- Smile and show you are having fun
- Keep your eyes wide open; it is fine to show emotion with shut eyes, but not through the whole song. If you look like you are falling asleep, you will most definitely lose the audience’s attention in minutes
- Engage with the audience and fans; get them to clap, dance and sing-a-long
- Make sure there are close up shots, especially of the instruments
- Make sure the background noise doesn’t make it hard to hear you
- Shoot from different directions to take advantage of different lighting
- Make sure there is a lot of movement on stage and make sure it is not all the same
- See if you can get the audio feed from the venue so you have the best quality sound with no background noises
- If you are a band, demonstrate you have stage dynamics and connect with ALL band members
- Use a tripod to eliminate shakiness
- Find another band fan to shoot separately and edit your two videos together
- Don’t select songs that are too long
- Dress the part and look like a star
- Trash the backwards hats as they take away from looking like a polished professional
- Kill it and do everything ten times bigger than you would in practice
- Show that you feel the rhythm of the song
- Add an introduction and closing
- Move closer to the audience and get them to participate
- Stand tall and not slouchy
- Make sure you have strong mic control so the vocals are clear; during soft melody sections make sure the instruments are not too overpowering