How to get into commentating melee/Project M?

[Ganny8765]

I was wonder what the firt steps i should take in order for me to get into commentating matches? Any help would be greatly apperciated!
As always thanks for reading!
-Ganny8765

 

[Bones0]

I was wonder what the firt steps i should take in order for me to get into commentating matches? Any help would be greatly apperciated!
As always thanks for reading!
-Ganny8765

Watch Wife, Wobbles, and Lovage commentate. Practice commentating when you watch videos on your own (record them if you want to relisten to hear what you sound like in the 3rd person or ask others for advice/input). The most important thing for a commentator to have is the actual knowledge and understanding of the game, which, unfortunately, will not come as easily as the ability to speak fluently on the mic. I honestly believe you have to become at least an above average player before you can have truly valuable commentary.

 

[MRF]

I was wonder what the firt steps i should take in order for me to get into commentating matches? Any help would be greatly apperciated!
As always thanks for reading!
-Ganny8765

Be hype and yell a lot

 

[Heefe]

If people like StrongBad are allowed to commentate, then everybody can...

 

[Bobakanuchi]

From my understanding, one thing you need is a good understanding of the game and its characters and be able to talk about it, which is easier said then done since Melee and PM matches can be hard to keep up with due to how fast paced the game is and stuff like that. I recommend listening to matches commentated by guys like Prog, Toph, TK Breezy (from actual tournaments and not just from smash at xanadu), D1, Wife (from way back in the days of MLG). Those guys are some really good commentators. It isn't something you can just pick up and say "OH" every 3 minutes over the match.

 

[Zodiac]

Grab a mic, When you're at a tournament being streamed ask the streamer if you can commentate.

 

[krazyzyko]

Say "capitalize" on every sentence and send shoutouts to famous players that main the characters on screen.

 

[♡ⓛⓞⓥⓔ♡]

If people like StrongBad are allowed to commentate, then everybody can...

Exactly this

 

[MikeHaggarTHAKJB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ox4I28Hxuw
This is how you do it, my son.

 

[(G-S.N) Chicago Ben]

Watch Wife, Wobbles, and Lovage commentate. Practice commentating when you watch videos on your own (record them if you want to relisten to hear what you sound like in the 3rd person or ask others for advice/input). The most important thing for a commentator to have is the actual knowledge and understanding of the game, which, unfortunately, will not come as easily as the ability to speak fluently on the mic. I honestly believe you have to become at least an above average player before you can have truly valuable commentary.

This is like...the most intelligent reply here...and its not even close.(no offence to others)
Define average player Bones? Because I've played this series since I 4 and I've played 1 exactly one Tourney for Melee. Rule 6

Though i suppose it would make sense for a commentator to be a guy that's been around the scene to make accurate points and tidbits of information from knowing and seeing all the match-ups and combos firsthand.

Also learn from Ken and Hugs commentating together to learn how NOT to be a good commentator.

 

[Bones0]

This is like...the most intelligent reply here...and its not even close.(no offence to others)
Define average player Bones? Because I've played this series since I 4 and I've played 1 exactly one Tourney for Melee. Rule 6

Though i suppose it would make sense for a commentator to be a guy that's been around the scene to make accurate points and tidbits of information from knowing and seeing all the match-ups and combos firsthand.

Also learn from Ken and Hugs commentating together to learn how NOT to be a good commentator.

An average player would be someone who places around the middle of the pack at tournaments (obviously). There may be exceptions if someone has a knack for understanding the game but fails to execute all the time for some reason, but for the most part, players that place poorly don't understand the game well enough to commentate. They can be extremely fluent, they can know all of the combos and terms and matchup specifics, but if they can't analyze the decisions of each player and dissect why they are succeeding or failing, you're sort of just limited to radio commentary + spouting your own personal opinions on the matchup (which is usually irrelevant to which player wins as player skill, "on-pointedness", and matchup experience trump even the most overwhelming matchup disadvantages).