05132006 Halo 3 Weekly Update, Frankie Answers Fan Questions About The Trailer
Hey guys, a Q&A about the trailer which answers a lot of the questions we can freely address.
Death by intelligence.
Four More Trailer Images Added
[image:10167 left hspace=5 vspace=5 border=0] IGN's Halo 3 Announcement Trailer gallery had four images in it not published by Bungie. We've now added them to the gallery here. We've now subdivided the Halo 3 Images page into separate galleries: one for storyboards, and one for screen captures from the trailer itself. As other images are released we'll create separate galleries for them.
Lightning Never Strikes More Than A Few Times
The weather is stormy over the mysterious buried artifact, as lightning strikes in the distance and a mysterious funnel cloud swirls directly overhead. Some have speculated this is the result of Covenant technology at work that uncovered the artifact.
Nice Pecs
The sun glints off his armor as the Master Chief strikes a pose. He thinks this is his best side.
Anyone who thought that after Halo 2, things couldn't possibly get any shinier, was obviously wrong.
I'm Blind!
The glare of the sun nearly obscures the Master Chief as he stands near the cliff edge and a Covenant ship-- presumably a cruiser although possibly an assault carrier-- passes overhead and towards the mysterious buried artifact.
A Long Way Down
The Master Chief peers over the precipice down to the ancient artifact as Covenant vehicles wheel overhead.
They're Back At Bungie
Frankie and Sketch just got back to Bungie from E3, and when they did so, Frankie posted a new story at Bungie.net covering the background behind the demonstration and hinting that behind closed doors, some journalists got a look at a little bit more of it to prove that it was, in fact, realtime.
There wasn't much to show at the moment, since we're keeping things under warps for now, but CJ clued everyone in on the 3-mile wide Forerunner artifact, Cortana's state of mind and the Chief (no it's not Linda, or Kelly...) battered Mjolnir armor.
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IGN Posts Halo 3 Trailer Impressions
Douglass C. Perry at IGN has posted a blow by blow description of the Halo 3 trailer. It's awkwardly worded at points-- the reference to "two remaining Spartan soldiers" has some fans scratching their heads, but I think it's just an oblique reference to Kelly, who obviously does not appear in the trailer, and the Master Chief, who does.
That Fine Fanfare Feel
Louis Wu at HBO pointed out a short video interview that Xbox Live's Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb did, presumably for his unofficial Xbox blog, MajorNelson.com.
Major Nelson Interviews Marty O'Donnell
Major Nelson of Xbox Live did a short video interview with Bungie's Audio Director, Marty O'Donnell, at E3 in 2006. This DivX version is transcoded from the QuickTime version courtesy of HBO's Louis Wu.
For those who don't want to bother with the download there is a transcript available.
Transcript of Major Nelson's Interview With Marty O'Donnell At E3 2006
At E3 in 2006, Xbox Live's Major Nelson, who runs the unofficial Xbox blog MajorNelson.com, interviewed Bungie's Audio Director Marty O'Donnell about the Halo 3 announcement trailer.
Below is an unofficial transcript of that interview.
Major Nelson: All right, Major Nelson, here, in Hollywood, with the man himself, Marty O'Donnell. Hi, Marty.
Marty O'Donnell: Hi, how are you doing?
Major Nelson: I'm doing well, how are you doing?
Marty O'Donnell: I'm doing really good.
Annotated Bungie.net Halo 3 FAQ
Rampancy.net will have its own Halo 3 FAQ of course, but in the meantime, we've taken the Bungie.net FAQ and read between the lines a little bit, just to whet everyone's appetite.
To see Bungie's questions and answers interspersed with my own commentary and additional questions, click "read more" from the front page.