🎬 Yepic Avatar Filming Guide (3-Minute Format)

Total Duration: 3 Minutes (Continuous Shot)
Versions: Seated or Standing (Chest-up framing only)
Use Case: Avatar for Yepic AI (real-time or async use)

1. 📸 Filming Setup

🎥 Camera

• Framing: Medium close-up (chest to top of head). Hands can be visible.
  
  
• Eye level, camera straight on.
  
  
• Resolution: 4K preferred, minimum 1080p.
  
  
• FPS: 30–60fps.
  
  
• Format: MP4 (H.264 codec).
  
  
• Stability: Tripod or stable surface. No handheld.
  
  

🌎 Environment

• Background: Green screen or flat, plain color.
  
  
• Lighting: Soft, even light (avoid shadows).
  
  
• Sound: Quiet room, no background noise.
  
  
• Microphone: Built-in or lav mic (no AirPods or noise-canceling filters).
  
  

2. 🎭 Performance Instructions

Segment

Duration

Notes

🗣️ Talking

1 - 1 min 30 sec

Natural, warm, clear speech

🤫 Silent Loop

1- 1 min 30 sec

Facial expressions + subtle body gestures only

3. 🗣️ Talking Segment (1-1.5 Minutes)

Tone & Style

• Friendly, helpful, welcoming.
  
  
• Speak naturally, like you're chatting with someone you like.
  
  
• Look directly at the camera.
  
  
• Pause and close your mouth fully after each sentence.
  
  
• Slight facial variation (smiles, curiosity, nods, slight brow movement).
  
  

Script Suggestions (Use 3–4 Questions Max):

“Hi! Thanks for joining me today. I’d love to learn more about you.”
“What’s something you’re really proud of from this past year?”
“How do you usually handle stress or pressure?”
“We’re building something ambitious here. Where do you see yourself contributing most?”
“What motivates you to do your best work?”
“What’s one small change you’d love to see in your city or community?”
“If I asked your closest friend to describe you in three words, what would they say?”

✅ Close your lips after each question.
✅ Allow 1-second pauses between sentences.
✅ Vary head angle very slightly every 20–30 seconds for realism.

4. 🤫 Silent Loop Segment (1-1.5 Minutes)

Goal: Capture natural body language and facial reactions to someone speaking off-camera.

What to Do:

• Remain relaxed but engaged.
  
  
• Smile subtly, nod, blink naturally.
  
  
• Show mild emotional range: soft smile, interest, slight confusion, attentiveness.
  
  
• Hands & upper body movement are allowed:
  
  
  
  • Gentle hand gestures
    
    
  • Occasional hand-to-chin
    
    
  • Shifting shoulders or adjusting posture slightly
    
    
• Keep eye contact with camera as if you're listening to someone speak.
  
  

🚫 No talking, no mouthing, no laughing out loud.
✅ Keep movements slow, subtle, and smooth.

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5. ✅ Final Checklist

✅ Quiet, clean environment ✅ Green screen or flat background ✅ Camera steady at eye level ✅ Full head in frame, no cropping ✅ Natural blinking, eye contact ✅ No edits — record as one take ✅ Save as MP4, H.264, min 1080p ✅ Total runtime: 2-3 minutes (750MB max)Avatar training typically takes 4–5 hours. You can track the training progress by: