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Plan the shots you will want

• The costume reveal. A short clip of each guest walking in and doing a pose. Ask them to say who they are in one sentence.
• The photo corner. A black sheet, a few props and a lamp make a corner everyone wants to be in. Put the QR code beside it.
• The games. Apple bobbing, a costume contest, pumpkin carving, a ghost story. Short clips of the reactions are the best part.
• The food table. Spooky snacks and drinks, filmed before people get to them.
• The goodbye. Everyone in costume at the door, waving.

Trick-or-treat night

For trick-or-treating, one adult usually has the camera while a child runs door to door. Hand the film job to a second adult so the first can be in the pictures. A few clips worth catching: the walk down the street, the bucket being checked at home, and the candy sort on the living room floor at the end of the night.

Guests who join a ReelKept event must be 18 or older, so adults film and upload while children are the stars.

Low light and costumes

• Turn on your phone's night mode and hold the phone steady against something.
• Add a lamp or string lights so faces are not lost in shadow.
• Ask guests to turn off their flash, which flattens costumes and can startle kids.
• Take a photo of every costume in the same spot so you can compare them later.

Send the clips to one place

Print a small card with a QR code and put it on the snack table, by the photo corner and in the invitation. With ReelKept by Lumi, guests scan it, film or add photos from their own phones, and you receive a finished film and the best photos from the night, with a private link to share.

Keep it fun and kind

• Ask before you film a costume close-up. Some guests love it, and some are shy under a mask.
• Watch for food allergies at the snack table and label what is in each dish. It is the kind of detail that avoids a bad moment.
• Keep scary effects gentle if young children are around, and check with parents first.
• Remember that not every guest wants to be posted online. Share clips privately first and ask before putting anyone on social media.

Games that make good clips

Some games are built for the camera. A costume parade with a one-line introduction for each guest gives you a ready-made montage. A mummy-wrap race, a pumpkin-decorating contest and a ghost story circle each produce short, funny moments that are easy to film from a distance. Pick one active game and one quiet one, and tell a guest to film each, so the host is free to play.

Questions people ask

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Sources

• GuestCam: best way to share photos with a group

Last updated October 16, 2026.