Monthly production update #2

 

The second month of DECA 2 production is over and there’s been lots of great progress and a big potential setback.

 

Just like last month I’m mainly casting roles and directing their parts. For those who missed last update: the way I work is recoding all parts first. After having all the different monologues and one-sided dialogues ready I start editing all the puzzle pieces together into a first edit of the main structure.  If punch in recordings are needed, I request them after the first round of editing. So, first phase is casting and directing performances.

 

This season has a cast of 28 voice actors. Last month, I made great headway by recording lots of supporting roles. This month has been mainly about the two leads. I’ve finished the first five episodes with the female lead. She’s doing a great job, I’m so lucky Lyndsay is a part of this project! A bit of a setback has been that I’m unable to get in touch with the male lead. I do hope everything is okay on his end. From a production standpoint this is a major setback. It took me months to find the right voice and I didn’t even want to start the crowd funding before locking in that role. It’s not a problem that’s unsolvable. If we don’t start recording this month, I’ll start looking for someone else and shift the production schedule accordingly.

 

I suspect we’ll have almost all voices expect for the male lead recorded at the end of next month. If we do find another lead quickly, I hope to start editing in October!

 

If you want to follow along more closely, join my production overview file HERE. And if there’s anything you’d like to know, just shoot me a question!

 

Talk soon,

Lex