Hi everyone. I'm new to THF but I've been an editor for over 5 years now. I want to get more involved with the Halo montage community so I figured this was a good place to do so. Today I'm sharing a montage (Technically a machinitage, I explain that in the description) that I recently finished. I rarely edit for others, so all gameplay / editing is from myself. I'm also not a good player, so don't expect any high quality clips like I'm sure most of you are used to seeing. Negative and positive feedback is always appreciated.
Phoenix III
Wow, what a fitting end to the Phoenix H2A series. This was truly the best one yet, and it only had what, 9 clips? Insane. You finally overcame criticism that the gameplay wasn't good enough and put amazing clips into this. From a gameplay standpoint, I particularly liked the Bloodline killtastrophe and the shrine exterm. Editing wise, this was amazing. I liked the consistent theme with the gold elite/hud overlay. The angles were stunning, especially the slowmo of the banshee on the ascension clip. Damn. One of the best H2A tages for sure.
So here's my thoughts about this video. Like everyone else has already stated, the theater work and camera angels were all superb. Didn't really care too much for the song but it did fit the atmosphere and thematic experience you were going for. At right under 5 minutes I thought the video's length was perfect. The clips were pretty good, no complaints there. I liked how you were able to tell a story without any dialog, but at times I did feel as though the video took itself way to seriously for a Halo montage. The red sword was my favorite effect. Overall I liked this edit, it felt professional and I can tell a lot of work and time went into completing the project. Kudos to you man, looking forward to what you can accomplish in H5.