Do you have a message the Cape Ann community needs to know? Now you can get immediate access to 1623 Studios’s audience of over 18,000 locals on our social media channels. Follow the instructions below to record and upload a video message directly through our website. 1623 Studios will publish your content on our social media accounts to maximize your message’s reach.
Instructions
- Member Status – In order to have 1623 Studios share your message you must be a member. Membership is free. Join here: https://1623studios.org/membership-account/membership-levels/
- Create a Message – Plan your message before recording the video. All videos must be 59 seconds or less to be published on social media. A helpful way to think about it is to consider:
- Who
- What
- When
- Where
- Why
- Record Message on Your Cell Phone – Activate the camera app on your cell phone and select the front facing camera. Select record a video. See examples below for proper video framing and lighting.
OR
Record Message Using Webcam – You can record a video directly on this webpage by selecting the record button. Follow the prompts to activate your webcam and record your message. After recording, please follow the prompts to submit your video.
- Upload Message – (If you recorded on your cell phone) Choose the upload file option and select the correct file from your camera roll or document folder.
- Have the camera at eye level.
- Center yourself in the middle of the frame.
- Reduce unwanted shadows by having a light source behind the camera pointing at you.
- Here is a video tutorial for more advice: https://youtu.be/_y7hZC7FM84
- Consider your background.