How to film your Video

Please read the instructions below on how to best record your videos.

 

READY?

We would like you to film on a smartphone! Please, no selfies. Find someone to help you film. They will be the Cameraperson, and you will be the Interviewee. If you can’t find a person a tripod would work. If you don’t have a tripod, find something to balance your phone on to eliminate camera movement. Please keep the distance between you and the phone about 3 feet apart.

 

LIGHTS!

Make sure there are no windows behind you, or else the footage will have white, blown-out backgrounds and you will be a silhouette. Ideally you should have some light source on your face, be it from a window or desk lamp.

 

CAMERA SETTINGS!

Be sure that your camera is set to record the following settings:

iPhone: 1080p HD at 30 fps    Photographic style: Standard

Android: 16:9 FHD 1920 x 1080 p 30 fps

If you need help setting up your camera, please see How to Change Camera Settings.

 

ROLL SOUND!

The best tip for having good audio is to avoid any sort of distracting background noise. Try to record in a relatively quiet place — but avoid the echo of an enclosed room as well.

 

ROLL CAMERA!

The Cameraperson should hold the phone in landscape mode, not like a cell phone, like a TV. The camera should be eye level with the person talking. Make sure the camera is steady. It is best to use a tripod to hold the camera but if you don’t have one, the Cameraperson should find something to balance the phone on

and hold it steady. If you are in an open area and there is nothing to balance the phone on, use both hands to grip the phone, and keep their elbows close to their body to keep the shot as steady as possible. When ready to shoot, the Cameraperson should tap the your face on the phone screen to focus and lock exposure. If you record one video per question, the upload process will likely be
a bit easier.

 

ACTION!

Shoot as many takes as necessary and review the footage between them to make sure your video looks good.

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A few things to keep in mind

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• Be enthusiastic and positive!

• Humor is a plus :)

• Restate the question in answers

• Film in *visually appealing* locations

• If you have any other video footage or photos from Houston Boychoir events - feel free to upload as well! Be sure to distinguish these with file names.

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Usage agreement

 

Please note that while we will include as many voices as we can, not everyone will make it into the final cut of the video. See our quick footage release verbiage below. This is really just saying we have your permission to use your likeness and footage in the video to play at the event — and then post it online.

 

I hereby authorize Houston Boychoir to use and edit the submitted video content — my name, likeness, image, voice and participation in and performance on film, tape or otherwise for use in the stated project above or parts thereof. I agree that the footage may be edited and otherwise altered at the sole discretion of the Producer and used in whole or in part for any and all broadcasting, non-broadcasting, audio/visual, and/or exhibition purposes in any manner or media.