Episode 11 Update - 05/10/22 (Patreon)

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Alright.  The majority of the characters are now completely voiced.  I've got a good amount of sessions under the belt, and almost every other character scheduled for a session later this month.  I now have enough material to really work out the timing of the dialogue and get the characters interacting with each other.  Scene A, for example, has everyone that's in it completely voiced.

I may have spoken a little too soon last update about getting all the voices I needed.  One of the character from a previous episode that was supposed to return in this one is no longer available to voice the character.  I am probably going to have to find a sound-alike or figure something out for their part.  Fortunately, their part in the episode is very minor, and replacing them for this bit won't cause a huge disruption.  Given the context of the scene, I can make it work without it being too distracting.  I'm still holding on to the hope that they might be able to come though on voicing, but at this point, it looks very unlikely.  This is the only character, though.  Every other returning character is good to go.

Asset work is going smoothly, but a little slower than I'd hoped.  I've finished building the most complicated character, and it is currently being rigged.  It has a lot of moving pieces and a lot to account for there.  They should have the fully rigged version back to me by tomorrow.  I've hit a snag, however, in building some of the sets, and have been reaching out to my 3D artists to get them completed.  One of them, who worked on all the mountain sets in the last episode, is unable to return to work on this, and I'm pretty sad to hear that.  I am hoping that others get back to me soon, as I'd really hate to have to scout for even more 3D artists to get this together.

I've also been working a bit with an artist putting together Scene X, and they seem very enthused, but it also seems to be in the very early stage at this point.

At the current rate, I should be able to get a full sound mix of the entire episode by the end of the month and we can actually jump into animation.  I'm going to see my family later this week, and will be out of the office for the weekend.  I'm brining everything I can with me, and have a lot to work with right now on my own, but I don't think I'll be able to update until closer to the month's end.  Fortunately, I have a lot of voice sessions booked all though the 22nd, so by next update, I'll have a better view of what the episode looks like as a whole and where we can go from there.