Blog Post #31- Horizontal vs Vertical

When it comes to holding your phone and filming you always want to use a horizontal angle. This picture is an example of a horizontal angle.

This is an example of vertical. For my film I will avoid using a vertical angle. 

The way you film your shots has a huge impact on your film. You always want to avoid filming vertical. When filming no one wants to watch a vertical film. It is a lot harder to make a film when the angle is vertical. It is hard to fit stuff in and things seem crammed. 

These two pictures were taking in the same spot, same props, same height, same everything. As you can see the first picture shows a lot more of the setting. You see the stacks of paper, the hold puncher, the whole right side of the desk. That is me filming horizontal. When you film vertically (the second picture) you only get the left side of the desk.

Filming vertical cuts out a lot and gives you less space to work with. It is harder to show certain things and fit people in it. 

For example, if I was going to film a two-person shot, the scene would look scrunched. It would look crammed. Not only that but it would not give me the opportunity to show body language or give me much room to show audience members things that are happening behind them. When you use a vertical angle, you limit what you can do. You do not give yourself as many opportunities to fit stuff in. 

When filming horizontal, if I would step a few steps back I give myself more room to work with and more room to fit more people in. I can add different props and have more room to make more things stand out.