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The Art of Heavy Rain (Part 6)

Production Casting There were 14 casting sessions; 457 actors auditioned — 90 of them were selected and every person was entirely facial-captured during production. The director chose this method to more accurately and precisely record the subtle nuances of expression, to best convey the emotional weight of each of the characters’ intentions. There were over 172 days of mocap shooting — creating over 30,000 unique animations for Heavy Rain . “We were not just looking for someone to give his [or her] face or his [or her] voice, but we were really looking for the full actor.” — David Cage Before capturing the performance, the actor’s face and body is 3d scanned — keeping their same body type, height and proportions. Actors must deliver a natural performance in the context of a player making choices. For instance, in the second chapter the player can choose Ethan to be a responsible or withdrawn father. Either way remains true to the character * Z Brush was used ...

Instantly Improve the Way You Sound

Voice accounts for 38% of how you're perceived    You could say "I don't care what people think about me", which you shouldn't. But thinking and perceiving are different altogether. When people perceive you, right or wrong they're making subconscious - that they may not be aware of - judgements about you. Their mind sputters out all these arbitrary questions like: "Is he employed?", "Is she married?", "Does she have kids", "How much money does he make?" They don't have to make much sense, "What did he have for breakfast earlier?"or "Did she drive in to work today?". They all happen on and off, really fast. Body language, physical appearance and choice of words are one thing - but none of them affect the reception of conversation like the voice does. Mr. Monotony no melody   I'm not talking about an artificially bassy or sultry voice, but you're own voice - not use...