Rory: I am very happy with Mystery At Mansfield Manor. I think the actors went above my expectations, especially considering they were only allowed one take, the editing, the website, and even the background music.
Andy: So, now that Mystery at Mansfield Manor is "in the bag" so to speak, what will you do next? Any plans for a follow up?
Rory: My goal for Mystery At Mansfield Manor is two-fold. The first, I want to break even. Once I do, I may remove the price. I’ll cross that bridge when I get there. The second is I would like to find someone, whether it is a company (production, toy etc.), a partner, a silent investor, an agent, a manager, anyone…to work on the next one with or any of the other ideas I have for interactive story telling. My long-term goals are to produce the screenplays that I wrote years ago, but the budgets on those are significantly higher than MMM.
Andy: Finally, All of the actors seemed to be really excited about the launch party you promised them in the "Making of" short film on the Bonus Material on your site, which led to a great little gag at the end. How was the real launch party (which was on the 17th July) for you? Unfortunately I was too far away to attend, so can you tell me what I missed out on? Were the actors pleased with the “real” shindig you promised them?
Rory: The launch party was last week. It was a lot of fun and it was great to see the cast and crew (those who were able to attend) again as I haven’t seen most of them since we filmed MMM in March 2006.
Andy: Thank you Rory, it's been a pleasure. I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions.
Mystery at Mansfield Manor is online and costs $4.99 for three days of unlimited access.
Mystery at Mansfield Manor was awarded a score of four out of five stars in my review of the game.
Article comments
1 - Matt Paprocki
Man, someone must have given you superb advice on how to do interviews... wonder who that was?
Interesting concept though. I'm surprised he wasn't familiar with the FMV concept though. That almost seems like a neccesity to do something like this.
2 - Andrew Ogier
Yeah thanks for your valued input on interview advice Matt, and a few other Blogcritics members helped with some very valuable tips as well, which I took on board and (hopefully) will be evident in this interview. This was the first interview I've ever done, and I'm just lucky I got a pleasant person to interview to start me off.
3 - Matt Paprocki
Who else will you be interviewing on this project?
4 - Andrew Ogier
I've got two of the actors' interviews here that I'm just finalising for BC. I've got Tim Beresford - who plays Colin Mansfield Jr, and I've also got Lindsey Frazier, who plays Nicole Edmunds.
I have the interviews almost ready for uploading. so keep your eyes frosty :D