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{{Title|''The Life''}}
{{Era|H3R}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Ratings}}
{{disambig header|the live-action short|other articles including "ODST"|ODST (disambiguation)}}
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|movie name = '''''The Life'''''
|movie name = '''''We Are ODST'''''
|director = Rupert Sanders
|director = Rupert Sanders
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|release date = September 7th, 2009
|release date = September 7th, 2009
|runtime = 2 minutes, 30 seconds
|runtime = 2 minutes, 30 seconds
|language = [[Hungarian]]
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|timeline = [[Human-Covenant War]]
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'''''The Life''''' (referred to as '''We are ODST''' in the Xbox Live Marketplace) is a live-action short made exclusively for the launch of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.<ref name="thelife">[http://www.shootonline.com/go/index.php?name=Release&op=view&id=rs-web2-173835-1276013954-2 '''ShootOnline''': ''AICP Show Honors Best Commercials Of The Year'' (obsolete)]</ref> The film is directed by Rupert Sanders, who also worked on ''[[Halo 3]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''[[Believe]]'' campaign.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS252724+03-Sep-2009+PRN20090903 '''Reuters.com:''' ''Prepare To Drop! Spike TV Gears Up For 'Halo Month<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' (obsolete)] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20090906143941/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS252724+03-Sep-2009+PRN20090903/ Archive]</ref>


This short showcases the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s, an elite organization of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], focusing on the [[19th Shock Troops Battalion]] during their operations in the [[Human-Covenant War]].
The '''''We Are ODST''''' is a live-action short made exclusively for the launch of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. The trailer along with the short film is directed by Rupert Sanders, who also worked on the ''[[Believe|Halo 3: Believe]]'' campaign.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS252724+03-Sep-2009+PRN20090903 Reuters.com - Prepare To Drop! Spike TV Gears Up For 'Halo Month']</ref>.
 
This short showcases the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], an elite organization of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]], focusing on the [[19th Shock Troops Battalion]] during their operations in the [[Human-Covenant War]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
The film starts with a military funeral held for [[Staff Sergeant]] [[K. Stark]], with a young [[Tarkov]] watching, and then shows his recruitment and basic training to enlist as a Marine. Later, the video skips to a combat drop as Tarkov, now an ODST in an [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOEIV]], dropping towards a Covenant-held battlefield on an unknown planet, where he soon encounters a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] and is nearly killed, acquiring wounds to his face. The Brute closes in for the kill as Tarkov fires his pistol, but the Brute is killed by a crashing Banshee, saving Tarkov's life. The scene skips ahead to Tarkov many years later, the wounds on his face having become scars. He and a squad of fellow ODSTs hold a small service for a fallen comrade killed during combat, and hear a distant explosion and plasma fire in the distance. Forced to abandon the service, the ODSTs put their helmets on and move out.
The film starts with a military funeral held for [[Staff Sergeant|SSGT]] [[K. Stark]], with a young [[Tarkov]] watching, and then shows his recruitment and basic training to enlist as a Marine. Later, the video skips to a combat drop as Tarkov, now an ODST in an [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|insertion pod]], dropping towards a Covenant-held battlefield on an unknown planet, where he quickly encounters a [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] and is nearly killed, acquiring wounds to his face. The Brute closes in for the kill as Tarkov fires his [[M6C/SOCOM|pistol]], but the Brute is killed by a crashing Banshee, saving Tarkov's life. The scene skips ahead to Tarkov again, now much older, the wounds on his face having become scars. He and a number of other ODST's hold a small service for a fallen comrade killed during combat, and hear a distant explosion and plasma fire in the distance. Forced to abandon the service, the ODST's put their helmets on and move out.


==Transcript==
==Transcript==
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{''Translated from Hungarian''}


''Translated from [[Hungarian]]''
{''The video starts at Stark's funeral proceedings. [[Tarkov]] is seen in the background.''}


''The video starts at Stark's funeral proceedings. Tarkov is seen in the background. A rendition of [http://lightofaidan.com/ Light of Aidan's] ''Lament'' plays in the background from the beginning to the firefight''
[[UNSC]] officer: Present arms!


*'''UNSC officer''': Left face! Present arms!
{''Marines raise their [[MA5B|assault rifles]], as Tarkov visibly flinches.''}


''As the Marines raise their [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|assault rifles]], Tarkov visibly flinches.''
UNSC officer: Fire!


*'''UNSC officer''': Fire!
{''The video then skips to Tarkov who apparently joins the ODSTs, having his head shaven by a barber. The video then skips to a scene where a group of men stand in a file, then snap to attention. The UNSC instructor yells in front of Tarkov.''}


''Cut to Tarkov now having joined the ODSTs, having his head shaven by a barber. Fear is in his eyes.''
UNSC instructor: "Tarkov! You call that attention?! Thirty, now!<ref>"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wVH2sMyzTw</ref>


''Cut to the next scene where a group of ODST trainees stand in a file, then snap to attention. A drill instructor yells in front of Tarkov.''
{''The scene changes to an obstacle course. Tarkov performs a commando crawl and a UNSC instructor follows him, firing an [[Assault Rifle]] over his head, yelling.''}


*'''UNSC instructor''': "Tarkov, you call that attention?! 30 now!
UNSC instructor: "Do you want to die? Do you? Faster! Go, go, go!"


''The scene changes to an obstacle course. Tarkov performs a commando crawl and a UNSC instructor follows him, firing an [[M6C/SOCOM]] pistol over his head, yelling.''
{''As Tarkov takes a dive in the obstacle course, the scene changes to him being dropped into an unknown planet. Several [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|HEVs]] are seen. As soon as he hits the ground, his HEV's hatch bursts open. Tarkov, along with several other ODSTs, start running to an unknown destination, firing their [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun|SMGs]] along the way. However, a [[Brute Major]] knocks Tarkov to the ground, knocking his helmet off and inflicting deep gashes in his face. The Brute growls at him as Tarkov fires his pistol to no avail. The Brute closes in for the kill as Tarkov fires his pistol, but the Brute is killed by a crashing Banshee, saving Tarkov's life. Tarkov, lying on the mud, stares at the open space. The scene changes to a makeshift battlefield grave site with Tarkov, now appearing much older, and the gashes in his face having now turned into scars, along with several other ODST's standing beside him. The service having ended, Tarkov folds up the ODST flag that had been placed on the makeshift grave and puts it into a storage compartment in his armor. The view switches to a younger ODST who jerks his head up at the sound of distant plasma fire. Tarkov looks toward the source and puts on his helmet which polarizes, the younger ODST does the same and the squad moves out as a song sung in Welsh fills the background. The words 'we are ODST' appear then switches to 'Halo 3 ODST'.''}


*'''UNSC instructor''': "Do you want to die? Do you? Faster, go, go, go!"


''As Tarkov takes a dive in the obstacle course, the scene cuts to him being dropped into an unknown planet. Several SOEIVs are seen descending to the surface. As soon as he hits the ground, his visor polarizes and his SOEIV's hatch bursts open. Tarkov, along with several other ODSTs, start running to an unknown destination, firing their [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun|SMGs]]. Along the way, they pass scenes of fallen ODSTs while under plasma fire, several ODSTs providing covering fire, and Banshees strafing the advancing ODSTs. One of the ODSTs in front of him is shot down as he continues forward while another wounded ODST is being dragged back by two comrades. However, a [[Jiralhanae Minor|Brute Minor]] knocks Tarkov to the ground, knocking his helmet off and inflicting deep gashes in his face. The Brute growls at him as Tarkov fires his pistol to no avail. The Brute closes in for the kill as Tarkov fires his pistol, but the Brute is killed by a crashing [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]], saving Tarkov's life. Tarkov, lying in the mud, stares at the open space.''
The lyrics of the song (in Welsh Gaelic): ''"Gafflwn Dihenydd, o'r fuddugoliaeth wiriol sydd. Ni fydd neb yn ein Drechu, Falch ydy ni i drochu traed o flaen i'r Annwn yn y gwybodaeth fe godwn ni."''


''Cuts to a makeshift battlefield grave site. Tarkov is now much older, with the gashes from the Brute still on his face as scars, and several other ODSTs stand alongside him. The service having ended, Tarkov folds up the ODST flag that had been placed on the makeshift grave and puts it into a storage compartment in his armor. Cut to a younger ODST who jerks his head up at the sound of distant plasma fire. Tarkov looks toward the source and puts on his helmet, which polarizes. The younger ODST does the same and the squad moves out. As the screen fades, the song repeats and becomes louder. The words ''"We Are ODST"'' appear, then change to 'Halo 3: ODST'.''
The song translated from Welsh Gaelic: ''"And my army of brothers went over the hilltops, drenched in blood we may be... but fighting is all left to me... Together with my army of brothers... down we fall... darkness in all... through hell!"''


The lyrics of the song in Welsh: ''"Gafflwn Dihenydd, o'r fuddugol yn wiriol sydd. Ni fydd neb yn ein Drechu, Falch ydy ni i drochu, Traed o flaen i'r Annwn, mewn y gwybodaeth fe godwn ni."''
An alternate translation:<ref>http://hubpages.com/hub/Halo-3-ODST-Lyrics</ref>


The translation of the original Welsh lyrics: ''"We cheat Death from his rightful victory. No one can defeat us. We are glad to plunge feet first into hell in the knowledge that we will rise."''<ref>[http://hubpages.com/hub/Halo-3-ODST-Lyrics '''HubPage:''' ''Halo 3 ODST Lyrics'']</ref>
''“We cheat Death from his rightful victory. No one can defeat us we are glad to plunge feet first into Annwn in the knowledge that we will rise.''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===Production notes===
*The Marines were originally intended to speak Russian, according to Rupert Sanders during an interview - a language not commonly seen or used previously in the ''[[Halo]]'' universe. He said that the Russian language better reflects the tough training the ODST's have to go through. He acknowledges however that the ODST are&nbsp;actually speaking Hungarian. This language was picked to symbolise [[Earth]] [[United Nations Space Command|united ]] against the [[Covenant]].
*[[Bungie]] collaborated with the costume designer from the film [[Wikipedia:Saving Private Ryan|''Saving Private Ryan'']] and the show [[Wikipedia:Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|''Band of Brothers'']] to design the Marine [[UNSC Marine Corps Dress Uniform|dress uniform]] depicted in the trailer, complete with insignia and rank displays.{{Ref/Reuse|making}}
*The Welsh Gaelic (not modern-day Welsh) song is a version of Café del Mar's ''"Light of Aidan - Lament"'', which is much lighter and softer in tone and melody.
*The funeral scene was filmed inside the cooling tower of a coal power plant,<ref>[http://www.fxguide.com/qt/2021/the-halo-life '''FXGuide:''' ''The Halo Life'']</ref> while the intense training scene was filmed just outside the tower. The battle scene was shot in the bottom of a strip-mining coal operation, and the final scene where the ODSTs hold a service for their fallen squadmate was filmed in an abandoned Soviet aluminum refinery.<ref name="making">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qghs2-4fwT4 '''Youtube:''' ''Halo ODST TV Ad - Behind the Scenes'']</ref> The drill instructors in the short are actual Hungarian Special Forces soldiers.{{Ref/Reuse|making}}
*The funeral scene was filmed inside the cooling tower of a nuclear power plant, while the intense training scene was filmed just outside the tower. The battle scene was shot in the bottom of a strip-mining coal operation, and the final scene where the ODSTs hold a service for their fallen squadmate was filmed in an abandoned Soviet aluminum refinery.<ref name="making">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qghs2-4fwT4</ref>
*The special effects studio, [[Legacy Effects]], accurately replicated the armor, weapons, and enemies based on the models provided by Bungie, including a life-sized Brute Minor complete with remote-controlled facial expressions.{{Ref/Reuse|making}}
*The drill instructors in the short are actual Hungarian Special Forces soldiers.<ref name="making"/>
*The short was originally supposed to include a scene of Tarkov's squad storming the interior of a building, killing a Brute on their way in. The scene was filmed, but it was not included in the final version.{{Ref/Reuse|making}}
*The short was originally supposed to include a scene of Tarkov's squad storming the interior of a building, killing a Brute on their way in.<ref name="making"/>
*The song that plays over the short is a song called "The Life" by Peter Freeman, reworked from a tune called "Lament" by Light of Aiden.  The song appears again in the film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
*[[Bungie]] collaborated with the costume designer from Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers to design the UNSC Marine [[Dress Uniform (UNSC Marine Corps)|Dress blues uniform]] depicted in the trailer, complete with the insignia and rank displays.<ref name="making"/>
*The special effects studio, Legacy Effects, accurately replicated the armor, weapons, and enemies based off the models provided by Bungie, including a life-sized [[Brute Minor]] complete with remote-controlled facial expressions.<ref name="making"/>


===Miscellaneous===
==Related Links==
*In the scene where the ODSTs hold the memorial, their squadmate's grave was marked with a rifle with an ODST helmet atop it. This was a common practice during the World Wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945). As there was often no time to hold a proper funeral, this was used as a substitute.
===Internal===
*The trailer won the Best Trailer category in the Machinima.com 2009 video game awards. Additionally, it was honored for Production, Cinematography, Editorial and Visual Effects by the [http://www.aicpshow.com/ Art & Technique of the American Commercial].{{Ref/Reuse|thelife}} In 2011 it was named number 32 on Gametrailers list of the [http://www.gametrailers.com/shows/top-100-trailers/videos-clips Top 100 Trailers of All Time].<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/h3ucc1/top-100-trailers-of-all-time-trailers--40---21 Gametrailers Top 100 Trailers of All Time: 40-21]</ref>
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Believe|Halo 3: Believe]]''
*[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]


==Gallery==
===External===
<gallery>
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8zdkXtb9Yw ''We Are ODST'' on YouTube]
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Right Profile.jpg|MA5C prop right profile.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzkL-vg8MHE ''We Are ODST - Full Version (HD) on YouTube'']
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Left Profile.jpg|MA5C prop left profile.
*[http://hubpages.com/hub/Halo-3-ODST-Lyrics Literal translations of some of the words in the song]
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Top.jpg|MA5C prop top.
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Bottom.jpg|MA5C prop bottom.
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Angled view.jpg|MA5C prop angled view.
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Back Angled view.jpg|MA5C prop back angled view.
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Missing barrel close up.jpg|MA5C prop nose close up. Note the missing barrel.
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C ammo counter.jpg|MA5C prop ammo counter close up.
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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==External links==
*[http://hubpages.com/hub/Halo-3-ODST-Lyrics Literal translations of some of the words in the song]


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