Forms
Forms that collect video answers
A recording field set to video asks someone to answer on camera. For screening candidates, collecting testimonials or checking a physical thing, it replaces a scheduling thread with a two minute recording.
What a video answer is good for
Screening, where thirty candidates on video takes an afternoon and thirty phone calls takes a fortnight. Testimonials, where a face and a voice carry more than a written quote. And show me problems, where someone points the camera at the thing rather than describing it. Outside those three, text is usually kinder to the respondent.
Keep the cap short
Set the duration deliberately. Sixty seconds forces a prepared answer, which is what you want for screening. Ninety to a hundred and twenty gives room for a story, which suits testimonials. The default is 120 seconds. Leave the timer visible so people can pace themselves, because a recording that runs out mid sentence is a bad experience and a wasted answer.
Say what you are asking for, up front
A video question should never be a surprise. Put it on the welcome screen: this form includes one short video answer, it takes about a minute, and you can re-record it. People who are not willing will leave at the welcome screen rather than halfway through, which is better for both sides.
What you get back
The recording is attached to the response with the typed answers, and plays back in the response viewer. Everything is in one place, so you can read the notice period and watch the answer without switching tools or chasing a file.
How it works, in three steps
Step 1
Add a recording field in video mode
Conversational forms only, and give it its own screen so the question is all the respondent can see.
Step 2
Set a deliberate cap
Sixty seconds for screening, ninety to a hundred and twenty for a story. Leave the timer on.
Step 3
Warn them on the welcome screen
Say there is a video question and roughly how long it takes. Nobody should meet the camera unprepared.
The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the guide Create a conversational form with AI.
Limits worth knowing
- Recording fields are conversational only.
- The cap defaults to 120 seconds and is set in seconds.
- No transcription and no editing. You get the recording as taken.
- The respondent has to allow camera and microphone access in their browser.
See it on a finished piece
Questions people ask
Can a candidate re-record their answer?
Yes, they can record again before moving on. Say so in the question, because the fear of one take is what stops people starting.
How long should a video question be?
Sixty seconds is enough for a prepared answer and short enough that people will do it. Anything over two minutes gets skipped.
Where do the videos end up?
Attached to the response, playable in the response viewer next to the typed answers.
Make your own form
The button opens the generator with this use case already described. Change the wording to match yours, generate, then edit anything you like.
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More finished work of this kind is on the form examples hub.