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Prophecy Update of February 9th
Hey-oh! Felt like I needed to make this write up, seeing that I have been tagged MIA for awhile. Anyways, back and back with a vengeance! Prepare yourself, juicy update incoming!
Episode 3.... Ah yes! Dunno if many of you visit Halotube much, but it is, as I like to call it, the Youtube of Halo (pretty original eh?). But, you guys could learn a thing or two about Episode 3's release date by visiting their site... Just a hint...
Now, there is a major thing we must share with the fans. Due to the intense length of Episode 3, it is being cut into two different episodes, so most of the action will be in Episode 4, which should be released almost immediately after Episode 3. Also, from what you have seen in the sneak peek sometime ago (kudos to PBS for such an awesome video), the action scenes in the trailer are only minor (most are actually black and white for that matter). That was something I had to share with all of you so that there are no misunderstandings for Episode 3. Will it still be good? You betcha.
We are also trying some new things to improve the overall face value of Prophecy this time around. I have been able to utilize Final Cut Pro's abilities to its fullest, and the results are amazing. This time around, long gone are the dull looking H3 graphics, now, you are going to enjoy "cinema-like" compositions. To illustrate my point, I asked Sub-commander Tarcaand to pose with his Gravity hammer. Here is a picture of the raw footage before rendered into its final composite form.
That particular shot itself is yet to be finalized, as it needs a bit of tweaking. Some minor things you may notice is a slight sepia tone to give it a more cinematic feel and look to it and some minor composited glowing points to make things look nicer.
On to the sound department, headed by Nabsuh! As you may have known, we have tried to incorporate our own sounds with that of the Halo universe, this time around however, we are trying to use our own sounds altogether (with the exceptional Halo plasma sound here and there of course). To give you a taste, here is a ten second action sequence caught from Episode 3.
Nabzuhz L337 Soundz :// WMV Low Res (668KB)
That scene also, is not finalized and is in low resolution for a reason =p
With all these new departments and processes we have conjured up this week (i.e Music-PBS, SFX-Nabsuh), it will hopefully spice up Prophecy and make things look and feel nicer for you, the viewer.
That is about it for this week, tune in for next week's update as we share another interview from one of our staff members from Dispatch Films!
P.S. In case you were too darn lazy to click on the stinkin' Halotube link, the new episode premieres February 23rd (by the way, that's year 2008 =p). Until next time, Peace out!
Since LT1 is way too busy with Prophecy and life, I will be posting this update in his place. Just to tell you that despite the fact our site seems dead, we've been hard at work lately.
Random Fan: Quit stalling, WHAT ABOUT THE EPISODE?
I'm getting to that now. Anyways, it has yet to enter the editing phase, but we are definitely getting somewhere with it. I can't say any definite release dates yet because nothing ever turns out as planned (especially due to the nature of machinima), but I can estimate that you will have already seen it by the beginning of March.
Random Fan: Well, can you at least tell us about it?!?!
Yes you random unknown person, I will. I'm gonna keep it as spoiler free as possible, but I'm gonna say that there is a 100% chance of this episode being action packed. There will be a battle... correction: two battles at the same time! You will also get to see the other Spartans for the first time, and the previously unnamed Spartans will be named. As a bonus, I can show you a few screenshots.
To top things off, I interviewed Kieran Henshall of Pirate Bay Studios, who has been doing a bit of editing for Prophecy recently (as seen with last week's trailer). There was also an interview with AOD Deadite, but I could not get his interview answers in time.
F31: First and foremost, what is "Pirate Bay Studios", and what does it do?
KH: The people I know call it PBS for short, it was originally foudned in 2006 under the name of Lost Water Studios. By myself and a man called Andrew Dunkerly.
PBS is not a registered company, yet. It just consists of contacts who help out time to time. Though what we do varies from; Editing, Scriptwriting, Directing, Producing, Filming, PR, PA. We focus more on Television & Filmmaking than Machinima, although at the moment it's gotten the better of us.
F31: What is your role with the Prophecy project and the Blackstone Project?
KH: When the Director of Prophecy needs some extra publicity on his series, he sometimes contacts me asking for a trailer, some pieces of video media that will push the series more out there.
Currently I've been asked to:
[] Add Music to Episode 3
[] Edit Episode 4
I believe I'm editing Episode 4 because of a particular event that occurs. Last time we spoke, the Director felt I could bring a certain 'something' to the episode in comparison to the others. Also because he'd probably be busy with Blackstone.
F31: What can we expect from your current projects in the future? (With the 508th and with Pirate Bay Studios)
KH: I'm working on a Television plot with a few contacts from Los Angelis, South Wales [UK] & South Africa at the moment. The series is titled, Crisis,
In other news, I've been asked to develop my Machinima series for a television channel. So It seems I'll be busy on that soon.
F31: What programs do you use for what you do, and how long have you been at it?
KH:
Writing -
[] Final Draft, 3 Years
[] Microsoft Word, 9 Years?
CGI -
[] 3D Max, 1 Month
[] Lightwave, 1 Week
Editing -
[] Can't say,
[] Windows Movie Maker, 5 Years?
[] Sony Vegas 8, 3 Years
F31: Would you mind showing us some of your current work (if it isn't too spoilery?
KH: I'm afraid you'll have to wait and see like everyone else. =P
There'll be a Announcement Trailer for my series in a month from now. It will announce the forums and website that's under construction at the moment. Though maybe in the future I can provide you with sneak peaks if you want.
F31: To end things on a light note, do you like to party?
KH: Um, sometimes. Last time I had a party, I invited mates around on new years. I was chatting to my girlfriend at the time on MSN because she couldnt come. Then one of my mates pinned me down as the rest of them started looking for HONK!..
Apart from that.. Sure. =]
Kieran will have his official website out in the near future, I hope that LT1 will remember to include it in a future update. So that's all for this time folks, so stay tuned for Prophecy Episode 3, and Blackstone. See ya next week folks.
- Fire
