Making a gaming montage is an awesome way to show off your favorite games or content. There are numerous ways to make a montage, and this article will go over some of the more common ones.
A montage is a series of content or game clips combined into one long video. This can be in-game, live action, or animated. The goal is to give a clear representation of what you are feeling while watching your stuff!
The best ones give you a good reason to smile, feel excited, and/or entertained. They should not be simple and/or commercial-looking.
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Find clips that are worthy of being in your montage
Once you have your clips, it is time to put them together! Creating your montage takes a lot of work, so do not be afraid to get started. There are many ways to make a gaming montage, so don’t be afraid to experiment!
Many people create their montages by finding the most important clips in their video and placing them at the center. This is a great way to start, but if you add more clips then add more center pieces!
You can also place some toward the edges of your video or even add some around the middle of your video. The key is that you find enough content to make your montage worth viewing!
The best way to evaluate whether or not a clip is worthy of being in your montage is by looking at it visually.
Edit the clips together into a consistent format
When creating your gaming montage, it is important to edit the clips together into a consistent format. This can be done by adding transition effects or combining clips at different points in your montage.
Transition effects include looping, skipping, or adding new footage at specific moments in your video. This can be done quickly and easily by using the quick-change function on your video editing software.
Dollar-store special effects such as black and white or red and white are great tools to use in creating your montage. These do not have to be used exclusively; you can if you want!
Clips that do not belong together should be separated out into their own file and merged into the other clips.
Create background music
If you are going to use some music as the background music for your montage, you must choose a song that is appropriate for your game. You will need to make sure the song is not too loud or too soft, does not conflict with another scene or character in the game, and is a good match for the vibe of your game.
Many games have a cue sound that corresponds to action. For example, walking footsteps would be a footfall sound. A running pace would be an emaciated running sound. A peaceful place could be decorated with soft shades of pink and purple.
Then there are games where the soundtrack is extremely important to the game. These are known as loud-and-clear games, like first-person shooter kind of ones. If you are looking into such a game, make sure to find at least one decent piece of music!
The last tip here is to find quality music that does not already exist.
Find the right tone for your montage
A well-made gaming montage has a tone to it. If you have a serious, gravely voice, use that to talk about the battle ahead. A fun, bubbly voice can help bring attention to the game you are playing.
When creating your montage, try to find your tone and match it up with another game genre. For example, if your video focuses on fighting games, use a serious, gravely tone to create the atmosphere and give player motivation.
The more versitile the game you are featuring in your montage, the more money you will make. Fighting games are popular due to their high profile players and broadcasts.
Is it funny? Serious? Dramatic? Epic?
Creating a gaming montage is an interesting way to put your favorite games in sequence and discuss them together. It can be done in the background, or you can make it a guest appearance!
Let’s look at some examples! There are many ways to film a game play session. By only filming the good parts, the montage artist has plenty of space to include all of the elements that make a game great: difficulty, challenge, immersion, etc.
Epic battles with epic soundtrack choices are what make games exciting. Putting out intense sounds and effects will stick out in your head long after they play back.
If you want to add more content or extend the time between cuts, adding new sounds or effects will not hurt budget issues either.
Add captions or no captions
If you want your montage to have no captions, leave the space blank. If you want your montage to have no captioning, then add an appropriate phrase to the space.
Either way, choose your words wisely! Your montage should be clear and not overlap with other pictures or videos.
If you want your picture to have a caption, make sure it is helpful and does not interfere with the pictures or video’s purpose. For example, if your picture shows a weapon, make the caption only describe what kind of weapon it is and not explain how to use it.
Continuing with the example above, if the photo shows how to use a weapon in its context of fighting, then make the caption only describe that context of fighting and not explain how to use it without overlapping with the picture or video.
Use famous quotes or not
If you want your montage to be more meaningful, then give some of the quotes some context. For example, if you have a quote about playing a game with your friends, show them or tell them in the montage.
Using only non- gamers’ quotes will probably make your video less meaningful though. So, make your montage with people who are interested in gaming or who play games!
Non- gamers may not know what these games are called or what they do. Make sure you include these details so they get involved in the project and contribute to the content of your video.
Use common denominators for words so that people can recognize them when they see them in the video. For example, if someone says gaming is fun, use specific words like laughter, fun, and enjoyment to emphasize this.
Crop and edit the images carefully
While creating your montage, it is important to make sure to crop and edit the images carefully. Doing this will give your montage the desired look you want it to have.
Many times, people add photos of themselves gaming or making gaming videos to their profiles, leaving them with no control over how the image is cropped. This can look awkward or down right strange.
You can edit this by choosing which photos you would like to add as well as selecting how they are added.