Chao in Space: Behind the Scenes/Issue 4

The Making Of is the fourth issue of Sonic Presents... Chao in Space: Behind the Scenes.

Summary
With the crew assembled, Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends begin the movie's production. The issue is split in several "interview acts", on which the crew members speak about their parts in the project; such as the Chaotix crew on composing the soundtrack and managing the sound effects, Rouge the Bat on providing the costume design and make-up, Silver the Hedgehog managing light and camera, Miles "Tails" Prower working alongside Whisper the Wolf and her Wisps in providing visual effects, and Blaze the Cat serving as the screenplay writer and narrator of the story.

Transcript

 * (issue starts with Sonic the Hedgehog and the crew on a meeting room with Desmond Wolf)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog: (narrating) And so, on to Month 1, Day 1: after a long day gathering the crew we needed, Tails, Knuckles and I led them to a meeting with mr. Desmond. From there, we began discussing about how the movie would work well. How we could improve it. And things started out pretty well, if you're asking about it. Also, on that first day... there were a few words we needed to hear from mr. Desmond before we exchanged ideas, and got to work...
 * Desmond Wolf: Many thanks to all of you for answering this meeting, just like your friends Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are thankful to you for accepting their offer in joining this crew. So, as I was notified by this movie's producers and their director: each of you volunteered for a crew role of which is on your area of expertise. Like our dear Amy Rose, who volunteered to be our casting director, and Shadow and Blaze, who volunteered to work on the screenplay. Let us hope to achieve pleasant results when shooting is complete, and earn great praise from the public. Desmond Pictures depends on it.
 * Taglines: "Month 1, Day 2"
 * (next scene shows Tangle the Lemur and Belle the Tinkerer presenting the storyboard with Shadow the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat writing the script)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog: (narrating) Yep. That was the way things had to (and were gonna) work well on the production. "What did others have to say about their roles?", you may ask... well, let the crew members lay their answers about it.
 * Blaze the Cat: (sitting on her filming chair while in a interview) So to begin the details about the script, Shadow and I regarded the need of very fitting lines, and also very epic and emotional. (as she speaks, we see the Chao actors of Cookie and Peaches on set) Of course, Sonic agreed that the movie should have something more than just battles and exploring in the story. That we should also include such emotional scenes, like the progressive relationship between the characters Cookie and Peaches.
 * (we see Sonic, Shadow, Tangle, and Belle on managing the concept of the Galactic Chao Alliance and Dark Emerald Empire)
 * Shadow the Hedgehog: (sitting on his filming chair while in a interview) So, Desmond asked me about what I had in mind for the Galactic Chao Alliance, the heroic faction the protagonist allies himself with, and its opposing counterpart, the Dark Emerald Empire. For the GCA, I described it as a junior variant of G.U.N. led and controlled by the Chao. Not too iconic, but Desmond still felt impressed. "Simple, but has spark.", he said. The Dark Emerald Empire, well... (remembers the Eggman Empire and Black Arms) let's just say it was a junior variant of that Eggman Empire, with common elements of the Black Arms. Nothing much, just took Amy's advice that I should think of a "less dark and gritty" version of the Black Arms. And that was what I thought about. Still, Sonic and Desmond appreciated the idea. Which was good enough.
 * Taglines: "Month 3, Day 2"
 * (we see Vector gathering a concert band, and composing the soundtrack)
 * Vector the Crocodile: (sitting on his filming chair while in a interview) So, to fit the movie's style a bit, I had in mind that it needed something like an epic style of music. Like an orchestra... maybe even a choir group. Anything the fans would call as heavenly as it should be. And that was what I had to compose to fit the movie. Sure, it wasn't any style of the rock genre, but how can I say no to the classic type? Hmm?
 * (we see Espio and Charmy managing the sound effects; some scenes show Espio and Charmy recording the sounds (as shown in a scene with Omega firing his weapons at random targets, and Espio and Charmy capturing the sounds), and also editing them)
 * Espio the Chameleon: (sitting on his filming chair while in a interview) Taking care of the sound effects, Charmy and I picked the sounds which would match the background and scenarios. Many were the sounds associated to space ships and the battles. Rocket engines. Explosions. The monstrous roars, which were used for the Dark Emerald Empire beasts. (two scenes show Knuckles performing as General Solon, and Whisper the Wolf and her Wisps working with Tails on the CGI of Solon, and Blaze on a recording studio, recording her lines) And of course, editing a few voice effects for certain characters, like Knuckles's character General Solon. Blaze narrating the story didn't need so much modifications, on the other hand. Her own natural voice would synchronize with the story just well.
 * Knuckles the Echidna: (sitting on his filming chair while in a interview) Amy and Tangle came up to me suggesting that the protagonist could have a mentor with details from both a alien and a android. One that resembled an echidna, since the Chao used to coexist with echidnas in Angel Island. Especially their most beloved protector Tikal. And they paid homage to that by developing Solon, who happens to be this bodiless, but powerful leader of the Galactic Chao Alliance. For a while, I thought I had to use a much deeper voice for the character. But luckily, the sound editing by Espio and Charmy also did the trick, and went well according to the plan.
 * (as filming continues on, Amy is on a corridor checking her cast list)
 * Amy Rose: (narrating) Yep. Everything was going well according to the plan. All crew members doing their part, and all actors on their characters. Well... except for one we did consider, but haven't found the right actress yet. (with a concerned face, Amy sees a picture of Tikal the Echidna in the wall)
 * Taglines: Next: Who Will Be Tikal?