HAPPYMELLYDEOINSTRUCTIONVIDEOBACKGROUND1.INDOORSWhenfilmingindoorsthebackgroundshouldbeplain.Noprominentobjectsshouldbepositionedwithinthepictureframe.OPE!2.WHITETrytoavoidwhitebackgrounds.Off-whiteorcolorbackgroundsaremoreinteresting.OPE!YES!3.CITYIfyoudecidetofilmoutdoorsmakesuretheshotisnottoobusy.Chooseaninterestingbackdrop.Ifyouarefilminginametropolitancitymakeitrecognizableinthevideo.YES!VIDEOLIGHT4.DAYLIGHTAlwayscheckwhetheryouhaveenoughlight.Filmpreferablyduringthedayinoptimallightconditions.YES!.ARTIFICIALLIGHTApplytherightcamerasettingswhenfilminginsideusingartificiallightsothatyourvideodoesn’tappeardarkoryellow.OPE!6.BACKLIGHTAvoidthebacklight!Thelightsourcehastobebehindthecameraatalltimesotherwisetheresultingpicturewillbetoodark.OPE!POSITIONING:FIGURECAMERAPOSITIONAlltheshotsshouldbefilmedfromthefront.Avoidprofileshots.Useeitherthewholefigureinthepictureframeorahalffigure.Don’tuseextremeclose-upsanddon’tzoom-outtoofar.YES!YES!OPE!OPE!8.SPACEMakesurethereisenoughspacearoundthefigureandthatitdoesnotappearoffscreeninanypartoftheshot.OPE!.FIGUREPOSITIONPositioningcanbeeithercentralorclearlyintheleftareaofthescreenorrightareaofthescreen.YES!YES!OPE!POSITIONING:FACE10.FACEAREAAvoidobstructingtheface(donottouchtheface,drinkorputanyobjectsinfrontoftheface).TakeinaccountthattheHappyMelly“mask”willbeaddedasanextralayerontopofyourvideo.YES!OPE!11.SPACEVerifythatthereissufficientspaceabovetheheadandthatitdoesnotnearlytouchthepicturefame.TheHappyMelly“mask”wouldthenbecroppedbythevideoframe.OPE!VIDEOQUALITY12.SIZEMakesureyourvideohastherightresolutionandwillnotappearpixelated.Alwayfilmusingthehighestresolutionofyourdevice.Minimumsizeoftherawmaterialshouldbe1024x576px.OPE!13.FOCUSDouble-checkiftheshotissharpbeforefilming.Thefigurehastobeinfocusatalltimes.OPE!VIDEOGENERAL14.VARIATIONIfyouwanttocreatemultipleshotsalwaysvaryinbackgroundand/orcamerapositiontoemphasizethatyouarefilminganewpartofthescript.YES!YES!5.GESTURESONLYDonotuseobjects,drawingorwritingtoemphasizeorillustratethescript.Actusinggesturesonly.OPE!ENJOY!FORMOREINFORMATIONCONTACTHAPPYMELLYhttp://bjfacecat.taobao.com
