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Yes!!!! Every time I go to record anything @the-old-coach ! I finally figured I would just let the camera roll and do what I need to do (restart, redo, etc) and then trim the clip to something that seems decent enough to submit (not splicing separate performances together, just picking the one that seems the most OK to me).
The other thing I found that works… warning this may sound weird… is to start the camera and jus sit there with my eyes closed a couple seconds and do a couple deep breaths… and then look up into the camera and smile at myself. I know – weird – but I figured if I can’t be friendly to myself then what the heck!
Another idea: do a take that feels as over the top as you can possibly make it (eg. grooving with the song, best guitar face ever, really projecting, etc) and the watch it back. Better yet have someone else watch it back. You may find out that what feels over the top to you is just about right to be enjoyable for your audience.
Finally – let go and have fun! See what that looks like on film. See if that doesn’t make you smile! That’s why we are all here, right?
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