Alien game producer

[Chapter 7, Music Studio]

Xie Yunfan closed the chat window with the scene painter, and not long after, the character painter "Shasha" also sent a message: "Hello boss, the draft is completed, let you take a look."

Xie Yunfan opened it and saw that the painter deserved to have five years of experience in the industry. The characters were painted very carefully. The wrinkles on the old woman's face were very lifelike, and her weird smile made people feel scared.A cane for the left hand, a bowl for the right hand, and she also added some of her own original designs.

However, people in this world have never heard of the story of the underworld, and her design does not conform to Xie Yunfan's imagination of "Meng Po".

The overall character drawing is great, and the details could be improved.

Xie Yunfan said: "The crutch is increased by 10 centimeters, and the upper end is drawn into an arc. A lantern is hung with a cloth strip at the curved position. The hair is pulled into a bun, and some simple decorations such as straps and wooden hairpins are added. The clothes are not like this. A mage's robe, with a floor-length skirt inside and a split gown outside, with wide cuffs that hang naturally."

The boss's description was quite clear, and it was much easier to deal with than the art team leader's previous ambiguous request of "It doesn't feel right, please try again."

Ning Sha replied: "Okay, I'll change it right away."

She opened the drawing software, quickly revised the draft according to the other party's requirements, and then sent the revised draft: "Is that so?"

"Change the style of the lamp again, and I'll draw one for your reference."

Xie Yunfan was not good at drawing, but he could still draw a simple ancient-style lantern. He immediately took a piece of paper and drew a "kindergarten-level" lantern style and sent it to the other party for reference.

Within 10 minutes, the artist revised another draft and sent it to him.

This is what Po Meng looks like in his mind!
This salsa painter is very knowledgeable and can understand everything at once.Xie Yunfan was very satisfied: "That's it. The overall style of the game is horror. The costumes can be designed to be weird, mainly black and dark blue, and the lanterns are painted in ghost green."

"I understand." Ning Sha asked, "Do I need to sign a contract?"

"Well, I will send you the contract later. There are a total of 9 original character paintings, and the deadline is December 12th. Do you think it can be done in time?"

Ning Sha frowned and hesitated. Nine original paintings of the game required high precision, and she also had to design costumes, props, etc. It took about a month to do it, which was a bit too stressful.

However, it can be done with the help of an assistant.

The boss seems to be easy to talk to, her communication is straightforward, and the price she gives is also what she likes...

Anyway, if she quits her job and stays at home, the money won’t be in vain if she doesn’t earn it.

Thinking of this, Ning Sha said tactfully: "As long as you don't have to overturn and redraw it repeatedly, it should be completed. If the boss has any requirements, I hope we can communicate as much as possible during the draft and line draft stages."

It is common for game projects to be "overturned and redrawn". Many times when encountering difficult Party A or troubled leaders, it is possible to draw several versions a month and end up working in vain.

The other party's worries were understandable. Xie Yunfan's single-player game requirements were not that high, and he didn't want to embarrass the workers, so he said readily: "Okay, please send me a draft of each picture first to see what details need to be modified. I will try my best to make it clear to you and maintain communication at all times.”

Ning Sha felt relieved: "No problem!"

After a while, the boss sent a document with detailed character settings.

Bai Wuchang: tall and thin, wearing a pure white robe, pale complexion, spitting out a long tongue.On his head was a tall hat with the words "make money at first sight" written vertically.The right hand holds the weapon "mourning stick", a half-arm-long wooden stick with white strips of shredded paper wrapped around it.

Hei Wuchang: short and fat, wearing a black robe, with a fierce face, and the words "Peace in the World" written on the high hat on his head.He holds the weapon "Soul Hook" in both hands, a long black chain with a hook at the tip.

Judge Zhong Kui: tall and burly, wearing purple robes, with angry eyes and a full beard, looking very vicious, holding a bloody sword in his hand...

Ning Sha carefully read the character design and couldn't help but wonder what game this boss wanted to play?
The settings of these NPCs are stranger than the last.With long tongues, mourning sticks, soul hooks, and bloody swords, players will probably suffer a lot of torture in the game in the future.

As a game original artist, she can even draw monster bosses with tentacles all over their bodies. Of course, there is no psychological pressure when drawing these strange NPCs.

The apprentice has been idle recently.Find a helper and start work as soon as possible.

Ning Sha took out her mobile phone and sent a message to her apprentice, planning to ask her apprentice, who was very sensitive to color, to help with coloring.

***
After dinner, Xie Yunfan continued to write the maze structure.

He designed this game when he graduated from college. Although it was rejected by the leadership and could not be completed completely, the design ideas of the game still remained in his mind.

Now it is very easy to rewrite the program.

In just three days, he had finished writing the entire maze structure. Next, he needed to fill in the characters, scenes, and various gameplay methods.

The progress on the art side is pretty smooth. The original character painters and original scene painters have been found and will be revised after the other party submits the draft.

As for 3D modeling, he once spent time learning simple 3D modeling and scene rendering techniques. There are not many characters in stand-alone games and the scenes are simple, so he can complete it by himself.It won’t be too late to hire professional modeling engineers when making large-scale games with complex scenes in the future.

As for music, he had to hurry up and find it.

Xie Yunfan didn't like the sound effects in the public material library. He wanted to find an original background music to match various environmental sound effects. The audio-visual combination would make the player's experience more novel.

Thinking of this, Xie Yunfan searched for music studios on the Internet.

Famous music studios and songwriters and producers only work with big projects, and they can't get enough of all kinds of customized orders for movies, TV shows, and games, so they will definitely look down on his small, unknown project.

You can only find some newly established or less famous studios.Xie Yunfan searched the Internet for a while and found a website that was more pleasing to the eye.

The website is called "Dingdong Music Studio".

Introduction: An original music studio established by several young people to undertake various music-related businesses, including game music production, songwriting production, film and television drama soundtracks, recording, mixing, post-production sound editing, etc. Welcome to cooperate.

Studio principles: We advocate and support original music, have plenty of time, work seriously and responsibly, and will tailor-make your own wonderful music with the most professional attitude.

Cooperation Contact:[email protected].

Xie Yunfan carefully looked at the profiles of the studio members. There were three people, one who was good at composing and arrangement, and two who were good at various musical instruments. They were all young people in their twenties who had just graduated from the music school.

Being so young, he definitely doesn’t have much experience in making game music.

However, he took a fancy to the studio’s “advocacy of originality” and “abundance of time.”Young people have the passion for creation and are more receptive to new ideas. Maybe we can try cooperation?

Thinking of this, Xie Yunfan sent an email to the email address posted on the website.

"Hello, I am a game planner. I am currently developing a horror-style game. I would like to customize the background music and some scene sound effects. If you are willing to cooperate, please contact WeChat Yfan_xxxx."

At this time, inside the Dingdong Music Studio, recording studio.

A boy with a baby face was sitting in front of the stage wearing headphones, closing his eyes and shaking his head while listening to the song. Next to him, there was a cool girl playing with her guitar with her head down.

After listening to it, the boy took off his headphones, squinted his eyes and said, "The music I wrote is really nice!"

The girl looked up at him and said coldly: "Ding Huai'an, can you stop being narcissistic first? It's been half a month since the studio was established, and it hasn't opened yet. Do you want to continue drinking the northwest wind next month?"

Ding Huai'an scratched his head and said with a guilty conscience: "Sister Qing, how can it be so easy to start a business? I have already written the information on the website, and there will definitely be a boss with a discerning eye. However, such a discerning boss has not yet Just showed up..."

At this moment, another fat boy pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, the boss really came to visit me today!"

He opened the mailbox on his mobile phone and handed it to Ding Huaian: "Xiao Ding, you see, I am a gamer and I want to customize original game background music."

Ding Huaian quickly got up and rubbed his eyes, took the phone and looked at the email carefully: "...Horror game? This is easy! I can make a soundtrack similar to a horror movie in a week."

The girl came over and looked at the email and said, "It's rare for someone to contact us proactively. Maybe it's a small project to send mass emails to spread the net. Let's try adding a friend first?"

Ding Huaian immediately cheered up and added the WeChat friends in the email.

The other party's avatar is a small sailboat. After being verified by friends, he politely asked: "Hello, Dingdong Music Studio?"

Ding Huaian sent a handshake emoticon: "Yes, hello boss! I am Ding Huaian, the founder of the studio, and my stage name is Dingdong. Our studio only produces original music, and we have also done game soundtracks before."

Xie Yunfan said: "May I ask, have you done any game projects before?"

Ding Huai'an said shamelessly: "The battle soundtrack of the casual game "Monster Clash"."

This game goes through the center of the earth. You can’t even see its name among the top 500 players on Mobile Game Home. The number of players is estimated to be less than 5. Music production for this type of game is certainly not difficult.

However, Xie Yunfan didn't mind the other party's qualifications.

After all, he had just entered this world and was still studying in college. In the eyes of others, he was also a rookie game planner with "zero qualifications."

Rather than being picked on by well-known studios, it's better to work with someone who is willing to listen.

Seeing that the boss didn't respond for a long time, Ding Huaian hurriedly said: "This is a casual game, and the soundtrack is more relaxed. We can also make horror-style game soundtracks, and we will try our best to meet your needs, boss."

Xie Yunfan said: "I want to make a maze escape game. I need a themed background music with a spooky style and a lot of environmental sound effects."

Ambient sound effects?This is simple!

Ding Huaian said confidently: "We can produce all kinds of sound effects. Can you tell us your requirements first?"

Xie Yunfan said: "For example, the weird laughter ringing in the ears, the miserable crying coming from the distance, the muttering of someone who doesn't know what they are talking about, the screams of men and women, etc., can you record these human voices yourself? ?”

Record it yourself?Instead of using sounds from the material library, I recorded all the vocals myself. This can be regarded as striving for excellence!

Ding Huai'an bit the bullet and said, "No problem, we can find someone to record it."

Xie Yunfan continued: "There are also some sound effects, such as the sound of a neck being cut by scissors, the sound of meat being fried in a pan, the sound of blood corroding meat, the sound of fire scorching a corpse, and the sound of huge rocks crushing people. The sound of meat being pressed into patties, the sound of skin being peeled off inch by inch.”

Ding Huaian: "......"

I'm going!

Is this a mental patient who escaped?

The author has something to say:
Xie Yunfan: Friends from other worlds, don’t panic, I just want to make a game^^