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The '''''Halo'' Xbox One announcement trailer''' is a pre-rendered [[trailer]] announcing the return of the ''[[Halo]]'' franchise on the [[Xbox One]] console in [[2014]].<ref name="H5">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/games-halo-journey-announcement '''Xbox Wire''': ''The Halo Journey'']</ref> First shown at [[Microsoft]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2013 conference, the trailer features [[John-117]] journeying through a desert on an alien planet and encountering a Forerunner [[Guardian]].<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/111609fe-d53c-4400-b4d6-44ae3629dda3/halo-xbox-one '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo Xbox One'']</ref> Although its content alludes to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', set for a fall [[2015]] release, the trailer was not meant to be an announcement for that particular game but rather a broader "journey" set to begin in 2014 with the release of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' and the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''. For this reason, the trailer does not assign a specific title or number for the game. | The '''''Halo'' Xbox One announcement trailer''' is a pre-rendered [[trailer]] announcing the return of the ''[[Halo]]'' franchise on the [[Xbox One]] console in [[2014]].<ref name="H5">[http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/games-halo-journey-announcement '''Xbox Wire''': ''The Halo Journey'']</ref> First shown at [[Microsoft]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2013 conference, the trailer features [[John-117]] journeying through a desert on an alien planet and encountering a Forerunner [[Guardian]].<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/111609fe-d53c-4400-b4d6-44ae3629dda3/halo-xbox-one '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo Xbox One'']</ref> Although its content alludes to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', set for a fall [[2015]] release, the trailer was not meant to be an announcement for that particular game but rather a broader "journey" set to begin in 2014 with the release of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' and the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''. For this reason, the trailer does not assign a specific title or number for the game.{{Ref/Reuse|H5}}<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/microsoft-on-halo-5-halo-2-anniversary '''IGN''' ''Microsoft on Halo 5, Halo 2 Anniversary'']</ref> | ||
The trailer is produced by Paula Lacerda and directed by John Allardice of the CGI company Axis Animation, which also produced the ''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'' series.<ref name="axis">[http://vimeo.com/73374802 '''Vimeo.com''' - ''Axis Animation: Halo Xbox One Trailer'']</ref> The music featured in the trailer was composed by [[Kazuma Jinnouchi]],<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62704731&postcount=627 '''NeoGAF''' ''Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO'']</ref> who was responsible for some of the music in ''[[Halo 4]]''<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/08/22/The-Halo-Bulletin-82212.aspx '''Halo Official Site''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.22.12'']</ref> and went on to compose most of the [[Halo 5: Guardians Original Soundtrack|''Halo 5: Guardians'' soundtrack]].<ref name="GAFKazuma">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=114883654&postcount=3462 '''NeoGaf''': ''Frank O'Connor on music in Halo 5: Guardians'']</ref> | The trailer is produced by Paula Lacerda and directed by John Allardice of the CGI company Axis Animation, which also produced the ''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'' series.<ref name="axis">[http://vimeo.com/73374802 '''Vimeo.com''' - ''Axis Animation: Halo Xbox One Trailer'']</ref> The music featured in the trailer was composed by [[Kazuma Jinnouchi]],<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=62704731&postcount=627 '''NeoGAF''' ''Halo 4 |OT2| TURBO'']</ref> who was responsible for some of the music in ''[[Halo 4]]''<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/08/22/The-Halo-Bulletin-82212.aspx '''Halo Official Site''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.22.12'']</ref> and went on to compose most of the [[Halo 5: Guardians Original Soundtrack|''Halo 5: Guardians'' soundtrack]].<ref name="GAFKazuma">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=114883654&postcount=3462 '''NeoGaf''': ''Frank O'Connor on music in Halo 5: Guardians'']</ref> | ||
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*Three versions of this trailer exist: | *Three versions of this trailer exist: | ||
**The official version revealed at E3 2013, featuring the simple ''Halo'' logo, dubbed ''Halo'' on Xbox One by most official sources. | **The official version revealed at E3 2013, featuring the simple ''Halo'' logo, dubbed ''Halo'' on Xbox One by most official sources. | ||
**The version posted by Axis Animation to their web portfolio, which features different audio mixing, making the background melody more audible, and removing other sound effects, such as the Guardian's bellow. | **The version posted by Axis Animation to their web portfolio, which features different audio mixing, making the background melody more audible, and removing other sound effects, such as the Guardian's bellow.{{Ref/Reuse|axis}} | ||
**The version posted by John Allardice, the director of the trailer, which is identical to the E3 2013 trailer, barring the change of the logo from ''Halo'' to ''Halo 5''.<ref name="axish5">[https://vimeo.com/68040590 '''Vimeo.com''' - ''John Allardice: Halo 5'']</ref> | **The version posted by John Allardice, the director of the trailer, which is identical to the E3 2013 trailer, barring the change of the logo from ''Halo'' to ''Halo 5''.<ref name="axish5">[https://vimeo.com/68040590 '''Vimeo.com''' - ''John Allardice: Halo 5'']</ref> | ||
===Mistakes=== | ===Mistakes=== | ||
*As the Guardian begins to fully flare its wings out, its eyes aren't glowing. However, in the next jump cut as it pulses, both are glowing their normal yellow hue. | *As the Guardian begins to fully flare its wings out, its eyes aren't glowing. However, in the next jump cut as it pulses, both are glowing their normal yellow hue. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept art=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HXO - Guardian concept.jpg|Concept art of the Guardian. | File:HXO - Guardian concept.jpg|Concept art of the Guardian. | ||
File:HXO concept 2.jpg|Concept art. | File:HXO concept 2.jpg|Concept art rocks levitating above the sand. | ||
File:HXO Concept HoodedChief.jpg|Concept art of John-117 in his cloak. | |||
File:HXO Concept GuardianRise.jpg|Concept art of the Guardian rising from the sand. | |||
File:HXO Concept ColorScript.jpg|A concept color script for the trailer. | |||
File:HXO concept.jpg|More concept art, featuring different takes on John-117's armor and the Guardian's design. | File:HXO concept.jpg|More concept art, featuring different takes on John-117's armor and the Guardian's design. | ||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshot=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H5-Chief-Desert.jpg | File:H5-Chief-Desert.jpg | ||
File:Halo Xbox One Forerunner machine rising.jpg | File:Halo Xbox One Forerunner machine rising.jpg | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Trailer}} | {{Trailer}} | ||
[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians trailers]] | [[Category:Halo 5: Guardians trailers]] | ||