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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on November 15, 2009.
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A full-res digital download of the finished episode.
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A full-res digital download of the finished episode. A chance to win in one of three monthly raffles for the Virtual Dream Date in Halo with Amber (or other cast member.) Limit one raffle ticket per person. You will need access to Xbox Live and a copy of Halo 3. Message us below for details.
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All the above plus a This Spartan Life tee shirt.
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All the above plus a limited edition DVD of the episode (not commercially available anywhere at any time.) PLUS- a full screen thank you in the video credits.
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This Spartan Life tee shirt, limited edition DVD of the episode... PLUS... You don't need the raffle! You get a virtual date, in Halo 3 with Amber or one of the other This Spartan Life cast: Fyb3roptik, MC Aero or Damian! (You will need access to Xbox Live and a copy of Halo 3. Message us below for details.)
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This Spartan Life tee shirt, limited edition DVD of the episode... PLUS... YOU ARE A STAR! You appear in the video (as your Halo avatar) dancing in our Solid Gold Elite Dancers segment! (You will need access to Xbox Live and a copy of Halo 3. Message us below for details.)
Pledge $1,000 or more
All the above plus an Associate Producer credit in the video and an enormous hug if you ever come to Brooklyn (or hand shake if you prefer.)
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Chris Burke graduated from NYU Film School and went on to work on-set with directors such Robert Altman and Lucio Fulci. Working as a composer, he has scored six independent feature films and had three CDs and several digital releases of original music. In the 1990s, Chris started Bong + Dern, Inc., creating interactive audio projects for Bjork, MTV and others. In late 2004 Chris created This Spartan Life. A talk show in “game space”, This Spartan Life uses Xbox Live and the videogame Halo as its backdrop and has been lauded for its brilliant combination of traditional filmmaking with the creative, interactive possibilities of videogame technology. Guests have included Malcolm McLaren, McKenzie Wark, game designer Katie Salen, the rock band OK Go, Studio 360's Kurt Andersen and many others. This Spartan Life has attracted the attention of countless mainstream media outlets, including Wired Magazine, who likened it to "a mash-up of The Charlie Rose Show and Doom," The BBC, Reuters, Stuff Magazine, and BusinessWeek, and won Best Machinima Series at the 2005 and 2008 Machinima Festivals. This Spartan Life has also created exclusive online content for Spike TV’s Videogame Awards, and as well as a spin-off series for Halo Waypoint on XBox Live.
