Suffice to say that if they had the power to do so, they would put every ounce of energy and creativity into this project and make it something that will last for the rest of their lifetime. Hopefully, it may even surpass them and become something heralded as a cultural artifact. Regardless of its outcome, the artist wants to make it, but something limits them from doing so.
For some, it could be financial issues. This project in question requires materials or studios or software or plane tickets to gods-know-where or something of the sort. They may lack the blessings of silver spoons, recently-deceased rich relatives, or well-paying jobs. It's not that the project needs the money - it's that the project requires money if the artist wants it to turn out well.
For some others, it's time. They're at a dead-end job trying to raise the money for said project. They require the utmost amount of focus in their classes so they can get a well-paying job. They might have other prior arrangements that chip away at their free-time. There could be other things that just totally wipe their energy afterwards, leaving any remaining free time that could have been used on the project to be re-routed to sleep.
While there are many other factors that could alter the outcome of this project, the one thing the artist knows is that they want to do this very badly. If they could, they'd focus their whole lives and finances on it. The project matters to them that much.
For me, one of these projects just flashed itself out of the backburner somewhat. I had always wanted to create something memorable using machinima set in the Halo universe, but I've never had the finances to pool up the necessary resources to make it, nor have I had the time to even consider making the videos in question. It's made me somewhat depressed looking at the rough drafts I had conceived for it, but at the same time it's making me a bit hopeful - could I somehow get the time and the money to perform this project through and through?
I'm not sure. But anyway, here's a snippet of the project. Old readers will know what this is, but you newbies won't. Don't worry - I'll explain everything in due time, but for now... I'll show you.
Shock Squad BETA
Episode 00:
“‘The Last of the Brave – The Heroes of Shock Squad BETA’ (Opening)”
SSB00
CAST (in order of speaking
appearance):
MCR Victoria James
{Voice Actress}
The “Ledgendary Arts Productions” logo and
the words “proudly presents…” appear as it fades in to a person standing in a
semi-lit room, addressing the camera. If desired, stills, videos and audio related
to what is currently being said can be shown/heard. Appropriate ambient music
plays throughout.
MASS COMMUNICATIONS RECRUIT VICTORIA S. JAMES
An old American general named William Tecumseh Sherman
The problem with that burning desire was
that war never was that simple. It wasn’t an easy matter of lining up your
sights on a Brute’s head or blitzing hostile territory with a squad of
infantry-backed Scorpion tanks. One had to realize that anything done on the front line – from squeezing a firearm’s
trigger to standing around and doing nothing - had a cost. Each day one spent
on the battlefield meant that someone they knew was going to get hit. Each
bullet fired at the enemy meant that around 50 plasma bolts or spikes were
going to respond back. Every major victory the UNSC achieved meant that there
were going to be many letters sent home, telling the civilians that their loved
ones gave up their lives for the cause of Humanity – whatever the hell that
meant.
Yet people enlisted anyway. As Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood of the United Nations Space Command stated,
“…their decision required courage beyond
measure, sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight - our fight - was elsewhere.” These soldiers,
sailors and pilots risked their lives on a daily basis so that our lives would
be safe to this very day. They were fully aware of the possible consequences
that could have befallen them and still joined the military on their own
volition, placing their lives in Fate’s hands as they fought for survival. Quoting
Admiral Hood again, “They ennobled all of
us, and they shall not be forgotten.”
If there was anything we could say that was
good about the Human-Covenant War, it
would be that it produced a myriad of heroes originating from all walks of life.
Rich or poor, Earth or Sigma Octanus IV, human or Elite, marine or sailor,
voyager of the unknown or defender of home – it didn’t matter. And while we
hear of those “legendary” names such as Terrence Hood, Avery Johnson or Miranda
Keyes, there exists many of the run-of-the-mill heroes all around us – those
from our local neighborhoods who became heroes in their own way, deserving a ballad
of their very own.
There is one such group of unsung heroes
who may never get their well-deserved song: the 7th Isis, a Special
Forces black-op detachment whose missions and existence are frequently and
fervently denied by UNSC HIGHCOM and the Office of Naval Intelligence. Those
who made up the ranks were brought together after the Human-Covenant War from
all walks of life. Of this diverse group, there existed a squad of eight brave
souls whose actions may have single-handedly prevented countless deaths and the
outbreak of unnecessary post-war hostilities. Their valiant deeds were silenced
by the bureaucratic red tape of UNSC PERSCOM, and to this day, their story is
all but a whispered myth.
Join us as we uncover their story and give
our salute and thanks to these bold warriors of the UNSC. These souls are the
epitome of brave soldiers – the final combatants of the Human-Covenant War –
“The Last of the Brave: The Heroes of Shock Squad BETA.”
The Shock
Squad BETA logo appears as JAMES
says the last part of the last sentence (“The Last of the Brave” et al.).
FADE OUT
END SSB00
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