Published On Nov 4, 2019
Although audiences are more open now to unusual aspect ratios than 20 years ago, it remains to be an underappreciated and underutilized aspect of cinematography and filmmaking. In this video, I explain why I think that is, and go through the history, philosophy, home media use and value of aspect ratios. What was once a factor of technology and convenience, has become a creative choice in the age of digital cinema cameras. From Cinemascope, Vistavision and Cinerama up to modern changing aspect ratios and the resurgence of academy ratio, I explore the subject from every angle, using examples from filmmaker such as Kubrick, Xavier Dolan, Christopher Nolan and many others. I intend this video to be my fairly comprehensive analysis on this undervalued aspect of filmmaking.