https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=6525 Session Description This lecture will detail the Outsourcing process and pipeline as used by Pandemic Studios. This lecture represents over 2 years of an ongoing effort to perfect the process of art outsourcing at our studio and is based on the work done on MERCENARIES 2 and SABOTEUR. Attendees will learn how to plan and execute an effective outsourcing process for their projects. This lecture is designed to talk to multiple disciplines in order to define what roles they play in the process. The takeaway will be a complete plan of attack for outsourcing on your project. Additional information given will include where outsourcing has failed, major do's and don'ts, testing and evaluation of Outsource partners, communication methods as well as the process used during actual production.

1. Outsourcing: Best Practices for Artists, Designers and Management

5. Pandemic Studios

6. Pandemic Studios

7. Outsourcing is…

10. Planning for outsourcing

18. Asset Chart for outsourcing

23. Evaluating Outsource Partners

31. Production Phase

33. Art Leads approve or resubmit with revisions via Asset Tracker Pandemic Producer Pulls submissions from ftp and distributes to Art for review Outsource Partner Begins and submits work via FTP and Asset Tracker Production Process Outsource Partner Completes revision requests and resubmits assets Contract Signing Approved Estimates Submitted to Finance Negotiation Phase Outsource Partner Submits Bid Pandemic Producer Submit contract proposal Asset Round Completed! Production Phase

38. Communication

45. Thank you for your time!