EPTInfo Req: TV News Story on SC2 - Page 3
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ReturnStroke
United States801 Posts
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Tomcattomato
Netherlands95 Posts
p.s. don't turn the volume up too much. | ||
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wattabeast
United States957 Posts
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Bobo_
United States192 Posts
The intro of the OSL finals between Flash and Jaedong is pretty amazing. Nice crowd shots throughout the video(s) and you can find a nice shot in the beginning of the clip before the game starts at around 0:15 seconds. There are many videos you can find just by typing in MSL/OSL finals in YouTube but the really big crowds were back in the day around 2002-2004, however the quality during those days weren't the best. But the footage is still there. I'll link to you one of them in case you would stlil consider it. (Opening scenes, 0:27) (0:20) Thank you for doing this for the SC community!! As a longtime fan since 2002 BW this what I got to say; "Hell, its about time!"  . | ||
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theBizness
United States696 Posts
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Suc
Australia1569 Posts
On October 14 2011 06:11 tree.hugger wrote: How about this one? I'm guessing this might be a bit long for your story, which is too bad, but if you only have to choose one bit, I'd say take the bit with White-Ra. The crowd chanting and everything honestly sends shivers down my spine every time. | ||
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Eufouria
United Kingdom4425 Posts
I think big numbers are a thing to focus on, how much MC, Nestea and MVP have made, how many viewers Husky and Day[9] get, how Destiny has financed himself solely through stream viewers how many viewers MLG gets, while an interviewee like Day[9] will do well, I don't think you could interview a better person than Sundance, he can talk about MLG's growth and people will pay attention to stuff like that, especially when most news to do with company profits and growth is the bad kind. More possible things you could talk about are how some players regularly travel all around the world to go to tournaments and Boxer's fan base although maybe it's best to keep it as strictly American as possible, so mostly American players and companies. While we as the foreign Starcraft community understand that we are united against a common enemy, maybe normal people won't, and as much as we love WhiteRa, I can imagine someone complaining that he is mispronouncing the word 'tektiks'. | ||
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TheCtd400
United States136 Posts
Edit: Here is another video of Jinro vs Choya with a crowd shot from the back. | ||
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Tortious_Tortoise
United States944 Posts
1. The role of E-sports in the entertainment industry today (simplified reasons StarCraft II is a spectator sport) -- this would go well with a 15 second explanation of the game. 2. The scope and competition involved with being a professional E-thlete (prize pools, number of participants, number of fans, economics behind StarCraft II). | ||
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CaptainPlatypus
United States852 Posts
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Snorkle
United States1648 Posts
On October 14 2011 10:15 Eufouria wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Seeing as its going on FOX news, I think its more important to make a story that appeals to them, in the hope that it will get shown on more than local news. I don't really know much about FOX, apart from what I've learned from that episode of Family Guy where Lois works for them (so yeah...), but I imagine a news story that focuses on 'American heroes', like Tyler and Huk. Players who have interesting stories, that can also challenge the stereotypes that a lot of people will have. I think big numbers are a thing to focus on, how much MC, Nestea and MVP have made, how many viewers Husky and Day[9] get, how Destiny has financed himself solely through stream viewers how many viewers MLG gets, while an interviewee like Day[9] will do well, I don't think you could interview a better person than Sundance, he can talk about MLG's growth and people will pay attention to stuff like that, especially when most news to do with company profits and growth is the bad kind. More possible things you could talk about are how some players regularly travel all around the world to go to tournaments and Boxer's fan base although maybe it's best to keep it as strictly American as possible, so mostly American players and companies. While we as the foreign Starcraft community understand that we are united against a common enemy, maybe normal people won't, and as much as we love WhiteRa, I can imagine someone complaining that he is mispronouncing the word 'tektiks'. Everything you have said is good advice accept I should point out that local news on a Fox owned local broadcast station is nothing like the FOX news that is on cable tv. They will probably want to lead in with some hype video that people have been suggesting, talk to local people who are participating and then talk to a celebrity such as Sundance or Day 9, although my local news stations usually focus more on interviewing people at the event than the celebrities. | ||
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Philo
United States337 Posts
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theBizness
United States696 Posts
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MichaelDonovan
United States1453 Posts
On October 14 2011 05:17 morevox wrote: I suggest getting a hold of Day9. He has his contact info on his website. He is always happy to do interviews, especially for SC2. Yeah, and I'm sure that Day[9] can use his connections to hook you up with other interviews as well. Good thinking. Day[9] is the first person you should talk to about this. | ||
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MadJack
Peru357 Posts
Hes the most charismatic SC2 player ull ever find, and second he IS NOT the typical gamer stereotype (skinnig nerd with glasses) | ||
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jjhchsc2
Korea (South)2393 Posts
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KurtistheTurtle
United States1966 Posts
1) What is Starcraft II? I'd advise drawing a metaphor to a different game, with a spin on sc. Example off top of head: SC is like chess. Each team starts out with an even potential to win. Except in chess where there's only one set of pieces, Starcraft has three different--but equal--sets of chess pieces you can start with. etc etc Preface to Two: A lot of "older" people watch the daily news, specifically fox, so concentrate on "40 y.o. Mabel"--Why does she care? Aren't video games a waste of time? How is this good for the community? 2) How is this not a collosal waste of time? -go over the study that was posted here recently, the largest study ever or something & point out all the academically verified positive effects its had -Whatever subjects you choose, talk about what successes they have in life besides SC -Get some subjects with a lot of credibility (day9 & Incontrol come to mind) -Talk about the charity stream that sheth & whoever else did because its basically the same as the Oct 15 game for charity thing that happened today 3) Why is this game so popular? -nuance and personality can come through play -spectator sport -passion from childhood--brood war on. -should always strive to be the best at what you do. 4) Automatically use "nerd' as an endearing term, and only positive vocabulary/jokes. We're not so well established we can get away joking about our stereotypes yet. 5) Local Angle: crappy lead unless birds are a big deal down there: Birds aren't the only ones flying south this year. xxxx# of computer game players have come from across the country, and the world, to participate in a tournament here in Orlando. -talk to locals who interact with everybody (hotel owners, restaraunt owners, wherever nerds go--speak to them) 6) Your subjects are your vessels and your image. Give background, prep them, make it look GOOD if I think of more I'll post it. | ||
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Datum
United States371 Posts
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skipgamer
Australia701 Posts
The news shouldn't be that people are playing games to make money, in my opinion... That's an unreachable goal for the average person, and runs the risk of turning in to just a game advertisement if you touch on SC2 too much. The news should be that e-sports is a thriving and growing sector of the events/entertainment industry, and is beneficial for all involved. I think that's news that a LOT of people need to know. | ||
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Shaetan
United States1175 Posts
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