Shamrock Communications posts tips to aid in the video production
process.
What To Wear
On Camera
When being taped on camera certain colors and patterns in clothing
are better than others. Please use this list of points to help
select your wardrobe for your on camera appearance.
Men:
• Avoid
stark white or bright yellow shirts that tend to reflect light
and be too vivid on camera.
• Avoid black suits,
which tend to diminish your appearance because they absorb too
much light.
• Avoid dress shirts with pinstripes
close together. Lines close together tend to flutter on camera.
• Avoid fabrics with complicated patterns such as
checks, tight/close stripes, herringbones, tweeds, and loud
plaids. Fabrics of this design tend to strobe on camera.
• Avoid neckties with bold, tightly designed patterns,
including plaids, polka dots and shiny fabrics. They too will
flutter on camera.
• Bring a blue, gray, pink, or
beige dress shirt if you are going to wear a dress shirt.
• Bring a medium colored suit, if possible. Best bets
are blue/dark blue, gray, and brown.
• Bring clothes
made of natural fabrics that tend to breathe easily under the
warm studio lights.
• Bring two or three neckties
that match your suit (to try out on camera). Make sure neckties
are non-shiny and loosely patterned.
Women:
• Avoid stark white, bright yellow and red suits that
tend to reflect light and be too vivid on camera.
•
Avoid black suits, which tend to diminish your appearance because
they absorb too much light.
• Avoid white blouses
that reflect light into the camera.
• Avoid highly
shiny or glossy fabrics that reflect light back into the camera.
• Avoid fabrics with complicated patterns such as
checks, tight/close stripes, herringbones and tweeds. Fabrics
of this design tend to strobe on camera.
• Avoid
wearing sleeveless dresses or tops (even in the summer) that
are not accompanied by a matching jacket or ensemble. Short
sleeves give an informal look and bare arms may draw the viewer's
eye away from your face. With makeup on your face, your arms
will appear much lighter in color on camera.
• Bring
solid colored clothes. Best bets are navy blues, grays, purples,
dark creams, browns, and neutral colored suits.
•
Bring clothes made of natural fabrics that tend to breathe easily
under the warm studio lights.
Style your hair off your face to avoid shadows. |
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