Self-tape audition tips! Full body slate in PORTRAIT ORIENTATION???!!!

[@chloehaven]

In iMovie, if you have to use the vertical: after you do the cropping out of the extra headroom in photos, screenshot and crop a square of the background (in this case, the blue), and then you can drag the video above it, so the big black bars around it will be removed and replaced with your background color. Makes it blend much more seamlessly.

[@sophiearrick]

That’s, exactly, what I was going to suggest!

[@Zipporah_Shunise]

Definitely will try this! Thanks!

[@AUREAG]

I think I need to see a tutorial to this background tip

[@Zipporah_Shunise]

THANKS soooooo much!!!! Never knew why my full body shots always were off! So glad I searched…The tutorial at the end is such a blessing!!!

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I am glad it helped. This is why we love creating this kind of content!!! ~ David

[@adrianapascual]

Thank you! Great tip! Just yesterday I had to do the full body slate and complained (to myself!) how to get it right without all the extras on the side of my backdrop - it's not the first time either! Ended up doing a 3/4 slate (up to my knees)...but now I can use your tip to make it happen!

[@sarahsolari3061]

Thanks so much! I’m doing an audition that wants my songs recording my full body... any tips for recording in horizontal mode in a small space?

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

You'll have much more trouble getting a head to toe video in a small space with the camera in a horizontal/landscape orientation. A wide angle lens would be needed for that kind of thing, which might be an add-on of minimal expense if it was for a smartphone. Best of luck! ~ David

[@fourscorpio]

Thanks David! Great tips!

[@eleyewallach]

Hi, thanks for this video. Cropping a slate on iPhone worked for me but then the final audio of the cropped vid was out of sync when it got exported from iMovie as a final project. Tried it again with the uncropped vid and the audio synced up fine. Any ideas?

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

I am hearing about sync issues when exporting videos filmed and edited on iPhones. My editor pals thing it has something to do with the tech of the devices filming with a variable frame rate. There appear to be a few workarounds: 1. trying filming with a manual camera app like FilmicPro or ProCam8. 2. Compress your exported video with Handbrake. I have no idea why a cropped video would affect the recorded audio. It's all a bit frustrating... Keep me posted. ~ David

[@KimNiemi]

Thanks for this tip. I actually knew most of this, and already shoot my self-tapes this way, BUT I did NOT know you could crop a video to portrait mode (or in any other way) on a phone! I usually use Filmora on my laptop for my editing. On my phone I've only ever trimmed for length. So thanks for that awesome bit - it worked perfectly on my Motorola Edge, which is an Android device, so there ya go! :)

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

Awesome! Break a leg on your next audition!

[@KimNiemi]

@@MightyTripodActingStudio Thank you!

[@estee73]

When I tried this, the head and feet of my slate were both cut out when I moved the video to iMovie. How do I fix that?

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

I swore I replied to this! Sorry for the delay. I have a video on this channel about editing with iMovie. That has the tutorial on Pinch to Zoom, which will address what issue. Best of luck!

[@hodgmahal]

VERY HELPFUL!!! Thanks David & Angela

[@michelleconklin1065]

So very helpful. Thank you!!

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jbauertoy]

Very helpful. Thank you 👊🏻

[@freddibella1759]

So i was talking to a CD about cropping and she said dont cause when they watch it, your full body will look to small for them to see. Would like to hear your thoughts since this video was 3 years ago im watching

[@kyleedonovan3626]

what if they want a slate video in 16:9 and a full body in 9:16. do we just not say anything in the full body video? or is there something specific we should do

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

Hello, Kylee. Thanks for your question. Actors should always strive to fulfill the requests of casting, so let me try to understand your question. They want a wide/landscape SLATE and full body shot filmed vertically?

[@kyleedonovan3626]

@@MightyTripodActingStudio yes! they want two seperate videos and filmed teo different ways! so the skate will be seperate from the full body shot.

[@tankkelly3571]

Thank you so much

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

You're most welcome

[@OhLookItsMauve]

Genuinely helpful. Thanks!

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Kellytalk]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

Happy to help!

[@kiapalmer424]

Great tip!

[@daughterofletha4]

What if you are filming from a Mac laptop? Ok editing is required? I'm not that advanced yet. I'm still learning backdrop options lol!

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

I always suggest editing. :-) What app are you filming with? And are you using your laptop camera, or a USB connected camera?

[@jasminecowan242]

Thank you !

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

No worries!

[@shawnnharmonn]

You can just turn your dslr 90 degrees too

[@ryanoliver318]

The quality loss from iMovie is horrible! I don't feel comfortable using this method.

[@danjordan6395]

too bloody complicated

[@MightyTripodActingStudio]

Do your thing, Dan! We just like to present options. ~ David