Planning, Designing, Producing, and Budgeting Multimedia Product ion Bina Nusantara University Marlin Sugama December 2008

Planning

Production Flow

Pre Production Acceptance : assign initial players to the project and deliver a high level brief to the team Discovery: Client and Production Team meat to initiate the project and begin to research the overall goals and objectives Definition : Client and Production Team meet with a goal to establish the project requirements and plan out the production process

Acceptance : assign initial players to the project and deliver a high level brief to the team

Discovery: Client and Production Team meat to initiate the project and begin to research the overall goals and objectives

Definition : Client and Production Team meet with a goal to establish the project requirements and plan out the production process

MS Project

Visio

Tips NEVER WALK IN BLANK Know your client (pre-planning research) Explore similar projects

NEVER WALK IN BLANK

Know your client (pre-planning research)

Explore similar projects

Pre Production Step

Creative Brief The first step of Acceptance process Getting creative with the client will energize the project Develop worksheet with client and production team will help establish Technical Brief Requirement

The first step of Acceptance process

Getting creative with the client will energize the project

Develop worksheet with client and production team will help establish Technical Brief Requirement

Creative Brief Template Project Title Project Summary Target Audience Perception/ Tones/ Guidelines Communication Strategy Competitive Positioning Sample Creative Brief

Project Title

Project Summary

Target Audience

Perception/ Tones/ Guidelines

Communication Strategy

Competitive Positioning

Structure Resources Selecting the right person for the right position (competency guide) Communication Plan between resources with different discipline

Selecting the right person for the right position (competency guide)

Communication Plan between resources with different discipline

Communication Media: Story Board

Story Board “BOLT”

Tips Energize the client and production team with creative brief Getting the right person into the right position (competency based positioning)

Energize the client and production team with creative brief

Getting the right person into the right position (competency based positioning)

From License to Game Secretlevel “IRONMAN”

Technical Brief It's content will be part of the Deliverables and Requirements Browser Connection Screen Size Technologies I.E. 3.x Netscape 3.x AOL 3.x Mosaic (and under) 28.8 modem or less 640 x 480 (true screen size 590 x 420) None

It's content will be part of the Deliverables and Requirements

Deliverables and Requirement Technical Brief User profile Sponsorship Browser Connection Screen Size Technologies I.E. 3.x Netscape 3.x AOL 3.x Mosaic (and under) 28.8 modem or less 640 x 480 (true screen size 590 x 420) None

Technical Brief

User profile

Sponsorship

Definition Project Plan Deliverables Requirements Timeline QA Plan

Project Plan

Deliverables

Requirements

Timeline

QA Plan

Designing

Exercise Game Design What game do you want to develop?

Game Design

What game do you want to develop?

Exercise Game Design Why do people play games? VS What game do you want to develop?

Game Design

Why do people play games?

VS

What game do you want to develop?

Culture of Gaming?

Culture of Gaming

Culture of Gaming

Tips Understanding your audience Understanding FUN Start with your eyes close

Understanding your audience

Understanding FUN

Start with your eyes close

Game Design Sequence

Budgeting and Scheduling

Budgeting and Scheduling Performance = the quality of the job to be done. Time = the amount of time needed to do the job. Scope = the extent of the work being done, or the size of the project. Cost = the overall resource that is needed to do the job. Please note that cost is not simply a final dollar figure. Performance + Time + Scope = Cost

Performance = the quality of the job to be done.

Time = the amount of time needed to do the job.

Scope = the extent of the work being done, or the size of the project.

Cost = the overall resource that is needed to do the job. Please note that cost is not simply a final dollar figure.

Sample Budget Spreadsheet ITEM COST TOTAL PROGRAMMING 0 Lead Programmer 7000 x 24 168000 Assistant Programmer 3000 x 24 96000 Program Testing 12000 12000 ART AND GAME DESIGN Producer 10000 x 24 240000 Deisgner 3000 x 24 96000 3D Artist 3500 x 24 84000 Level Designer 3500 x 24 84000 Animator 1500 x 24 36000 2D Artist 1500 x 24 36000 MANAGEMENT Business Manager 5000 x 24 12000 Accounting 6000 Legal 5000 3D ENGINE LICENSE 50000 SOUND Sound FX 10000 10000 Music 5000 5000 PCs 6 PC Workstations 4000 x 6 24000 SOFTWARE 3D Studio Max 3000 x 3 9000 9000 Photoshop 500 x 3 1500 1500 OFFICE EXPENSES Office Equipment 24000 Rent 1300 x 24 31200 TOTAL $1,137,700.00

Production

Making a Game Process “ Prince of Persia”

Making a Game Process

“ Prince of Persia”

Concept Character Concept Model Sheet

Character Concept

Layout Design

Design to Production Character Design

Character Design

Si Hebring

Si Hebring

Advance Production “TRANSFORMER”

Advance Sound Production “Wall-E” Casual Game Sound Production “Game House Casual Game ”

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