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{{Film Infobox<br />
| name = Assassin's Creed: Lineage<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[wikipedia:Yves Simoneau|Yves Simoneau]]<br />
| producer = [[wikipedia:Pierre Raymond (CEO of Hybride)|Pierre Raymond]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Serge Hascoet|Serge Hascoet]] (executive)<br/>[[wikipedia:Yannis Mallat|Yannis Mallat]] (executive)<br/>[[wikipedia:Yves Guillemot|Yves Guillemot]] (executive)<br/>[[wikipedia:Ian Whitehead|Ian Whitehead]] (line)<br />
| writer = [[wikipedia:William Raymond|William Raymond]], [[wikipedia:Yves Simoneau|Yves Simoneau]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[wikipedia:Romano Orzari|Romano Orzari]]<br />
| music = [[wikipedia:George S. Clinton|George S. Clinton]]<br />
| cinematography = [[wikipedia:Guy Dufaux|Guy Dufaux]]<br />
| editing = [[wikipedia:Isabelle Malenfant|Isabelle Malenfant]]<br />
| studio = [[Ubisoft]] ([[wikipedia:Ubisoft Montreal|Montreal]])<br/>Hyrbide Technologies<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = (Ep:1):October 26, 2009<br />
| runtime = (Ep:1):14:12<br />
| country = [[wikipedia:France|France]]<br>[[wikipedia:Canada|Canada]]<br />
| language = [[wikipedia:English language|English]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
| preceded_by =<br />
| followed_by = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Assassin's Creed: Lineage''''' is an upcoming series of three short films based on the universe of the video game ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. The films are made by [[Ubisoft]], the game company itself, and the first episode will be released on October 26, 2009 on [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]<ref name="twitter">http://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/4989294972</ref>.<br />
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The films are directed by the canadian film director: [[wikipedia:Yves Simoneau|Yves Simoneau]].<ref name="QA">http://assassinscreed.fr.ubi.com/assassins-creed-2/community_news/?p=1242</ref>.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story is a prequel to the upcoming video game ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. It centers around the father of the game's main character (Ezio): Giovanni Auditore da Firenze.<br />
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Giovanni is an [[Assassin]] living during the [[wikipedia:Italian Renaissance|Renaissance]] in [[wikipedia:Italy|Italy]] ([[wikipedia:15th century|15th century]]). The story introduces the situation before ''Assassin's Creed II'', and the enemies of both characters.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
The films and the game share a common cast. The actors have been [[wikipedia:motion capture|mo-capped]] (for narrative sequences), their faces have been scanned and their voices have been recorded for the video game.<ref name="devlop">http://www.develop-online.net/features/644/Lights-camera-assassin</ref><br />
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* [[wikipedia:Romano Orzari|Romano Orzari]] as [[Giovanni Auditore]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Manuel Tadros|Manuel Tadros]] as [[Rodrigo Borgia]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Jesse Rath|Jesse Rath]] as [[Federico Auditore]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Devon Bostick|Devon Bostick]] as [[Ezio Auditore]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Claudia Ferri|Claudia Ferri]] as [[Maria Auditore]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Alex Ivanovichi|Alex Ivanovichi]] as [[Lorenzo Medici]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Michel Perron|Michel Perron]] as [[Umberto Alberti]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Roc Lafortune|Roc Lafortune]] as Prisoner/Man #1<br />
* [[wikipedia:Arthur Grosser|Arthur Grosser]] as [[Pope Sixtus IV]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Shawn Baichoo|Shawn Baichoo]] as Monk Maffei<br />
* [[wikipedia:Peter Miller (actor)|Peter Miller]] as [[wikipedia:Galeazzo Maria Sforza|Galeazzo Maria Sforza]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Harry Standjofsky|Harry Standjofsky]] as Silvio Barbarigo<br />
* [[wikipedia:Frank Fontaine (actor)|Frank Fontaine]] as [[wikipedia:Marco Barbarigo|Marco Barbarigo]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Maxime Savaria|Maxime Savaria]] as Messenger<br />
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==Production==<br />
Both film makers and game makers worked very closely to link the two titles.<br />
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Live actors were filmed on [[wikipedia:Chroma key|green screen]] (just like Hybride Technologies participating in the production, did with ''[[wikipedia:300 (film)|300]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'') which was then replaced by the game's environment extracted from the [[wikipedia:Anvil (game engine)|engine]] to [[wikipedia:Autodesk Softimage|XSI]] (half of those assets were re-worked on the texture and geometrical levels before being exported to be used in the film).<ref name="devlop"/><br />
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For the costumes, historians researched and concept artists from the game made illustrations of each costume which was then, made real by a costume maker from the film team. Those costumes eventually influenced the 3D models in the game.<ref name="devlop"/><br />
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[[wikipedia:Corey May|Corey May]] the writer from ''Assassin’s Creed II'' worked closely with the ''Assassin's Creed: Lineage'' scriptwriter, [[wikipedia:William Raymond|William Raymond]], in order to make sure both stories were linked to the original story.<ref name="devlop"/><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The score of the films is composed by [[wikipedia:George S. Clinton|George S. Clinton]] (unlike ''Assassin's Creed II'''s [[soundtrack]] scored by [[wikipedia:Jesper Kyd|Jesper Kyd]]).<ref name="score">http://www.sibeliusblog.com/people/assassins-creed-lineage-scored-in-sibelius/</ref><br />
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==Promotion and release==<br />
Ubisoft acquired on July 7, 2008 the [[wikipedia:post-production|post-production]] [[wikipedia:Visual effects|VFX]] studio Hybride Technologies based in [[wikipedia:Montreal|Montreal]] as part of the game company's strategy to extend its brands to other medias, and to converge gaming and filming entertainment.<ref name="hybride">http://www.ubi.com/UK/News/Info.aspx?nId=5334</ref><br />
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A year later, during a press conference held at the [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009|E3 2009]], Ubisoft revealed the making of short films based on the universe of ''Assassin's Creed II'' using the game's engine with the participation of Hybride and Ubisoft Digital Arts.<ref name="e3">http://evenements.fr.ubi.com/conference/}</ref><br />
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Ubisoft then released more details about the project during the 2009's [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]], revealing some behind the scenes shots at the same period.<ref name="comiccon">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re-riptY5CM</ref><br />
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The first episode was shown to the press during a premiere at a theater in the [[wikipedia:Champs-Élysées|Champs-Élysées]] on October 19, 2009<ref name="premiere">http://www.assassinscreedfrance.fr/a-ne-pas-manquer/nos-impression-sur-assassins-creed-lineage/</ref> and a public teaser trailer was released on the same day<ref name="trailer">http://videos.uk.ubi.com/videos/lmdwc4na-assassins-creed-short-movies-teaser.htm</ref>.<br />
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The first episode was released on YouTube on October 26, 2009.<ref name="twitter"/><br />
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==Teaser Trailer==<br />
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==Episode 1==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ubi.com Official Site of Ubisoft]<br />
*[http://www.hybride.com/index_en.html Official Site of Hybride Technologies]<br />
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