Rotating RED camera for Instagram Vertical Stories

[James Darren]

Hi all,

Has anyone here rotated their RED camera body for Instagram vertical stories?

I have a project coming up where this will be one of the main deliverables & will have to compose some shots specifically for this vertical aspect ratio.

Should I rotate the camera for these shots?
Or should I not rotate the camera & just create a 1080 wide x 1920 high frame guide?

I'm wondering what some of the wider lenses (wont go wider than 24mm on a Gemini) will look like when the camera is rotated?

Would be great to hear from anyone who has done this.

 

[Phil Holland]

It's certainly becoming a more common shooting experience.

If you find yourself doing a lot of this work I would suggest any of the various cage options that feature "side ribs" or a larger side cheese plate.

After you have that it's pretty easy to attached a quick release or dovetail to that.

 

[Samir Patel]

I pick off a few shots on my personal shoots turning the camera 90 degrees just in case. Rather have the resolution if I want it in the edit.

 

[Sterling Williams]

I don't have any input on rotating vs frame guide, but I have shot several projects for a vertical/social media deliverable and I will say that it is very weird trying to compose a shot in that aspect.

 

[Bob Gundu]

Now I just attach a bridge plate to a side rib/cage to the camera. But I also did this setup a few years ago.

https://www.instagram.com/p/2phxsnG4Qu/
https://www.instagram.com/p/2pCJqzG4RP/
https://www.instagram.com/p/2pAEjDG4eh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/3TuCK7G4Zl/
https://www.instagram.com/p/3TqWRxG4SW/

 

[Peter Strietmann]

I use the filmtools wedge plate (https://www.filmtools.com/filmtools-standard-tilt-plate-aka-wedge.html). I mount it sideways on the fluid head and reverse the large knurled knob from the inside of the plate to the outside. I have shot a couple of things this way and it is fast and easy.

 

[Mark Wuerthner]

There must be rental houses in LA that carry tilt wedges/plates which allow you to tilt the camera 90 degrees to the side. Something like this:

https://www.sharegrid.com/losangele...lt-wedge-dutch-vertical-video-plate?type=rent

A very simple and economic way to do it without taking the camera off of the head and having to readjust. If you really want to do it right rent this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJXdYe8SuZI

 

[Mike P.]

Red has the R90, but I think most people just use a cage and mount a tripod/bridge plate to it (since it’s cheaper and does the same thing.)

 

[Brendan H. Banks]

I've had to take both approaches. There's a lot of "we'll decide later" and it's hard explaining how that affects our coverage....but I've done lots of 6k with a vertical 9x16 cut and people find it works well. Can't convince them to go 8k and they're happy with 6k at a lower compression.

My tip is to make a user button take you right to your frame guide options. I find it helpful to shade out anything that isn't 9x16 just to make sure I know what we're capturing exactly. Clients have a tendency to see out the sides of the guide and think it's still "in" for their 9x16.

 

[Tommaso Alvisi]

I love and use the Ronford-Baker Portrait Plate for vertical shots: simple, sturdy, effective.

http://www.ronfordbaker.co.uk/products/general-accessories/

 

[Joachim Hoge]

I've shot a few commercials with the camera vertical last year. On top of that they wanted it handheld.
I have a WC top and bottom plate, with a nato rail that I moved over to the right side of the camera (looking down on it). Then I moved the top handle over to the side and hung the whole rig from my Easyrig. Extended the monitor with a Noga arm. Worked well, but framing that way is hard to get used to.


Here is from the xmas campaign for a Mobile operator.
https://www.facebook.com/icenorge/videos/710156472718816/


Pic of the rig before I put the monitor on an arm