it look like Earth including 343 themselves (Halo CE anniversary graphics) which Halo isn't supposed to look like. So I really like that you've maintained continuity.
And just another point, I would like to consider the elite as arbiter, and would've liked to see him turn off his Camo and reveal his Armor before he left. This would've really sparked something magical inside all of the Halo fan's heart.
Great work. Keep it up. You guys have serious potential and trust me not many people hear this from me ❤️❤️❤️
Mate... thank you so much for your kind words; they were very touching and uplifting 😀
I really appreciate your honesty and your critical points certainly highlight what we need to do in order to make our future projects even better, so thank you for that 🙂
If this is where we started, I'm sure that any future projects we embark upon will grow even more! 😀
Thank you again! Nga Mihi,
Gareth
What you said, would make stidios think your insane.
better than the entire halo tv series in only 8 minutes and a fraction of the budget. good job. loved the video.
The dull overcast day on that wide empty beach one had a good ODST atmosphere to it, real good jackals too.
its like side story on the ODST from HALO 2 , who got hit by plasma AA, damaging the auto navigation causing his drop pod to change course.
And here we are.
I love the use of the music from the multitude of different games
This must be on easy difficulty as that Sniper Jackal missed. Anyway, this was a joy to watch. Loved it.
Maybe the Jackals wanted target practice. If you've noticed, they didn't hit a vital spot when they did get a hit. It was probably a bet or something...
He was just "playing with his food"
He would not be okay taking a beam rifle hit like that and it wasn't a graze. In the books, Covenant small arms are devasating in the damage they do. Peeking out while pinned is asking to get head shotted too if that Elite wasn't there, if they were trying to draw him out from cover. Those Jackals must be poorly trained if they missed the first shot as he was standing still.
@@theia1653 This isn't the books though, this is in-game. Ghost even has the Firefight HUD. This was on Legendary, and the Jackals missed so much because they were taunting him. If he were a Spartan or Elite, he would have been dead in two shots (Because H3 Jackals always miss the first one!).
To the eternal chagrin of book lovers, our man survived that hit because he was an ODST, and had more hit points than a Spartan. ;)
@KopperNeoman I'm always a stickler to realism and lore accuracy. I would even cast a real special forces veteran to play an ODST.
This is better than the TV show. I'm typing this in faith before I actually watch it. Thank you for the effort!
Much appreciated!
@@garethreeve5578 I wasn't disappointed either!
Sir you have saved us from Master Cheeks
how is this better than the big budget halo Tv series sheeeeeeesh Hollywood needs to hire you guys
The CGI ocean looks real af.
HOLY CRAP !!! This had 1000% more Halo feels than the multi million $$ Halo TV show. So much better despite only 8min long. THANK YOU !!!!!
This is Halo. The grittiness, the mysticism, the passion... And the visuals were top notch. I can see you going places... And dang. This is up there with Landfall.
This was a pleasant surprise given the other Halo content of recent memory.
Well done, especially given the shoestring budget!
I really needed this. I love ODSTs to the point where I use an ODST helmet in every halo game that allows it. After having to deal with the failure the was the Halo tv series, this was the best thing Halo related that I’ve seen since I last played Reach. I was actually crying within the first 3 minutes with the brilliant use of Deference for Darkness with the projection of his family. The ending gives a pleasant twist that actually follows the lore of the games amazingly. It’s incredible to me how art is made by people who are super fans of a franchise, it often tends to be better than the official films, shows, or games. This short film deserves a standing ovation. Bravo, sir. Bravo. 11/10, would watch for the first time again.
Thank you Alex for your kind words 🙂 I’m really happy that the film resonated with you so much. Hopefully our next project will be even better! 😀
bro that shit was epic the jackals CGI was on point. not to mention how you added the elites outline when he ran or when he was standing at the top of the hil
The Jackals are mostly practical puppets 😀 They’re only CGI in the shot where you see all 3 of them on a rock
Duuudddee you just made the Halo TV show look SO much worse. A multi-million dollar show gets put to shame by a film with little to no budget. Well done!
You know, despite thinking “You never fight any elites in Halo 3: ODST because of the civil war. I wonder if this lone ODST can take on an elite.” I still didn’t see that slight twist coming. Great work!
I see a few comments that say 'low budget' as far as live action goes? This was impressive regardless of the budget. Clearly this is someone that loves Halo and wants to do right by it. Keep up the good work!
Thank you kindly! I really appreciate that 🙂💕
There it is. In under 2 minutes, this short film already managed to form an emotional connection with the audience than the Halo series in its entirety
Thank you so much! 😀
These eight minutes felt more like Halo than nearly eight *hours* of the official Halo series.
imagine taking a walk on the beach and stumbling upon these guys filming this
A few people did actually! Haha
It was mostly people walking dogs and we had to CGI out some fishermen in one scene haha
We also had to notify the Police every day to let them know there was a guy on the beach with a false firearm XD
omg lmao
This was awesome! The production value was great and it was overall put together very well. I really enjoyed this excellent job!
i’ve always appreciated fan films idk how they always make such good pieces on a limited budget it’s honestly impressive
I wish the Halo tv show had this much love put into it
S tier costume design, how tf you gonna out do all of paramont in 8 mins. Absolute legend good job
Here we go!
Amazing, This is better than the paramount halo series. Keep up the good work. When I restore my old iPod, this'll be the first video I put on it.
Awesome, sad to think he probably died on this instillation though, don't think hardly anyone made it off this ring
I think in the book one odst made it along side Sgt johnson, im now hoping its this guy
@@raphmaster23 that was on Alpha Halo in CE. This ODST being assigned to In Amber Clad means he’s on Delta Halo from Halo 2. Also, the ODST that escaped with Johnson in First Strike (Corporal Locklear), died later in the story.
@@yorecf9641 dont kill my hope he survived 😫😉
I really like the jackal puppet. Decent work all around!
This goes to show a little passion goes a long way.
This Flick was much needed after the recent MISHAP
Crazy how just some fans who care about halo can create something so good, then there’s the halo show
A budgets worth of lunch, and made in ten weeks?
That is amazing considering the fact that this an eight minute film.
And it was better than paramount's whole show on Halo.
Hats off to you, man
Thank you John 🙂 That means a great deal!
Finally i got reccomended something i wanna see gg dude id watch a full movie of this
bro this is really really great and wayy better than the halo tv show
the music is just perfect
This short film is something I didn’t I needed. I love the very ODST and Reach inspired aspects of it
Much better than the "Halo" series, only inaccuracy is the Jackal Snipers having such poor aim.
This was ten times better than every good moment in the Halo tv show. Amazing job! You even did the jackal's better than the tv show did!
This is one of the coolest pieces of halo Media I've seen
This felt more like Halo than the Halo TV show
This was phenomenal for short budget and film
Criminally underrated. This needs way more views. Good job, man.
this man made something the halo TV series could not even dream of. You deserve the love of the whole community
Thank you so much 🙏🏻 🥲
Well done man, reminds me of the Landfall trailer from back in the day. I like how that elite may or may not have saved our boy here
really suprised this doesnt have more views, sure it could be better here and there, but for a fan made short film there was alot of love and care put into it.
This 8 minute video is MUCH better than the "official" Halo TV show that features master cheeks!
The writing in this was great. The ODST armor and AR prop we’re pretty cool as well. The hud was nice and even on a low budget, everything looks nice. Fantastic job Spartan! 👍🏻
Infinitely better than anything the series has offered and will offer
Thank you for the high praise!
I would WATCH THE HECK OUT OF THIS.
That was amazing! Very powerful ending. Will be sure to share.
Jesus Christ. This is as good as "fan made" can get
🔥🔥🔥
Absolutely fire, puts the TV show to shame. If only they had you there 😔
This was pretty good! Everything looked really good, especially considering the budget!
this needs more attention
Thank you so much, Wang 😀 I really appreciate that. Feel free to share it around!
@@garethreeve5578 np, I definitely will do
This is WAYYYYY better than the halo tv series, you nailed the atmosphere on this universe. Great work!
I never had the chance to play at any Halo game... 😭
Btw i think you made a huge work, I was completely in the story : my only regret is it's not a long movie...
Well done, Sir 👍🤩
Well, I mean...that was actually pretty brilliant.
Everything was awesome. Excellent job!
Literally I'd pay to see this over the official tv show.
Wow…
Just: Wow.
Even though this is just a short little story about an ODST, it’s made to perfection! CGI isn’t the best but it’s definitely good. The design of everything too, the armour to the weapons is just * chefs kiss *.
Bravo good sir.
This is what Halo is all about. Thank you.
When deterrence of darkness kicks in you just know you're gonna get a throat knot
Honestly at this point looking to fanmade projects over the new halo series still holding out hope the fans will make somthing greater. This was solid work keep it up bro.
Thank you so much 🙂 Hopefully we get a chance to make more 😀
@@garethreeve5578 I have given up hope that any big companies will produce a real halo series based off the lore we have all come to love and know. Your channel, the lost wolves halo series, and operation charity falls have given me hope in the future of halo series. You have my full support in any creations you bring into the future. The fans our my last hope at shows that pay tribute to halo. My hopes and dreams are with you.
@@howlindeath4278 mate... thank you, thank you, thank you! That really means so much :-D I certainly hope that we can bring more awesome Halo stories to life and if we're lucky enough one day in the distant future; a motion picture trilogy
this is canon as well which makes it all the more better. well done.
Thank you! We certainly tried to mold it into the original lore as much as possible without adding anything too new.
Awesome work dude. Saw a few familiar names in the credits too so well done team
Beat CGI I’ve seen in love action Halo, hands down. You actually really threw me off guard when the Elite spared him. You took the plot somewhere without falling into tired tropes!
Thank you so much! That is really appreciated 😀
I’m glad you liked the part with the Elite; I wrote his part with the thoughts that maybe he was one of the first Elites who learned of the Prophet’s & Brute’s treachery early on before the Great Schism, so he decided to defect first.
We also tried to keep the CG to a minimum as the team all lives for practical effects. The Jackal was certainly one of the favourite practical effects in the film 🙂
@@garethreeve5578 OMG that IS a practical jackal!! Okay you made me day with that. Thank you for your efforts. Thank you. I'll be watching, and I hope many more will be too :)
@@TravellingHalo It sure is! :-D We had so much fun sculpting it and trying to find ideal material for the quills.
It was heavily inspired by the use of practical Brutes in the live action ODST commercial.
We certainly hope to make more of these in the future - the ultimate dream is a studio-funded trilogy of course, so we will have to work hard to make the dream a reality XD
I have been considering a "Making Of" this short film with a few behind the scenes photos & a bit of commentary talking about the film's production. Do you think that might be worth creating for you all?
@@garethreeve5578 I would watch the heck out of that, yes!
@@TravellingHalo I might have to see what we can cobble together :-D
So happy to see this amazing piece of work coming out of New Zealand. Amazing video! You should all be proud
The iconic sound of that rifle. Strong work. Thank you so much!