• Pro Services
  • Venues & Colleges
  • Festivals & Conferences
  • Members
  • Show Availabilities
  • Band Availabilities
  • Classifieds
  • Blog
  • Home
  • Features
    Pro Services Venues & Colleges Database QuickPitch Emailing Festivals & Conferences Show Availabilities Band Availabilities Classifieds
  • Members
  • Account Benefits
  • Blog
  • Home
Login Sign Up

IOTM Blog

Reset

7 Tips for Filming (and Performing) Your Tiny Desk Contest Entry on Your Own

Posted: Jan 23, 2017

Category: Live Performance

lighting microphones npr perfect your performance position songwriting tiny desk contest video marketing videos

**Guest post by Niki Walker, lead videographer of NPR's Tiny Desk series. Originally posted on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest Tumblr.

 

Niki NPR
"The Tiny Desk is essentially the opposite of a concert venue or a music video. There’s nothing to hide behind except a real, tiny desk, in a real, very-active office. In some ways, our look is easy to replicate, because it’s all about the music...A lot of people film their Tiny Desk Contest entries on their own, so we thought we’d share a few things we’ve learned by filming almost 600 of these things..."

View Full Article
About | Features | Pricing | Testimonials | Contact | Newsletter | Blog | Touring Tips | Terms | Privacy
  • About
  • Features
  • Pricing
  • Testimonials
  • Newsletter
  • Contact IOTM
  • Members Directory
  • Blog
  • Touring Tips
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Professional Services
  • Venues & Colleges
  • Festivals & Conferences
  • Show Availabilities
  • Band Availabilities
  • Classifieds
Facebook X Instagram
Back To Top

© 2025 Indie on the Move. All rights reserved.