jtr7 on 3/6/2011 at 09:51
I look forward to these soundscapes. He's got a lot of raw and authentic sources all within driving distance.
jtr7 on 21/3/2012 at 22:25
So long, Guv'! And thanks for all the fish!
Briareos H on 21/3/2012 at 23:29
Yes. @Guvnor_P, whatever happened at EM, thanks for having taken the time to come around these parts to tell about your work. Your innovative vision was much appreciated here, giving hope to several old fans. I hope to hear what you put together whenever Thief 4 comes out, that is to say I hope you're leaving because the most interesting is done and that they won't throw your work away.
Dia on 21/3/2012 at 23:51
It's not looking like that's the case, Briareos. Unfortunately.
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http://www.eidosmontreal.com/jobs/141)
Weasel provided that little tidbit in the
Thief 4 Officially Announced! thread.
Wtf is going on over at EM anyhow? Or do I even want to know at this point?
:(
Weasel on 22/3/2012 at 00:31
Quote Posted by Dia
It's not looking like that's the case, Briareos. Unfortunately.
(
http://www.eidosmontreal.com/jobs/141)
Weasel provided that little tidbit in the
Thief 4 Officially Announced! thread.
Wtf is going on over at EM anyhow? Or do I even want to know at this point?
:(
It wasn't me who posted that link, it was van HellSing. :-) I only replied.
Yandros on 22/3/2012 at 01:41
Oh wow, that is bad news... I had assumed he had finished all the sound work and the project was far along. Sounds like quite the opposite. Guess it's back to :bored:
Dia on 22/3/2012 at 11:59
Sorry Weasel; guess I was speedreading again.
:o
Cobak on 24/3/2012 at 03:57
Did you guys read the job posting? To me it sounds like Paul Weir might have finished the generative music part and now they need someone to do the sound effects which I assume he had no expertise in since music and sound effects are certainly very different.
Calm down people...
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http://www.eidosmontreal.com/jobs/141) http://www.eidosmontreal.com/jobs/141
Quote:
Supervise the creation of all the sound effects projects;
Plan exterior recording sessions, coordinate suppliers and ensure deadlines associated with production;
Establish technical processes for the production of sound effects in collaboration with the programming, game design and animation teams while respecting the technical constraints;
Develop new techniques and processes to solve the challenges of producing sound effects;
Vorn on 24/3/2012 at 05:12
As Audio Director, Paul Weir would have stayed on until the project was finished. This is because the Audio Director is the one ultimately responsible for all of the audio work on the project, whether he performs the work himself or delegates the various duties to other members of the audio team. He wouldn't have left the project simply because he was weak in a certain area, instead he would have assigned those tasks to other team members. This is standard practice.
No...I'm afraid that the only logical reason why Paul left as Audio Director, is that something untoward went down. He didn't like what was going on, they didn't like what was going on, or both.
Of course, this unfortunate event is extra discouraging being on the heels of the recent departure of Mario Aguera, the projects Producer. Although Mario has been recently replaced by Stéphane Roy, both of these incidents are clear signs of something going seriously wrong with the project.
Hopefully EM will get their act together, so that we may one day see a Thief 4...yet at this point, we can't be sure it will ever come to fruition. :(
