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Deirdre
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 Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:52 pm Post subject: How to arrange your character or game demo |
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| Quote: | | You want to pile all your hooks at the beginning. Honestly, it’s an exponential listening vs interest curve. So at first it’s all about the first two seconds, then the next four, then the next sixteen, then the rest. |
This is from the guy who hired me for Bioshock 2.
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bobsouer
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Deirdre,
Fascinating. Thank you. I bet this applies to more than just game demos.
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Chrissy
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| Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| DB, Thanks. |
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Bruce
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| Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Guilty as charged on the producer side. When I've got to find the right voice and I've got 100+ demos to listen to, a lot of folks get just a few seconds to show what they can do. In five seconds I can usually gauge the vocal range, age range, professionalism, copy interpretation abilities, and suitability for the project at hand. Being a curious soul, I'll often listen for ten seconds to see what an inappropriate candidate had in mind, but that's it.
For straight demos, show me the quintessential you in the first several seconds. For character stuff you have to wow me with originality and commitment to the character you're playing to get me to listen to more. Best foot, or tongue, forward.
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Lizden
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| Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Yep...& isn't that why Banksey started the :10 Demo challenge a few years back?
...which I won btw...not that I'm bragging...or...anything......mmmm.....chocolates! 
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Diane Maggipinto
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Liz, you have that honor listed on your website, yes? 
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Lizden
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No...but I do have the demo on my site...I figured if people were REALLY short on time.... 
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