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Guidelines for Filming your VideoStir Clip

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Shy Frenkel
Shy Frenkel

The document provides guidelines for filming video clips, including using a solid colored wall as a backdrop, wearing contrasting colored clothing, and using soft indirect lighting. It recommends leaving empty space around the subject, using a high quality stable camera on a tripod, a professional microphone, and avoiding objects with holes. Hair should be collected and backgrounds uncluttered. Supported video formats are listed as MOV, AVI, MP4, M4V, 3GP, MPEG, and WMV up to 90 seconds and 256 MB in size.

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Guidelines for filming your clip
2 The 3 golden guidelines 1. Solid color wall Stand in front of a solid color wall or background; Take two steps away from the wall to avoid shadows. 2. Contrasting color clothes Wear colors that stand out from the background (strong, solid colors work best). 3. . Soft lighting Use good, soft (indirect) lighting on yourself and the background.
3 Example of the ideal frame .
4 Additional tips for getting professional results 1. Leave empty spaces around your image Zoom out a bit. Don't fill the entire frame. Leave empty spaces above you and on your sides 2. Good quality stable camera Use a high quality camera and place it on a tripod 3. Professional microphone Use a professional microphone so that background noises are filtered out 4. Avoid net-like objects Don’t hold objects with a lot of holes in them (a tennis racket for example) 5. Hair Collect or smooth down your hair; very wispy hair does not look as good
5 Don't do this :( Direct light "Cluttered" background Move too Do that :) fast Net-like objects Step away from the wall Hold hole-less objects Use a (solid) colored wall Use a white wall
6 Supported videos - BETA release 1. Video formats Supported formats: .mov .avi mp4 .m4v .3gp .mpg .wmv . 2. Video length Up to about 90 seconds long. 3. Video file size Up to 256 MB.

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Guidelines for Filming your VideoStir Clip

  • 2. 2 The 3 golden guidelines 1. Solid color wall Stand in front of a solid color wall or background; Take two steps away from the wall to avoid shadows. 2. Contrasting color clothes Wear colors that stand out from the background (strong, solid colors work best). 3. . Soft lighting Use good, soft (indirect) lighting on yourself and the background.
  • 3. 3 Example of the ideal frame .
  • 4. 4 Additional tips for getting professional results 1. Leave empty spaces around your image Zoom out a bit. Don't fill the entire frame. Leave empty spaces above you and on your sides 2. Good quality stable camera Use a high quality camera and place it on a tripod 3. Professional microphone Use a professional microphone so that background noises are filtered out 4. Avoid net-like objects Don’t hold objects with a lot of holes in them (a tennis racket for example) 5. Hair Collect or smooth down your hair; very wispy hair does not look as good
  • 5. 5 Don't do this :( Direct light "Cluttered" background Move too Do that :) fast Net-like objects Step away from the wall Hold hole-less objects Use a (solid) colored wall Use a white wall
  • 6. 6 Supported videos - BETA release 1. Video formats Supported formats: .mov .avi mp4 .m4v .3gp .mpg .wmv . 2. Video length Up to about 90 seconds long. 3. Video file size Up to 256 MB.