Rupert Sanders has directed the new Xbox Halo ODST film; The Life with MPC’s Mark Gethin completing the telecine grade at the Santa Monica studio.  Joyce Chen at TAG was Agency Producer, with Laurie Boccaccio of MJZ.  VFX were completed by Asylum Effects.

On working with Rupert, Mark explains ‘Rupert really wanted to make the whole piece realistic, so nothing was over stylized. Every scene has a different palette which takes you through his journey; however He wanted to make sure that nothing looked too glossy or fake.’

This was particularly apparent for the epic battle scene, where Rupert and Mark collaborated to experiment with a number of different looks before deciding to tone it down so it fits with the rest of the sequence.  This succeeds in its aim to make the viewer feel as though they are in the middle of the action rather than watching a commercial.