When Will I See You Again? starting at 5:00.

 

 

 

Help your performer get excited for this video Showcase by treating it like a real live performance. Spend some time putting together the details–costume, hair, makeup–and encourage your performer to spend plenty of time on rehearsing before filming. Here are the guidelines for performers in Jazz I:

HAIR & MAKEUP:

• Dancers should dress “performance ready” for this video, just as if they’re performing in front of a live audience!
• Hair slicked back from face and secured in a high bun.
• Wear blush on the cheeks, colored lipstick, and eyeshadow to enhance features for the screen.

COSTUME:

• Any combination of pinks and reds! You can pair a pink or red top with black leggings or shorts, or go with a pink or red skirt with a matching top.
• Wear anything you have at home in these colors (as plain as possible), or grab one of these affordable options:
• Black leggings (look for the Tween size!)
• Solid color tank (comes in red, raspberry, and light pink — just check size for shipping info)
• Red skater skirt with a racerback tank

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESSORIES AND/OR PROPS:

• Don’t forget a matching hair piece! Here is a red bow or a pink bow if you don’t already have something at home.

Two videos due June 17. 

Required videos:

1. Send a video of your dancer’s performance using the settings listed below.
2. Send a video of your dancer “close up” to the camera, smiling, waving, bowing, blowing kisses, etc. for 10 seconds with no music.

When preparing to film your part for our Showcase, please take care to do the following so that we can have consistency in the clips (any not conforming will be returned and asked to be reshot):

PERFORMER SETTING:

• Performer should be in full costume and makeup as noted in Performer Details.
• Make sure your performer smiles and performs full out with energy and enthusiasm!

BACKGROUND SETTING:

• Plan to film during the daytime in a room that provides good natural light.
• Make sure you have a floor you can turn on.
• Make every effort to have a solid color background wall, or make the background as clean as possible. 

PHONE SETTING:

• Set your phone to the highest camera setting possible for maximum quality. 
• Make sure the volume is all the way up on your phone before you start filming.
• Be sure to begin filming about 5 seconds before the start of your performer’s routine and for five seconds after while your performer holds the final pose.
• Make sure the performer’s body fills the frame of the phone (not too close or too far back). We should see the dancer’s whole body with space in the frame around his/her head and feet.
• The phone must remain still while filming. Place the phone still on a table or your lap, etc. so it doesn’t move or shake while filming the routine.

DIRECTION OF CAMERA/PHONE:

• Film in Landscape Orientation (Horizontally) on the phone, with the camera lens on top.