New Halo Marine Flick

[PapaMurf]

I am currently in Pre Production of an Untitled Halo project. It is about a squad of marines who crash and must survive until help arrives. THINK BLACK HAWK DOWN. Has anyone done a Halo movie before. Also, does anyone know how to make Marine armor, I was just thinking cardboard, but any help will do! Thanx

[PapaMurf]

*Sorry 4 double post*
I have started writing the script. I will require 8 marine costumes, 5 grunts (various colors), 2 elites (blue and white), and a jackal. I will be using airsoft guns and it takes place in a forest. More to Come Soon!

[2nd_Recon]

How will you make the grunts/jack? You have midgets or kids to play them?

[tallman_house_pictures]

lol. It'll be easy to find 6 midgets. Will you use modern airsoft guns? You should try constructing some assult rifles like the ones in the game.

[2nd_Recon]

you gotta have an assault rifle. And a sniper rifle

[Truggy]

ill believe this when its made. First thing u must think of tho is location for this, lol it would look weird to be in someone's back yard

[PapaMurf]

I am having kid play the grunts, I am using modern airsoft guns(M-16, desert eagle, etc.), i am filming in a forest nearby my house, i will try to construct a sniper rifle, and I will also make some guns( like battle rifle and/or assault rifle). Whew! I think I covered everything. Any questions, pleez ask. Any help or suggestions welcome.

[I3lade203]

ill believe this when its made.

Yup. Post some stuff and if it's not good, stop the project. Nobody wants halo to be made a fool of.

[U.S.Amateurfilmaker]

Whatever you do, please do not do this on a really low budget, because without decent costumes, it will just look wierd.

[I3lade203]

Agreed. Don't go into this with anything under 10 grand.

[Truggy]

remember : Matthawkins.co.uk = amature film making...not big budget film making.....i wouldnt waste 10 grand on any movie in my life...maybe at most 50 or 75

[I3lade203]

Matthawkins.co.uk = website to have fun in. Saying that comment was very ignorent truggy. Someone can come here and do a big budget film if they want. And 10 grand is low budget in hollywood terms. And if he's not going to, then he shouldn't do the film, becuase who wants to see a crappy halo film?

[Truggy]

Matthawkins.co.uk = website to have fun in. Saying that comment was very ignorent truggy. Someone can come here and do a big budget film if they want. And 10 grand is low budget in hollywood terms. And if he's not going to, then he shouldn't do the film, becuase who wants to see a crappy halo film?

this isnt hollywood.

[I3lade203]

Dosn't matter. Can't stop someone from doing what they want just becuase they come here. No wonder you never believe people.

[Truggy]

Agreed. Don't go into this with anything under 10 grand.

thats SOOO ignorant...

Dosn't matter. Can't stop someone from doing what they want just becuase they come here. No wonder you never believe people.

ide love to see him do it with like no money lol, its his choice

[I3lade203]

No it's not. Nobody wants to see a shitty halo flick. No point in doing it at all if you can't do it right.

[Towels42]

Why don't you make all of the "monsters" as hand puppets? With tight editing, it'll work... not to mention it'll look like you're fighting alien hand puppets....... God, that's an awesome idea.

*Close up of hand puppet in forest background...*
"GRAAWWWW!"

*Soldiers*
"Ahh, it's coming at us!!!"

*Hand puppet*
"Graaawwww!!!"

[I3lade203]

Hahaha ! That would be funny !

[SanElizando]

I've gotta agree with Blade (god, I feel faint...), there would have to be some kind of monetary value to this or the results are gonna look just... well, rubbish.

[SanElizando]

Sorry for the double post but... hand puppets would kick a**! It would have a "The Land that Time Forgot" vibe to it... Wow, Doug McClure....

[PapaMurf]

So, I should earn some money for it first? Cuz I am gonna start filming in the Summer. Before that, I will post pics of weapons, costumes, etc. just to get your guys's approvals. I see what 13lade is saying, but maybe not 10 grand cuz im not that rich.

[tallman_house_pictures]

Relax guys. This in sn AMETURE film site. Most of us don;t have that kind of money to spend on a film....and even if we did we wouldnt (probably), unless we were talking back in some cash. Now, for my WWII films, ive probably spend 2000 bucks and it doesnt look like sh*t. You'd be amazed at what a few hundred bucks at the arts and crafts store, plus imagination and creativity will do for you. I'm sure you could make some decent looking costumes out of cheap materials, and guns too. This is a gun a guy made form lego. It doesnt look perfect close up but if its for an extra, itll look great
http://content.kapowwe.com/images4/contest7/caw3.jpg

I'd say go with it...no matter what your budget is. Most of us do what we can with the amount of money we have. I'm sorry to go on and on but I wouldn't want to see a potentally good film bypasses because someone didnt have 10 grand to blow on it.

Let's try to put the F-U-N back into filmmaking and this forum.

[UFProductions]

I just had to find a place to put this, (no relavence to the topic) but it's a MUCH better lego gun:

http://onyx.malagraphixia.com/HK_MP5/HK_MP5.htm

[U.S.Amateurfilmaker]

Relax guys. This in sn AMETURE film site. Most of us don;t have that kind of money to spend on a film....and even if we did we wouldnt (probably), unless we were talking back in some cash. Now, for my WWII films, ive probably spend 2000 bucks and it doesnt look like sh*t. You'd be amazed at what a few hundred bucks at the arts and crafts store, plus imagination and creativity will do for you. I'm sure you could make some decent looking costumes out of cheap materials, and guns too. This is a gun a guy made form lego. It doesnt look perfect close up but if its for an extra, itll look great
http://content.kapowwe.com/images4/contest7/caw3.jpg

I'd say go with it...no matter what your budget is. Most of us do what we can with the amount of money we have. I'm sorry to go on and on but I wouldn't want to see a potentally good film bypasses because someone didnt have 10 grand to blow on it.

Let's try to put the F-U-N back into filmmaking and this forum.

I realize good things can be made using a really low budget, but we are talking aliens that look like this...



and this...



Replicating these costumes on a really low budget is next to impossible.

[I3lade203]

Exactly why I said 10 grand, becuase it's a number thats impossible for him to earn, but possible for the film to be done on. To show him what a LOW end halo movie would take. Just the custom costumes and weaponry alone would eat up that budget.

THP, if people *wouldn't* , why do all these fanfilms spend 10 grand or up?

No offense, but the lego gun looks pretty shitty lol. And yeah, I would normally say go for it and don't give up, but this is halo were talking about here. Nobody wants to see halo made a fool off becuase it looks like s***.