Mission
Our goal is to provide quality and original Halo action and comedy movies to the machinima and gaming communities. QuickTactical is the Epic Films administrator and sole filmer, and movies are filmed with volunteers and fans from his friend's list on Xbox Live. Without them, we could not do what we do.
History
Epic Films was founded on November 11th, 2005 (Veteran's Day) by QuickTactical (myself) and LazyShot, who are friends in real life. I had recently purchased my first capture card, and LazyShot suggested filming a movie to honor America's veterans. That eventually turned into In Memory. Our first movie was successful, and machinima was a new and exciting idea in the Xbox Live community, so many people quickly joined our group.
In February 2006, we filmed Soldiers of War, an action packed series that turned out to be pretty popular. After episode seven, the series was put on hold. In April, Brennan 21, a long time member, proposed the Special Fred Music Video. It was our first music video, and to this day is probably our most viewed video with an estimated 300,000 views.
I soon met BULDAWGG, who showed me the first episode of Spartan Quest. I accepted his offer to continue filming the series, and Spartan Quest became a hit comedy series. We later created Originality, a series of skits showcasing overused ideas in Halo machinima. In November , we released the EF One Year Anniversary Video.
In the spring of 2007, we released a The Halo 3 Beta: A Noob's Guide, directed by EAGLE EYE 318. The first comedy movie created in Halo 3, it is still popular. That summer, the Halogrid Affinity Machinima Contest prompted another action video, entitled Striker 309. Later that summer, Fireteam Bravo turned out to be another big action hit.
We released Sandwar early in 2008, which is our first Halo 3 action movie.
Since then, Epic Films has gone in and out of stagnant periods due to busier schedules and many of us heading off to college. But we are still going strong, so check back from time to time for updates and hopefully new movies.
