TunedForYou · Reaction guide

How to film the moment they hear their song

Five minutes to read. One take to film. Here is how to get a reaction you'll both want to keep.

Why it matters

We're looking for real first reactions: the first time someone hears a song written just about them. No acting, no second takes.

With everyone's written OK, we may use your video in our ads and social posts. That's why the details below matter: good light and a clear face make the moment usable.

1. Pick a setup

Illustration: woman in a parked car's passenger seat, filmed from the dashboard at eye level

Car

A parked car in daylight

Engine off, parked somewhere quiet.
Phone on a dash mount, pointing at the passenger.
Play the song through the car speakers.

Illustration: man on a sofa facing window light, filmed at eye level

Sofa or kitchen table

At home, face to the light

Sit them facing a window or a lamp.
Phone on a tripod, or propped on books at eye level.
Play from a speaker or the TV, not the filming phone.

Illustration: grandmother at a birthday dinner table, moved, family around her

Family moment

Birthday or anniversary dinner

"We made you something." Then press play.
Keep the camera on the person the song is for.
Others can be in frame, but everyone in frame signs the consent note.

2. Good vs bad framing

All images in this section are examples (illustrations), not real customers.

Illustration of good framing: eye level, face lit, vertical — **✓ Eye level, face lit**Phone vertical, whole face visible, light in front.
Example (illustration)

Illustration of good framing in a car — **✓ Steady and close**Mounted, not held. Head and shoulders fill the frame.
Example (illustration)

Illustration of bad framing: camera looking up from a lap — **✗ From below**Phone lying on a lap looks up the nose at the ceiling.
Example (illustration)

Illustration of bad framing: person backlit by a bright window, a silhouette — **✗ Window behind them**They become a silhouette. Turn them to face the light.
Example (illustration)

Illustration of bad footage: tilted, motion-blurred handheld shot — **✗ Handheld and shaky**Blur hides the face. Mount or prop the phone.
Example (illustration)

Illustration of bad framing: face cut off by top of frame — **✗ Face out of frame**Check the screen once they sit down, before you press play.
Example (illustration)

Two more good ones

Illustration of good framing: man in a parked car's passenger seat, dashboard mount, even daylight — **✓ Car, soft daylight**Dash mount, eye level, seatbelt on, face fully in frame.
Example (illustration)

Illustration of good framing: older woman at a kitchen table, phone propped at eye level, face lit — **✓ Kitchen table, lamp in front**Phone propped at eye level, light on her face, nothing bright behind.
Example (illustration)

3. Before you press play

1
Battery above 50%And at least 2 GB of free space.
2
Filming phone on silentDo Not Disturb on, so a call can't cut the take.
3
Hold the phone verticallyPortrait, at their eye level, about an arm's length away.
4
Start recording 3 to 5 seconds before the songWe need the moment just before they realise.
5
Keep rolling for 60 seconds or moreThrough the song and the hug or what they say after. One take, no cuts.
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Don't coach the reactionDon't tell them in advance, don't ask them to cry or react again. Just let it happen.

Please don't

Re-stage or act the reaction.
Add music, filters, text or edits.
Send a screen recording or anything made with AI.

4. Make the song great

The song is what makes them react. When you create it, add 2 or 3 real details only you would know:

How you metA nicknameA family jokeA special placeA song you both love

Real details = real tears. A generic song gets a polite smile.

How to redeem your code

Open tunedforyou.com/redeem on your phone.
Enter the code we sent you in the chat.
Tell the story with your real details, then create the song.
Listen to it yourself first, before the big moment.

Everyone who appears in the video writes this by hand (or on paper you print), signs it, and you take a photo of it.

I, [name], agree that the video with me may be used by TunedForYou (Virix Ltd) in ads and social media.

Add their signature and the date underneath.

6. Send it to us

In your rentahuman chat with us, send:

The raw video: the original file straight from your camera roll, not a compressed copy.
A photo of the signed consent note, one for each person in frame.
The link to your song from TunedForYou.

If the file is too big for the chat, send a Google Drive, Dropbox or iCloud link set to "anyone with the link".