POSEBOOK ROMEO
KOBAULT GROUP INTERNAL USE ONLY
POSEBOOK
COUPLES
FORMATION
Both: Alternate looking forward, down, at each other. Walk slowly.
(optional) Start holding hands.
Good for Wide, Medium, and Tight
Suggested details: Environment
STANDARD WALK
Man: Has hand in pocket and other hand holding prop. Looks down or towards woman. Leads woman slightly.
Woman: Puts hand around man's upper arm, holds train or prop with other hand. Looks down every few steps and back at man. Follows man slightly.
Both: Laugh at each other, smile together. Should be giggly, obsessed, infatuated. Walk slowly.
(optional) Stop and kiss at end.
Good for Wide, Medium, and Tight
Suggested details: Hands, faces, hair, neckline
BUMBLING WALK
Man: Holds woman's hand and other hand holding prop. Looks down or towards woman. Leads woman slightly.
Woman: Holds man's hand, holds train or prop with other hand. Looks down every few steps and back at man. Follows man slightly.
Both: Walk closer together, bumping into each other, unsteady walk, tipsy walk. Laugh at each other, smile together. Should be giggly, obsessed, infatuated. Walk slowly.
(optional) Stop and kiss at end.
Good for Wide, Medium, and Tight
Suggested details: Hands, faces, hair, neckline
RUN TOGETHER
Man: Holds woman's hand and other hand holding prop. Looks down or towards woman. Leads woman slightly.
Woman: Holds man's hand, holds train or prop with other hand. Looks down every few steps and back at man. Follows man slightly.
Both: Couple runs directly towards or away from camera. slight spacing between man and woman. Light jog. Give point to run to.
Good for Wide, Medium, and Tight
Suggested details: Faces, hair, dress, feet
TWIRL
Man: Holds woman's inside or right hand with left hand, holds prop with other hand. Stationary with holding hand up and out. Pull woman in after twirl.
Woman: Holds man's hand with inside hand, holds train or prop with other hand. Twirl forward into man. Drop train towards end of twirl.
Both: Twirl woman and stop for embrace or kiss after twirl.
Good for Wide, Medium, and Tight
Suggested details: Faces, hair, dress.
WRAP AROUND
Man: Arms together around woman's waist. Whisper sweet nothings into woman's ear opposite camera.
Woman: Holds prop in one hand and wraps arms around man's neck from in front. Focus of prop and woman's nose should be on same side. Woman should tilt head slightly upward. Move off hand to man's nearest shoulder for hand details.
Both: Faces should be close or forehead to forehead. Prop should be used as foreground.
Variation: Both drop arms to waist and repeat.
Good for Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Face, neckline, hands, jawline, jewelry
COZY PLACE
Man: Close hand in pocket, far arm around woman's waist, looking into distance. Smolder. Alternate looking at woman.
Woman: Far arm around man's waist, near hand holding prop, embraces man, rest head into man. Alternate between looking at man and camera.
Both: Faces should be close or forehead to forehead. Prop should be used as foreground.
Variation: Change to full embrace and repeat.
Good for Wide, Medium
Suggested details: Environment, dress, prop
STOIC
Man: Holding woman's hand, other hand in pocket.
Woman: Holding man's hand, holding prop with other hand.
Both: Step apart, bodies towards camera looking in opposite directions.
Variation: Start apart, close gap, walk forward.
Good for Wide, Medium
Suggested details: Environment, dress
NOTHINGS EMBRACE
Man: Approaches woman from behind, wraps arms around her waist, kisses neck/ear, whispers into ear to encourage laughter.
Woman: Stands with hands together at front, holding prop, wraps arms over man's after embrace, tilts head upwards when laughing.
Both: Laugh, giggle, cozy.
Variation: Same instructions but sitting
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Face, jawline, neckline, mouth
HOLLYWOOD
Man: Stands with feet slightly spread, wraps arms around woman's rear and lifts, once holding woman, sways slightly side to side.
Woman: Once lifted, hold one leg up and the other down, when looking down avoid double chin by holding hair and laughing upwards, arch back rearwards
Both: Laugh, giggle, cozy.
Variation: Full spin if possible
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Face, dress, hair, hands
SLOW DANCE
Both: Simple slow dance on location.
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Face, dress, hair, hands
APPROACH
Man stands still while woman slowly approaches. Filmed from profile.
Variation: Filmed over the shoulder of stationary.
Good for Wide, Medium
Suggested details: Environment, clothing
V-UP
Man: Left hand in pocket, right arm around woman's waist, standing askew to camera, knees straight.
Woman: Left arm around man or in back pocket, right hand open on man's chest, standing askew to camera, near knee bent.
Both: Gentle smile.
Variation: Man whisper into woman's ear to induce laughter.
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Face, clothing, hands, environment
LOOK ABOUT
Both: Facing each other but offset, holding hands, looking up in opposite directions.
Good for Wide, Medium
Suggested details: Face, environment
OPPOSITE
Man: Standing straight, facing away from camera, head turned slightly towards side with woman, both hands in pockets, or outside hand holding prop.
Woman: Facing towards camera, both hands around man's arm, leaning into man, with head on man's shoulder, slight smile into camera.
Variation: Both turn into each other, man leans forward and woman leans back, smiling and laughing.
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Face, dress, hair, hands
CHIN UP
Woman: Places left hand in a loose open fist under man's chin to lift man's chin up and leans in and up, smiles slightly before kiss.
Man: Tilts head to right slightly to right
Good for Tight
Suggested details: Hands, jewelry
GIDDY KISS
Man: Places both hands on woman's sides of waist, stands straight, tilts head away from camera.
Woman: Places both hands on man's chest, lifts near leg up, goes on toes on far leg, arches back slightly.
Both: Embrace and kiss slowly.
Variation: woman places both feet down but on toes and leans back while man leans forward.
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Feet, legs, hands, face, hair
VEIL FOREGROUND
Combine with above for new variations and added depth.
VEIL COVER
Combine with above for new variations and added depth.
VEIL DROP
Combine with above for new variations and added depth.
INDIVIDUALS
FINGER RUN
Walks along, one or both hands outstretched, running along environment item.
Good for Wide, Medium, and Tight
Suggested details: Hands, environment, clothing
TWIRL
Spins in place slowly, hands outstretched, smiling.
Good for Wide, Medium, and Tight
Suggested details: Hands, environment, clothing
STOIC
Simple standing in place, hands by side or holding prop in middle, looking to side.
Robust pose with many variations.
Good for Wide, Medium
Suggested details: Environment, clothing, prop
WALKUP
Walk slowly from side of frame and come to stop while holding prop or clothing.
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Environment, clothing, prop, shoes/feet
ADJUSTMENTS
Adjust fit of clothing or accessory.
Robust pose with many variations.
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Hands, jewelry, clothing, environment
STATIC DETAIL
Stationary pose with detail shots of props, clothing, or accessories.
Good for Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Face, dress, hair, hands, clothing, accessories, prop
ENVIRONMENT DETAIL
Shots of details of environment for variety, context.
Good for Wide, Medium, Tight
Suggested details: Environment