Framing Guide 101: How to Properly Frame Vertical Video

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Not all frames are created equally and this is especially true for vertical video.🤳 ↕️ There's specific areas I like to utilize for extra visual information and parts that I avoid due to dead space.😶‍🌫️ Let's talk about it! 🙌

Everything You Need to Know about Composition Grids: Here's my breakdown on how I make sure to utilize all the usable space in my video and what areas to avoid.🎥🙅‍♂️  Watch HERE

A Step-by-Step Breakdown: A carousel breakdown in case the video is too fast-paced to follow.💨 I got you! 🫡 Watch HERE

You spend so much ⏱ time ⏱ shot listing, planning, writing out a script, editing and filming.✍️ So in order to give your content the fighting chance at being remembered, utilize the composition grid to make sure your viewer will properly see the story you're trying to tell.📱👀

You put all that work into making sure your video looks good, now make sure your viewers can actually see it. 🔎

Have a question about cameras/editing/technical skills? Ask me HERE! Your question may be featured and answered in depth on the following week’s newsletter.

Question of the Week:

“How/where do you find your background music?” Submitted by: Evan

From Adrian 💬

Most of the time, just youtube instrumentals. And for branded content I'll go to any of the music subscription pages. I don’t have a preference, everything from epidemic sound, music bed, artlist, they're all the same. All of them do the same thing, so just pick what works best for YOU. 

That is it for this week y'all, hope this helps! I'm excited to see what y'all have going on and let me know if the composition grids have streamlined your edits a little bit more. 😌 Show me what you're working on in the Discord! I’m always looking for creators to highlight and get inspired by.

As always, see you next time and happy creating.✌️