A recording of your own performance can be worth sharing with people who could not attend. Prepare the sound and set expectations for a video screening, with space to talk afterward.
1. Choose the recording you can share
Use footage you are entitled to show and check with the people involved when needed. Watch the export for missing sections, uncomfortable volume changes and distracting gaps. Choose whether the session covers the full performance or a shorter selection.
Choose the recording you have permission to share and check the complete version. Do not treat a room invitation as permission to redistribute someone else's recording.
For vocabulary to describe what you noticed, consult Yale's Film Analysis Guide. Bring one scene back to the conversation instead of treating a technical term as a verdict.
Choose a timestamp and describe what is visible. What did the shot make easy to notice, and what stayed outside the frame?
Yale's Film Analysis Guide · Editorial viewing prompts
2. Test the audio carefully
Listen with the kind of setup your guests are likely to use. Check that quieter sections remain audible and louder passages are comfortable. Upload to Zopley early and test playback again after processing.
Test a quiet passage and a loud one at a comfortable level. Check for clipping or missing channels before guests arrive.
Compare your observations with Yale's cinematography guide, which covers framing, focus, color and camera movement. Start with what is visible in the scene.
3. Explain the program
Send the room invitation with the duration and a short description of the performance. Mention whether you will pause between sections. Let guests know that comments can wait until the end if they prefer to listen closely.
List the pieces or songs in order and give the total duration. Say whether discussion belongs between pieces or after the full recording.
Use Yale's film sound guide to discuss sound inside the story and music or narration heard by the audience. Identify the moment before interpreting it.
4. Ask about the listening experience
Afterward, ask which passage stood out or where the recording was difficult to hear. Keep discussion of the performance separate from technical recording problems. Both can be useful, but they call for different next steps.
Ask which passage made an impression and why. Separate comments about the performance from problems caused by the recording or playback setup.