Halo: Baptism By Fire

Set within the “Halo” Universe, “Baptism By Fire”, tells the story of a young soldier, Jarek. The film spans his lifetime as he is taken from childhood and committed to a life in the military. Guided through his training and teenage years by ruthless officers, he begins to learn the skills necessary to combat a deadly galactic enemy. It is in the climactic battle, finally in his adulthood where Jarek faces his own mortality and finally finds the courage he needs to become the warrior he was always destined to be.

Crew List

Writer, Producer, Director, Editor: Jamie Ashworth

Director of photography: Tim Sumner

Production Designer, Visual Effects Supervisor: Chris Bebb

Camera Operator: Luke Power

Assistant Director: Brett Turner

Sound Recordist: Lee Reacord

3D Artist: Dan Gray

Costume Designer: Emma Youens

Music Composer: Adam Protz

Lighting: Dan Shearer

Make Up Artist: Thomas Webster

Runners: Joshua Reeves, Daniel Brittin

Cast List

Jarek (Child): Joe O’Keefe

Jarek’s Mother: Lisamarie Kaku

Jarek’s Father/Spartan: Dan Gray

Military Officer: Tom Craig

Jarek (Teenager): Adam Barnes

Teenage Recruit 1: Christopher Roberts

Teenage Recruit 2: Daniel Ashworth

Teenage Recruit 3/Adult Recruit 4: Joshua Reeves

Jarek (Adult): Dean Timson

Adult Recruit 1: Lee Youens

Adult Recruit 2: Jacob Mazurek

Adult Recruit 3: Kevin Smith

Adult Recruit 5/Soldier: Christopher Bebb