Change aspect ratio for platform

I need this clip to fit Instagram Reels and TikTok. Change the project to a 9:16 aspect ratio, then check framing on the first 30 seconds so faces and captions aren’t cropped. If anything important is off-center, nudge the clip or scale it so the subject stays fully visible. Export a 10-second preview and save it as Draft for review by Maya by Thursday.

Before I hand this to social, make the format switch painless for reviewers: set the timeline to 9:16, surface a side-by-side before/after frame of the opener, flag any text layers that now sit outside the safe area, and suggest which two shots to reframe if faces are cut. Leave a short note with exact pixel offsets I can apply quickly.

I converted the sequence to 9:16 for Reels and noticed the interviewee’s face gets cropped at the left edge. Maya will be reviewing this and expects a finished cut tomorrow morning; I don’t know whether to scale the clip down (losing background) or reposition and risk headroom issues. Which approach will look least amateur on mobile, and how should I document the change for Maya?

Over the last month we’ve been converting the same widescreen footage into 9:16 and losing time redoing framing for each platform. I’m tired of last-minute reframes, reviewers getting surprised, and inconsistent headroom across posts. What habit or template should I put in place so every edit starts with platform-safe framing, who on the team should own it, and what two rules will prevent this rework?