I created this video to be an introduction to Starcraft 2 for those who don't know how to watch it and whats going on. Of course, Teamliquid is not the audience, but this is something you could show a friend or family member who is curious about the eSport.

Hopefully it will be of some help.

ThomasjServo

15244 Posts

November 07 2014 02:33 GMT

Good on you TB.

SC2Towelie

United States561 Posts

November 07 2014 03:04 GMT

TB supporting the scene with his erect penis :O

Karis Vas Ryaar

United States4396 Posts

November 07 2014 03:19 GMT

really cool. thanks. This stuff is super useful. the dota 2 noob stream actually helped me understand what the heck was going on at the international

EJK

United States1302 Posts

November 07 2014 03:27 GMT

thats some high level video editing. What program do you use to get the texts in so nicely like that? Hell, I think that would be a great addition for ANY game just to put in small statistics similar to waht dota 2 does

SetGuitarsToKill

Canada28396 Posts

November 07 2014 03:30 GMT

Thanks TB! If I had friends I'd share this with them :/

TotalBiscuit

United Kingdom5437 Posts

November 07 2014 03:34 GMT

On November 07 2014 12:27 EJK wrote:
thats some high level video editing. What program do you use to get the texts in so nicely like that? Hell, I think that would be a great addition for ANY game just to put in small statistics similar to waht dota 2 does

It's not particularly difficult. That stuff is all done in post. I could even do it in Xsplit live, though I'd have to prepare them all in advance.

This was a case of commentating the replay, then having my graphic designer create the information slates based on a script that I wrote. Each is a separate image. Once I have all the image files. Put the footage into Adobe Premiere. Work through it minute by minute, find the appropriate spots for each slate and insert it into the scene, make sure it's long enough to read comfortably and use a simple slide in/out transition on each.

Really easy to make stuff look good as long as you have the right assets.

lichter

1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts

November 07 2014 03:38 GMT

I wish more tournaments showed more stats, like GSL used to do with winrates by game time, build preference, that kind of stuff. With how minimal overlays are now there's a lot of space to have transparent slates like that

docvoc

United States5491 Posts

November 07 2014 04:16 GMT

On November 07 2014 12:38 lichter wrote:
I wish more tournaments showed more stats, like GSL used to do with winrates by game time, build preference, that kind of stuff. With how minimal overlays are now there's a lot of space to have transparent slates like that

I really want that, because I can't watch starcraft much anymore due to real life things, stuff like that makes me feel like I'm really part of a greater experience.

Xyik

Canada728 Posts

November 07 2014 04:34 GMT

#10

A good attempt at explaining a very complicated game in a short amount of time, although I feel as though TB's manner of talking very quickly can make it somewhat hard to follow for a new comer.

evaunit01

United States512 Posts

November 07 2014 05:17 GMT

#11

Thanks TB! I will show this to my girlfriend.

tar

Germany991 Posts

November 07 2014 07:36 GMT

#12

On November 07 2014 12:04 SC2Towelie wrote:
TB supporting the scene with his erect penis :O

On November 07 2014 14:17 evaunit01 wrote:
Thanks TB! I will show this to my girlfriend.

And that's how things got weird :D

On a more serious note: Nice video! Everything that makes it easier to explain sc2 to someone is a resource good to have.

Olli

Austria24422 Posts

November 07 2014 09:13 GMT

#13

Nice, I'll link that to a bunch of people and force them to watch Blizzcon with me :D

Ctone23

United States1841 Posts

November 07 2014 10:53 GMT

#14

This is a great video, thanks TB.

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

November 07 2014 11:41 GMT

#15

Very nice indeed TB thanks!

Musicus

Germany23579 Posts

November 07 2014 11:42 GMT

#16

Fantastic work, this will be so helpful for many years to come, thanks TB

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

November 07 2014 11:47 GMT

#17

Sort of expanding on this video a few of us were talking the other day about the TI4 noob stream and how it was nice for new Dota viewers. I wonder if that would be something that would have worked well for SC2 at Blizzcon. Much like Dota it is pretty complex and tough for new viewers to understand.