Camera at Counter Height

Set the camera at counter height, on the eye line, not up at the ceiling. Jun speaks for Hearth Bakery with his eyes level with the lens and the counter in the lower part of the frame. A high angle shows the top of the head, shrinks the mouth, and makes the first three seconds harder to read. One person speaks. Captions sit upper-middle, so the face should already be high enough that the words do not cover the eyes. A realistic face or voice is labeled as AI. Approve this height in the still before motion. The lens belongs at the counter, on the eye line. Place it there, check both eyes and the mouth, leave upper-middle room for the caption, and approve the height before motion. The first three seconds show his eyes level with the lens while he says they close at four. A ceiling view, the crown of the head, or a mouth shrunk by a high angle is rejected before posting. Hold one speaker for fifteen to forty-five seconds, and the caption says the face and voice are AI.

Eyes level with the lens

The prompt should say eye-level, counter height, one adult behind the wood. You should see both eyes and the mouth, not the crown of the head and a wide stretch of floor. Hearth Bakery's lamp stays in its usual place so this angle matches the other posts from the same corner. If the lens is above the eyebrows, lower it and regenerate. The prompt says eye-level and counter height, the usual lamp stays, and the lens comes down if it sits above the eyebrows. The first three seconds show both eyes and the mouth while Jun says they close at four. A wide stretch of floor and the top of the head is the still you reject.

Leave room for the caption

With the eyes on the eye line, the upper-middle can still hold the burned-in line about closing at four. The bottom and the right stay clear for the reel interface. A ceiling camera pushes the face into the bottom, which is exactly where the app buttons live. One person only, so nobody else blocks the eye line. Frame the eyes on the eye line first, then burn the closing line upper-middle, and leave the bottom and the right clear. The opening three seconds show the face at counter height while he says they close at four. A ceiling camera that pushes the face into the buttons, or a second person blocking the eye line, is refused.

Then label the take

A worked example

Jun at Hearth Bakery is framed at counter height, eyes level with the lens, counter along the lower frame. He says they close at four, captioned upper-middle. The post is labeled as AI. A ceiling still that showed the top of his head was rejected before he spoke. One person holds the corner for the whole reel. Eye level, a mouth check, the upper-middle line, then speech. The first three seconds show Jun's eyes level with the lens while he says they close at four. The ceiling still is thrown out before he speaks. The caption says the host is AI.

Before you post

• The camera is at eye level.
• The ceiling is not the angle.
• The realistic host is labeled as AI.

Where Scro fits

Scro keeps one person speaking from that eye-level still and can set the line in one of 13 caption styles. Export at 9:16. Label a realistic face or voice as AI, and leave the platform label on the post. Approve the eye-level still, set the line in a caption style, and export after the lens is on the eyes. The first three seconds show Jun at counter height while he says they close at four. A ceiling angle is rejected before posting. The caption says the face and voice are AI.

Shoot from the counter. Finished samples are on the examples page.

Related: Reject a Still That Changed the Face.