Note

When shooting video, the shooting principles need to be applied to the overall look of the video. This includes, but is not limited to, environment, casting, styling, and the overall tonality of the video style.

Disclaimer

By utilizing image search and AI, we can consistently align our imagery with Midea's brand look and feel, ensuring our visual communications are authentic and consistent. This approach enhances our storytelling. None of the imagery, with the exception of the imagery photographed by Midea are to be used publicly. They are used to serve as references to create future imagery.

Authentic Scenarios

Shooting principles 

Authentic scenario

Our shooting principles serve as the guiding ruleset for selecting various aspects, such as casting, styling, product interactions,  locations, interiors, camera perspective, lighting, and coloration, as well as the materials and surfaces of our products.

Casting

Casting focuses on the talent that best represents the Midea customer and  their lifestyle. These individuals are relaxed, easy-going, and contemporary.

  • Relaxed, natural yet contemporary

    The overall appearance of our talent is always relaxed yet contemporary; they should feel at ease within our imagery. Their faces should exude charm and approachability. With their natural beauty, they enhance the positive vibe and character of the story. When featuring more than one person,ensure the chemistry and interactions between them are believable.

  • Neat, clean-looking grooming yet believable

    Our talent is always neat and well-groomed. Both men and women should maintain a clean, fit, and attractive appearance that remains believable. They represent the aspirational yet relatable look of our core target audience.

  • Culturally relevant talent for different region

    When selecting talent for different regions to best reflect each market, ensure they embody a natural, relaxed personality and maintain neat, clean grooming.

Casting don’ts

Styling

Styling refers to the clothing worn by our talent during a photoshoot. The attire should refect the ‘Simply Ideal’ lifestyle our consumers enjoy when using our products.

  • Light in materials and simple in styling

    The materials of the clothing look and feel light. The attire itself is free of unnecessary details or props that might detract from the talent. It is perfectly suited for a spring and summer look, reflecting the effortless lightness that Midea products bring to our audience.

  • Relax and comfortable clothing

    Overall clothing should feel relaxed and comfortable to suit a daily home environment. The attire must be believable, showcasing our talent enjoying everyday moments at home with Midea products. Clothing should not be too tight or restrictive, and it must be culturally appropriate for the target market.

  • Balance of neutral light colors with a hint of blue

    Our predominant look consists of neutral, light colors. When styling multiple talents in a single shot, ensure the primary palette remains light—using shades such as white, ivory, light grey, beige, or cream. Pairing these with a hint of blue, such as a light blue sweater or denim, provides a tasteful touch of color while maintaining a balanced overall aesthetic.

Styling don’ts

Interactions with product

Product interaction refers to how the product is showcased in a believable and authentic manner.

  • Real believable interactions between talents

    Product interactions must be believable. Prioritize the narrative between the talent to ensure genuine chemistry, and use the product naturally to enhance the story.

  • Positive and optimistic emotions

    The talent’s facial expressions need to showcase a positive, happy, and relaxed mood. This reflects a more optimistic outlook when using the product.

  • Real usage of the product in the scenario

    When featuring the product, ensure its usage is accurate. This means hand gestures should relate directly to how the product is actually operated in a real-life scenario.

Interactions with product don’ts

Environment

The location for our shooting is always a home environment. This includes, but is not limited to, the living room, kitchen, bathroom, balcony, and bedroom. Ensure that the appropriate appliances are used within each setting.

  • Uncluttered environment

    The home environment is always clean and spacious. This creates a clear focal point for our products. The overall aesthetic feels contemporary, modern, bright, and inviting.

  • Designed furnitures with clear lines

    The overall look of the furniture focuses on beautiful design with clean lines. It reinforces the design aesthetic of the home while complementing—rather than detracting from—Midea’s product design. Prioritize minimalist, linear furniture.

  • Clean and simple style cabinets

    Choose cabinetry with simple designs and smooth matte textures. Ensure a well-organized, structured appearance that follows a clean, grid-like layout.

Environment don’ts

Interior props

The interior props relates to the overall props that would create a more authentic environment in our home environment. They are to be used sparingly and emphasize on elevating the story that we want to tell with our product.

  • Stylish props

    The props surrounding the product should have clean lines and textures that reinforce the product rather than detracting from it. Avoid patterned or overly colorful props.

  • Realistic props

    When showcasing features of the product, use real-life props that would showcase the capabilities of the product. The overall props should have a minimalist look and avoid looking cluttered or crowded.

  • Culturally appropriate props

    When shooting in different regions, cultural elements may be placed in the surroundings. Props such as carpets, pillows, and jars can be utilized to reinforce a stronger cultural aesthetic within the home environment.

Interior props don’ts

Shooting perspective

The shooting perspective should always complement the product, with a strong focus on angles that showcase its design and capabilities clearly.

  • Angles that showcase the product in interesting manner

    Angles such as a slight high-angle or a $3/4$ view are encouraged to showcase the product’s depth and dimensions. These perspectives should be used to display the product in a dynamic and engaging manner, while ensuring it remains clear and recognizable.

  • Simple and rationale angles

    Ensure that the photography angles are simple and rational. The product should be displayed from perspectives that showcase the front and profile views without any distortion to the design.

  • Compliment the overall design lines

    When using multiple rational angles, ensure the product’s dimensions are accentuated so that the product remains the clear highlight of the image.

Shooting perspective don’ts

Lighting

The overall lighting is bright and optimistic. It creates a sense of warmth with sufcient contrast and detail to prevent the imagery from feeling fat.

  • Bright with detailed contrast

    The overall image appears bright and optimistic due to the lighting. The light is never fat and always provides enough detailed contrast in shadows across skin tones, clothing, and the environment.

  • Warm natural light

    Whenever possible, incorporate warm natural lighting to add warmth to the overall image. This natural light emphasizes the realistic home environment that defnes the Midea home.

  • Realistic lighting with real contrast and refection on product

    Under realistic lighting, our product captures the refections and details of its surroundings. The product never appears fat, as there is always sufcient contrast across its surfaces to define its form.

Lighting don’ts

Colorations

Elements should be tastefully harmonized to create synchronization between our clean environment and a neutral color palette. Blue tones should be incorporated subtly through styling and props.

  • Neutral coloration

    Our neutrals are never cold. With natural lighting, the overall appearance of the home environment should feel welcoming and never “sterile” colorations. The neutral colors are the primary look of our home environment, representing the cleanliness and uncluttered appearance of the overall environment, and creating a clear focus towards the product itself.

  • Blue accent with neutral environment

    Subtle blue accents are incorporated into the styling and interior, though the volume must be carefully controlled. Blue should be used sparingly in furnishings and decor, rather than as a primary color. Neutral tones may include a hint of blue—such as a dark blue-grey—similar to the wardrobe worn by the female talent.

  • Contrasting neutral colors in the environment

    When selecting neutral colors for the environment, prioritize contrasting tones to differentiate the furniture from the background. This contrast adds necessary texture and depth to the overall image.

Colorations don’ts

Product materials and surfaces

Product materials and surfaces must always appear crisp and clean.

This ensures a polished, premium aesthetic that maintains depth and dimensionality without appearing overly metallic or fat.

  • Reflective, yet clear and simple

    Lighting on materials such as glass must be subtle, providing just a hint of reflection to define the surface. The product should appear clear and crisp, maintaining a realistic and high-definition look.

  • Matte metallic

    Metallic textures should feature detailed contrast to showcase the product’s reflective nature while maintaining a predominantly matte appearance. This subtle finish ensures the product harmonizes with the environment without distracting from the overall scenario.

  • Clean surfaces with contrast

    In close-up product shots, surfaces must appear clean and textured. Avoid overtly grainy, flat, or shiny plastic finishes. Ensure the product has a sufficient interplay of shadow to showcase its form and dimensionality in a clear, realistic manner.

Product materials and surfaces don’ts

Environment texture

The home environment is always textured and never fat. This is accentuated through the use of props, such as carpets, or lighting that highlights white surfaces to create depth within the materials.

  • Simply yet textured

    On props such as carpets, walls, and floors, the overall materials always feel textured and never flat. They are never complicated with overtly complex textures, but rather a clean, minimalistic texture that gives the overall image and video style depth.

  • Clean fabric texture props

    The texture of the fabric is always clean and uncluttered, without grungy textures. It reflects the pristine clothes that our product creates, mirroring the clean and neat nature of our home and consumers.

  • Smooth natural wooden grain

    When selecting cabinets for image and video, ensure that natural materials are used to create more depth to the overall image. Avoid grungy wooden textures or “artistic” sculpted wooden cabinets to keep the overall look of the home environment clean and minimalist.

Environment texture don’ts

Studio Scenarios

Shooting principles

Studio scenario

Studio shooting principles difer from those of the authentic environment by prioritizing product clarity and design precision. 

The focus shifts to capturing specifc angles that highlight the product’s architectural lines and industrial design features.”

Perspective

In studio scenarios, product angles are predominantly rational.

These perspectives are clearly defned and easy to execute, specifcally chosen to showcase the clean design lines and overall silhouette of the product.

  • Angles that showcase the product in realistic manner

    Capture shooting angles that showcase the product in authentic, real-life situations. The environment should maintain a light grey tonal foundation to enhance clarity and ensure the product remains sharp, clear, and instantly recognizable from every perspective.

  • Simple and rationale angles

    Ensure that all product photography utilizes simple, rational angles. The product should be captured from front and profile perspectives that showcase the design without any lens distortion, preserving the geometric integrity of the product’s form.

  • Compliment the overall design lines

    Use rational angles to accentuate the product’s dimensionality, ensuring it remains the focal point of every shot. Each angle must be purposeful, highlighting specific features while capturing the product’s overall design with clarity.

Perspective don’ts

Product materials and surfaces

Product materials in studio scenarios must always appear bright and pristine. By highlighting surfaces with a premium, matte fnish, we enhance the product’s dimensionality and design lines, ensuring the material texture never detracts from the overall aesthetic.

  • Clean high quality plastic

    Avoid overly shiny or high-contrast highlights on plastic surfaces. Maintain a soft transition between light and shadow to accentuate the product’s form, ensuring the lighting supports the design rather than creating a visual distraction.

  • Harmonize cabinets color and texture to studio colors

    Built-in product housing must be bright and clean, using solid colors without wood or metallic textures. When shooting against a dark background, the cabinets should be finished in solid black. The goal is to ensure the cabinetry supports the product without adding visual noise.

  • Matte metallic

    Maintain subtle lighting on all metallic surfaces to accentuate grain texture while avoiding ‘hot spots.’ Do not use strong, direct light that makes the metal feel chromatic or mirror-like; the goal is a sophisticated, matte-metallic appearance.

Product materials and surfaces don’ts

Lighting

The lighting on the product is always subtle and never creates dynamic or overtly dark light.

  • A clear light source

    The lighting on plastic materials is never overtly shiny between the highlights and the shadows. It emphasizes the overall design shape without detracting from the product.

  • Subtle and soft shadow

    The shadows in studio shots are always subtle and soft. They enhance the dimension of the product and do not distract from the overall clean, simple look of our studio shots.

  • Highlights that are not overtly strong

    For metallic materials, the highlights and shadows should be subtle just enough to showcase the grain texture of the metal. Avoid strong lighting on metallic surfaces to prevent the material from feeling too chromatic or overly reflective.

Lighting don’ts

Colors

Background and visual effects

The colors relate to the overall background coloration as well as the graphical elements that can be used to showcase the product features.

  • Light background colors

    Our studio shots are predominantly shot on a light background. The colors have been defined as an off-white shade. CMYK : C0 M0 Y0 K6 RGB : R241 G241 B241 Hex : #F1F1F1

  • Predominantly blue color effects

    The effects are created using blue and neutral white colorations. These can be used in different tones to emphasize the strength of the effect within the overall image. When shooting heat, a shade of reddish orange and yellow is allowed, but the colors should never be combined between ‘cold’ and ‘hot’.

  • Dark background for darker product

    When shooting darker products or emphasizing specific product features, a black or dark background can be used for the image.

Colors don’ts

Studio props

Background and visual effects

Studio props must be selected to reinforce the atmosphere of the shot and highlight specifc product features within a clean environment. Every prop should serve a clear purpose, contributing to a minimalist narrative without cluttering the composition.

  • Minimalist prop for studio shot

    When contextual staging is required to highlight a specific product scenario, purposeful props may be introduced. These additions must directly relate to the product’s function and intended use. To maintain visual harmony, all props must feature neutral tones and minimalist styling, ensuring they do not compete with the product for attention.

  • Uncluttered placement of props

    Props must be arranged with precision and neatness. Avoid introducing a variety of items with clashing colors; instead, select a harmonious, monochromatically authentic, or neutral palette. This discipline ensures the composition remains clean and the product remains the undisputed focal point.

  • Props that showcase the capabilities of the product

    When shooting product features, ensure that the props relate to the capabilities of the product itself. Ensure that the props still look authentic with the visual effects on top of them.

Studio props don’ts

Overview Imagery

Image style introduction

Our brand imagery authentically refects homes in the global market. It is simple, uplifting, and minimalist, emphasizing lightness and a sense of space.

By prioritizing people and clean aesthetics, we highlight how Midea products enhance everyday moments—creating warmth and positive emotions within our world. Our visual style uses a blend of real-life home settings and studio environments to showcase both lifestyle experiences and intricate product details.

Imagery model

Our imagery model balances emotional and rational aspects of the overall imagery style. It captures the experience and personality of our people and product all the way to the most technical details of our features. 

The imagery model encompasses the images that can be created and featured for diferent brand communications. When creating imagery always ensure that warmth comes through in either the attitude and/or lighting of the environment to convey human touch and uplifting spirit. 

Always ensure that the core 4 visual principles are applied to each layer of the imagery model.

Imagery spectrum

This showcase how our imagery model prioritize from emotional to rational shoot.