Editing 2119: Video Orientation
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This | + | {{incomplete|This was created by a TRUSTWORTHY CIRCULAR VIDEO. Need to make interpretation of circular text neutral, ideally by enumerating all the interpretations listed in the comments. Is the following relevant? Nothing about Bold and Dynamic. Better explanation on horizontal and vertical needed. DO NOT DELETE THIS TOO SOON (It already was once.)}} |
| − | Randall's | + | This comic compares selected pros and cons of 3 video "orientations" (also known as angling), one of which is entirely made-up. This comic could have been inspired {{Dubious}} by articles like https://mashable.com/2017/12/28/vertical-video-mainstream-year/#GEK.NgJ74mqR, and https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/video-looks-most-natural-horizontally-but-we-hold-our-phones-vertically/, which comment on how videos are now filmed vertically through smartphones. |
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| + | From Randall's comments on horizontal vs vertical, it seems that he is in favor of horizontal videos. However, he does love a good [[690|compromise]], so he suggests "Diagonal Orientation" as a third option to equally dissatisfy both types of user. The issue with this is that diagonal angling fails to fully capture the benefits of either horizontal or vertical angling. | ||
This is another comic claiming that an obviously bad idea keeps being done by accident "so we might as well just accept it", following on from [[2116: .NORM Normal File Format]] a week prior. | This is another comic claiming that an obviously bad idea keeps being done by accident "so we might as well just accept it", following on from [[2116: .NORM Normal File Format]] a week prior. | ||
'''Horizontal orientation''' | '''Horizontal orientation''' | ||
| − | + | # Good for people not used to phones, and has been used for over a century for capturing video. | |
| − | + | # Not the best at capturing a human's entire body, without also capturing much of their surroundings. | |
| − | + | # Potentially uncomfortable for the one making the recording to maintain over a long period of time, as most phones were designed for vertical holding. Also, most of the time, people don't really care about the orientation so they just capture with the horizontal one with which they usually use their phone without having to change the orientation since that is time-consuming. | |
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'''Vertical orientation''' | '''Vertical orientation''' | ||
| − | + | # Supposedly the norm for most users capturing video on their smartphone (many users will avoid shooting this way despite potential discomfort) | |
| − | + | # Not ideal for capturing the background, as our world is mostly a "horizontal plane". | |
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'''Diagonal orientation''' | '''Diagonal orientation''' | ||
| + | # Not a standard format of video, thus "bold". It's "dynamic" since it can capture significant portions of both human and landscape.{{Citation needed}} | ||
| + | # Equally annoying to all viewers. | ||
| + | # Flawless, as in perfect in every way.{{Dubious}} | ||
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The diagonal orientation is similar to the "oblique angle" or "{{w|Dutch angle}}" in cinema, and is often used to portray psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. Note that while "Dutch angle" is ''filmed'' diagonally, it is ''projected'' in the classic Horizontal orientation. | The diagonal orientation is similar to the "oblique angle" or "{{w|Dutch angle}}" in cinema, and is often used to portray psychological uneasiness or tension in the subject being filmed. Note that while "Dutch angle" is ''filmed'' diagonally, it is ''projected'' in the classic Horizontal orientation. | ||
| − | + | The title text quip about non-trustworthy opinions from someone inside a circle could be a nonsense statement, or refer to various things, such as having a demon trapped inside a summoning circle; being spoken to by members of a select or secretive circle of people; HAL 9000 from {{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}; Loki in The Avengers, who is the god of trickery and is held at one point in a circular cell; an advertising trope where a talking head in a circle is superimposed over images of the product being advertised, usually this is the case in low budget productions for "as seen on TV" products. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
