There are a few requirements to prevent problems with the CCD TV camera:

NO BRIGHT WHITE SHIRTS -- they will overdrive the CCD and wash out the rest of the picture

NO THIN STRIPES or small checkered patterns -- they will cause zebra artifacts. Caution: subtle fabric or weave patters can have the same effect. We've lost some really good interviews because of knit patterns causing the pixels to go crazy!

Bright reds will bleed over into the adjacent colors

Then there are legal requirements. No visible logos, otherwise we will need to get permission from the trademark owner or need to obscure the logo so it cannot be distinguished. The latter involves "masking" and "filtering" your image, doable, but a tedious tasks that will delay the final editing of our film.

Please do wear what you are comfortable wearing in your everyday setting at work or play where we happen to be filming.

We don't have a makeup artist among our team, but please note that we are shooting in HD. Please make the $4.99 investment in a corn starch powder puff at Target or your corner drug store that matches your skin tone. We want you to look good and shin, but you wouldn't want to be shiny! Again, we have lost a few really good interviews because of shiny foreheads burning through. If we screw up the exposure too dark, we can usually lighten it, but if you are too bright, the clip is lost!