The Zachary Andrews Journey At Deck Nine: From The Expanse To Life Is Strange: Reunion 🗣️🎙️ | Ep 142

Here is the full-length version of Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast episode featuring Zachary Andrews, who was the motion capture/performance director on Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion and The Expanse: A Telltale Series!Check out the two individual parts of the Zachary Andrews interview with Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt below! ⬇️➡️ ‘Side A’: https://youtu.be/lHFu8rSggVE➡️ ‘Side B’: https://youtu.be/fB6wWf1Xhpo🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorldKevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala, KatanaGirl, Not Called Kevin, Dan G, Olivia and Jack Groves! 🫶🙇‍♂️Timestamps:00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side A’ of StrangeCast00:17 -- A big welcome back for Zachary Andrews!01:47 -- Has Zach watched the behind-the-scenes documentary for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion? (Patreon/Not Called Kevin)03:18 -- Zach on bringing over The Expanse: A Telltale Series’ table reads to Life Is Strange: Reunion05:44 -- What was Erika Mori doing in Life Is Strange: Reunion?07:10 -- Zach on Iris Dauterman and Jonathan Zimmerman stepping up for Life Is Strange: Reunion09:17 -- The ‘tone’ of Life Is Strange: Reunion vs Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure11:47 -- Zach on working with former Deck Nine performance director Webb Pickersgill and the lessons he learned from him (Patreon/Carly)15:44 -- How is Zach doing? Plus, Zach’s reflections on Life Is Strange: Reunion’s mocap and developer Deck Nine18:44 -- Zach on the current climate of the gaming industry21:48 -- Zach’s wholesome interaction with Hannah Telle (Max Caulfield) during mocap24:48 -- The dynamic between Zach and Rhianna DeVries in bringing Chloe Price to life; Zach talks about Hannah and Rhianna’s chemistry28:47 -- How ‘simple cinematics’ transformed the mocap of Life Is Strange: Reunion33:54 -- Is Zach ‘insufferable’ when it comes to analysing technical aspects in other titles?35:39 -- Was Zach surprised by any scene that he recorded from an emotional standpoint? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)37:46 -- Jokes in Life Is Strange: Reunion — what was written vs how it sounded in the performances40:24 -- Zach on the podcasts in Life Is Strange: Reunion44:16 -- Zach on Deck Nine’s mocap after Hannah Telle’s scoliosis admission48:51 -- Zach opens up about his influence on the Custodian55:53 -- How big was Erika Mori’s involvement in the Life Is Strange: Reunion mocap? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)58:34 -- Zach on pushing mocap during the Max Caulfield and Chloe Price interactions, including the boat segment and the kissing sequence01:02:48 -- What was Zach’s favourite scene from Life Is Strange: Reunion? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)01:06:08 -- Did Zach think there were any ‘perfect’ and/or ‘flawless’ mocap sequences from Life Is Strange: Reunion?01:11:56 -- Zach on working on Life Is Strange: Reunion amid Deck Nine’s layoffs01:14:25 -- Zach on the Life Is Strange-themed cake that he bought for the 100th mocap shoot01:18:16 -- Zach on the touching element in the mocap tech for Life Is Strange: Reunion01:26:55 -- Zach on when he directly provided feedback to the Life Is Strange: Reunion actors01:30:59 -- Zach on the future of mocap outside of ‘big’ studios, as well as motion capture for solo ventures01:33:41 -- Zach’s ultimate praise for Rhianna DeVries and Hannah Telle01:36:02 -- Zach on Adnan’s Life Is Strange: Reunion ‘doppelganger’01:38:03 -- Zach on the influence of The Expanse: A Telltale Series director Stephan Frost on Life Is Strange: Reunion01:40:07 -- Adam’s Spread The Arts pick!01:42:47 -- Zach’s final words01:45:49 -- Outro