VIDEO SETTINGS
The best looking videos are just that...and a little care with how you pull off capturing the best peformance of you might get a little technical.
COMPOSITION
It is highly advisable to have a helper to set up your camera if you use the rear camera on your phone. Typically your rear camera is the best, but you might find that you played your best take, only to discover your feet were the only things showing in the frame--I know a fella that happened to once.
We actually want you to REDUCE the resolution of your camera, to 720p (1280x720) at 30frames per second. If that option is unavailable, 1080p will be fine as well, don't panic and thank you for trying. ;)
AND EITHER PORTRAIT OR LANDSCAPE
(landscape is preferred for GreenScreen)
In BOTH portrait or landscape mode,
make sure you don’t cut your head off with the camera angle
frame your capture to just below the tailpiece of your cello.
(With landscape, the left and right edges of your image don’t HAVE to be green, they can be easily cropped).
We will work with whatever footage you can give us.
In a perfect world...
MODIFY THE VIDEO SETTINGS ON YOUR PERSONAL DEVICE :
iPhone:
Use front camera so that you can view yourself while you play
Go to Settings→Camera→Record Video→720p at 30fps
UNCHECK "Mirror Front Camera", “Show PAL Formats”, and “Auto Low Light FPS”.
ANDROID
Use front camera so that you can view yourself while you play
In Camera Settings→Unselect ‘Save selfies as previewed’ (to prevent mirror-image on recorded video)
Go to Shooting Methods→Turn on Voice Commands
Go to Advanced Recording Options→Select ‘Reduce file size’
While in video mode→Select ratio of 9:16→Select FHD 30
OTHER PHONES
Cellists, looking for help on this if you have a different kind of phone with different instructions. Please provide them and we will update here.
AUDIO SEPARATELY?
Some of you request to send your audio in separately.
If you are one of those people, you likely know what this means.
48k, 24bit WAV or MP3
Those are the best settings to match with the project files.
... it would be amazing if all your files came in:
THE SAME video quality,
CROPPED PERFECTLY for your performance
and NAMED as such:
[PART# FIRST LAST].mp4
like
4 Grimm Reaper.mp4
3 Hermun Munster.mp4
1 Candyman Candyman.mp4
instructions below...
DETAILS
the best
RENAMING YOUR FILE:
iPhone:
in Camera Roll→open your video
Share→Save to Files
At the bottom of your screen you will see your current file name
Tap that and rename your file.
Your video is now in Files (not camera roll), but you can upload to the uploader from there, or share to your computer first
ANDROID:
isn't as standardized as iphone so you might have to work a bit harder.
this has worked for some.
in Files→select the three parallel lines on the left→then select Videos
long press the thumbnail for your video performance until a check appears
tap the three little dots on the right→select Rename
OTHER PHONES:
if anyone can write instructions in this format (above) to help others, I will put it here for sure. please send.
..but this is not a perfect world, so we will make whatever you can send us work to the best of our abilities.
any questions, email admin@globalcelloproject.com