Revlis, my solo improv show
I didn't watch the video from my solo show until recently. I was kind of iffy about it when it was over. The show was such a blur of being in the moment... I was the first act, and I kind of spent the rest of the show feeling a little vulnerable and unimpressed by myself. Until people told me later during post-show hangouts that it was good.
In the meantime I got a slot in FronteraFest, took some publicity photos, and started working on some fun website ideas. (The current one is just a placeholder. In exchange for some baby-sitting Marc is going to help me put together a more sweetly designed one.)
In other submission preparation, I decided to dig up the video from my camera. Somebody else recorded from the tech booth that night, but I hadn't seen that yet. Mine was recording from the corner of the stage, to catch more of the audience, where I spent most of my time.
I was really pleasantly surprised by the video. It was awesome to hear the moments of laughter, and (because of the weird camera angle) to be able to see the audience the whole time. Even during the quiet moments they watch me with interest, are attentive, and make an effort to get a better view when I'm moving around.
The support I had that night was just awesome. Jill Bernard's creative guidance leading up to the show and her hosting that night to set the scene, Michael Brockman's delightful music in the background, Roy Moore letting me play with his expensive camera, all the friendly folks that came to watch.
Of course, getting to criticize it, there's still some things I can improve, but overall I'm really satisfied with it. And hopefully the confidence from that can be a stable base for getting me over any humps of fear during longer sets in the future.
Heh, future...
Anyway, here's the video:
In the meantime I got a slot in FronteraFest, took some publicity photos, and started working on some fun website ideas. (The current one is just a placeholder. In exchange for some baby-sitting Marc is going to help me put together a more sweetly designed one.)
In other submission preparation, I decided to dig up the video from my camera. Somebody else recorded from the tech booth that night, but I hadn't seen that yet. Mine was recording from the corner of the stage, to catch more of the audience, where I spent most of my time.
I was really pleasantly surprised by the video. It was awesome to hear the moments of laughter, and (because of the weird camera angle) to be able to see the audience the whole time. Even during the quiet moments they watch me with interest, are attentive, and make an effort to get a better view when I'm moving around.
The support I had that night was just awesome. Jill Bernard's creative guidance leading up to the show and her hosting that night to set the scene, Michael Brockman's delightful music in the background, Roy Moore letting me play with his expensive camera, all the friendly folks that came to watch.
Of course, getting to criticize it, there's still some things I can improve, but overall I'm really satisfied with it. And hopefully the confidence from that can be a stable base for getting me over any humps of fear during longer sets in the future.
Heh, future...
Anyway, here's the video:
You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com