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[TSL] Commentary Contest - Vote Now! - Page 4

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TheMute
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States458 Posts
January 20 2010 00:20 GMT
#61
a lot of effort from trozz
Friends are simply people you can do/say vulgar things to.
XsebT
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Denmark2980 Posts
January 20 2010 01:10 GMT
#62
I am blown away by Trozz' commentary
My god, that was lengendary
My first vote goes to you
Voting, like everybody should do
This thing is almost imaginary
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thopol
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Japan4560 Posts
January 20 2010 01:18 GMT
#63
I haven't finished listening to all of them, but I'm liking TomPhoenix a lot. He talked a lot about starcraft and kept it pretty relevant to the game without doing the normal 'now he's getting some zealots, oh! an attack! that's a lot of dead guys.' Explaining why people do things and adding extra information makes it a lot better.
PeT[uK]
Profile Joined November 2009
United States412 Posts
January 20 2010 01:51 GMT
#64
On January 19 2010 15:08 Grobyc wrote:
I guess I'm too late =/

Oh well.

you got 10 days -_-
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Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
January 20 2010 02:09 GMT
#65
On January 20 2010 10:51 PeT[uK] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 19 2010 15:08 Grobyc wrote:
I guess I'm too late =/

Oh well.

you got 10 days -_-

he meant to submit a commentary
deL
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Australia5540 Posts
January 20 2010 03:58 GMT
#66
#1: [image loading] Vaul

I voted on the basis of what I would like to listen to as a viewer and not on creativity or other. Found Vaul's submission had sufficient in-depth analysis without simply stating what we see on screen (I hate that) and a good commentating voice that was not too soft, high-pitched, mono-tone (despite the kiwi accent being naturally monotone ), etc.

#2: [image loading] iCCup.Raelcun

For similar reasons to above, I viewed the submissions as if I was going to watch a whole series of commentaries by the person which ones would I be more willing to watch more VODs of without getting irritated or bored with it (not that the others are boring, mind you). Raelcun took my 2nd vote on this basis.
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rmolin88
Profile Joined January 2010
United States11 Posts
January 20 2010 04:58 GMT
#67
why isnt violetak and moletrap I dont know if thats the way u spell it. anyways why arent they on the contest??
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Tom Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1114 Posts
January 20 2010 05:22 GMT
#68
On January 20 2010 13:58 rmolin88 wrote:
why isnt violetak and moletrap I dont know if thats the way u spell it. anyways why arent they on the contest??


Did you not read what was said before? f10esqftw IS moletrap.

Furthermore, VioleTAK is (or should I say was) not a commentator himself and has "retired" from StarCraft a long time ago. His only connection to commentating is that he uploaded some of the commentaries by Klazart while he was still active and then ended up giving his account to Diggity, Moletrap and Klazart when he stopped uploading StarCraft videos.
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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
January 20 2010 05:56 GMT
#69
Husky and DejaVu has lots of energy!
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Dandy4
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States493 Posts
January 20 2010 07:21 GMT
#70
diggity and husky gets my vote
Who let the dogs out?
ranirahn
Profile Joined January 2010
Estonia34 Posts
January 20 2010 07:34 GMT
#71
On January 20 2010 14:56 Kenpachi wrote:
Husky and DejaVu has lots of energy!


Exactly what I see too. These was so entertaining and fun do watch. Did not feel bored not in a second. Some good commentaryes contained do mutch statistics and sleept over important action but these ones where just awesome.

I readed over voiting requirements and did not find what sides we need consider on voiting. We need just voite what we like so there is nothing argue about and no one dont need explaine why he chosen exactly these commentators. But still I need 10 posts
Emon_
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
3925 Posts
January 20 2010 15:01 GMT
#72
Oh my god . . . the humanity. . . someone needs to do something about Trozz ^^ He's hilarious!
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Squide
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden141 Posts
January 20 2010 17:06 GMT
#73
damn i need more posts -.-
dont comment alot but i do love SC though ^^
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Vlanitak
Profile Joined November 2009
Norway3045 Posts
January 20 2010 17:59 GMT
#74
I must admit after hearing all of them and youtubing some of them (the ones I liked) I think Husky is a top notch commentator... now who should be the second...
washed
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
January 20 2010 18:30 GMT
#75
Trozz first and Husky second. Though I do love moletrap a lot.
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VinCi
Profile Joined August 2007
Canada15 Posts
January 20 2010 20:21 GMT
#76
Vaul (The Green Zerg ...) Shaman is Terran not Zerg big mistake in part 1 at abotu 15secs xD

#1 Diggity
#2 Vaul

As far as I'm concern !
The One And Only
LiquiDLegend
Profile Joined May 2009
United States61 Posts
January 20 2010 20:32 GMT
#77
#1. Tasteless
#2. Artosis
You don't beat me, I decide to lose.
Slox
Profile Joined October 2009
United States21 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-20 21:16:55
January 20 2010 21:14 GMT
#78
NOTE: I think all who submitted entries did a pretty good job, and I understand it's very difficult to do casting of anything (especially starcraft). All those who entered did a much better job than I could do, however, I still feel obligated to offer my criticism.

I watched them all start to finish. While the information presented by the casters was interesting for the most part, I didn't really enjoy the commentaries all that much. I think I would have preferred to listed to a professional Korean caster on the games -- even though I don't speak any Korean at all -- if that says anything.

Overall I was pretty disappointed with the general voice quality of the submissions. Only Diggity and Vaul had voices I could see myself listening to for any length of time. This is probably the biggest reason I didn't like the commentaries. I never realized how picky I am when it comes to voice tone before, but apparently it matters to me quite a bit.

Aside from voice quality (which can't be changed *too* much really), there are a few things that I think all of the commentators could do to improve.

- Speak steadily. I feel like this is the most common mistake casters make, especially while doing play-by-play during intense situations. Even during times of action, it's better to formulate a thought and clearly enunciate your words and get your point across (albeit after the fact) than rush your commentary and have it not understood or incorrect.

- Add insight. I don't consider myself a very knowledgeable Starcraft fan. I am a D player on ICCup, and I have only been following the pro-scene for around two years. Almost every single Day9 cast I watch, I learn something new. It might be something small (and frequently, it's something BIG) but I learn something. I think there were only a couple little pieces of information I picked up from all of these commentaries combined. I understand a big part of a commentators job (especially when casting solo) is to do the play-by-play, which many of the casters did well, but do not forget to add your own knowledge. Long time Los Angeles Dodgers commentator Vin Scully almost always broadcasts solo and he manages to cover the play-by-play while still adding lots and lots of very unique stories, random facts, and insight. This is the type of thing you should try to mirror. I realize Scully has over 60 years of personal baseball experience to pull from to help him out, but if you are casting a Starcraft game, I am sure you have plenty of things you could tell us about.

- Be excited when excitement is warranted. This is kind of big for me, but it seems to be more of a personal preference, as opinions on this issue vary greatly. I would like to think that the Korean commentators have a nice feel for when to get excited about the game. It's also something Tasteless does well (which in my opinion is what makes him an entertaining caster, even though he doesn't offer the insight of Day9 or SDM for example). Being excited all the time (or even a majority of the time), is just as bad as being monotone the whole time. I am of the opinion that you should express an appropriate amount of excitement early on, while hyping the match-up (if it's an important game especially) but for the most part be relatively calm until action starts. If you spot cheese, get excited. If a reaver lands a 9 kill scarab (or if that 9 kill scarab bugs out), get really excited. If a player sends out a scouting worker at standard timing, perhaps you should remain calm. I know this seems obvious, but to me this was one of the major failures of the majority of the entires.

Once again, I tip my hat to all those who submitted an entry. In the proper perspective, they were all quite good.

Also, I feel obligated to add that Trozz did an amazing job with his script. I didn't care for his voice and the delivery was bit distracting, but it was still quite entertaining
HoeJJa Fan
ggrrg
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Bulgaria2716 Posts
January 20 2010 21:34 GMT
#79
Ok, I took the time listening through all of them and there were several ones that were quite good. I liked DejaVu119 the most, but that's a personal preference.
However, everybody should listen to Trozz. You might not like it, but it is quite different compared to all the others! (I really enjoyed it!)
elow
Profile Joined January 2010
Spain113 Posts
January 20 2010 22:25 GMT
#80
I didn't vote for Trozz because his commentary is scripted and when he commentates a real time game (live game) he won't be that interesting!
Chill: ''My children, please fucking stop making threads about how you are pissed that Brood War is dying and so on and so forth. It's getting tiring, and my old bones ache.''
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