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Casting is hard!

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Zorkmid
Profile Joined November 2008
4410 Posts
December 07 2011 21:06 GMT
#1
I have an entirely new appreciation for SC2 casters!

I was bored the other night and thought: "What the hell, I know a bit about the game, I could stream and commentate a few games!"

So I volunteered to cast a few games in the Dailywalker platinum and under tournament hosted on Z33k.com. It was a lot of fun, don't get me wrong, but extremely tiring and it takes a long time! I did a total of maybe 6 or 7 rounds in the last two nights and spent 4 or 5 hours. Observing and commentating is a fine art form, that I have NO natural talent for whatsoever.

I had under 20 viewers and felt a bit of pressure, imagine 40,000 viewers!

I cannot even begin to fathom what our casting heroes go through on a daily basis casting top level games ALL DAY LONG week after week in every time zone on earth.

Kudos to EVERY caster alive for what you do, it takes a special person to bring their A game everyday and bring us that e-Sport fix that we all love! I'm not just talking about the big name MLG/GSL/NASL casters......I'm talking to the hundreds of people that volunteer your time knowledge and vocal chords to the cause. Thanks to all of you!

I don't think that I'll ever be capable of having a negative thought about an SC2 caster as long as I live.





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carloselcoco
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2302 Posts
December 07 2011 21:11 GMT
#2
Thanks mate ^^
Appreciate it!

Something I have noticed is that the more I cast, the better I become at it and the more I love casting! :D
http://www.twitch.tv/carloselcoco/b/296431601 <------Suscribe! Casts in Spanish :) |||| http://www.twitch.tv/carloselcoco/b/300285215<----- CSL: Before Sunday! Episode 3!
MonkSEA
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia1227 Posts
December 07 2011 21:45 GMT
#3
Casting is hard, getting into the moment without destroying your viewers ears with choked words and incoherent sentences is really tough. It actually requires a lot of mind power to commentate a game solo as you have to do analysis AND play-by-play by yourself, and doing two roles at once is a lot more difficult.

I suggest grabbing a casting partner that suits you(and you suit them) and start focusing on one role, that way it becomes natural when you start casting, then you can move onto solo casting where you don't have to mentally focus on the two roles, because your experience in the role you did when you duo casted should play out naturally.

That's just my opinion though. Good luck casting!
http://www.youtube.com/user/sirmonkeh Zerg Live Casts and Commentary!
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