Episode 1: A Bruised Heel | Titanfall New Frontiers | Fan Series

New Frontiers is a fan-made 6 episode mini-series set in the Titanfall/Apex Legends universe.

Listen To Thomas J. Duffy's original soundtrack for New Frontiers!

🎬 About the Project
As the director, I'm thrilled to share this ambitious project with you. "Titanfall: New Frontiers" is a revolutionary approach to filmmaking, making storytelling more accessible to all. We've pushed boundaries, and we can't wait for you to experience the result.

📱 Innovative Production
Our team recorded all the dialogue and facial performances over Discord using smartphones, and we cleaned them up with the help of software like Faceware Studio and Descript. Motion capture was achieved with the Rokoko Smart Suit Pro II, while animation, lighting, cinematography, and rendering were all accomplished with Unreal Engine 5.1.

🎥 Post-Production Magic
The magic continued in post-production, where we used a variety of tools from the Adobe Suite, as well as assets from ActionVFX and Triune Digital for editing, compositing, and sound design. We added the final touches and cinematic quality using tools from Maxon and Red Giant, along with AI upscaling with Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI. We even utilized Stable Diffusion to bring scale to some of the shots.

🌟 A Cinematic Sci-Fi Epic
Believe it or not, all of this was achieved with a small team, some smartphones, and a single computer. The result is a cinematic sci-fi epic that we can't wait to share with you.

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If you're as excited as we are, be sure to hit that subscribe button to stay updated with our project, and don't forget to explore the other videos on the Plot Coalition YouTube channel, where this video is being uploaded.

❗ Disclaimer
Please note that this project is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by EA Games or Respawn Entertainment. It is a fan film created by fans for fans, and all production was carried out by volunteers with no monetary funds allocated to production.

👍 Stay Tuned
Stay tuned for the release on March 11th, 2024, and let's embark on this incredible journey together. Thanks for being a part of "Titanfall: New Frontiers"!

Special Thanks:
Rokoko Motion Capture
Faceware Technology
Kitbash3D
Unreal Engine
Puget Systems
ActionVFX
Adobe
Maxon
Red Giant
Descript
Triune Digital
Artlist
Topaz Labs
Discord
Northstar Client

CAST:
Cindy Maples
Kaye Boone
Roger Tyler
Justin Foster
Sheri Lee
Evan Clinton
Chris Korkalo
Lila Korkalo
Chelsea Hermann
Kera O'Bryon
Philip Wrencher
Jordan Anderson
Mia Haymes
Mackenzie Randall
Eric Oliveira
Rusty James
Aja Summers Rule
Jacob Sterle
Nathaniel Barton
Morgan DeNoers
Kaimana Kea
Evan Boymel
Ryan McKoons
Elijah Chamberlain
Brian Chamberlain
Joshua Chamberlain
Cooper Chamberlain
Logan Schewe
Anna Boyd
Ethan Brown
Brandt Barry
Andrew Morgan
Kevin Lauer
Leon Belmont
Nathaniel Hinz
Neo Dallmeyer
Sam Hailey
Alexis Chamberlain
Michael Zamzow

Composers:
Diana Del Toro
Thomas J. Duffy

Vocalists:
Mariana Banez Cordero
Alexis Renee Chamberlain

Additional Music:
Kyle McCuiston

Environment Lighting Design:
Cassandra Oumsang

Cinematography:
Sergio Lorenzana
Eric Oliveira
Jared Esteban
Chandler Perry
Jon Abrahams
Rodrigo Perez-Signini
Ethan Nagel

Motion Capture:
Elijah Brown
Caleb Chamberlain
Alexis Chamberlain

Model Extraction:
Cédric Jourdain-Bisson

Writing:
Caleb Chamberlain
Luke Ryan
Logan Schewe
Nathan Thomas Snider

Quality Check:
Randon Kroeger
Savannah Heller
Mollie Markins Lockwood

Behind the Scenes:
Eric Michael Productions

Audio Engineering:
Rodrigo Perez-Signini
Caleb Chamberlain

Director/Producer/Animation/Post Production/Creation:
Caleb Chamberlain

Inspired From The Universe Created By:
EA Games and Respawn Entertainment

This project is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by EA Games or Respawn Entertainment. All trademarked and copywritten materials belong to them. This is a fan film created by fans for fans, and all production was carried out by volunteers with no monetary funds allocated to production.

New Frontiers was created by: The Plot Coalition

[ThePadsta]

Not gonna lie, the guy who did the intro voiceover could quite easily find work as a Master Chief impressionist.

[hazeyknight]

It's officially 10 years of titanfall, this looks like a perfect way to celebrate.

[ImNotArian]

The animations were 50/50
The voice acting was decent
Honestly, It's nice that someone was willing to make a fanmade Titanfall mini-series, Cheers to that!

[ProjectMK]

You Can’t drop this many episode dates!! IM OVERWHELMED WITH JOY BRO WHY YOU DO THIS?!

[blondy]

the fact that yo added droz & davis is just hilarious

[Warcrimes_enjoyer]

Cooper ain't gonna let Briggs' death slide like that 😭🙏 Cooper better be on that timing

[mis]

The last scene shows the timeline of this series. Seeing that Droze is still a 6-4 member, it's at least before Frontier Defense.
Droze's Helmet at Frontier Defense has a mushroom cloud pattern, not 64.

[jackstrayfeald]

I really like how the IMC characters are portrayed as Human beings in this, not just mindless pawns of an evil organisation.

[malachiredfern]

Wow the voice actor for the grunt at 26:34 is so cool and rad and definitely should get a raise and also a buisiness contract

[amazedbrick]

I love all the subtle eye movements and imperfections in the skin for the characters, really brings them to live

[stainedshirt]

It was great! Definitely some small improvements could be made, but it’s really impressive for a team and budget as small as you have! Can’t wait for the next episode

[CozmosPA]

who else audibly screamed "EVAN BOYMEL" when they heard the intro

[viper_vfr]

i think more hand animation to polish the mocap would go a long way.

[ThedoodfromBosnia]

So turns out... your monday is 1AM on tuesday for me....


Fixing my Sleep schedule can wait i guess

[tobiasneethling]

"the skies belong to me, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide" I recognised that voice immediately haha

[josephd]

Crazy how yall put more effort into titanfall than the devs did in 6 years

[MTGaming]

Reading droz and davis's primaries and abilities was hilarius.

[Caliborino]

You know, the voice acting isn’t the best, the animation isn’t spectacular but it’s still deserving of appreciation and admiration for what fans of really anything can do with just passion alone, I hope work continues, i wouldn’t mind more!

I just hope the schizophrenics can handle this one.

[XxboxodxX-nkmz]

i love the fact that Droz and Davis's ability is "being pretty darn cool"

some small touchups that could be made is well obviously animation, but it's acceptable since well, the budget it super low and it's just a fan animation, but another one is small clipping issues that appear here and they, example, during this scene: 18:56 you can clearly see the chin of the imc soldier clipping in the costume from time to time. Another one at 22:34 the ball is inside the kid. Apart that loved this, good work!











DONT TAKE YOUR PILLS, TITANFALL 3 IS COMING, SOON PILOTS, SOON

[fallin]

I never thought I’d be “that guy” but I think switching to 24 FPS would help this production a lot. If you still need a higher frame rate for high-intensity scenes maybe switch to 48 FPS for those scenes, but I think 24 FPS would help with the way motion feels. The camera also shakes wayyyy too much. There’s also a lacking feeling of sense of acceleration and deceleration and weight in a lot of their major movements like the jumping to the wall to wall run, or the titans jumping.

Overall though for such a large project in such a short time, and with the minimal skills I imagine everyone has, it’s very good. The dialogue isn’t the best but still very respectable for a fan project. I’m excited for the future episodes and the improvements you make along the way 😄