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!
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