FILMCREWZ ๐ŸŽฌ

A multiplayer co-op game
Various roles i.e CameraOperator, Director, Actors, LightOperator, Intern & VFXOperator
The game is heavily focused around collaboration, Now let's talk :

the game mechanic

A group have been tasked
by a randomly elected member the producer
to complete production of selected choice.

every ~5 mins there are brief meetings | intermission of activity to discuss :

  • next moves
  • role switching
  • etc

the game broken into 3 main stages:

  • stage1 : Pre Production
  • stage2 : Production
  • stage3 : Post Production

Pre PROD

Mainly the director and producer deciding what everyone else does
Rest of staff pick their roles/job

Production

Producer is spectating everyone only visible when in meeting mode
Players man their posts and carry out producer's will via proxy of the the director the team car

Post PROD

Mainly VFX, and Director showing the edited footage off and making final

The ROLEs

  • Roles provide a grouping for the following systems
  • Each role activity can provide points towards an end goal.

potential roles

  • Camera
  • Lights
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Make up
  • VFX

The Camera Operator

  • CTRL TYPE : FPS
  • The one behind the Camera
  • Calculate score based on:
    • Tracking accuracy
    • Depth of Field
    • Field of View
    • Pokemon Snap style

Lighting

  • CTRL TYPE : RTS
  • Control the set's lightboard.
  • Calculate score based on:
    • Filling an area with light

Acting

  • CTRL TYPE : TPS
  • Gets a selection of Emotes that they can use to 'act' on camera,
  • Moving to new position within time limit (scene switching)
  • Calculate score based on:
    • Combinations with other actors
    • Following directors requests

Directing

  • CTRL TYPE : FPS
  • Talks to organizes the script
  • decides what entites to bring out

Producer

  • CTRL TYPE : FPS
  • Picks what the other roles does
  • Has meetings (scene intermissions) with the Director allowing for small changes to a script
    • can only be done a limited number of times. like having a timeout in a b ball game.

Make up

  • CTRL TYPE : FPS
  • Does the Actor's make-up.
  • Some type of matching or roulette based gameplay

VFX

  • CTRL TYPE : FPS
  • Edits the recorded scenes and places them in order
  • Adds effects to go off on cue during filming