David 'Luminous' Zhang is respectable YouTuber as well as a professional caster in the Dota 2 scene, most notably when casting the Grand Finals of TI2. Due to his studies, he has not cast a lot recently. In the interview he talks about The International, his future plans as well as his thoughts on the Dota 2 scene.
Here is an excerpt of the interview:
Recently, You cast the most prestigious Dota 2 event of 2012, The International 2 and you were even chosen alongside with LD to cast the Grand Finals. Can you please share your experience with us?
Casting at TI2 was one of the most enjoyable casting experience I've had in my casting career thus far. There's something special in live casting that no other form of casting can replace. Working with the Valve guys have been awesome as well. We didn't have to focus on managing the players, or worry whether the stream is crashing - all we had to do is focus on casting. I believe this type of environment brings the best out of a caster. Aside from how Valve handled the very end of the tournament, I am extremely satisfied with how the event turned out.
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Also, you used to co-cast with LD a lot when he first started his casting career, and you have shown a lot of synergy especially in TI2, will we see more of you guys together in the near future? Also, how do you feel about him starting a BeyondTheSummit Studio in Los Angeles alongside GoDZ?
I am extremely happy to see that LD and Godz is moving to LA, as well as their successes so far with BTS. Especially in LD's case, it shows that with some luck and a lot of hard work, a caster can climb very quickly and garner the support of the Dota community. In terms of LD and I casting together, that will be up to BTS as a whole. I imagine that we'll be casting some tournaments together in the future, though nothing is ironed out at the moment.
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Moving on, DotaCommentaries has always been a great place to search for VODs and casters, are there any plans for more casters and contents to come?
DC is definitely a shadow of its former glory, so to speak. Only Bballin and myself has been actively doing commentaries, and these have been mostly replay cast. ScreenGuardGuy, which is our newest member of the casting team, is primarily casting Dota1 replays at the moment. We do plan to increase activity on the site, though I can say it has not been a primary focus on my part. With that said, we might be casting a tournament or two in the future, so keep an eye out for that.
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Casting at TI2 was one of the most enjoyable casting experience I've had in my casting career thus far. There's something special in live casting that no other form of casting can replace. Working with the Valve guys have been awesome as well. We didn't have to focus on managing the players, or worry whether the stream is crashing - all we had to do is focus on casting. I believe this type of environment brings the best out of a caster. Aside from how Valve handled the very end of the tournament, I am extremely satisfied with how the event turned out.
[...]
Also, you used to co-cast with LD a lot when he first started his casting career, and you have shown a lot of synergy especially in TI2, will we see more of you guys together in the near future? Also, how do you feel about him starting a BeyondTheSummit Studio in Los Angeles alongside GoDZ?
I am extremely happy to see that LD and Godz is moving to LA, as well as their successes so far with BTS. Especially in LD's case, it shows that with some luck and a lot of hard work, a caster can climb very quickly and garner the support of the Dota community. In terms of LD and I casting together, that will be up to BTS as a whole. I imagine that we'll be casting some tournaments together in the future, though nothing is ironed out at the moment.
[...]
Moving on, DotaCommentaries has always been a great place to search for VODs and casters, are there any plans for more casters and contents to come?
DC is definitely a shadow of its former glory, so to speak. Only Bballin and myself has been actively doing commentaries, and these have been mostly replay cast. ScreenGuardGuy, which is our newest member of the casting team, is primarily casting Dota1 replays at the moment. We do plan to increase activity on the site, though I can say it has not been a primary focus on my part. With that said, we might be casting a tournament or two in the future, so keep an eye out for that.
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