The Interface: How to Create an Effective Audio Schedule

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The Interface How to Create an Effective Audio
Schedule

• Alexander Brandon

How to know what you want to do with audio in a
project, plan, organize, execute, and not spend
too much money in the last 3 months of your cycle
because audio just goes in last.
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Introduction

• Takeaway
• Bio

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Current Thinking

• What can audio really do in pre production? Uh
• In house Vs Outsourcing
• Last minute plug in

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Pre Production I

• Prototypes
• Music prototype
• Sound prototype

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Pre Production II

• Asset list
• Match your directory structure!
• Match as much as possible to other directory
  structures

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Pre Production III

• Sound Design Doc
• Hash out workflow
• Music production
• SFX production
• VO recording
• Tech specs
• Design principles
• Link to asset list

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No Pre production?

• Sure, why not?!
• Lets see those hands

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Production I

• Crank the wheels with accountability
• Accurate estimating
• Outsourcing
• Quality control

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Production II

• Integration
• Knowing your skill set (production staff cant
  necessarily integrate as well)
• The introduction of the audio engineer to the
  product cycle

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Production III

• Knowing your market
• Game Soundtracks
• The Next Big Thing
• Staffing up wisely

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GO GETEM

• Thanks for your attention!
• QA time.