Fan Film - Operation Chastity - 405Th Related Information

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Trooper Cooper

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Hey guys and gals



Since I've already gone and made press releases about all this and they've shown up on HBO, there's not much point staying much quiet about it.



For those of you who may not have seen it, here's the original press release, which was sent out quite broadly and has had positive feedback (and has also garnered interest from a couple of 4x4 magazines here in the UK in regards the warthog build):



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“Operation Chastity” Warthog Project Officially Begins

31st October 2008



Following on from the recent news that the Halo 3: Recon is in development by Bungie and Microsoft, news can finally be released that the not-for-profit fan-film of the Halo franchise, “Operation Chastity”, has officially entered pre-production. And what better day than Halloween to announce the official start of Operation Chastity’s M12 ‘Warthog’ LRV construction project.



http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Image:H3_Warthog.jpg (the vehicle, as seen in the Halo 3 computer game)



The story of Operation Chastity follows a group of United Nations Space Command Marines fighting the survivors of a crashed alien Covenant battleship, and their final battle in the conflict – a secret mission behind enemy lines which none of them are sure they will return from. The film is a self-funded effort, with an estimated budget of around £30,000, and shooting planned to commence in Winter 2009 in the United Kingdom. The film project is in no way affiliated with Bungie Studios, Microsoft Game Studios or WETA studios, and is an independent work.



The vehicle that is going to be used for the project is an A-reg 1984 Land Rover Defender 110, rescued from the GumTree 4x4 yard before its eventual scrapping due to MoT failure. Being rebuilt by Props Studios, the vehicle will be fitted with a whole new body, chunky off road tyres, lifted suspension and a whole host of other upgrades to make it into the futuristic combat vehicle. This is certainly not going to be your average Land Rover!



In the games, the Warthog LRV was the vehicle of choice for Master Chief John-117, the superhuman Spartan raised from a boy to become humanity’s greatest soldier as he went across the universe and eventually home to Earth fighting the Covenant. The vehicle being made for Operation Chastity, however, will be used by the Marines of the 267th Division as they fight the alien invaders on human soil.



And it is also hoped that a second vehicle, in the troop carrier format, will also be able to be added to the Marines armoury in time for shooting to commence!



http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/6/60/M...p_Transport.jpg (the M831 troop carrier, a variant of the M12 LRV, as seen in the Halo 3 computer game)



More updates will be released as and when they come.



Peter Cooper

Writer/Director/Producer, Operation Chastity



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The warthog went into the shop today. Our base is a rather tired Land Rover Defender 110 made in 1983. Here she is before the body was stripped off and delivered:



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More pictures to follow once more work takes place on it.



As far as more relevant 405th details go - the current budget is between £25,000 and £30,000 pending further cash injection. The film will definitely have one warthog but, as stated, we are aiming for a second. Talks are currently under way with universities over the possibility of getting studio scale models of Banshees, Pelicans, Longswords, Warthogs, UNSC Frigates and the wreckage of the CCS class "Chaste Ascendancy". Armour is being sculpted hopefully in the next few weeks and will be made in fibreglass, and monster (Grunts and costumes will begin fabrication in the new year. Weapons are already under way, however, and I am hopeful that soon we'll have some nice photos of the MA5C prototype to show off.



We also have a couple of names being touted as appearing in the film, which will be officially announced once we have pen to paper. We'll be setting up a blog about the Warthog's construction once we have more material to show off.



Thanks for looking!



Peter
 
sounds like you guys got a plan. hope all goes well with the builds.
keep us updated
 
Good luck, man. I see a possible 405th publicity opportunity here...

"Armor and weapons generously donated by the members of the 405th forums", etc. etc. Or something of the sort
 
It is very possible that the 405th could be mentioned. There are in fact several things that will need pepping for moulding such as Grunt and Brute armour, as well as a few other things that will need sussing out nearer to the time.

I should also talk to that chap who does those lovely spikers!
 
Reventorghini said:
So what engine is going to be used?

I recommend a diesel engine for a more authentic sound and better economy.

The engine is the original 1983 2.5 V8 SW Diesel. It's going to need a little work on it due to a slightly smoky startup. If/when we get the second vehicle (budgetary concerns are making this sadly uncertain), we're hoping to get the 2.5 V8 Turbo Diesel.
 
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oh by the way, I know you can't see the Classifieds section yet, but you should pm Adam or something about his Marine set, I believe he has a few helmets or something for sale, and link has some ODST casts for sale too. Just a thought :)
 
If you ever need any help, just shoot me a PM. I'd be more than willing to donate some time to helping out in this between work.
 
AI Blue Fox said:
great man, can you get a picture of the truck striped?

Pics will be put up on the blog once it's set up, with a photo diary from start to finish. :)

I have actually bought a set of Adam's armour for myself, however the armour we'll be using will be a custom sculpt. I can't wait to show you photos once we've done the masters - with any luck it'll look sick, and the thought of 20 or 30 Marines all in shot in the gear, weapons and all, excites me greatly.
 
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You'd probably nearly cover the costs of the movie for it :D
This is sounding very cool, i cant wait to see it start!!!
 
p0rtalman said:
You'd probably nearly cover the costs of the movie for it :D
This is sounding very cool, i cant wait to see it start!!!

That's the hope!

The final payment was made on the Warthog today. Fabrication will begin once all the supplies have arrived.
 
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Amazing, I just saw this thread after I had written a synopsis of my own Fan-Film. I was literally about to post it when I saw this. Strange how all the warthog builds are starting up, along with these fan-film projects. Well I wish you the best of luck with this.
 
Twisting_Neather said:
Amazing, I just saw this thread after I had written a synopsis of my own Fan-Film. I was literally about to post it when I saw this. Strange how all the warthog builds are starting up, along with these fan-film projects. Well I wish you the best of luck with this.

Thanks for the kind words! :) I am happy to see people really pushing the boundaries on this stuff. Hope your own film works out.
 
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