How to film an LTAB performance

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Filming requirements:

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• Film with a horizontal orientation.

• Face the camera so it captures your head to mid-torso (medium shot).

• Each recitation should be filmed in one single shot from one static angle.

• Make sure you are the only visible and audible person in the video. No audience applause is allowed. If you have a video from a previous performance that includes an audience, we will trim out audience applause where possible.

• The sound and picture should be as clear as you can make them.

• Videos cannot be edited. Do not add music, graphics, titles, virtual backgrounds, or computer animation.

• Use of professional recording studios is prohibited.

• For video submission contests, each recitation requires its own separate video.

 

Tips:

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• Stand in front of a neutral background, if possible. Try to avoid wearing clothing in similar colors to the background.

• Do not place light sources behind you to avoid being backlit.

• Students may look directly into the camera, at a fixed spot, or at an imagined audience.

• Use a microphone, if possible. If the microphone is on the camera, position the camera close to you.

• Start recording a few seconds before the recitation and stop recording a few seconds after the end.

• For video submission contests, check with the contest organizer if there are file size limits to videos and if there is a preferred naming convention to save your videos.