About Photo (Temp)

Hi 👋, I’m Alex “MaskedSwan” Swan. I’ve been playing games my whole life, and I am second-generation Magic: the Gathering player and enjoyer of anime. Since I was eleven, I’ve followed the video game industry, reading press releases and living with video game podcasts playing into my ears! 

Since then and now, I’ve been creating the LJL: OU while refining what I do best. I’ve worked as a professional videographer while working for Pali Adventures. I had the pleasure to learn about studio space and, for a short period, helped produce a tiny radio show at college and had a top ten iTunes podcast around that time!

Since late 2022 I started as a producer for Freaks 4U Gaming, being the lead producer for Summoners Inn, which predominantly covers the LEC and League of Legends international tournaments in German.

Education

  • BA Marketing from London South Bank University

    • Specialised in Influencer Marketing, Social Media Marketing and Digital Marketing.

  • MA Digital Games Theory and Design from Brunel University

Core Games:

Hosted For:

  • League of Legends

  • Magic: The Gathering 

  • Hearthstone

  • Team Fight Tactics

  • Valorant

  • Halo

  • Freaks 4U Gaming

  • The LJL Officially Unofficial 

  • European Masters 2022

  • NLC

  • The NUEL

  • Hitmarker

  • GSscience

  • SQ1 Esports

  • Radio & Podcasting

  • Pre-recorded / Scripted Videos

 

Live Event Experaince

At DreamHack Hannover 2022, the largest DreamHack in its history, I produced the second largest Age of Empires Two Tournament, The Grand Melee, with a $100,000 prize pool.

As the producer, I was praised by Esports Commonaor and Host of The Grand Melee Artosis “Smooth and easy communication, and I knew what was happening.”

 

Studio Experience

While studying at Farnborough College of Technology, my class regularly used the Studio Space that Sky fully sponsored.

  • Camera control and movement using Studio Cameras, a Dolly & handheld.

  • How to light a shoot using studio lighting

  • Directing and Managing larger teams and delegating out responsibilities

  • The importance of planning 

    • Risk Assessment

    • Reconnaissance

    • Creating a Run of Show

    • Trial run of the show

  • Operating a teleprompter & reading as talent

  • Assisted BLAST Premier with soundcheck & run of the show

I’m always looking for new opportunities in front of the camera as a host or caster on stage or online or in a control room role!

email: Alexander.swan@gmail.com or Twitter @AlexSwan