Going out to shoot memorable video of your kids? Here are five Halloween video tips that will help:

It’s dark out at night.

I know you knew that, so let me be more specific: outside at night, away from any light, it will be too dark to see your kids. The obvious solutions: use your phone’s built-in light, position the kids under streetlights, or shoot at the pre-show party indoors.

Less obviously—have another parent light the kids with their cellphones from off to the side. You’ll get much prettier-looking footage. Above all, remember: if you can’t see them in the viewfinder now, you won’t be able to see them later either.