The Making of an AVGN episode - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
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- James Rolfe has produced hundreds of hours of film and video since childhood, including over 100 video game reviews. With so much experience in quick-turnaround video, he understandably gets many questions about his equipment, technique and creative philosophy.
Join James "behind the curtain" as he writes, produces, performs and edits a special mini-episode of AVGN, taking the viewer along for a revealing and entertaining look inside a Cinemassacre production. This is Angry Videogame Nerd episode 102
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I can't believe the AVGN does this weird James Rolfe character.
Ya me too
hahaha
Ikr?!
*cough cough* the other way around *cough*
LMAO
James Duncan Rolfe: actor, voiceover artist, producer, director, video editor, video game critic, board game critic, husband, father, and metalhead
Also: Nerd
is he really a father?
oh shit ! I think I do see a wedding band!
well, he is married with kids, has a talent for entertainment and turned his hobby into a fulltime profession. That's cool I guess but nothing to go apeshit about.
Wouldn't have it any other way.
one reason I still appreciate what James does is that he treats 'videos for the internet' like an actual creative pursuit. he treats it like filmmaking instead of 'throwing footage into a cheap editing program, pointing a cheap webcam at my face and screaming'. that's really what all the second-raters don't realize separates good content from trash.
Butts McCool in the earlier days of TH-cam people tried to make there videos memorable unlike the garbage let's plays nowadays
@@doom5895 It's what separates the Muselks and the Ali-As from the James Rolfes and the JonTrons.
@@doom5895 granted let's play,s started as a fun hobby until they figured out they could lie about owning grand theft auto 6 and get views that's when let's plays died they stopped being fun and strictly became content made by snake oil salesmen who lie and mislead the viewer basically killed the GTA community.
@@technologyproductions-ye3px I mean there are still people making decent let's plays out there, some are skilled gamers that constantly challenge themselves, some are brilliant comedians who focus more on the humoristic sides of their let's plays, all you need to do is stop watching when you're not entertained by a youtuber and search for another one, because even if they're not all great, some of them are. The content present on youtube is completely dependent on the viewers, the more people will watch those who dedicate themselves to their videos and ignore those who take obvious shortcuts, the better everything will be.
@@ZudeXbox360 Muselk was decent until Fortnite. He started out on TF2. But that’s just my opinion.
"After everything's done, it's still not done."
-James Rolfe
Very much in tune with the old saying, "Films are never finished, they're abandoned."
@@PetProjects2011 what's that mean?
@@xenopath8069 Basically that a filmmaker could continue making changes or tweaks to films if they could, but end up not being able to do so because of deadlines, etc.
It's a phrase George Lucas himself has used, explaining why he's constantly making changes or updates to his films.
@@PetProjects2011 figured
"When you see me die in the game, Im actually dying"
r.i.p. AVGN
“F”
Thank you for the laugh! :D
"...on the inside."
Calm down, jhow
The most out of context AVGN thing
This is what putting real effort into content looks like.
Tell that to reaction channels
I see way too many videos uploaded to TH-cam that seem to only take a small amount of effort. Like something that can be done in one sitting. Glad AVGN puts real effort into his hobby and makes content I bet he's proud of.
Thanks for notifying me Rordon Gamsay
No, it's just how content is generally made.
@@ELPRES1DENTE45 I know what you're saying but............
nothing
I like how he says “you know?” Alot when its not scripted. He’s a nice guy.
literally two seconds after i read this he said it lol
What I find ironic is how practical and un-nerdy he is in his production techniques. James seems like someone who doesn't get too caught up in the technical details and just has a tool box of what works, earned from hard work and experience. As an audio engineer who went to school for the trade, this is a very refreshing compared to guys who will break out a physics book to decide where to place a microphone. Not that the nitty gritty isn't interesting or useful, it's just refreshing when somebody cuts to the chase.
PHYSICS BOOK
I wish I could be as organized as James
you can just do it
brisk he is a genius man, not everyone can do it
I AM THE 666 LIKE
@@condor7430 Through practice, you can
I wish I had his basement and room for such a collection
When James pulls out the Jaws game box, you can see a box for Mega Man 5. That one was donated by me!
IronDawg I hope you have an extra copy, that game in the box is super rare.
Nope, that was my only one.
IronDawg You put it in good hands. It's no different than donating it to a museum.
I was glad to send it. In return, they mailed me back a signed postercard of a bunch of the AVGN artwork.
IronDawg good job dude
Wow, I always thought the AC adaptors looked messy and hazardous for comic effect.
Found the one way to roast James, what a Chad
"The Atari porn games. I didn't know about those as a kid!"
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, James.
@@adnanasif9538 (I)
I wonder..
Half-life fan 39 Nice rocket ship boy
That's not a rocket ship, that's a pogo stick.
The intro to that episode was a lie then :(
Damn James is so organized... I could really learn from him.
I can relate, but It's not that I don't know how, I just don't have shelves of boxes to stores
plontulublalulu Most of the time, it's just his personal take on the game. Anyone can do it, but it takes a good vocabulary to compose a solid persona or character for people to relate to.
***** You
Not many TH-camrs would spend the time (or even want) to reveal the man behind the curtain. Thanks for lifting it up and showing just how much works goes into this stuff!
I love how organized he is. I can only imagine how much more streamlined it's become since the video was uploaded 10 years ago!
This is one of my goto videos for when I'm bored and on the internet. Something about your process just fascinates me
I do, but sometimes I feel like watching something familiar, particularly if I want something in the background while I'm working on my own projects
I agree. I've seen this so many times; his process is just extremely satisfying how it's calculated
Stuff We Play Same.
Really liking the fact that people still watch this video 4 years later.
i'm watching it 6 years later
Im also watching it 6 years later. Some how the nerd and cinemassacre eluded me for a long time but once i discovered them i was hooked immediately.
@@Yuma39 same
Lmao.
Yeah like 4 whole years! Wow
"You can't just hit record and have it all happen instantaneously"....sounded like a subtle jab towards let's players haha
+Beefnhammer It's well deserved, just look how much effort and work it takes to pump these out. Before I watched this video when it came out I was pissed it took so long between videos. Makes you appreciate what goes into these
Sam Robinson A review and a Lets Play are entirely different though
I don't even know if Let's Players were much if a thing when this video was originally made
Pajama Sam In 2012? Yes, they were.
I don't think it's a jab. James himself also does "let's plays" with Mike sometimes. It's just a different type of video.
it's weird to see him like not doing nerd stuff. That's how he's a good actor
>he doesn't do nerd stuff
>has literally hundreds of old-school games and consoles that fill entire shelves in a basement
He is the nerd we all dream to be.
Eh, he’s a hater.
Hey there James, I think you might not see this comment on a video from 9 years ago but I still would like to thank you for this video! I was 18 years old and have been watching you since the Silver Surfer episode. This video made me realize that editing could be something more than just a hobby, been editing before. I started to learn more and more about movies, also thanks to all your great movie reviews! Still watch some monstermadness back from time to time.
Now, 9 years later, I work for a post production company editing fiction and documentaries that end up all over the world. And I dont thin that without your influence i would have made the decisions that made me end up here.
I always wanted to thank you but I am from the Netherlands and dont think I would ever meet you on a panel or something so next best thing is through the youtube comments!
wow man...wayyyy more work than I'd imagine. You really deserve all the subs and appreciation. Job well done, pro stuff.
Th harder to make the easier to watch.
AVGN is the king of TH-cam. :)
Way more work than it needs to be. Like the old adage goes, work smarter, not harder.
@@markus7166 then pray tell, what makes a piece of work SMARTER and not HARDER to AVGN?
Anybody who hates on the nerd should watch this video and see what a genius James is
+Blu Ray Nation People hate what they don't understand.
Who could hate James?
BluRayNation my friend didn't like AVGN but then he saw R.O.B episode and he was impressed.
Svensk Gamer Jealous old edgelords from the long forgotten ranting era of TH-cam
The only people I've seen really "Hate" on AVGN are just trolls.
well every episode is like a small tv episode. its a nice look at behind the scenes and to show everyone how much work is done on this stuff.
also thanks for all the work that you do do on these with others and by yourself.
this was the golden age
I didn't grow up during the golden age of the AVGN but I *did* grow up watching it after the golden age was already over! 🤓
The professionalism is astonishing. I honestly don't care HOW long the videos take to make. There's so much care put into all of these videos, and I wouldn't want to compromise that by being a selfish fan who's impossible to satisfy with all the other great stuff from Cinemassacre.
+Jonathan Eldridge Exactly. My response to people getting impatient waiting for the new Nerd video despite having the Goat Simulator and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes James and Mike videos, which were hilarious.
Wow! He's physically archived everything! Wasn't expecting that
I wish they were still made like this
I know this is technically the less funny Nerd video, and an old one. But hell, it's one of my favorites. It shows both the effort James goes through to share these projects with us, as well as how he cares about his fans. All the thumbs up.
It's not even meant to be funny. Sure it counts as an avgn episode but it was meant to be informative
I've commented something similar on another video (quite recently too)
But I like how the explanation itself isn't condescending, he speaks in a way to help because not everyone understands. But he doesn't talk down to the audience either, it's nice. Really manages to be not only informative, but friendly and entertaining as well.
AlphaStorm he just seems like a genuinely good dude
The narration in this video is refreshingly unprofessional.
Recently I found a rolling rock beer in my country and decided to buy it because of the nerd. It's actually not bad, I could drink it more often if the price wasn't double because of importing.
+Mateo San in illinois near me, its about 12 dollars USD for a 30 case. easily the best tasting of all the cheap beers
+Mateo San The best cheap beer
its cheaper than my domestic beer SO SUCK IT!!!!!!!
Rolling Rock is one of the worst beers ever. You people have no taste.
taste is relative. I can name 6 beers way worse than rolling rock easily. natty ice, michelob ultra, bud light, keystone light, busch light, high life, need i continue
He puts in a lot of effort into these, gotta love his passion!
DVD recorders? $3000 cameras? Editing audio by hand? Anyone wanna guess why there are so many more video game reviewers now than there were in James's day?
pogogo51 Is there a to not edit audio by hand?
You still have to manually edit everything.
Audio, video, everything.
He could just use a compressor to compensate for the volume fluctuations? Careful thresh and knee settings to account for noise, if too quiet it should probably be redone anyway
Because those kinds of technologies have become more affordable and accessible.
@@ThePomeranianPrince
Seems like A LOT of people still need to catch up on how to utilize them properly.
Thanks for all your hard work James.
This video should be required viewing for ALL TH-camrs.
James listen to Iron Maiden to keep himself sane.
Seems legit.
It's nice to hear something loud to drown out your thoughts for a while.
We could relate to him... but damn, I'm surprised that he finished all of the iron maiden albums just to do one video for us... this is a reason we got to thank him for everything he brought to us 🤓
AVGN videos are not game reviews, they're movies. They're works of passionate filmmaking.
Damn I never realize exactly HOW much went into this. Video making is NOT for me.
to be fair, this is just how HE does it, and probably a lot of others. I'm sure many people that are more inclined to improvise don't worry much about the scripting part, etc. The editing is the worst part, always.
MISTA WULFY Yeah, I couldn't tolerate the Editing shit. I guess it's not so bad for James, because he makes a shit ton of money doing this. But there are a lot of TH-camrs who have less than 10,000 subscribers who edit the fuck out of their videos, and make it look really professional.. but they don't make shit from it. Then there's youtubers like Ray William Johnson, and LeafyIsHere who probably put less than an hour of work into a video, and makes MILLIONS.
TuMadre exactly, that's why I stopped making more complex videos myself, there's just no reason to put effort into it when something you can throw together in 30 seconds is just as good
+TuMadre Editing is actually fun if you're into it. I look at it as the part of the process where you really build he narrative and construct the story. Effects can be a ballache and colour correction is fucking tedious though, unless you're looking for a really stylised or wacky look, then it can be loads of fun messing about with sliders. You're right though, some people really relish the editing and no one gives a shit, while others do very little and get fucktons of views. It's just the way it goes.
Many youtubers employ other people to do the editing, especially the more succesful ones like James. But since James is really into the whole movie making process, I guess he prefers to retain complete creative control at all times, and that is probably even fun for him despite it looking like a grind for us.
The making of The making of an AVGN episode
+Billy Fusco *Inception music plays*
the making of the making of the making an avgn episode
+Logan Harvey *BWAAAAAAH*
I was wondering this too. He must have planned this actual episode out too, written a script for the documentary.. etc...
the making of the making of the making of an episode of angry video game nerd
the making of the making of the making of the making of an episode of angry video game nerd
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BWAAAAAA.... BWAAAAAA
This was so nice to see. Whenever you get a glimpse behind an art or a hobby, you gain new respect for it, seeing how time consuming and effort taking it really is. Like you can't really fully appreciate skating before you see someone seriously practicing, since it all looks so easy in a video.
Of course you still can't still maybe fully appreciate it unless you try it yourself, but even then seeing behind the process is really enlightening.
It’s funny to see James making the point about how you can’t just play the game and record it and have it be interesting, yet now a days that’s like 99% of what channels do. Part of why Cinemassacre is still the best imo
Personality. You have to be interesting you can’t rely on the game
Youve forgotten about one step and that one step is... BEING ANGRY!
Dude he acts angery
jesse salyers That's disappointing.
That's his secret David,he's always angry
Linkin Parking Lot nice Avengers reference
LIKE THE HALUK
He's such a nice guy really.
@Cinemassacre This really needs a 2021 update to compare it with.
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is my favorite episode
bushipop same
I had no idea that this amount of work goes into each AVGN video. I now respect this guy even more.
But by the logic, we need to see the making of a making of an AVGN episode.
+Christian Claudio
But that's circular logic because then there would need to be a making of that video and making of the next one and so on
+Christian Claudio hahahaha
+Christian Claudio and then the making of the making of the making of an avgn episode
+Christian Claudio It's making ofs all the way down.
i want making of a comment asking for a making of a making of an avgn episode episode
This is EXACTLY what I go through with my videos. From writing a script, getting the footage needed, editing, to making time to spend with family. These were the questions I should have asked you when I met you in person.
Axel Janes rude
Keep on my dood and your gonna be a great video maker
didn’t expect to see you here
This is hands down my favorite AVGN episode, I’ve always been a sucker for special features. I watch them more than the actual movie sometimes
Man this takes so much work. I am glad that you take so much time to bring us quality content.
"As an adult male, why would I ever play this? Because I´m pathetic and I´m asking for hell!"
Valid also for any brony ever.
yes
indeed
30:06 James is an Iron Maiden FAN!!! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE XD
Meme_Gaming hahaha nismo valjda samo ti i ja hahaha
Meme_Gaming hahah oke :D
surprised he doesn't drink trooper
DECCAS8 I heard it was really expensive.
Sean King
I don't think it was, but maybe to export it to the US costs a shit load. To ship to Australia is 10 times the price of the actual beer
"I'm more of a visual artist, and don't consider writing my best skill."
George Lucas in a nutshell.
that's to imply george makes good visuals, though. look at those CGI remakes.
😑
This is, in all truth, one of my most favorite AVGN vids.
Thanks for the showcase, James.
This video has inspired me to do something similair of my own, because something as toned down as a Let's Play can also be a difficult and lengthy process.
Thank you for posting this James. Been watching AVGN for years and just now found this gem. Getting into production myself and this was more then informative and inspirational.
Thanks for the peek behind the curtain James. It's clear that completing a single video is a mini-epic in itself. Constantly creating and being consistently funny? Dude, you have extraordinary all-time talent.
This Man has a way with words.
It’s crazy, this is probably the 10th time I watch this video and I simply love it. I have so much respect for you James! Please keep doing what you’re doing! In fact, there are some things about video and VO’s editing and proofing I do myself for work so I can relate a lot to what you do but you’re amazing!!! Thanks so much!!!
“After everything’s done, it’s still not done.”
Wiser words have never been spoken
This behind the scenes of the making of a AVGN episode is neat.
Starting my journey into film making myself, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. As an audiophile, I do VO for every part for consistency with the sound, even though I understand how time consuming that is. For telling stories visually as you have over the years, Grand Sir, paving the way for the next generation such as myself, I salute you and all your past, present, and future contributions to entertainment.
"Music is the only thing that keeps me sane" 31:04 So damn true!
Even without the script, its pretty funny
James you're such a organised person, truly an inspiration to all of us. Great video, highly appreciated!
You're the Steven Speilberg of game videos
Yeah indeed man, it sucks to know there are so many Michael Bay's on youtube that get a lot more of views than the nerd :(
You mean Steven Gielberg
No because even steven had some bad movies
@@hardjuan2587 Michael Bay has made some good stuff...
Yyyep
I bet you also wrote a script and stuff for this episode as well.
So, will there be a 'The Making of "The Making of an AVGN episode"'? :D
+Henrik Høyrup no
+Henrik Høyrup OMG Yes!
+Henrik Høyrup haha
+Chrisdude Gaming (I am not a nerd) fuck you nerd
+Justin Savino calm down, mr nipple
Ive been watching your videos for a long time man. I grew up with nintendo games so you really take me back to the past. I always wondered how much effort u put into these videos because there are so many details u put in its amazing - I now can imagine, incredible man, really great job!
I’m just now finding this video from seven years ago but thanks so much for doing this! Also Iron Maiden is my favorite band, so that’s awesome that you have all those CDs
I only recently subscribed and i never had any idea that making these videos was this complex. I will refrain from complaining that they aren't posted often enogh
"music is the only thing that keeps me sane" i know right? :) cheers from finland!!
Me too :)
Coder here, that statement is my whole life.
veo esto en 2018 y no imaginaba que llevara tanto trabajo hacer un video AVGN...y aun mejor conservando la esencia de jugar los videojuegos en la consola y grabando los gameplays en una dvdr aun sabiendo que jugarlos en un emulador seria mucho mas sencillo de hacer....se nota la dedicación hacia los fans....espero que sigas haciendo este tpo de contenido y que la leyenda del AVGN perdure por mucho mas tiempo
my good sir,
I really appreciate all of your good and hard work!
Almost watches your entire AVGN videos and I have to say:
Thank you very much 4 them/ that...!!!
Greetings from Germany
watched*
Man, so much work goes into these. And you're very efficient with your record-keeping and everything.
I think you should do more mini-episodes, this one actuallt turned out kinda interesting.
I know this video is old but, thank you James. It gives us all some reference to how talented you are and how hard you work. Thanks a lot!
Awesome Video James! Thanks for taking the time to break down your process. It's awesome to see all the hard work you put into these, and the depth you go in to describing what you think about and follow up on while creating throughout the different phases of your project.
Ya think he should do a full review of Barbie NES?
The short episode is good enough.
***** yeah I guess your right.
Trainboy7 WHY ARE YOU TRAINS FOLLOWING ME!?!?
***** OH, OH I WANT TO BE A TRAIN TOOOO! (Facepalm)
also I didn't know you watched avgn
I honestly wonder if James got the new Iron Maiden album
+pinkfloydfan123 I wonder the same thing.
+pinkfloydfan123 me too.
New Maiden album is bad ass, so I hope he got it!
Book of Souls is a great album, I'm loving it. He's also wearing a Judas Priest Angel of Retribution tshirt on in this video.
He did.
this is why i appreciate avgn soooo much all these years later compared to other reviewers
you put so much care and passion into what you’re doing
and even in some of your weaker videos, they’re still so well made
I'm still watching! I roll through the AVGN videos every now and then, while working on projects. Still love every one of them!
How did this come out two years ago already? Does anyone else gauge time by looking at old AVGN videos and say "Damn, that was 7 years ago."
Your dedication to the show is really inspiring!
Thank you for sharing this making of.
Now I can fully appreciate the amount of work you put in every of your addictive videos :)
I hope your inspiration will keep flowing for a long long time!
I’m amazed at how much work James puts into the Nerd. What a great behind the scenes video.
holy shit the nerd is the most organised person on the planet
This video is pure fan service, thanks James it's really interesting to me!
What I admire about this is that there's obviously some love there, not only for the video games but for the productions. So many opportunities do you have to sort of "cheap out", do things the easy way or sacrifice production techniques, but you don't! I'm a music dude, studying audio for foley and film projects and I can only dream of having the organization that you do as a filmmaker. Congrats dude!
thank you sexy
WOW! A lot of work goes into these videos, respect to you Angry Video Game Nerd! Keep up the good work.
To think he puts so much time and effort into these videos and only gets half the view count some of those awful Let's players have on youtube.
My favourite is his facial expressions to
James, I gotta say you deserve everything positive you merit from making these videos. A friend of mine introduced me to AVGN and I got hooked on the idea you've created, and I've been watching the playlist from episode one. Your videos take a lot of fuckin' work, and as a member of the audience I just took it for granted as entertainment. Seeing the process and the amount of time and effort is put into the AVGN series makes me appreciate it so much more. As a closer, I also drink Rolling Rock so sometimes I play a drinking game where I drink every time the Nerd does. It works out pretty well. 👌
Thanks for producing these videos and making me laugh, man. I hope to see many more, but I won't hold it against you if you have to stop the series for some reason.
It's time for an updated version of this video (awesome and beautiful explanation by the way)
JonTron: GET READY TO PLAY BARBIE, BITCHES!!!
SPOOOOORTS
John Sullivan I'm a brave boy.
Jugg4n4ut Not a brave enough boy for this!
John Sullivan Barbie Super Model, let's go...
John Sullivan
ECH!
....Yyyeah, you deserve the subs you get man..even more, for all this work you put in!
This is one of my favorites. I do film making, so I totally understand the struggle. Good work.
This is crazy. the amount of work you put into your videos is amazing. Much respect. I love your videos.
Daaaaamn, along with the gaming collection, just imagine the huge amount of money James's spent to get all that tech gear! O.O Much respect, you gotta have a massive passion for something to have the balls to spend that much cash on it and to take time to create wonderful videos and movies to entertain people.
A lot of the gaming things are donated, so money can be put aside for the technical equipment :>
***** True, but still, the majority of games and consoles came out of his pocket, great respect for James, not only for that, but for everything he does for him and for us.
Wait when he dies who tips gonna have the room for all this stuff like if the guy who got them hated games ££££
plitas
He is really into filmmaking to be fair , so this is not just for us , like you said though , that collection really had to take some time to build , though.
"Playing a game is sitting on the couch and have a controller in my hands, this is it, I'm playing a game"
Old school gamer confirmed.
To be fair, PC gaming was around back then too. Kind of.
That intro was Silvagunner before Silvagunner existed.
Fun fact: This is the same Barbie game that was briefly featured in the beginning of Episode 75 (Crazy Castle episode).