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Shooting vertical on a 2.39:1 set without annoying the DP
Social needs 9:16. The film is shot in scope. Here is how we get both without a second unit.
Directors of photography frame for the cinema, and they should. Social cuts need a completely different shape.
Protect the centre
We agree a vertical safe area with the DP before the shoot. It costs nothing on the day and saves weeks in the edit.
A small camera, not a second unit
For behind-the-scenes verticals we use one small camera operated by our EPK shooter. It stays off the main crew’s lines and out of the DP’s way.
Written by the Tessolo crew
Edited by Ines Varga, creative director
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