Dark Side - Halo 3 Machinima Short

[warriorbug35]

Dude if u stole mine I be mad at u u kinda did but eh not ur flat it's my dman friends they give me theseideas

[BuBBleGe0]

Even after 2 years, this still beats most machinimas. If I could, I would have this on the front page on youtube every day so the world can see this.

[Fireice1337]

Hey, amazing film. Wish I could do those text effects. Could anyone pm a link to those "stationary text"? Also, can anyone tell me the music in the film, perferably the "sad" music. Love this video. I've been watching it still for about 2 years now. Simply amazing!

[soniciscool143]

Can u use autodesk 3ds max to animate the halo 3 characters arms and legs

[awsomedudaz]

is was supose 2 be a movie

[SpectreGuy1997]

dude make this into a series.

[FinitumProductions]

Very interesting in regards to your editing style. Very good but I think no dialog killed it.

[BionicSstryderr]

people need to view this more

[gizzle434]

song???

[nooblaster]

3:22

[bloodyrain414]

whats the begginign song?

[xblasterloster]

i put my gamertag wrong is skyxsickxsniper

[bloodyrain414]

whats the beggining songs name and i guess its the end song as well

[bloodyrain414]

this may be the best halo 3 short i've seen ever make more!

[Tyranous1000]

no offence to all other vid makers but that had to be the best single vid ive ever seen

[TuckerPioneer]

nice very nice amazing hey man u should hook up with my man logan 923 over at steel productions hes got some good machinimas hes workin on so check out his channel SteelProductions923

[JerryPwnsAll]

nice

[kaz0lace]

when you show the text you shouldn't stop the camera like that, you should have made the positioning keep going slowly but other than that nice try, I'd make a long machinima myself but I cant really think of a story

[nooblaster]

im thinking of doing one but i dont have a capture card or the right equipment so i could send you the scripts. do you have Modern Warfare 2?

[kaz0lace]

Close,modern warefare 1

[oromaaka3]

not even close.

[kaz0lace]

@oromaaka3 Yeah it is, it's like one number off

[oromaaka3]

no i mean its nothing like modern warfare, as this is epic, and MW suck balls

[kaz0lace]

@oromaaka3 Yeah but nooblaster asked me if I had mw2

[COHneger]

Whats the song actualy?

[COHneger]

?? Dark side?? -.O you probaly have your reasons callibg this masterpiece Dark side :p^^ good editing... music doesnt kinda fit but its an amazing sound ^^

[FriskyLemons]

Really good editing, music, and camera angles! But the only drawback is there was no point to it.

[SpacedOutVids]

this is more like a music vid to be honest. pretty good though

[SunkenDarkDeath]

wow...that was great editing and the song goes great with this vid.. 5/5 great job.

[dragoonhydra132]

I have a video with 40,000 views and 4 1/2 stars.

This video has 15,000 views with 4 1/2 stars.

My video does not deserve NEARLY as much credit as this one deserves. This video was just... brilliant. The fact that you let US come up with the back story is genius. The editing was awesome, the quality was impressive, and the song choice was spot-on.

Very creative video. 5/5* and more if possible.

[MetalMonkeyStudios]

Dang dude nice Editing this video should be more popular

5/5

[clav1112]

nice i like it... but i didnt understand some parts :P hehe btw...noce job!

[Josebaby760]

what the was !@#$%^ BEAUTIFUL i love the editing 5*

[jasonfan13579]

dude......that made me emotional....great vid though really liked it

[XGCCyrax]

man nice

[priscillaxoxoxox]

whoa, how some this isn't more popular?

[mitchymaniac]

all i can make out is that he died in a pelican crash....

btw awsome vid 5/5

[ajw34307]

This is brilliant but it wouldn't be half as good without the beautiful soundtrack.

Does anyone know what it is?

[whisecracker]

yo man i gotta give you credit on that vid but i got i little confussed :) im not a bright guy.

[wowblivion]

All i can say is wow... that video is amazing!!! 5/5

[disturbed9983]

just amazing my friend. i have many ideas if you want some. fatlesssn1p3r

[BRUCETAFURRR]

speachless  o.O

[dego266]

1,000,000,000/ 5

[FriskyLemons]

nevermind i see it in the description xD

[FriskyLemons]

put together AMAZINGLY! i love it! and btw- what capture card do you use

[SeFu2006]

That was bad ass!

[animemaster200]

what was the song?

[jleehalo]

Is it me or did he use mods in that frist scene

[CustomGameNighters]

The pelican was a mod lol yep

[project003]

wat song did you use? that was epic!

[jlimb1]

That was awesome I like it how it had no script I understood every bit of it and don't blame me if I sound stupid blame my dad for making watch thousands of movies

[elit94]

omg thats so awesome !!!!!!!!!!

[Se7enMechProductions]

This has the most production I've seen so far 5/5! Keep up the good work boys. If your script writing is half as good as your animation and compositing were looking at a machinima at the likes of witch we've never seen lol.. south park qoute.. But seriously, good luck and keep it EPIC!!!! P.S check out my page...and watch 360 baby the video quality on there is shit but I thought it was kinda funny. i threw it togeather in like 2 hrs.

[FireDragon04]

Thanks, i do everything myself so its nice to hear people like it.

[BoNzI1995]

its pretty amazin.

how did u get a pelican on sand trap? bastards !

[FireDragon04]

They're not really there, i added them in with CGI animation.

[gimpitron5000]

that was dope

check out my crappy halo short

[Se7enMechProductions]

lol

[deadman1801]

Very VERY nice! Also, if anyone can help me, I am making a machinima of my own. I have been looking for someone to just mabey act in it, and record it to put it on youtube. I have been searching for 3-5 months now for just 1 person, and all I have been getting is mail saying stuff like "Your a loser" or something like that. So plz anyone who would LIKE TO ACT or more important RECORD the machinima would be great!

[l337fox118]

im in

[DeadHippieFilms]

Wow... speechless.  Absolutely terrific.

[lolleasky101]

oh my fucking god dude that was one of the best fucking machinimas i have ever seen keep doing what you are doing and you will go far may i ask what edittiing program fucking awsome dude i will subscribe well done XD

[hockeyminimigget]

omg. dude. well done! fantasticly epic! this is one, OR the best machinima I have ever seen. fucking amazing, i have subscribed because i cant wait for your upcoming videos! Best i have ever seen literlly the best

[MLGxPrOx94]

Love halo3

[SoftHardStudios]

What editing program??? amazing vid kepp doing

[ultrasylux]

fucking epic. great music and direction 6 stars. ;D

[Ch4r1ez]

500/5

[Digitalbrits]

pretty fucking good i'd say

[evilryu95]

that was ummmmmmmm that was pretty dramatic and depressing

[armegeTOM]

that was amazing!!!!!! 50000000/5

[kemando12]

that was sweet what editing program did u use and what special effects?

[aliAssassins]

Amazing visual effects. Great job.

[mariolink50]

epic

[klikingformeonly]

that was so cinimaticly shot and is worth

something more than 5 stars on youtube

[link13j]

:O

the face expresion left after watching pure.....AWSOMENESSSS!!!!!!!!

[Mattie400]

that was awesome! keep up the good work! subbed

[xxdragonluvaxx]

One of the best machinima videos ever. 5/5 and keep up the good work :)

[adrianqrz]

Whats the name of the first song? Please reply

[XxKINGCABOOSExX]

THAT WAS FUCKING GREAT! EPIC EVEN! DUDE! Machinima has to see this and offer you some kind of partnership oir something. wow

[CovertRipper12]

nice editing and idea, 5/5

[fredbobjim24]

EPIC and a bit like a trailer fr amovie

[xCOMMANDERSMITHx]

EPIC

whoever made did a kick ass job!!

[FoxtrotTwelve]

That was very...interesting. What is the name of the first song that played?

[Soulcache]

ok seriously whats the song

[pruttisman]

OMG GREAT!! its fucking epic!!

[parabolicz3n]

Great work goes without say. This breaks the borderline that machinima has had for so long in terms of being taken seriously. I like what you did to keep this open ended and let people make it for themselves. But I can't help but ask, can you tell me the song? Lord of the Rings?

[XSilverPool]

This and Jonathon Quall are GREAT!!!

[kakeflekklolrofl]

best editing i have ever seen

[DoubleMoonz]

I though Bungie would be pissed for using a modded map (the beginning, pelican) but they featured you on their blog :D

[mdogg58]

you my freind.... are the best fucking machinima directer ive ever seen for halo 3... u managed to make a serious non- comedy machinima into one of the coolest things ive ever seen. now i gotta admit that takes serious skill. in my opionion tht deserves was over 5 stars

[WeezyF19]

What is the name of first SONG ??

[AsceticDarkness]

With this type of editing... WOW!

Make a Machinima Series based on this! It's bound to be awesome!

[ARWINGproductionsX]

O.O amazing...

[KrAzYcEv13]

amazing editing

[xXthtswatshesaidXx]

dude that was amazing

[gothicelf117]

great story line man you need to make more

[dranzer608]

Wow... all i can say is wow... this would make a great series with a good storyline

[HALOGOD452]

i just came in my pants jk

[alphasnyp3r77]

That just removed my cancer 10/10 no idea what it was about but badfucking ass u rock dude ever need an actor SCU XxSNYP3RxX or Fingaaa Lickinn

[BearMaster9013]

nice. awesome. also, nice music

[demonic287]

cool...need i say more 10 stars out of 5... um... yeh... nice job... wow

[XxhalowarsxX]

r u using a dvd recorder cause i cant get mine 2 go on to my computer can u make a vid about please i need the help?

[BigBurritoz]

Its called a capture card

[pbeer]

Go on to google and type in "Capture Card"

if you want an example, i use an Dazzle DVC170 external CC (Y) check it out! its worth it if you are inot this sort of thing.

[cindybeckner]

Whoa.

[BluePlasmaStudio]

great

[XijohnsoniX]

That was fucking badass

[conetacular]

This is absolutely incredible. definetly deserves my subscription.

[cantonschool]

Weird, but frikin' AWESOME!!!

[SplinterCell37]

EXCELLENT work. Fave. Great production value.

[DRxSqueakin]

was that green thing supposed to be like some type of oricle

[RastaGabe]

Never seen nothing like it!

Great job!

[7heAgentSmith]

Excellent on the visual, audio, and cinematic effects. What you were trying to accomplish made great sense to me, but may give the simple minded a bit of a hard time...but overall well done!

[A360PLAYER]

wow its about high time someone has enough time to put up a machinima like this. I know digital pheer is good but he does not have the time to perfect his machinima. this is your chance to create the best effects to the history of MACHINIMA!!

[bloodhoney360]

dude you should team up with DigatalPh33r.

[cartmanhitler511]

they should, cause itn  awsome

[DRxSqueakin]

NO, no he should not....he needs to keep his individuality...thats what made THIS vid great

[Phyiz]

DigitalPh33r doesn't deserve him.

[Katover18]

How is it that something that makes no sense to begin with can suddenly make such amazing sense, but I still can't explain what sense it makes?! XD

[metalbob123]

The best man keep up the good work!

[Generationkillx]

Wow, that was amazing. Kudos man, Kudos.

[iamSeMpLe]

dude make it into a full length machinima cause this is awesome

[SwayingAuto]

I didn't get it, yet it was very powerful.

[Mathias41257]

it confused me at first but then I caught the story line, GREAT job five stars

[iamjosef12345]

wow good work im subbing xD

[spartan945]

I love this, such a great perspective of death.

I have always wondered why people are not sad when they die. It is as if they "understand"

This can be interpreted to answer that. Keep up the good work!

[x336xBLAQKx337x]

Nice work, I wish it was a little longer. You've got good potential here.

[MBiggs92]

That was kind of like an extended trailer to a movie, it was really good.

[SikeDigital]

I rarely comment on videos, however you seem to have the same interests as me. I am a Lord of the Rings scholar lol, and my favorite bands are Blink 182, AvA, Sum 41. Your video was great, and if your like me, I hope you become a Director of cinematography as I do and have since I've been inspired by Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Lol I Just had to reply because you seem like a great guy. Thanks FireDragon you made my day.

[CipherPol10Clan]

Top notch. Can't wait to see more of your work.

[Redeyesblackdemon]

i was like wtf is this even about then i read the description of it then i got it

[wardex91]

Nice, i like all the work and i like that your work is actually been noticed, but really matty wtf

[InhumaneTaniwha]

gotta say, this video is awesome, 5/5, if you need any extra's, i would be honored

[AcidGambit00024]

After reading the desripction I did not think this was going to work...I was wrong. You did a great job wih this. Very nice.

[GreenTwister23]

what do you use to add in the pelicans

[Covenantkilla25]

HOLY F, SECRET OF SANDTRAP! jk

[lemonking4]

i think that when the pelecan got shot down,

the guy became a ghost. but rather than his life flashing before his eyes, he looked back on all the kills he commited, and the multiple clones represented his victims. but that's just my theory.

Great short though.

[GamerCraft]

verry nice use of machinima , but what i think lets it down is the storyline - for me anyways but i thought it was great 3/5

[LinkGrayX2]

Wonderful.

[Goldd93]

How cares about wiether you get recon or not want matters is that people around the globe will be watching this and loving it. What other reward could be better. Although recon would be nice.

[PopssJr]

Everyone will have Recon in a couple of months or so anyways so...

[bckb604]

Nice music, and overall, well done.

[Arbiterman1]

That Short film got increasingly better each moment you watch it. Very nice 7/5

Where did you purchase this capture card you used in this video?

[Defguru7777]

Sexy, sexy HD.

Really sick editing dude. Fifteen thumbs way up.

[Telixion]

You did a really good job with this video. Did you do this by yourself? I understand your reasononing behind the story and it does make a good story. However the way you showed it didnt really come to a good story. Not saying it was bad at all. Well if you are ever working on another short I won't be much help as far as editing goes but if its story than i am your man. Add me on Xbox live. Gamertag- Telixion

[FireDragon04]

I was trying to let the audience make of it what they wish, which many people seem to be doing lol. I did do this all by my self yea, i do most of my machinima 100% solo, unless it requires a large story driven element such as a battle, which i usually film on XBL.

Thanks for the comment though.

[wardex91]

Unless i help him :)

[Crown2Point0]

Way better that most of the crap out there. Very interesting.

[FireDragon04]

By the way anyone who doesn't understand read the info on the left (more info).

Also i've been editing for a few years now and i've always wanted to incorporate some of my skills into some machinima so i went about creating a piece of machinima which lets the audience take their own ideas away and figure there own story from it, it is very different from other machinima for this reason and doesn't follow usual conventional styles.

[bitchasswolfboy]

hey kool really nice video for that, did bungie by chance award u recon on that vid?

[FireDragon04]

Nope.

[morbejam]

Wow that was some kick ass film, amazing editing but wasent sure about the story around it anyway 5/5!!!

[GreenTwister23]

what capture card did you use to make the quality so awsome

[FireDragon04]

Black Magic Intensity Pro

[YAMAstudios]

That was rather good wasn't it. Little more needs to be said, the video speaks for itself. 5/5

Though I do have one question, how do you upload videos in HD and more importantly how do you capture them in HD?

[FireDragon04]

All info on how i captured it can be found in the vid info to the >>> right, (more info) button.

The vid was render and saved out of Sony Vegas in 720p HD so as soon as i upload it to youtube it becomes HD viewable online.

Don't forget to subscribe to see my future videos everyone.

[eoghan93]

thats serious quailty

[HSW1212]

Nice work mate. Congratulations on the frontpage of bungie! :-D

[Kikion07]

One of the best halo 3 machinimas created. The shots were incredible, and though, I didn't quite understand some parts, it's hard not to appreciate the quality and editing on this video.

[CompuPirate]

Where do you get the music scores from?

[xxRukUSxx]

I love the sequence at 1:59

[DrTeaTimeLol]

That was spiffy!

[xXXaudioparkXXx]

nice footage and choice of music

keep 'em coming

[KrnHyunJ]

Great machinima doesn't come from its voice acting but how it sends a thought to everyone. One of the best machinimas I have seen. Keep it up. Mysterious. Beautiful editing.

[SmokeySmurf770]

Wow, that was very entertaining, great video.

I also really liked the effect, very well implemented.

[CptMcOneball]

Ok, so what I think happened. This guy we see is dead, and the "Sandtrap" area is this alternate reality. The green thing shows him how he died, with some flashbacks of previous footage, and some unseen things. Not quite sure what his multiplying body or the rewinding of time meant, but this certainly has me thinking.

Amazing video, I have to admit this is the best Machinima I have seen. Keep up the good work.

[exanubisleader]

Im curious as to how he got the pelican on ratnests.

[LeetifyMyEmu]

It's a mod.

[thejames1111]

sweet intro hope there are many more

[homies789456123]

does it take a long time for you guys to watch this. its taking like an hour for me.

[cristnathr]

EPIC WIN

[TankManer]

very nice quality

[SawAssassin]

Amazing. A filmaker who knows how to bring emotion with a combination of music, and mysterious filming.. Beautiful. The.. hell,how do I say this. "Vocals". It added so much, might I ask where you got that? The sound clip/song in the intro with the quote? It was.. soul-moving.

Best Regards,

Sev`

[Adenfrrr]

Incredible.

I think everyone wanting explanations is stupid. It's clear we aren't meant to understand this video.

Nice work!

[nerv101designs]

Very well made.

-SON RAIHBOY

[MasterRC]

That was, incredible.

But utterly confusing. 0.o

[OddWorld117]

ya im with masterRC on this one!

[Sniper2477]

awesome dude....kept me interested the whole time which makes a video more enjoyable! Keep up the good work :-)

-Snipe

[n8rtheimpersonater]

MAGNIFICENT!!!!!

5 STARS!

[catmon007]

The entire film was beutiful.

Perfect effects, camerawork, and music. It just didn't make sense.