Game Knights

Game Knights is a Commander gameplay series on YouTube hosted by Jimmy Wong and Josh Lee Kwai, that exists since 2016.

Description

Game Knights is advertised as the largest and most watched Magic: The Gathering gameplay show on the internet. Featuring guests from across the celebrity landscape (athletes, YouTubers, professional gamers, streamers and more) it is described as a reality-style showdown with big plays, huge swings, and epic conclusions. Most of them are sponsored from: Card Kingdom, Channel Fireball, Ultra Pro, Wizards of the Coast, Patreon

Josh Lee Kwai is a former movie trailer editor with over 15 years of experience in the entertainment industry. He has worked at Disney and Universal (among others) on properties like Star Wars, The Fast & Furious, The Avengers, and many more. Jumping into content creation for Magic: The Gathering and creating Game Knights was the perfect way for him to unite his favorite hobby with his professional knowledge of film production.

Jimmy Wong is an actor, host, and influencer who has been creating internet content since 2011. As an actor, he appeared Video Game High School and the live-action Mulan. As a host, you can find him everywhere online in the gaming and food space. He's hosted huge events for Magic: The Gathering and League of Legends, created branded spots for Nintendo and Blizzard, and many more.

Rundown- Gameplay

In every youtube video they shown they follow the pattern.

1. Thanking the sponsors
2. Main Theme
3. Introduction of Guests
4. Introduction to Sets
5. Introduction to commanders and game style
6. Unfold Playmats
7. Dubbed as Knight (if guests are here on game knights for first time)
8. Welcome to Game Knights! Only One May Stand
9. Game Proper (Part 1)
10. Commercial
11. Game Proper (Part 2)
12. Commercial (small if any)
13. Game Proper (Part 2)
14. Conclusion
15. Game Two (if possible)
16. Giveaway

Rundown- Behind the Scenes

Video Link: HERE

Pre-Production

1. Build/Bring a Deck
2. Who will be the guest? What basis? Where to Stay? When can Shoot or gain a product?
   1. They coordinate with Wizards of the Coast (search for playmats, cards, sleeves)
   2. Have a working background
3. Make sure Logistics are placed

Production

1. Director of Photography sets up the lights and camera along with Audio and sounds.
2. Tape the playmats to the table
3. Josh Lee Kwai picks up the guests.
4. Guests introduced (Josh and Jimmy said Dream guests. Jimmy: Mark Rosewater)
5. Judge keep tracks of the game and rules
6. Explain plans and how the video shoot
7. Ask to Redo or state it clearly and put a card to open
8. After the game. Head to interview room
9. Interview must be present tense
10. React in private manner
11. Tell the origin of Dubbing
12. Freeze frame react when dealt damage
13. Go to every single camera and upload footage to hard drive and editing profile

Post Production

1. Card Fly In
2. Edit
3. Shoot the intro, Middle and Outro

Other segments

• The Command Zone Podcast
• Extra Turns
• Game Knights roundtable

External links

• Game Knights channel: the Command Zone
• Patreon of Game Knights