Vertical Video, Aspect Ratios & Virtual Lenses | 100% US Tariff on Foreign Films – CineD Focus Check Ep63

by Felix TappeinerMay 8^th, 2025

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In recent years, the rise of vertical video shooting has grown significantly. We recently conducted a poll asking our community how they handle this during their productions. Do people tend to crop into horizontal videos, or are they flipping the cameras to shoot dedicated vertical shots?

What needs to be considered when shooting vertically? We dive into this topic and, of course, bring you the usual gear updates in this week’s episode. Tune in and get all the insights from this week’s discussion!

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Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by FUJIFILM. Check it out at 20:58

Chapters & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

(00:00) –  Intro

(03:50) – Poll: Are You Filming Vertically – is vertical video for you?

https://www.cined.com/poll-are-you-filming-vertically/

(13:34) – Aspect Ratio Control for Everyone!

https://www.cined.com/aspect-ratio-for-everyone/

(21:58) – Trump Proposes 100% Tariff on Films Produced Outside the U.S., Industry Wonders What That Actually Means

https://www.cined.com/trump-proposes-100-tariff-on-films-produced-outside-the-u-s-industry-wonders-what-that-actually-means/

(31:21) – ZEISS Virtual Lens Tech for Compositing Previewed – Real Lens Behavior for Digital Content

https://www.cined.com/zeiss-virtual-lens-tech-for-compositing-previewed-real-lens-behavior-for-digital-content/

(38:10) – TTArtisan 35mm T2.1 Cine Lens Introduced with Dual Bokeh – Bubble and Soft

https://www.cined.com/ttartisan-35mm-t2-1-cine-lens-introduced-with-dual-bokeh-bubble-and-soft/

(42:02) – Get Me Started with Adobe Premiere Pro

https://www.mzed.com/courses/get-me-started-premiere-pro

(43:55) – Canon RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Announced – Budget Telephoto Zoom for the RF System

https://www.cined.com/canon-rf-75-300mm-f-4-5-6-announced-budget-telephoto-zoom-for-the-rf-system/

(45:44) – Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 20 Beta 3 Released

https://www.cined.com/blackmagic-davinci-resolve-20-beta-3-released/

(48:26) – Blackmagic Camera 9.5.1 & 9.5.2 Firmware Updates

https://www.cined.com/blackmagic-camera-9-5-1-firmware-update-brings-improvements-to-ursa-cine-cameras/

(50:42) – CineD Best-of-Show Awards at Cine Gear 2025 – Submissions Open Now

https://www.cined.com/cined-best-of-show-awards-at-cine-gear-2025-submissions-open-now/

(58:24) -B&H BILD Expo Returns to New York City in June, with CineD Talk – Free Registration Now Open

https://www.bildexpo.com/?ref=AFFCineD&BI=7953&KBID=8488

https://www.cined.com/bh-bild-expo-returns-to-new-york-city-in-june-with-cined-talk-free-registration-now-open/

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