EPTI don't know the software needed to start doing these, so I would like help with this. Also, I would like recommendations for VODs to commentate on (preferably a TvP or TvZ) (and where I can get the videos)!
Thanks - I want to get to this ASAP!
I want to record some Commentaries.
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exalted
United States3612 Posts
I don't know the software needed to start doing these, so I would like help with this. Also, I would like recommendations for VODs to commentate on (preferably a TvP or TvZ) (and where I can get the videos)! Thanks - I want to get to this ASAP! | ||
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paper
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;D!! | ||
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Sadir
Vatican City State1176 Posts
he knows a lot about the game | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=54066 | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States12237 Posts
- Always keep talking. You never want dead air, ever. Dead air is bad. It's okay to have dramatic pauses which you can use to collect your thoughts, though. If there's nothing really happening, you can talk about the players, the league format, previous games on the same map, what's at stake, there's really no end to what you can talk about. - Some babbling is okay but be careful about repeating yourself. One common mistake casters make is they'll say "the zealots of Kim Dong Soo" "the dragoons of Kim Dong Soo" "the probes of Kim Dong Soo" etc. - Don't constantly mention units by their full names. While it's somewhat okay to say "Ultralisk" when you could shorten it to "Ultra", don't say "Zerg Ultralisk" please. This is my own personal input because AfterBurn used to do this and it drove me nuts. "And there goes the Protoss Probe of Kim Dong Soo!" - Another hard part is commenting on what is actually happening during a battle. You have to be able to notice and react to little things the players are doing. "You can see how Kim Dong Soo is targeting the center of those Zealots with his Reaver for maximum splash damage, great play!" is a good thing to say. - When battles heat up, intensify your voice. Part of the magic of commentators is they have the ability to amplify the effect of what's happening on the screen. If a huge battle is happening and you're not enthused, most of that magic is lost. - Periodically take the time to identify strategic changes and adaptations the players are making. Something like "Kim Dong Soo's Dragoon numbers are slipping, it seems he's saving up resources to switch to Carriers". - Excitement is top priority. You can provide insightful commentary but it must never replace the excitement factor. I don't know if I personally agree with this but for the average person it's better to have Um Jae Kyung talking than Kim Dong Soo. | ||
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Kennigit
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Bodom_Night
United States33 Posts
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jjl
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Zalfor
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ATeddyBear
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
On May 29 2007 17:15 jjl wrote: I think the English commentary we've seen so far is lacking in the number of commentators each match. It's hard to get more people to do it, but I noticed that there's no "dead air" in the Korean videos because when they speak, they speak as if they're talking to each other, not the viewer. So it feels more like a conversation (an exciting conversation) Thats why the Day/Nony commentaries for Bisu vs Savior were pure win. | ||
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RebelHeart
New Zealand722 Posts
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
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Superiorwolf
United States5509 Posts
Microphone Audacity (for recording audio) and a VOD to watch while recording. Then combine them with with WMM. If you want to commentate on replays, you must use Camtasia Studio  | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
On May 29 2007 13:42 exalted wrote: After viewing the commentaries on YouTube, I'd like to contribute a few of my own. I think superiorwolf is good, but I would like to cater my VODs to the medium level player looking for the reasoning behind strategical decisions. (therefore no commentary about why the Terran walls in TvP) I don't know the software needed to start doing these, so I would like help with this. Also, I would like recommendations for VODs to commentate on (preferably a TvP or TvZ) (and where I can get the videos)! Thanks - I want to get to this ASAP! Do you have a sexy/manly voice? I want to hear the English Mantoss | ||
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ATeddyBear
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XCetron
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
On May 29 2007 20:15 XCetron wrote: We should all linkup overskype and do a double or tripple commentating action! I've been preaching this for a while. I think theres just been a lack of initiative to get it running/figuring out timings. Please do one, even if it's noobtacular it would still be cool to hear a few tlnetters hammering on about a rep | ||
FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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Zalfor
United States1035 Posts
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exalted
United States3612 Posts
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-147395580961109154&hl=en Commentating is definitely harder than expected :o | ||
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ATeddyBear
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Jonoman92
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Sr18
Netherlands1141 Posts
I liked the commentary. I especially liked the the more indepth comments. I think you should really focus on those comments as it seems to be your main strength as a commentator. For instance, during the bunkerrush you basically said one this: "I think Zerg will be able to survive, at the cost of many drones". Where the commentators would go berserk and scream a lot, you remained calm and focussed on the outcome of the battle. Some constructive critique: - You are often breathing / blowing in your microphone and this makes it hard to hear what you are doing. - The original sound is still there in the background and since your speech isn't very loud, I often find it hard to hear exactly what you are saying. If you want to keep the original sound for background noice that's ok, but please put the volume of your recording up. - There were a number of comments that didn't really enlight anything. If you can, please stick to the strategy/tactics comments as I think it's where your commentary really shines. - Preparation is key. I know you wanted to test out your commentating skills ex official, so this comment isn't really directed towards you, but a good commentator is a prepared commentator. Not knowing that the map was hitchhiker for instance or not telling the audience what the stakes of the game are is not going to help the audience in getting in to the commentary or the game for that matter. All in all, good commentary with stronger points and weaker points. Looking forward to the next one. | ||
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jtan
Sweden5891 Posts
Good commentaries too compared to others I've seen  | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
On May 29 2007 20:34 Kennigit wrote: I've been preaching this for a while. I think theres just been a lack of initiative to get it running/figuring out timings. Please do one, even if it's noobtacular it would still be cool to hear a few tlnetters hammering on about a rep Actually, me + 2 friends have been talking about doing this lately. | ||
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EssentialVitamins
United States27 Posts
>:O I wanna see the rest. By the way, your commentary style is informative and you have a good voice. But seriously, post the rest >:o | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
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Gokey
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Zalfor
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Slayer91
Ireland23335 Posts
P.S Is your pronunciation of "often" correct in America, or did you not pay attention in English class? (The "t" is supposed to be silent; here, at least.) | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
I like your style of commentating, although I'd like some "GEEEE GEEEEEE" and "AHHHHH DEFENSIVE MATREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX"es somewhere in the middle | ||
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Equinox_kr
United States7395 Posts
On May 30 2007 15:39 jtan wrote: I watched it. You sound a lot less arrogant than I expected Good commentaries too compared to others I've seen Hehe I would think Exalted would do much better than superiorwolf, but that's just my two cents; I'm not starting a flame war here, or trying to. | ||
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exalted
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Fenneth
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exalted
United States3612 Posts
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hq38z6 Basically, open Brood War, open to the replay, and then wait for me to say "Start Game", then the audio and replay will be in sync! | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32277 Posts
You should have mentioned that Zergman took time to kill Iris bunker after killing the marines. This was a poor choice imo, because it gave time for iris to pull his scvs at the ramp ad build 2 extra marines. Without those scvs and by attack-moving on the running scv Zergman could have finished the game right there. Instead Zergman decided not to focus on his units and start to macro, when he had a game breaking moment in his hand. You can notice his zerglings where on attack command on a running SCV. The SCV actually escaped, if erg man microed that he could have got some important kills at that stage of the game. Also when you said Iris had the upper hand, i disagree. At that point of the game Iris was not going to come out. Zergman saw his marine count, and he got many scvs killed in that push. Zergman not only had more drones, but 2 hatcheries to produce them. While Iris had only 1 CC. Zergman didn't need to use his larvae to make units, because a ramp break with that scv block would be quite a gamble. And he had enough zerglings to stop that marine force if iris decided to attack his marines would die to zerglings. (or Zergman could just run back and sunk, what is exactly what he does later on). I think Zergman's mistake was making assumptions on iris game plan. He felt like Iris would Expo right after the expo push. In that assumption he had careless unit control in middle suiciding lots of zerglings and he though he would get iris totally off-guard with the backdoor lurkers. That were his stupid mistakes imo. | ||
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