Clothing for Video Interviews

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There are several key rules for what the subject should and shouldn't wear. First of all, you don't want a subject to wear black unless it's absolutely necessary, because black tends to blend into the background. Nor do you want your subject to wear white, because white reflects all the light, and makes everything else look dark in contrast. Also, try to avoid stripes when possible. Something like this is okay, but lots of thin, thin stripes all together tend to look funny on video. I think that bright or simple colors are the best to use, though not red, because it doesn't work too well on video. When possible, have your subject wear a top that's button-down, like what I'm wearing, because that way it's much easier to attach a microphone. If your subject is wearing a turtleneck, then you're going to have a very hard time getting that microphone on there, and you may just have to get the subject to wear something else. Comfort is important, because if a subject is cold or sweating, that's going to interfere with your interview as well. Also, watch out for noisy clothing. Sometimes subject like to wear lots of jewelry because they think it's going to make them look cool. But actually, all it does is make noise. Bracelets are terrible. People will start talking with their hands like I do, and the bracelets jangle, or they have long dangling earrings, and those sway and they hit the microphone. It's best to skip the jewelry for the interview. Or at least, keep the jewelry to a minimum. Earrings that don't move around too much are okay, maybe a necklace that's not going to touch the microphone. But in general, skip the jewelry.

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