Speakers
Patrick Michalak, Dialogue Manager, Insomniac Games
Patrick Michalak is the Dialogue Manager at Insomniac Games, where he oversees voice-over production, casting, performance capture, and implementation for some of the industry's most ambitious AAA titles. In a single day, he might act as casting director, voice director, union signatory, scheduler, talent wrangler, and—on occasion—therapist. His experience at BioWare, DICE, and now Insomniac has given him a unique perspective on game dialogue production from every angle. Patrick's AAA and VR credits include Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Anthem, Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, Stormland, and Stranglets. He is currently working on the highly anticipated Wolverine game. Patrick began his career as a studio engineer recording and editing dialogue for radio, television, and film before moving into games at BioWare, where he recorded, edited, and mastered hundreds of thousands of lines for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. In addition to his technical expertise, Patrick has cast and directed space operas, sci-fi adventures, shooters, comic book adaptations, post-dystopian thrillers, and cartoon comedies. One project even featured over 1,000 characters—meaning a lot of auditions.