Caster Calls Episode 30: Jason Kaplan
10In this episode of "Caster Calls" I talk with Jason Kaplan about the tough decisions made in the e-sports industry. We start off talking about Jason's roots in the early days of LoL and CS and move on to the challenges of the profession, such as when to decide to retire from being an on-air talent or how difficult it is to accept that building a brand is part of the job. One of my favorite episodes so far.
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* This was actually episode 29 but I edited the videos in the wrong order, oops.*
** The audio may be desynced at certain parts but such is life when you use the internet to record.
[00:00:00] Introduction to Jason Kaplan
[00:00:30] Background on Jason
[00:04:51] Giving commentating a chance
[00:08:33] Invited to move Germany
[00:11:49] Full time gig with League of Legends
[00:12:56] Feeling intimated coming in as a first-time commentator
[00:13:46] Keeping your head above water
[00:15:17] Lack of help from peers
[00:23:38] Befriending commentators
[00:25:51] Branding yourself
[00:28:44] Adapting to the esports style
[00:34:27] Uncertainty of freelance
[00:41:00] Commentating for passion vs money
[00:46:14] Deciding what genre commentator you are
[00:50:38] Big things learned from commentating that makes a good commentating
[00:59:31] The different personalities in casting
[01:02:26] certain level to have a certain amount analysis
[01:07:31] Elitist types of games
[01:08:11] Micro vs Macro games
[01:14:11] Pro players analysis desk than commentating duo
[01:16:01] Is the role of a commentator to be a storyteller?
[01:19:26] Commentary is a selfless job
[01:22:58] Jason’s Hype song
[01:26:11] Connect with Jason
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