Deadline for upload: May 5th, 2024
Content needs: Video of a person or group of people dancing. Each clip needs to be 1m15s
- Horizontal 4K Videos: 1 minute 15 seconds each
- Individuals, small groups (2-3 people) or larger groups (4+)
- Videos featuring peoples’ bodies full-length are preferred; including feet and heads in frame.
- Realistic moments with genuine expressions and body language.
- Emphasis on natural gestures, human movement and
Location: Mix of real locations, studio environments and green screen
- Outdoors / Urban: cityscape backgrounds and walls with no IP issues
- Outdoors / Natural: scenic landscapes
- Indoors or Professional studio: Clean minimalist backgrounds
*Locations: For any setting: the contributor must be allowed to take photos and not be prohibited by the venue/location. Photographer must obtain express permission to photograph in each location.
Dancing Specs
1-2 people or groups, full-body, dancing with authentic expressions, with faces in focus as much as possible.
Warm-up:
- Stretching and warm-up exercises
- Practicing
- Interacting with instructors or choreographers
Full body movement: Capture dancers’ full body movements from head to toe
- Fast energy intricate footwork
- Freestyle dance moments
- Fluid movements with emotional and expressive gestures
- Jumping, leaps, spins. Capture the dynamic action of dancers mid air
- Solo performance:
- Individual dancers showcasing skills
- Include videos that capture a dancer’s strength, flexibility, and grace
Partner Interaction:
- Highlight interactions between dancers
- Include energetic videos of lifts and synchronized movements/ choreography
- Candid moments: video capturing the joy and camaraderie of the dancers behind the scenes, cheering each other on, etc.
Video Specs:
- Aspect ratio: Horizontal
- Full-length bodies (heads and feet in frame)
Include variations throughout
Camera angles:
- High angle: overhead angle capturing group formations
- Eye level
- Low angle: Highlight dancers’ energy from the ground level for a dramatic effect. Emphasize the power and strength of the dancers
- People’s body position to camera:
- facing camera, 45° angle, 90° angle, ¾ frontal view,
- Body movement: Variations of people in action with emphasis of gestures, body movement and interactions with objects and other people.
- Expressions: range of authentic facial expressions and emotions. Avoid taking video of anyone posed, smiling, and looking at camera
Number of Models: 1-2 people or groups
- Cast can be real people and does not need to be professional models. Include subjects who are a range of ages, genders, body types, skin tones, features, races, religions, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and abilities, unless otherwise requested.
- Models should have a range of authentic emotional expressions and not be posed.
Authentic and diverse casting:
- Age (senior casting to be included)
- Body size (plus size and muscular builds to be included)
- Ethnicity
- Physical ability
- Gender identity
- Sexual orientation
- Religion
NO BRANDING OR LOGO MUST SHOW ON VIDEO AT ALL TIMES
Technical Details
Preferred resolution | 4K |
Min dimension | 3840 x 2160 |
Max dimension | 4096 x 2160 4K DCI |
Max file size | 3900 MB (3.9 GB) |
Frame rates | 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48 fps |
Post-production | Slight grading |
Edits | no cuts |
Compression | Compressed (no raw or log footage) |
Clip duration | 1 minute:15 seconds (1 minute and 15 seconds for each video clip) |
Format | Horizontal |
Codec | H.264 |
Bitrate | 80-100 mbps |
Video container format | MOV, MP4 formats |
Audio | no audio |