@nateds7326
I love how in 2015 we got the hateful eight, a movie shot in 2:76:1 super wide screen because its an old timey movie and that's an old timey format. Then in 2019 we got the lighthouse which was shot in black and white on 1:19:1 which is super narrow almost tall, also because they wanted to get an old fashioned look. Both films wanted an old look but used completely different aspect ratios to do it.
@JCHStudios
I love that scene in Pirates of the Caribbean where the ghost pirates are marching under water toward a ship and the film makers used the black bottom of the ship and it's shadow on the ground to to widen the aspect ratio and make the scene feel more epic, and then let the pirates walk through the shadow, appearing to step out of the screen! Gosh, that was so creative!
@dmerino09
In the INTERSTELLAR movie they switch to IMAX when there are scenes from space and the ship.
@Hyraethian
Michael Bay: Grab that camera for me. Assistant: which one sir? Michael Bay: *gestures vaguely*
@kevinsupreme_ph36yearsago59
1.33 or 4:3 = academy ratio. 1.43 = golden ratio. 1.5 or 3:2 = vistavision. 1.66 = European widescreen 1.85 or 1.9 = cinema flat 2:1 or 18:9 = univisium 2.20 = super panavision 2.39 = cinema scope 2.55 = cinerama 2.76 = ultra panavision
@eibol1573
8:06 I hate that. It completely disconects you from the film.
@frankduffy7471
NOT boring at all ! I am a beginner filmmaker who didn't think that I'd get much from this video but wow, you presented this in a very interesting UNDERSTANDABLE way and a mini history lesson thrown in a to boot ! Thank you and subscribed .
@OliKember
I loved all the examples listed here, didn’t realise so many films have used mixed ratios. A few things worth nothing are: The ratio is 4:3, not 4.3 as you display. Film goes through a cinema camera vertically not horizontally as you illustrate. The anamorphic image is desqueezed horizontally and not squashed vertically as per your graphic. Hateful 8 was 2.76 not 2.75 and films are shot 2.39 not 2.35 since the 1970s. Finally, 2:1 and 9:16 are two increasingly popular ratios today worth mentioning. Regardless of those small corrections, this is a great conversation starter for a discussion on which ratio to choose as filmmakers. I just wanted to make some clarifications for those who want exact numbers.
@weswiseman1233
I never really realized catching fire's aspect ratio changed. Never something I actually noticed, but it's effect for the movie really did work.
@joehaley1147
"Hey Michael, which aspect ratio were you planning on using?" "ALL OF THEM!!!"
@BRGriffin
I remember watching the Dark Knight with some friends, and I noticed something changing. Couldn't place my finger on what it was, but then another friend noticed something as well. That's when I figured it out. I wasn't noticing when it went to IMAX, but I WAS noticing everything the crop got smaller. After that I was able to detect both much easier.
@triplewario
In Westworld Season 2, the aspect ratio turns to widescreen whenever the characters are in a simulation. And in Westworld Season 3, we actually learn that the ratio doesn't automatically change when they are in a simulation, but only when the characters KNOW they're in a simulation. Which lead to a very cool moment early in the season!
@poginip
Hello: I very much enjoyed this. I learned a lot. What came to my mind while listening to you, is that it seems to me that changing aspect ratio is like changing key signatures within a musical composition. When I was studying piano, and playing a piece I was learning for my teacher, I slowed down during during a difficult part, to get thru it. My teacher stopped me and told me: "Learn it in tempo. Do not slow down just to be able to get thru it, slow down because you are making an itelligent choice". The same rings true for me about aspect ratio, use sparingly. Less is more.
@sky-squaddancecrew8782
The history wasn’t boring. It was the best
@nickgrace4699
1..... They switched to widescreen bc TV's were getting popular and they needed more ppl in the cinema 2... Anamorphic existed already in ww1 for tanks to see a wider view through a small hole
@GHOST42738
hating on transformers on a whole new level
@perditusthornatus4750
I can now never unsee this.
@kthx1138
Brainstorm (1983) switched aspect ratio too, from 1.37:1 for the "narrative" portions of the film to 2.35:1 for the "experiential" shots in the film when you're seeing what the characters see when they're wearing the helmets. Director Douglas Trumbull even goes a step further, using standard 35mm film for the "narrative" shots and 70mm film for the "experiential" shots. He also shot the "experiential" shots with an ultra-wide fisheye lens, to be flattened out by a Cinerama-style curved screen. Visionary.
@anabel.garcia
I have always been interested in aspect ratios but thanks to your video I am now OBSESSED, what you say is super interesting and you have taught me a lot, thank you very much!
@Amstelchen