CHAPTER 8
Sports Announcing
Sport should be fun, and I want viewers to share in the enjoyment I get from the games. But I also owe it to those same viewers to be thoroughly prepared and to know what I am talking about.
Chris Berman, Commentator, ESPN
This chapter is not meant to be a primer for those interested in being professional talent. Instead, it is meant to help the production crew understand the talent’s role and responsibilities.
The talent needs to know their specific role in the production and understand the vision of the director and producer. The play-by-play person should have the “ability to call a sporting event with a concise description of the action, while maintaining a natural delivery. The role of the color commentator ...
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