If you may recall, when I first made this blog, I mentioned how I would like to give tips to fellow beginner Let's Players, so that they could improve and become better. Unfortunately, I've had a tough time writing these tips into the main blog topics I've been posting so, to alleviate that, I'm going to make them separate individual posts from now on!
For this first week, my tip to you is to just relax. Sounds cliche, I know, but really work on this. Let's Play channels are supposed to be casual commentary shows and they're supposed to entertain their viewers with a casual, laid back approach. If you spend all your time worrying over everything you say, or about how well you're playing the game, you're going to flop comedically. If you're tense, it's not going to allow for much humor and your game play can possibly suffer because you're you're over thinking it. For example, with public speaking, nervousness will lead to stuttering, If you're too frazzled, you will end up forgetting your words, your place in your speech and the quality of it will dip dramatically. Naturally, you fix this by just taking a breather and relaxing. Same goes with Let's Plays. Back in our first few Let's Plays, I tried to watch everything I was doing when recording so that I didn't sound stupid but it came off as forced and not genuine at all. So the best tip I can give for those just starting out is to just relax and try your best. If your first effort flops, it's okay. There's always room for improvement.
I like how you compared let's play to public speaking. Also, you're right that being worried about every little thing can make you nervous and more likely to make mistakes. Taking a breather and don't worry so much are good tips for beginners. There is just one problem that i can see. That is you use an extra you're in one of your sentences.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting post because I have never thought about doing my own let's play for a video game. I wasn't aware that making one is similar to giving a speech. I'm really bad with talking in front of people, so i can't imagine recording myself playing a game and talking. It's not like a speech in class because once you're done, it's over. When you upload a let's play, it's on the internet for people to watch over and over again! It's cool to know that anybody can make one even if they have week public speaking skills.
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