"Acting purists claim that voice work is the ultimate form of acting because it requires skill that isn't prejudiced by appearance," says former "Farscape" star Black. Not so on "Uncharted 2": The actors perform their scenes together, clad in skintight suits, and everything _ including the audio _ is recorded at the same time. Much like an animated movie, voice actors often never perform opposite their co-stars and rarely create their character's movements. Most games usually rely on actors to individually record their parts. That's something you don't even get in television or film sometimes." "They have all these choices to make it the best it could possibly be. "That is a huge thing for an actor, to have that ability to say, 'Let's do it again and try this,'" says Nolan North, the actor who plays Drake, the quippy fortune hunter players control in the "Uncharted" games.
That means there's ample improvisation on set, which is just a large room filled with dozens of cameras and nondescript set pieces that will later be digitally transformed into planes, trains and automobiles. Henning and Hunt are allowing the actors to tweak their lines along the way, a luxury not usually afforded in most Hollywood productions. With double-crossing plot twists laced throughout the single-player campaign, the cast must scrutinize the subtleties of their performances.
Much like the first title, Drake must engage in epic gunfights, navigate huge obstacles and solve puzzles to progress in the game, but the developers are refusing to sacrifice the storytelling.ĭuring rehearsals, Black again surveys the directors to see if her readings are cryptic enough. 13, finds Drake traveling Indiana Jones-style across the globe in search of the mythical kingdom Shambhala. "Uncharted 2," which is set for release Oct. We thought it would be fun to capture that vibe but also make it very contemporary, not some retro adventure."
"A lot of video games are grim and action-driven and not very colorful or romantic. "With the sequel, we wanted to explore the characters more, especially our leading man Nathan Drake, and introduce new characters into his world," says Henning.
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