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on eslgaming.com over a 5 month period. Now, for the first time,those original parts plus many revisions, updates and new informationare put together in one place and in one document, <strong>Talking</strong>Esports.All of this hopefully means that you now have a complete guide tovideo game broadcasting, at least from the point of view of a buddinghost or commentator. That’s not to say that other forms ofesports broadcasting wouldn’t benefit from reading it, but it’s predominantlyfocused on going from bedroom broadcasting to the bigstage in front of tens of thousands of people.I hope that you enjoy the book, take something from it and that insome small way it helps you improve your commentating of videogames.5
HOW ON EARTH DID WE GET HERE?We’ve come an awful long way since those early days of bedroomradio broadcasting, but many of the skills and talents required tosucceed remain the same. That said, with the advent of modernstreaming services and cameras everywhere, you’re going to needmore than just a touch of natural talent to succeed.I first started shoutcasting in 2002, and purely by accident, but I wasextremely lucky as I could make a ton of mistakes and get away withit. Back when I started, we were thrilled to get a couple of hundredpeople tuning in, and don’t forget - it was on internet radio, with nocameras pointed at me.Over the next couple of years, I poured all of my spare time (whennot competing in esports) in to delivering coverage of various onlinecups, mostly for ClanBase and ESL.In early 2005, I joined Inside the Game (iTG) thanks to Marcus“djWHEAT” Graham recruiting me as part of their drive to increasetheir European casting talent.I continued with audio casting when Ijoined iTG, but quickly got into videocasting at the ESWC Finals andQuakeCon, which was a totally differentexperience from providingaudio commentary for online matches.Firstly, there were cameras, and I had no idea how to react on cameraor even where to look. I realised I needed help and enrolled in alocal college course for a couple of evenings a week in order to helpme understand the importance of voice projection, where to look6
Page 1 and 2: Talking EsportsA guide to becoming
Page 3 and 4: CAMERAS! ..........................
Page 5: INTRODUCTIONIt doesn’t matter if
Page 9 and 10: on a dedicated gaming channel (Xlea
Page 11 and 12: BROADCAST ROLESBefore I jump in to
Page 13 and 14: STREAMINGStreaming is an important
Page 15 and 16: If you get stuck, remember that the
Page 17 and 18: GOING PUBLICWhen you’re ready to
Page 19 and 20: Using the same words over and over
Page 21 and 22: I could spend an age analysing why
Page 23 and 24: THE KEYS TO SUCCESS ON ANY FORMATRe
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Page 27 and 28: GAME-SPECIFIC PREPARATIONIf you are
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Page 31 and 32: Likewise, being professional doesn
Page 33 and 34: So how do you deal with all these?L
Page 35 and 36: self saving them occasionally, but
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Page 39 and 40: THE VOICEI won’t lie to you here:
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Page 45 and 46: That said, stamping your own person
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Page 49 and 50: STORYLINESAnother area often underu
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Page 53 and 54: HOSTING AND PRESENTINGOne of the mo
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GRAPHICS AND STORYLINESUp to this p
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even four different cameras to use.
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There is an old saying that you can
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the conversation can often lead to
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The simplest and easiest way to do
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THROWSThe art of throwing is one th
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ENHANCED THROWSOnce you’re comfor
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or it hasn’t been produced until
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COPING WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND A
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You can also talk to others in the
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your goals and ambitions and ensure
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Many of the newer commentators who
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What do you bring to the event in a
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ansom even by the top commentators
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ADVERTISING & SOCIAL MEDIAWhen it c
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COMMON MISTAKES (AKA THE GIBBS BROA
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22. No swearing - ‘idiot’ is fi
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CREDITSOriginally produced as a pdf
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