Do-It-Yourself Smartphone Video Guide

This is designed to help those who wish to create a " Do It Yourself " smart-phone video that will be used in an ATG Mediaworks Production. Following these instructions will guarantee the best possible video. One may be inclined to bypass some of the instructions here, but following these instructions a closely as possible will help to ensure that your final production, which will include the video you are about to shoot is a high-quality video.

Step 1 - Download the WeTransfer app for IOS or Android

The following links will take you directly to the Apple app store or google play store
 

Apple IOS

Android

Step 2 - Shooting Your Video

Open your video recording app. The preferred method for the best results is LANDSCAPE. This means that you must turn your phone on its side: This allows for a nice movie-like appearance of your video.
 

DO NOT Shoot this way!

Shoot THIS WAY!


  • Try to get someone to assist you, as shooting selfie mode in landscape can be somewhat more difficult
  • Make Sure that you are in a quiet place, as the video will pick up background noises & conversations.
  • Try to make sure that you are in a well lit area. If shooting outside, or in front of a window, please ensure that the light source (or window) is in the SUBJECTS FACE and not at the subject's back. Having the sun or windown at the subject's back will cause their face to be "blacked out"
  • Please DO NOT include any background music, special color filters, edits or effects as these will also be added later

Step 3 - Transferring Your Video


For this tutorial, the iPhone interface is used, the Android interface may be somewhat different, but the flow should be similar.
Step 3A - Once you have recorded and saved your video to your camera roll, open the we-transfer app that you downloaded in step 1. You can skip through the in-app tutorials. Once in the app, tap the + button at the bottom of the screen to start the upload process.
Step 3B - Choose "Photos or Videos" from the menu
Step 3C - select the video you just recorded, then tap "Next". This step can take some time depending upon the size of your video
Step 3D - Tap "Share Now"
Step 3E - Choose "Mail"
Step 3F - For the email, make sure you send the video to

info@atgmediaworks.com

. Please ensure that your email subject includes a descriptive phrase such as "video for jesse johnson celebration" or "video for Larry Jackson slideshow. " You can then click send.

That is it! You can follow up with ATG to ensure your video was received by calling us at (872) 231-2169. Thank you for supporting this project with your video!

Do-It-Yourself Photo Scanning Guide

This is designed for those who wish to scan their own photos for a slide-show or video presentation that is being produced by ATG MediaWorks. Adhering to this guide will help to ensure that your memories are clearly visible during the presentation - making for a memorable media presentation. Bypassing these instructions may cause us to exclude your picture from the presentetion if it is found to be illegible or distracting to the greater slideshow or production. This guide assumes that if you know how to scan photos, that you have some degree of computer/internet literacy. As such, we will not go into details for this guide. If you need more detailed instructions, contact us at (872) 231-2169

General Guidelines

  • If you are scanning these photos using a flat-top scanner, make sure the photos are scanned using the highest possible resolution.
  • Ensure that you have a cloud based service that will allow you to transfer large files. We prefer WE TRANSFER as this service does not require that you sign up for an account, but we can work with google drive, dropbox, icloud, or box.com
  • If the photos are grouped by a certain context, please group the pictures into folders. You can then compress the folder(Windows or Mac) and send the compressed file
  • if you are not "Scanning", but taking pictures of pictures using your smartphone:
    1. Make sure you are taking the "pictures of pictures" in a well lit area.
    2. Turn OFF the flash on your phone - the flash tends to create a large bright spot in the middle of the photo
    3. Maks sure you take the picture as straight on as possble, and not at an angle. It is strongly suggested that you lay the picture in question on a table, and hold your phone directly above the photo
  • Once you have taken all of your photos, please transfer them to andre@atgmediaworks.com
  • Please respect photo delivery timelines. Photos that are delivered after the designated cutoff date will not be included in the presentation, even if they may be very important