Video Orientation
Video Orientation
[The image shows three columns by three rows with the following headers:] Video Orientation Pros Cons
[First row:] [A wide picture with a text above:] Horizontal [Pros are:] Looks normal to old people Format used by a century of cinema [Cons are:] Humans are taller than are wide I'm not turning my phone sideways
[Second row:] [A tall picture with a text above:] Vertical [Pros are:] How most normal people shoot and watch video now so we may as well accept it [Cons are:] Human world is mostly a horizontal plane
[Third row:] [A picture rotated by 45 degrees with a text above:] Diagonal [Pros are:] Bold and dynamic Equally annoying to all viewers Good compromise [Cons are:] None

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 by articles published by Mashable , and Scientific American , which comment on how videos are now filmed vertically through smartphones.
Randall's observations on horizontal vs vertical indicate that he has resigned himself to the acceptance of vertical videos. However, he does love a good 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.
Horizontal orientation
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Vertical orientation
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Diagonal orientation
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The diagonal orientation is similar to the "oblique angle" or " 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.
Circular video
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[The image shows three columns by three rows with the following headers:] Video Orientation Pros Cons
[First row:] [A wide picture with a text above:] Horizontal [Pros are:] Looks normal to old people Format used by a century of cinema [Cons are:] Humans are taller than are wide I'm not turning my phone sideways
[Second row:] [A tall picture with a text above:] Vertical [Pros are:] How most normal people shoot and watch video now so we may as well accept it [Cons are:] Human world is mostly a horizontal plane
[Third row:] [A picture rotated by 45 degrees with a text above:] Diagonal [Pros are:] Bold and dynamic Equally annoying to all viewers Good compromise [Cons are:] None
