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Does Joel (Drogon Malice) always ask you random questions with some form of stupidity to it? Hahah
But seriously. I have to ask, are you a table top gamer? If so, have you ever played a Zombie RPG or hell, with your ability ever hosted a Zombie RPG?
I love the way that your mind works, the creative angst you have and the ability to cover emotion, drama, and a feel for suspense is damn commendable.
there's nothing wrong with a waffle house or global domination.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianSimpson
and yeah, i noticed the thread was dead for about a week so some randomness spruced it up nicely mate. at least I'm asking random things and not inappropriate things.
and i new scbubba and Witch_Doctor would like that post, lol.
*epic sense of realisation dawns on himself*
"play outbreak undead with KC Wayland as GM" i think i would legitimately die.
On the subject of waffles; KC, have you ever eaten at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles? I've never thought to eat chicken with waffles or vice versa, and wanted someone's opinion.
do you like star wars and if so whos your favorite character.
Alright.... I was wondering this.... in one of the episodes Scratch says that she would feed someone to "The Sisters".... So...... when are we going to meet them, if we're going to meet them? Also, are the regular Zombies? Special Infected? Plus, she had them AFTER the strip mall, so either they came along AFTER the Strip Mall, OR They kept then from the Strip Mall and have them as little pets. So.... What's the deal?
Is there anything you can say or hint to 'Them"???
i also am interested in hearing the answer to this one. however i have a different question.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianSimpson
Kc given there are websites out there such as kick starter, go fund me. etc have you thought about setting up a campaign to turn WA into a CGI web series or perhaps even a video game of some kind?
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Originally Posted by Drogon Malice
To do We're Alive properly with CG would take millions. Something that would fail easily in Kickstarter right now. Once we get to a certain point it'll be more feasible, but one step at a time :)
that's pretty awesome, glad to hear it
another question dare i ask, but have you and I'm not even kidding when i say this
have you ever thought about taking the tower from WA and turning it into a
"tower defense game"?
just random thought was all wanted to know if it crossed your mind
Yes. I have, but no one has shown me a good enough concept or plan to let them develop it with a license.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drogon Malice
huh, cool, wasn't expecting that answer, thanks mate much appreciated for the response!
This is probly late but is it same to assume "ink" is the man in the pinstrip suit, also great start to season 4 but why was there no like music or atoeast some sound between sections, at times when it went dead silent at times i believed that my ipod died or stopped working, so why? Just wondering
Safe to assume? I wouldn't say yay or nay on that. The answer will be in the story.Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenSoldier
And why some parts with no music? Because music isn't always required as bridges between scenes. Music can either add to or detract from a scene, and in those scenes I didn't use them, I felt the silence or room tones were a better bridge. Sometimes the subtleties are lost with ipod headsets too, so you may not have heard the ambiance in the background bridging the gaps as well. Not to say that you can't enjoy the series on headsets, but I treat the audio edits as a painting and you don't get to see the whole picture without decent speakers.
How many channels? I can reassemble my preAmp, Amp, stereo speakers and subwoofer pretty quickly. It was a really nice >$1,500 system in the late 80s. Setting up full 7 channel surround would be a lot more work that I would rather avoid if the extras are passive.
Just to check, can you confirm Season 4 will be 12 chapters, as usual?
Have you ever tried or played around the 3D binaural sound such as the Virtual Barbershop or Stephen King's The Mist audio drama? btw WA us superb! Best thing I have found in a long, long time since I discovered this stuff on the radio when I was a kid. Thanks a lot for the great entertainment you and your crew have created.
I know you've said most of the music is not releasable... (Is that even a word? Anyways...) Does that include the intros from S3 and 4? If not, would it be a possibility that they could be found in some future ringtone packs?
Another question... Can you confirm that the day it's raining and storming at the tower (around C6 or so) is the same date that CJ's tower is attacked? It's raining there as well, and I don't think we've heard it do that elsewhere. ... Extremely dry summer, methinks. :D
Do you have plans for anymore audio dramas after it's alive is over?
WOW! It's been a while since I've answered these. Sorry for the delay. I thought I was caught up. Ok, here we go...
We only do 2, left and right. I'm in a weird philosophical position that believes that anything over 2 channels is mostly a waste of time. I deal a lot with students who break their backs trying to do surround sound mixes, when they really should be spending more time on the audio content instead. If we were premiering in theaters I might say that 5.1 is worth it. I think that's what you were asking? Or if it's how many individual tracks we have in our sessions, it's about 60 more or less.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grognaurd
Right now, it's on target for 12.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan.Luiz
I've seen that stuff, and it would be nice, but I don't think it'd work for what we do. There's a few problems with it. One, it's mostly headset designed, so anyone who listens on speakers is out. I think that includes cars too. Second, you have to record most every sound effect that way. At least that's my understanding. It's a really cool idea, but the production time and costs outweigh the benefits for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by oyapak
Yes, we can release the intros as ringtones, but we'd have to do a special contract to make that happen. So, give it some time and shouldn't be a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
The rain in season 1 where it was attacked... It's not exactly the same day, but they are close in that time period.
You mean "We're Alive" ? ;) Just giving you a hard time :) - Um, maybe. With the amount of time and $ that goes into this production, it would be quite an undertaking to do another without it being my primary occupation. There's a massive amount of time and effort that goes into the show and I would hate to start a new series without the energy to run another marathon like the one I've been running for the last 5 years. The stories for the next 2 series, or series of books, have rough outlines and some events detailed out, but what medium to tell the stories has yet to be determined. In the immediate time after WA, we will release the Burt book, but other than that, I'm not sure yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lanightmare
You mean "We're Alive" ? ;) Just giving you a hard time :) - Um, maybe. With the amount of time and $ that goes into this production, it would be quite an undertaking to do another without it being my primary occupation. There's a massive amount of time and effort that goes into the show and I would hate to start a new series without the energy to run another marathon like the one I've been running for the last 5 years. The stories for the next 2 series, or series of books, have rough outlines and some events detailed out, but what medium to tell the stories has yet to be determined. In the immediate time after WA, we will release the Burt book, but other than that, I'm not sure yet.[/QUOTE]
Well I really hope you do, we're alive is one of the greatest stories I've ever listened too. The production value is amazing the actors are all great and the progression of the characters is awesome. Y'all's hard work defiantly shows in the final product. But the only thing I was wondering and this may sound dumb, but what about Area 51? If I was military and the apocalypse broke out and I was in Southern California I think I would have tried to make that trip. You never know what kind of awesome weaponry you would find there lol
I would like to know when/if we will ever see anymore rain episodes??? Something about the rain just makes it very serious and creepy!!! :squint:
Um... yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gnex
I have a non-WA based question. Were you or Blair ever part of a message board discussion, similar to (fan theories, speculation and such) but prior to the WA universe?
I think we commented on Lostpedia at one time, but that was about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by pmchawk
I think I read somewhere here that you would be performing the second to last episode live in July next year and then the audience would get to hear the final episode after that. Is there still plans to do this? I live in NJ but I want to use my vacation off work in the summer to come to LA and be there.
If this is still happening, are there any concrete dates/a location? I want to plan this in advance!
Yes, but nothing concrete yet... We're looking at July 12. Once we know, we'll post about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by daveyman23
EDIT: July 19th
Great thanks so much =D Never been to LA before and this is the best excuse I can think of. If I can catch Comedy Bang Bang at the UCB theatre while I am there it would be even cooler
Why are seasons 3 and 4 awesome while season 2 is good and season 1 is "meh"? Was there a change to process? Is it more experience? Is it staff relationships?
The production and editing is better as well as the acting itself. Michael's character is a lot more natural and seems to be controlling his borderline personality disorder a little better as the series goes on.
How does the financing structure work? Is this a full time position for you? If not, I would love to see some of the work you could do without distraction from operating costs...the show is very high quality if you are doing it on a shoestring budget.
There are some that would say the opposite, but it's all a matter of preference. I would definitely agree that we didn't hit our stride until about Chapter 8 or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadrak
Why is it "better" now? Well, it's a lot of things. The biggest is experience. As the series has progressed, the creative team has just grown. So many things are just "gut reactions" now in terms of editing and writing since we've been doing it for so long. When something feels off, it's off.
However, the entire series has undergone staff changes since the beginning, and many different editors and staff have come and gone that it's sometimes difficult to maintain consistency. There's also that burden of raising the bar continually. When we first started out, what aired would not have been "passable" by today's standards. Now, we meticulously Foley just about every character interaction with their environment: footsteps, paper movements, cloth, chains, fight scenes, etc... Back in the day, we mostly used stuff we already recorded or far more stock sfx.
Speaking of which, our Sound FX and Music FX libraries have grown. Many times we can use sounds we already recorded, or we've licensed more volumes over the years. Our music library was VERY limited when we first started out. Now, we have more to use and customize to what we want for a scene. We're still limited by what's available, since most of our music isn't custom scored, but we do have more choices.
I feel that I have improved as a writer. In the beginning I lacked the confidence in myself and what I was creating. I have learned so much from this entire process and from my mistakes, and really am looking forward to starting fresh and new with another story and new characters. There's still a lot more I can learn, and won't deny I have areas I could improve, but I know learned my strengths. Still, moving onto any new story is scary, as the old characters become so engrained in your head that creating a new voice could be difficult.
The biggest thing that has changed is the amount of time it takes to create the show. EVERYTHING TAKES LONGER NOW, and not just a few hours, but days more. We used to only get one usable take per line, and move on once we got what I thought we needed. Now, we have at least 2 if not more. We do that for better scenes, but also because not all our actors can perform at the same time like they used to. The series has grown almost too big for too long, and actors move away. Fortunately, they are still the amazing dedicated performers that make this show amazing.
And Editing? Yeesh... that takes forever now. It used to be able to be one person, now it's at least 3. Voice cutter: takes all the good takes and stacks them onto one timeline. 1st Line editor: The person who edits the episode and puts all the pieces into place, records foley. And last, Supervising sound editor: Me. I do more foley, add the music, and continue to edit everything to maintain consistency for everything. In all, it's a TON of work just to bring one episode every week. Writing, still all me for the first drafts, but we have 2 people who proof them, and the outlining process is much more thorough and longer since everything's coming to a close.
So, in short, it might be because we work longer and harder on everything now, than we did a few seasons back. And I didn't even mention the technical work on the web, social media, the store, etc... Grayson and I pretty much live this stuff, and greatly look forward to the break that will come in July. It's hard to run a marathon for five years. To think, I actually started this process with hair!
How does the financial structure work? Well, we do receive ad revenue, but that barely covers much for now. I won't go into most of the costs, but a lot is still self-funded along with the store sales and donations. Honestly, the donations and sales have kept us running at times. We do pay people, but it's barely enough to make sure they don't quit... One day I hope to be able to pay people what they are worth. A lot of the investment in this is because, hopefully, this will launch several careers. What we lack in $, we make up in heart.
Is this a full time position? No, sadly. I work a regular 8 to 5 to support myself and the show. My fulltime job involves post-production stuff and animation at a university, so it has lended a lot of opportunities for zinterns and facilities to use, so cheers to my job! Honestly, it wouldn't be possible without it.
And while doing We're Alive full time would be amazing, there's also that part of me that knows that I HAVE to work on the show after I get home from work, otherwise it won't get done in time. The more idle time you have, the less you use it productively. That being said, I have to thank my wife for being as supportive as she has about the show. It does get in the way of us having a "normal" life. Then again, I wouldn't have it any other way. :)
Almost 40 pages long, I haven't gone through it yet so I apologize if this question had already come up.
Have there ever been any theories or ideas that have come up on the forum here that you thought were good ideas and actually integrated it into the storyline?
No. The only things I've ever altered were things just to clarify, details that may have been missed the first time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unit
Awesome! Well, I think your next projects are going to be great! It went from something pretty amateurish early on (but fun) to something that I would rate higher than many Walking Dead episodes--very professional and refined!
I hope you can leverage this program to get a deal to write and produce something similar (preferably audio/podcast over TV).
Well i sincerely hope the people do..that would be a much better thing to happen. Walking Dead really had a pretty great run.
Question for KC or any of the people that manage the site: do you have a statistic of your listener's geographical distribution?
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Originally Posted by clem131
The darker areas mean the more downloads. As is: 75% US downloads, 12.3% UK, 3.7% Canada. The rest is pretty spread out with Australia being next in line.
Liam seems to be great at keeping Germany's download rate high. :D Even Angie likes to listen from time to time...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc
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When we're all said and done will there be a beautifully artwork'd box set flashdrive/cd/whatever with a remastered single run per chapter edit?
Just so we can have a wonderful physical item to boost up capital for the next project...
Just as long as the collector's edition includes Burt's severed finger. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc
That would be a better deal than that time I got a free air guitar with a Classic Rock: Greatest Hits albumQuote:
Originally Posted by Litmaster