Recording Your Test

So you are ready to test. What now? You want to take the time to make sure that your test is the best it can be. Here are some things to think about when recording your test:

The Lighting: A well lit test makes sure that everything is visible. Remember the lower your camera resolution, the brighter your lighting needs to be.

Camera Stability: When recording the test, please place your camera on a table, tripod or some other stable platform (not the floor). Having someone hold the camera and try to follow you actually makes the test much harder to evaluate.

Space: Make sure during the entire test that you don’t disappear from view. If we can’t see you, we can’t evaluate you.

Body Visibility: The camera needs to just far enough back to see your entire body during the entire test. This allows the evaluator to be able see everything that’s going on with stances, stance changes, hand and foot placement, foot maneuvers, weapon formation, target acquisition and angles. This allows us to make sure the body is working like it’s supposed to.

Testing Script: Make sure you follow the entire testing script. This enables us to see the required material from multiple angles. When executing the self defense techniques, we want to see them slow, then fast, and from different directions. Slow is to make sure the student is aware of and executing everything mentioned above; and fast to make sure all that doesn’t go out the window when things are sped up. This means twice facing to the right and twice facing to the left (or as otherwise indicated).

Follow these suggestions and you’re halfway to a successful test. The rest is up to you!

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