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Pre-Production Trailer
Sample Script V.2
"Opening Narrative"
1. Camera (>) towards mountains
Camera (^) to cloudy sky
Covenant Cruiser is seen emerging from Slipspace Rupture
2. Camera looks out from trees as a young boy walks by
Camera in front of boy
Camera (^) as boy looks up
Boy begins to cry and screams
Camera looks out from bush as boy runs past
3. Camera is on burning rubble
Camera on burning building
Camera looking up dusty street
Young boy runs down the street
Boy is caught in large explosion
Camera stays focused on the rubble
Camera cuts to boys burnt face
[Fade out]
5. [Fade in]
Camera following 3 marines up the dusty street
Smoldering corpses and rubble
Marine tactical chatter is heard
Marine: "Get Down!"
Banshee bomb hits the street marines go flying
4. Camera (^) behind rubble
Marines are seen taking cover behind sandbag
Sergeant Davis: "We need to get to that hog A.S.A.P! Solmundson give me some cover fire!" {Yelling}
Corporal Solmundson: "On it sir!" {Yelling}
Camera looking down from rooftop at marines
Camera looking down the street at marines
Solmundson rolls from cover and begins firing Assault Rifle
Camera (<) following Solmundson
Follow Cam on Davis
Davis vaults over sandbags towards dead marines and grabs a grenade
Davis blindly throws grenade
Davis: "Lets go Solmundson! Follow me!" {Yelling}
Davis sprints to the other side of the road as grenade explodes
Camera (<) following Davis
Davis runs towards the Warthog
Follow Cam on Davis
Solmundson enters the scene running behind Davis
Davis and Solmundson quickly enter the Warthog
Camera stops short and (>) as Warthog drives away
Camera on rooftop follows Warthog as it heads into the forest
5. Camera from flatbed looking into cab
Solmundson: "What the hell is happening!?" {Yelling/Tears}
Davis: "Its the Covenant... Looks like the dumb bastards finally found Earth..." {Sadness}
Solmundson: "Oh god! Its gonna be like Reach all over again!" {Panic}
Davis: "Pull yourself together marine! Radio out and see if you can locate any survivors!" {Stern}
Solmundson: "I'll try sir." {Trembling}
Radio static
Solmundson: "f*** they're dead! All of them! They're all f***ing dead!" {Panic/Hysterics}
Davis slams fist on steering wheel and curses under breath
Davis: "$#!T..." {Quiet/Anger}
Radio Static
Shane: "This is Private Shane Black! Come in! Corporal Solmundson is that you!? Come in!" {Panic}
Solmundson: "Affirmative Private! Where the hell are you!?" {Relief/Anger}
Shane: "Covies pushed us back to the lake! Their pressing hard. Hurry!" {Panic}
Solmundson: "Were on our way!" {Determined}
Solmundson signals for a u-turn
Camera from side of the trail as Warthog does a u-turn
Camera from flatbed looking into cab
Shane: "Hurry! I don't know how long were gonna last!" {Panic}
Solmundson: "Private Black is Kirk there with you!?" {Stern/Worried}
Radio Static
Shane: "Hurry {Static} they're {Static} coming! {Static}"
6. Camera facing up towards forest from lake shore
Marines taking cover behind rubble
Camera (>)
Marine is grabbed around the neck by an elite and stabbed through the chest
Impaled marines lets out a blood-curdling scream
Marine jumps on the elite's back
Marine: "You f***er!"
Marine stabs the elite in the neck repeatedly
Camera zooms in on the elite
Elite grabs the marine and throws the marine into sandbags
Marine disappears in a cloud of dust
Camera zooms out
Elite walks towards camera
Camera is parallel to the elite and marine
Wounded marine is crawling away firing pistol at the bleeding elite
Camera looking directly at the elite
Elite raises its Energy Sword
Warthog is heard
Elite turns head towards the forest just as the Warthog crashes through the bushes
Warthog heads directly towards the elite
Elite is splattered by the front of the Warthog
Sounds of grunts fleeing
1. Camera (>) towards mountains
Camera (^) to cloudy sky
Covenant Cruiser is seen emerging from Slipspace Rupture
2. Camera looks out from trees as a young boy walks by
Camera in front of boy
Camera (^) as boy looks up
Boy begins to cry and screams
Camera looks out from bush as boy runs past
3. Camera is on burning rubble
Camera on burning building
Camera looking up dusty street
Young boy runs down the street
Boy is caught in large explosion
Camera stays focused on the rubble
Camera cuts to boys burnt face
[Fade out]
5. [Fade in]
Camera following 3 marines up the dusty street
Smoldering corpses and rubble
Marine tactical chatter is heard
Marine: "Get Down!"
Banshee bomb hits the street marines go flying
4. Camera (^) behind rubble
Marines are seen taking cover behind sandbag
Sergeant Davis: "We need to get to that hog A.S.A.P! Solmundson give me some cover fire!" {Yelling}
Corporal Solmundson: "On it sir!" {Yelling}
Camera looking down from rooftop at marines
Camera looking down the street at marines
Solmundson rolls from cover and begins firing Assault Rifle
Camera (<) following Solmundson
Follow Cam on Davis
Davis vaults over sandbags towards dead marines and grabs a grenade
Davis blindly throws grenade
Davis: "Lets go Solmundson! Follow me!" {Yelling}
Davis sprints to the other side of the road as grenade explodes
Camera (<) following Davis
Davis runs towards the Warthog
Follow Cam on Davis
Solmundson enters the scene running behind Davis
Davis and Solmundson quickly enter the Warthog
Camera stops short and (>) as Warthog drives away
Camera on rooftop follows Warthog as it heads into the forest
5. Camera from flatbed looking into cab
Solmundson: "What the hell is happening!?" {Yelling/Tears}
Davis: "Its the Covenant... Looks like the dumb bastards finally found Earth..." {Sadness}
Solmundson: "Oh god! Its gonna be like Reach all over again!" {Panic}
Davis: "Pull yourself together marine! Radio out and see if you can locate any survivors!" {Stern}
Solmundson: "I'll try sir." {Trembling}
Radio static
Solmundson: "f*** they're dead! All of them! They're all f***ing dead!" {Panic/Hysterics}
Davis slams fist on steering wheel and curses under breath
Davis: "$#!T..." {Quiet/Anger}
Radio Static
Shane: "This is Private Shane Black! Come in! Corporal Solmundson is that you!? Come in!" {Panic}
Solmundson: "Affirmative Private! Where the hell are you!?" {Relief/Anger}
Shane: "Covies pushed us back to the lake! Their pressing hard. Hurry!" {Panic}
Solmundson: "Were on our way!" {Determined}
Solmundson signals for a u-turn
Camera from side of the trail as Warthog does a u-turn
Camera from flatbed looking into cab
Shane: "Hurry! I don't know how long were gonna last!" {Panic}
Solmundson: "Private Black is Kirk there with you!?" {Stern/Worried}
Radio Static
Shane: "Hurry {Static} they're {Static} coming! {Static}"
6. Camera facing up towards forest from lake shore
Marines taking cover behind rubble
Camera (>)
Marine is grabbed around the neck by an elite and stabbed through the chest
Impaled marines lets out a blood-curdling scream
Marine jumps on the elite's back
Marine: "You f***er!"
Marine stabs the elite in the neck repeatedly
Camera zooms in on the elite
Elite grabs the marine and throws the marine into sandbags
Marine disappears in a cloud of dust
Camera zooms out
Elite walks towards camera
Camera is parallel to the elite and marine
Wounded marine is crawling away firing pistol at the bleeding elite
Camera looking directly at the elite
Elite raises its Energy Sword
Warthog is heard
Elite turns head towards the forest just as the Warthog crashes through the bushes
Warthog heads directly towards the elite
Elite is splattered by the front of the Warthog
Sounds of grunts fleeing
Sample Storyboard:
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Concept Art:
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Ordinance:
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Warthog:
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Production Team:
Art: FROCKLIFFE
Script: FROCKLIFFE
Storyboard: HARR
Music: *Position Open*
CGI: *Position Reserved*
SFX: *Position Reserved*
UNSC Props:
Weapons: Lord Devious
Armour: Xtreme Tactics
Warthog: Kieren, FROCKLIFFE
Mongoose: *Position Open*
Anything You Can Do To Help: *Position Open*
*Updated May.25th*
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