Capture Commentary - A New Reward for Behind the Scenes (Patreon)

As we started discussing doing our live podcast tapings publicly on Twitch, of course one of the first things that came to mind is that we're essentially shifting a benefit away from the patrons in our $20 tier. So even before we pulled the trigger, we started asking those patrons in our Discord what kinds of things they might like in its place. One person suggested something along the lines of a DVD commentary, and I basicallly tweaked that and ran with it, quickly recording two clips as examples to share with the other Allies.

So today, I'm introducing what I'm currently calling "Capture Commentary." The production side of it is simple as dirt. We take a favorite existing clip that we already have from doing a review, impressions video, Huber Syndrome, whatever we may have sitting on our hard drive. We toss it into XSplit or OBS, and we talk over it. No editing, graphics, bumpers, etc. just some quick, raw narration.

The two examples below I took from my Splatoon 3 capture. One is a match that I did fairly well in, and I give a play by play essentially like a sportscaster. The other is more production focused as I play a music clip and talk about how I had to go about recording music for Splatoon 3 without an official soundtrack or music test to work with.

I really like this idea because we often have tons of extra footage, and in a review, we may use 3 seconds out of a 10 minute clip just to illustrate a specific point. This could allow us to highlight boss fights, a funny dialogue moment, a specific achievement, some crazy glitch, whatever stands out to us. And its something we can all turn around really quickly. We wouldn't blast out a ton of these per game, just focus on a favorite or two, but even that is putting the footage to some extra use, and I think it fits the general vibe of Behind the Scenes content.

Splatoon 3 - 22 Kills - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7_uGyoWsG0
Splatoon 3 - Music Process - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEZv6J3QHN0

Have a look, let me know what you think, and if you want more, be sure to pop into our Behind the Scenes tier in the future. Thanks!

-Bloodworth