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ENHANCED THROWS ................................................. 68THROW TO VIDEO ..................................................... 69THROW TO COMMERCIAL BREAK .................................. 71COPING WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND ABUSE 72FINDING A COMPANY (AKA BREAKING INTO THE SCENE) 74HOW TO GET HIRED 76MONEY AND NEGOTIATING FEES 79ADVERTISING & SOCIAL MEDIA 84COMMON MISTAKES (AKA THE GIBBS BROADCASTINGRULES) 86THANKS 89CREDITS 90INDEX 913
INTRODUCTIONIt doesn’t matter if you’re a casual or professional gamer - you’relikely to have heard or watched an online broadcast of an esportsmatch or tournament at some point in the last ten years. Those whocommentate these are often referred to as ‘casters’, or originally‘shoutcasters’. At the top end of the scale today, these same peopleare now full-time professional video game broadcasters, but itwasn’t always that way.The term ‘shoutcaster’ comes from the software written by thegood chaps at Winamp.com, andintroduced what we now knowas internet radio. Then, a shoutcasterwas simply a synonym for an internet radio DJ or commentator.As time moved on, it became inextricably linked to those whospecifically covered gaming matches and tournaments.While the software is no longer updated (but still widely used foronline radio), shoutcasters have expanded beyond the limits of thesoftware (and their bedrooms) to bigger and better things such aslive TV productions, huge events set in sports stadiums and dedicatedgaming TV shows the world over and, more often than not,they’re now called broadcasters or commentators. However, theterm ‘casters’ is still widely used as an abbreviated version of theoriginal ’shoutcasters’.In 2007, I wrote a mini book to help those who wanted to get startedin shoutcasting, and I’ve had many, many requests since to updateand rewrite it.The book you are now reading started life more than 8 years ago,but really came to life only in 2014 with a series of parts published4
Page 1 and 2: Talking EsportsA guide to becoming
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Page 7 and 8: HOW ON EARTH DID WE GET HERE?We’v
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
Page 51 and 52: a broadcast. That means, above all
Page 53 and 54: HOSTING AND PRESENTINGOne of the mo
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For large tournaments in arenas, it
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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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