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<pre>Why so many movies not in full 16:9 aspect ratio..specially Blu-ray? | |||
Howzit guys. Is there a reason for this? We have such fancy TV's now with 16:9 aspect ratios...but when we watch Bluray.... | |||
we only have the middle part of our screens used and the rest are damn black bars! :-( | |||
Why dont they just film the movies at a aspect ratio that will make full use of Bluray and our HD TV's? | Why dont they just film the movies at a aspect ratio that will make full use of Bluray and our HD TV's? | ||
Do you guys not get irritated by this? | Do you guys not get irritated by this? | ||
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[http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/500256-Why-so-many-movies-not-in-full-16-9-aspect-ratio-specially-Blu-ray Read the full forum thread here] | |||
[[file:utrlapana70.jpg|Ultra Panorama 70mm|right|thumb|200px]] | |||
[[file:cinemascope.jpg|Cinemascope|right|thumb|200px]] | |||
[[file:vistavision.jpg|Vistavision|right|thumb|200px]] | |||
=History of Aspect ratios= | |||
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=Letterbox vs. Pan & Scan in the TV age= | |||
[[file:letterbox.png|200px|right|thumb]] | |||
{{#ev:youtube|HL53KtiI0T8?version=3&autohide=1&showinfo=0}} | |||
[http://youtu.be/GMJhM3So4y8?t=57s What do the directors think?] | |||
=In the digital age= | |||
[[file:theartist1.jpg|300px|The Artist (2011) in Academy Ratio 1.37]] | |||
[[file:theartist2.jpg|400px|The artist on Blu Ray]] | |||
[[file:youtube2.png|300px|Youtube 2007, 4:3]] | |||
[[file:youtube1.png|300px|Youtube now, 16:9]] | |||
[[file:imax.jpg|300px|Imax]] | |||
=How does aspect ratio influence the composition= | |||
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= Tutorials this afternoon = | |||
[http://pzwart3.wdka.hro.nl/mediawiki/index.php?title=Calendars:Networked+Media+Calendar/Networked+Media+Calendar/25-11-2013+-Event+4 can be found here] |
Latest revision as of 11:47, 25 November 2013
Why so many movies not in full 16:9 aspect ratio..specially Blu-ray? Howzit guys. Is there a reason for this? We have such fancy TV's now with 16:9 aspect ratios...but when we watch Bluray.... we only have the middle part of our screens used and the rest are damn black bars! :-( Why dont they just film the movies at a aspect ratio that will make full use of Bluray and our HD TV's? Do you guys not get irritated by this?
Read the full forum thread here
History of Aspect ratios
Letterbox vs. Pan & Scan in the TV age
{{#ev:youtube|HL53KtiI0T8?version=3&autohide=1&showinfo=0}}
In the digital age
How does aspect ratio influence the composition