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So how much $ (in general) does it cost to produce a fully animated/rigged, fully voiced 1-3 minute cutscene in a game that’s in ongoing development (something like SWTOR, where they have a lot of prebuilt assets)? Like just a general low range and high range? I’m seeing a lot of people complaining about prioritizing content they want, and don’t know enough about the behind the scenes costs to properly communicate they’re being unrealistic with their complaints.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The cost of any content in game dev is directly proportional to how much new stuff needs to be created for that content. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Storyboard Artist : Maps out how cinematics should look. Lays out general shot to shot progression and framing of cinematics to show the player what’s going on. Prop Artist : Creates the wire frames that form the shape of not living things. That said, this is a decent basic rundown of who does what on a given dev team.

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