In short
- Shows how much of a wide shot each shape keeps, with simple labelled diagrams.
- Flags a possible composition conflict when several people sit side by side in a wide frame.
- Warns when a cropped picture would be enlarged and look softer.
- Turns your answers into questions and working sizes to confirm with an editor.
This planner shows what each video shape keeps from a wide shot, and what you should settle at the camera before the day. It is a planning aid for a conversation with your editor.
What is it for?
One event often needs several shapes: a wide one for a website or screen, a square or tall one for a feed, and a vertical one for a phone. A vertical video is not just a wide one made smaller. It shows a much narrower slice, so framing has to be planned while filming.
For the options, read our guide to landscape, square and vertical deliverables. If vertical clips are an add-on to a landscape plan, see adding vertical social videos to a landscape brief.
How do I use it?
- Tick where the video will be shown, or choose landscape, vertical or both.
- For a venue screen, enter its width and height in pixels.
- Enter how many people must stay visible side by side, if you know. Leave it empty if you do not.
- Say whether slides or sponsor boards appear in the shot, and whether titles are added in editing.
- Choose the capture plan and, if you know it, the recording resolution.
How do I read the result?
Each shape gets a card with a working size, how much of a 16:9 wide shot it keeps, and a small diagram of the kept area. A label says whether anything was found, whether to check with the editor, or whether a composition conflict is possible. The notes under it say why.
The questions at the end are for the editor and the camera team. Each different shape is its own version to export and check.
What are the assumptions and limits?
- The count of people left in frame is an estimate. It assumes people are spread evenly across the wide shot.
- The sizes shown are common working sizes. They are not what any platform requires. The starting formats have not yet been checked against current official platform documentation, so confirm them on each platform’s help page.
- A crop can only be judged on real footage, so the final picture is confirmed once footage exists.
- To specify the finished files, use the video deliverables specification sheet. For social cuts, see event social video clips.
A worked example
This is an illustrative example. A panel has five speakers seated across a wide stage. The organiser wants a landscape video for YouTube and a vertical one for TikTok, planning to crop from one 4K wide shot.
A vertical crop keeps about a third of the width. The tool estimates that only about one speaker would remain, flags a possible composition conflict, and suggests either a second camera framed for vertical or planned close-ups. The landscape version shows no concern. Event videography explains how we plan coverage.
When should I message us?
When a vertical version is important, when many people sit across a wide stage, or when a venue screen has an unusual size. Tell us where each version will be shown and who must stay in frame. We will say what we would need to confirm for your event.
If you need both landscape and vertical versions, tell us where each will be shown and who must stay in frame. We will say what framing and crew we would need to confirm for your event, and whether a separate vertical camera makes sense.
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