Valve's David Speyrer and Marc Laidlaw recently spoke with CVG about the events that unfold in Episode 2. Take a look:
Marc Laidlaw: "I wrote as good a script as I could, then when we got into the recording studio, Merle Dandridge [Alyx Vance's voice] took the scene further than was possible on paper.
"The most powerful bit at the end was her improvisation; I just transcribed it. When we had that, the animator went to work with a level designer, blocking out the movements of the actors in the scene, then slowly getting into the details. Merle's raw performance could make people choke up - but it only came together at the very end, which always seems to happen..."
Be sure to check it out here.
Marc Laidlaw: "I wrote as good a script as I could, then when we got into the recording studio, Merle Dandridge [Alyx Vance's voice] took the scene further than was possible on paper.
"The most powerful bit at the end was her improvisation; I just transcribed it. When we had that, the animator went to work with a level designer, blocking out the movements of the actors in the scene, then slowly getting into the details. Merle's raw performance could make people choke up - but it only came together at the very end, which always seems to happen..."
Be sure to check it out here.