If you’ve ever gasped at the horrors afflicted on films when they’re adjusted for certain television broadcasts or back in the harrowing days of fullscreen DVDs, then you at least have a basic familiarity with the history of the aspect ratio, and particularly how vital a proper presentation is to the experience.
Wes Anderson, Xavier Dolan, Edgar Wright, and a handful of other directors have recently had fun playing with various shifting aspect ratios in their films and today brings a pair of video essays that take a look at the history of the formats. Those looking for a fairly brief overview can turn to a new video from Now You See It, which goes into more recent examples. However, if you’re looking for something far more in-depth, we’ve also shared Filmmaker Iq’s thorough video essay.
Beginning with William Dickson and Thomas Edison‘s standards...
Wes Anderson, Xavier Dolan, Edgar Wright, and a handful of other directors have recently had fun playing with various shifting aspect ratios in their films and today brings a pair of video essays that take a look at the history of the formats. Those looking for a fairly brief overview can turn to a new video from Now You See It, which goes into more recent examples. However, if you’re looking for something far more in-depth, we’ve also shared Filmmaker Iq’s thorough video essay.
Beginning with William Dickson and Thomas Edison‘s standards...
- 9/16/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
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