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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
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Visual ID poster with characters from left:
Sullivan, Orenski, Master Chief, Lasky, Silva
Genre Action,
Military Sci-fi
Written by
  • Aaron Helbing
  • Todd Helbing
Directed by Stewart Hendler
Creative director(s) Jackson Thorpe
Presented by Elliott Smith
Starring
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Josh Feldman, Lydia Antonini
Production company(s) Microsoft Studios, 343 Industries, Herzog and Company, Legacy Effects, Arc Productions, Blacklist
Distributor Machinima Prime
Release
Original network YouTube, Halo Waypoint
Picture format 1080p
Original release October 5 (2012-10-05) – November 2, 2012 (2012-11-02)
External links
Halo 4 Official Site: Forward Unto Dawn

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a military science fiction web series set in the universe of the Halo franchise. Forward Unto Dawn consists of five 15-minute episodes released weekly starting on October 5, 2012, and was later released as a single film on DVD and Blu-ray and was later put on Netflix in 2013. The series was produced as a marketing effort for the video game Halo 4 intended to widen the audience of the Halo series and as a stepping stone to a potential Halo film. It was written by Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing, and directed by Stewart Hendler. Forward Unto Dawn was shot in Vancouver over 25 days in May 2012 on a budget just under USD $10 million. It has just under 500 shots with computer generated imagery, approximately a quarter of what a feature film would have, but the visual effects received praise from reviewers.

A coming-of-age story, Forward Unto Dawn follows a cadet, Thomas Lasky, at a twenty-sixth century military training academy as it is attacked by the Covenant, a religious alliance of aliens. Lasky is unsure of his future within the military but feels pressured to follow in the footsteps of his mother and brother. Lasky and his surviving squad mates are rescued by the Master Chief and, after the death of his romantic interest, Chyler Silva, Lasky is inspired by the Chief to take initiative and aids him in saving the remaining cadets.

Forward Unto Dawn received a Streamy Award and several of the crew received awards for their work editing, producing and filming of it. The series also won a Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award for sound editing. Reviewers were impressed by the special effects and action-packed second act, but found that the plot was too slow in the first half and most of the characters were under-developed. The series was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for main title design.


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