Essay - Making Game Videos
3I've been uploading game videos to this channel for about eight years now, and I decided to make a video on how I do it. (Mainly to learn how to use Davinci Resolve.)
### Attributions
- Most of the game footage is from playing the Resident Evil 0 HD Remake on January 31st, 2023, which I haven't uploaded yet but probably will in a couple of months.
- The Avidemux clip is from Nier: Automata played in 2022, which I also haven't uploaded and probably never will because I doubt I'll ever finish that game.
- Video clip from my Dark Souls II - Part 59 - Velstadt (2015) https://youtu.be/c79tOHIsjXw
- Referenced my Cataclysm DDA Short Stories - Sharleen and the Pickup Truck (2022) https://youtu.be/8D9DgH0D8qk
- Video clip from my Elden Ring Pt 245 - Melania the Sword of Miquella (2022) https://youtu.be/bzwYl5ZBoBs
- The intro sting is a track I came up with in 2017 for my Guild Wars videos, but I don't remember if I've ever used it before now.
- The main background music is a track I came up with for my Dwarf Fortress videos in 2019, but I never uploaded any of those videos.
- The outro music is from my Cut The Chain music video in 2021 https://youtu.be/q3FN52rYaMY which has samples from the commentary of my Resident Evil 3 demo video https://youtu.be/DPlSXw8JSTE
### Equipment Reference
- Audio Technica BPHS1 https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/bphs1 (great bang for the buck) (it turns out none of the audio in this video was recorded with one, though, but almost 100% of my game recordings since 2022 were)
- Shure BRH50M https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/brh50m-lc?variant=BRH50M (very expensive, not recommended unless you're rich or have a very specific need to record next to a vacuum cleaner) (games recorded in 2021 used this)
- Audio Technica AT2035 https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/at2035 (a new condenser microphone I'm trying, most of the voiceover in this video was recorded with this)
- Blue Snowball https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/snowball/ (way bigger than you'd think)
- Rode NT1 https://rode.com/en/microphones/studio-condenser/nt1 (I love this mic but they don't make the one I have anymore, mine looks more like the current Rode NT1-A)
- Mackie ProFX10v3 https://mackie.com/en/products/mixers/profxv3-series/ProFX10v3.html (I've always liked Mackie mixers but they aren't as good as they used to be)
- Behringer MDX2600 Composer Pro XL https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0CCX (good enough, not sure they still make this model)
- Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 https://focusrite.com/en/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-18i8 (more for recording music, a bit overkill just for games, and I'd rather have a MOTU because I used to have several MOTU audio interfaces that worked very well in the 90s)
- AVerMedia Live Gamer 4K https://www.avermedia.com/us/product-detail/GC573 (working well so far but I don't actually record in 4K)
- Elgato HD60 Pro (don't think they make this one anymore, thank god)
- Sony ZV-1 camera https://www.sony.com/en-ci/compact-cameras/products/zv-1 (used for B-roll of equipment shots)
- Logitech BRIO webcam https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/brio-4k-hdr-webcam.960-001105.html (I don't record in 4K though)
- Logitech C920 webcam https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/products/webcams/c920-pro-hd-webcam.960-001055.html
- I typically only buy audio equipment from brands that existed in or before the 90s.
- None of those companies pay me.