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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

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Revision as of 15:09, June 4, 2012 by Grizzlei (talk | contribs) (This isn't Forward Unto Dawn, rather a separate live-action piece called "The Commissioning.")

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

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

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is an upcoming live-action miniseries. The series, scheduled for release in October 2012, [1] is comprised of five 15-minute episodes that will be released on a weekly basis. The series' plot will revolve around how John-117 inspired 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.[2] It will be hosted on Halo Waypoint and Machinima.com.[3] A 90-minute extended version will be included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition.[4]

An early episode of the series is currently known as "Sleeper" and is in production.[5]

Production

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.[5] The episode, known as Sleeper, is set at the university, doubling as a futuristic UNSC officer academy, will introduce the main protagonist of Forward Unto Dawn.[5] 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.[5]

Appearances

Characters

  • John-117
  • Unidentified UNSC officer cadet (First appearance)

Equipment

Weapons

Locations

  • Unidentified UNSC officer academy (First appearance)

Organizations

Vehicles

Trivia

  • In the promotional picture provided by 343 Industries, John appears to be wearing the MJOLNIR Mk. IV variant featured in The Package. This suggests the time frame in which the miniseries occurs.
  • Many of the murals seen on set are enlarged pieces taken from the concept art of Halo 3: ODST. [5]

Sources

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Bulletin 5252012
  2. ^ Variety: 'Halo' Web series to bow before next game
  3. ^ Inside Gaming Daily: IGDaily - Halo Live-Action Series - 4/30/12
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin 5.16.12
  5. ^ a b c d e Kotaku.com: First Look at the "Set" of the Halo 4 Live Action Series
  6. ^ a b The Peak: Halo webseries filmed on Burnaby campus?
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