AVOID clothing with busy and repeating patterns

Avoid patterns like herringbone, thin stripes (in our opinion ALL stripes), and small checks – even on ties. They ‘vibrate’ on camera.

Avoid clothing with deep blacks, bright whites, and nudes.

These wardrobe extremes affect lighting.

Don’t wear bright green shirts.

The reflections from this color give your skin an unhealthy-looking hue.

Avoid clothing with large areas of bright red.

Large areas of red can ‘bleed’ on camera.

Avoid loose, billowy, or wrinkled clothing

Loose clothing can make your wardrobe distract from the content of the production.

Don’t wear a bright white undershirt.

A bright white undershirt can show through your shirt under bright lights.

Avoid scarves and turtlenecks.

These wardrobe items can muffle your audio or rub on your microphone.

Avoid excessive jewelry.

Especially avoid jewelry that will glare in the lights or create noise.

Avoid light-colored t-shirt-style shirts.

these shirts make it very difficult to hide the microphone.

Wear nicely fitted clothes that are well pressed and wrinkle-free.

Wrinkles can create areas of light and shadow on your clothing that can distract the viewer from the production's message.

Stick to solid colors that work with your skin tone.

Solids help maintain your skin tone during post-production and the color grading of the production.

Blues, grays, lighter pinks, and browns are all good. Pastels are OK, too.

Extremes in color are bad for on-screen talent and can cause issues with the exposure of the footage.

Wear a blue or off-white dress shirt.

Bright white can overexpose and black can underexpose.

Bring an alternate outfit.

This will provide the crew with options for the best on-camera look.

Logos?

If you’re promoting a brand or a cause it may be appropriate to wear their logo. If not, avoid logos and brand names at all costs. You don’t want to find out later that there’s a conflict of interest between the logo you’re wearing and the people who are sponsoring or distributing the program!

Green Screen

If you’re filming on a green screen don’t wear ANY shade of green at all. Even blue-green is trouble. Greens and Blue-green can cause problems during post-production.

Glasses

Glasses often create distracting reflections under lights. If possible, wear contacts or just skip the glasses. If that’s not an option, ask for help. We have several tricks, like repositioning the lights, that can minimize reflections from your specks.

Above all...

Be comfortable, project confidence, sit or stand up straight so you’re clothes don’t wrinkle, and have fun during the shoot!

If you’re having a good time and enjoying yourself, viewers will pick up on that and enjoy spending time with you.

Remember we are all in this project together, we want you to be comfortable and enjoy your time on camera. If you need anything to feel good on-set, let us know.