Imagine this for a moment: you are midway through your video presentation and everything is going marvelously; all of a sudden, in a momentary lapse of concentration, when you were briefly thinking to yourself, "this is going great!" you forget what you were going to say next. You try and fill the void with um's and ah's and you begin to stutter. Then, without warning, you stop presenting and say "I screwed up, can I start again?" While this is understandable, a good rule of thumb is to always, always finish your scene or presentation.

The first reason for this is that the start of your presentation may not be the only part that needs a little polishing, so carry it through to find out how it ends.

Sometimes, the most beautiful footage can come out of a broken scene. Even if you make a mistake, there may be parts of that footage that turn out perfectly and can be saved in the editing process. It is not uncommon to see some great footage captured from a broken scene and combined with another take. After an actor makes one error, the tension of trying to achieve a perfect take evaporates, and some great performances come out of what happens when they choose to carry on.

Despite one hiccup, soldiering on may still turn a seemingly lost scene into one heck of a presentation. Always remember, no matter how badly you mess up, or how many mistakes you make, always continue on and finish your presentation right to the end. You may find a diamond in the rough.