Machinima Monday: Dawn Under Heaven

This Machinima Monday is a little bit different than usual, in the sense that this weeks feature is a real life Halo production, rather than an in game one. We’re happy to feature the Halo Fan Film ‘Dawn Under Heaven’.

‘Dawn Under Heaven’ is a 30 minute fan film that took nearly 10 years to make, if we’re going from when the film was originally thought of. The film wasn’t created by a specific studio. Just a bunch of passionate fans, all of which you can find credited on the fan film’s website.

The description of ‘Dawn Under Heaven’ is as follows:

A futuristic war film based on the Halo franchise, Dawn Under Heaven takes place during the fall of planet Reach by the Covenant armada in the year 2552. It’s a story about friendship, hope, and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds.

The project began in Lee Anderson’s garage in the summer of 2010 during the emerging era of Halo cosplay, YouTube culture, and affordable digital filmmaking tools. At the time there was a surprising lack of live-action Halo storytelling, which drove us (and many other fan films) to build our own piece of the Halo universe.

Over on the ‘Dawn Under Heaven’ YouTube channel are a ton of behind the scenes videos and vlogs which really help show off the amount of passion and love that went into the project. You can find more on the channel here.

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