Ok this has been kinda bugging me since we started, imo we should be going in order, not random stunt scenes, other random scene ideas here and there... at least so we can get all the scenes done for the first episode for soon after you have Sony Vegas.
So.. Here's what I've thought of so far;
You wanted to start it out with Shadow and your characters on Condemned (least I think you still wanna start there) with either elites attacking or not attacking and you escape the station on something (lol) and then _______________________________________
ZB, Aza and my character's start off in Ridgeline where we are told to go to Highlands (this part I think instead of just sitting by the Falcon being given the orders then flying off, we actually have like a meeting discussing it, then we walk over with the commander and then leave)
Then at Highlands, the two squads meet up, we become a team, we meet with another officer, or, sit in front of something that can be made to look like a monitor where you edit in a recording of someone giving orders...?
The orders there could be to go to the base at Boneyard where some ODST's have captured an Elite Zealot, and we are told to interrogate it and immediately move on whatever information it gives...?
After the orders are given, we could do the scene where the ODST's capture the Elite (without the random plasma grenades) on the Zealot map (how coincidental), then we do a scene where the team (us) lift off from Highlands and fly towards Boneyard (I don't know if Falcons are placeable on Boneyard so we might have to have a detour mission given so we get some other mode of transportation to arrive in at Boneyard)
The detour mission could be to assist some MPs (Military Police) in stopping a riot or, helping some marines in a firefight.
Then, we get into Warthogs, mongooses, or even Tanks, and head to Boneyard.
Before we get there, we redo the scene (without the clowning around) where the elites kill the ODST's guarding the Zealot and then leave in w.e vehicles we think of, maybe 2 ghosts and a Revenant...
We arrive at Boneyard, see the Zealot is missing and the ODST's are all dead, we make the mission report, head back to highlands and give the report to whoever the commanding officer is.
^ That could be extended to be around 10+ minutes right?