As if we didn’t have enough to do with the production of our first ever point and click adventure game – ‘We Negotiate with Terrorists’, we have also been shooting the Hector: Fat Arse of the Law ‘making of’ movie, as well. The movie will be a no holds barred, warts and all documentary following the production team in the Straandlooper studio as they navigate their way through the rather ambitious production of the first installment of the trilogy of ‘Badge of Carnage’ iApps.
Here we see Kevin working hard on the Apple SDK creating the ‘Tour de Force’ of gaming that will be the first Hector iApp. In these never before seen shots, you can see an exclusive first glimpse of Trampy Tim in situ in the Alley beside the Police Station. Kevin is working on deciphering the dialogue that was recorded for Trampy Tim and attempting to subtitle it. Easier said than done, as you will find out when you get the game. Trampy Tim has a rather unique tone and timbre to his voice which has to be heard to be believed.
We also captured some footage of young Ciaran Oakes working away on the Hector game. Ciaran works so fast that I am surprised that his fingers were not blurred in this image. We have had to slow the frame rate way down for any sequences including Ciaran to avoid the motion blur around his lightning quick mouse action.
On the other side of the coin, any sequences featuring animator Colin McCusker we have sped up so that you don’t have to spend too long looking at him! Only joking, Colin, you are the handsomest animator that I know! The video will feature candid shots of all the production team working on all aspects of the game, including voice record sessions, character design, animation and the all important programming and testing. The video will also feature exclusive interviews with Hector creator Dean Burke and other members of the Straandlooper team.
We will be releasing the ‘Making of’ video in the coming weeks as we come towards the end of production and get closer to the, yet to be confirmed, release date. Keep watching this space for more details.
