How to use 'bodycam' or 'camera' footage ( A Guide to using recorded footage IC Properly )

[ArcAngel]

In this day an age, almost everyone in the world has a video camera at their disposal, inside their cellular/mobile phones.
Which means so much more content is captured on a minute by minute basis.

This could be your local stray cats fighting, a local storm passing through your town, or even a crazed lady at the local store.
It's all captured on video.



Lets say, it's a Saturday afternoon, you're relaxing by the pier and fishing with some friends. All of a sudden, you hear gunshots, turn around and see two men shooting another man. He falls to the floor and the shooters run away. Police show up and need to know what's happened but they can't just take your word for it. You can now say to them, i recorded it!

Another example could be, You're sitting on the side of the road on Route 68, its Midnight, You've had to pull over to answer a phone call. While on the call, a crazed man approached out of the darkness and attempts to hold you at gunpoint and steal your brand new car! You are terrified but comply. Luckily, you escape unscathed, but you call 911. They arrive and you state the scenario, explaining you were wearing a GoPro clipped to your T-shirt.
You can now provide footage of the assailant!

A final example could be, your posse are big time bike stunt riders. You're at the skate park on Vespucci Blvd and Jake just threw a sick kick flip. You caught it all on your phone, you can now post this video to life invader!
 

Footage Obtained by OOC Means must have RP to accompany it, this is to avoid Metagaming. 
You must always roleplay turning on your bodycam/camera, every 48 hours.
Using OOC Footage IC, With Roleplay, Is Classed as Alternative RP.
Alternative meaning, Not scripted.
To make this RP Valid, you must provide time stamped roleplay.
This roleplay expires within 48 hours.



Use your imagination folks, where do we buy most of our misc. items from in Eclipse? A Store!
While it isn't a physical item, this is what Roleplay is about, Using our Imagination.

To be able to record your gameplay, you will need software to record your gameplay.
Common types of Software are:
Shadowplay
Re-Play
Fraps
Medal.TV

Twitch (Stream)
Youtube (Stream)



Simple, simply re-enact it as you would in real life. Below is an example.



Remember, you must always time stamp your RP. It will only be valid for 48 hours.
 Any footage obtained after this is NOT usable and would be considered corrupted footage.

If you were to use your phone,
You can do the following:
/time
/me takes out phone, hitting the record button.
/record

If you wanted to use a dashcam,
You can do the following:
/time
/me leans forward towards the dashcam attached to the front window, pressing the power button to enable the recording feature.
/do The record light would be flashing red, indicating it is now recording.

 

Remember, the above examples are not mandatory scenario's. Think up your own! Maybe you have a mini HD GoPro, Maybe you have an RAC 1080 Dashcam, or even a Life Invader Media Flip Phone. It's completely up to you!



You need to be able to provide the RP you have done to make the footage valid.
As stated above, footage must have RP prior, and will only be valid for 48 hours.



The best practice to ensure you have your RP saved, is to complete the above steps, then immediately screenshot the RP. You can delete this screenshot every 48 hours or when you complete the next RP sequence.




Yes! You can!
So remembering rule 10, /do must only be used to provide FACTUAL statements.
If you provide non-factual statements in /do, this is against the rules and you could recieve disciplinary punishments.

To be able to RP video footage, you must still complete the above bodycam RP, then you can respond to questions that are asked via /do or roleplay showing the footage to a police officer using /me. Below are some examples of interactions;

/me pulls out her phone, loading up previously recorded footage, turning her phone around and displaying it for John to see.
/do You would see a female that matches Grace's description, pulling out a golf club and smashing the car window

/me takes the SD card out of her bodycam, putting it inside her SD card slot on her phone and loading the footage

/me shows the phone to John
/do You would see a female that matches Grace's description, pulling out a golf club and smashing the car window

 

DID YOU KNOW?

You can also RP from a distance!

Let's say you have CCTV camera's set up in your apartment, and you witnessed the suspect leave your apartment but were unable to apprehend.
If the suspect wasn't wearing a mask, you can provide the footage to the police, or to a friend.
For example:

/me loads up the CCTV feed on to her laptop, rewinding back to the footage required.

/LDO 122 After reviewing the footage, would i see a female that looks like Grace, Breaking into the apartment and stealing her golf clubs?

This will send a /do to the person in question, they will then need to reply.

/LDO 166 You would see Grace stealing the Golf clubs from the apartment, yes.

 

 

 

FAQ's

 

Where can i buy a bodycam?

Remember, this is all about RP, while there are no physical Bodycam Items for you to buy, you can either use your phone, or you can go to any store and RP buying a bodycam using /me's and /do's. If you'd really like to be immersive, you can even head to city hall and donate money to RP purchasing the bodycam further.

What should i do if someone asks for my bodycam for evidence?

Hand over your evidence using /me's and /do's just like you would in real life. Take the Bodycam and hand it over OR take the SD Card out and put it in your phone OR give the person a link to your "Cloud"
Then, once the person is watching the footage RP-ly, you can send it via discord for them to watch. REMEMBER: You must always provide proof of RP (Screenshot with the time stamp)


If you have any questions regarding this type of RP, feel free to send me a question (OOC Questions Only), via PM, OR Alternatively, Use I have a question on the ECRP Discord.
Thankyou!

Edited September 7, 2021 by arcangel

[Harley]

Really well formatted and easy to understand for new players! Good job!