User:Riddler/Instructions

General Instructions for Heroeswiki Heroes

If you are reading this, you're probably interested in demonstrating one of your extraordinary abilities. Well, before I go into details, this is what you'll need:

• A video camera or a digital camera.
• A video editing program or a picture editing program.
• Editing skills.
• Time and Patience.

Every member of this website is invited to demonstrate their abilities. They should be based on Powers or Fan powers (be careful with these), whichever you prefer.

This article will remain under quality control. If it looks horribly fake or has horrible quality in general, it will be removed. Please treat this article with care, the Fan Powers article is out of hand as it is.

Try to stick to videos. Suggestions on how to make a video look good below. If you cannot get a hold of a video camera, use a digital camera with video capabilities (so long as the quality is good.) If you don't even have that, snap four (AT MOST five) photos and edit them accordingly for a gallery.

Try to be original. It is understandable that some powers are more popular or easier to emulate than others, but this page can become overrun with copies. If you choose the same power as someone else, film your video from a different perspective, or a different effect.

Lastly, try not to film too many effects unless they all coincide, otherwise everyone will fall under the same "Empathic Mimicry" category.

Suggestions for videos:

   * Unless you are VERY good at video editing, take a power that requires limited editing.
   * Keep your camera completely still unless moving it makes the effect more believeable.
   * Try to choose a power that isn't taken yet, or do a different version of a done power. 
   * Fading and masking are your friend.

Suggestions for snapshots:

   * Limit it to at most four pictures... five if necessary, no more.
   * Photoshop is a Godsend.
   * Use realistic effects and alter the photo so colors and lighting match. 

Have fun!