What makes for the best compositions? I think 1:85 is perfect for film: not too narrow or too wide. 2:40 is the standard but let's not forget that it started off as a gimmick to get audiences away from their TVs and back into theaters. 2:40 is like looking through a keyhole; it's very limiting.
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Re: Aspect ratio
Originally posted by Biohazard View PostDepends on the movie and the director.
Then you have someone like Michael Bay who has shot in 2.35 scope his entire career, save his debut with BAD BOYS.
Cameron was the same way: 1.85 for TERMINATOR (invariably due to budget), 1.85 for ALIENS (due to quality concerns over how the visual effects would look if shot in scope), then Super35 2.35 for everything until AVATAR.
(I didn't care that pic in the slightest, but I would've preferred he kept it 2.35 instead of reformatting to 1.77)
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As much as I like Lean's use of 2:40 I still think it's too wide for pretty much everything. Some director once said it's only useful for filming snakes or somehing to that effect; I kind of agree.
I don't think I've ever seen a film that called for that amount of width, not even a film like Lawrence of Arabia with its desert landscapes. Look at all the landscape painters since the Renaissance: the dimensions of their canvases is usually closer to 1:85 than 2:40.
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I shot a short film in Tall-O-Vision - scope on its side.
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Originally posted by entlassen View PostAs much as I like Lean's use of 2:40 I still think it's too wide for pretty much everything. Some director once said it's only useful for filming snakes or somehing to that effect; I kind of agree.
I don't think I've ever seen a film that called for that amount of width, not even a film like Lawrence of Arabia with its desert landscapes. Look at all the landscape painters since the Renaissance: the dimensions of their canvases is usually closer to 1:85 than 2:40.
I've shot in all aspect ratios 1.33, 1.77, 1.85, 2.40 in SD and HD. Of all those I prefer 1.85.
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Apparently, the 4:3 aspect ratio for motion picture film originates with Edison's kinescopes, (starting with the "Blacksmith Scene" in 1893); and, I would guess that most motion picture equipment utilized this same aspect ratio, (as their default setting), to match earlier equipment and available film stocks. The 35mm film stocks have remained the same for most Hollywood films. The "Academy ratio" (1.375:1) was established to standardize projection equipment when soundtracks were added to film prints. The 16:9 aspect ratio of HDTV (1.78:1) is close to the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of "Academy Flat".
Today, most Hollywood directors opt for "Academy Flat"; but, if one wants to expand the horizons, (beyond the normal parameters of the human eye, which is closest to the 4:3 ratio), use a Super35 gate and go for Anamorphic Scope, at 2.35:1 aspect ratio.JEKYLL & CANADA (free .mp4 download @ Vimeo.com)
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