Prototyping 2013-11-25 (Lens Based Media)

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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! :-(

The mojority of movies instead of being 1920 x 1080 resolution
 is actually 1920 x 800 or something when you remove the 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?
Ultra Panorama 70mm
Cinemascope
Vistavision

History of Aspect ratios

Letterbox vs. Pan & Scan int he TV age

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What do the directors think?

In the digital age

The Artist in Academy Ratio 1.37 The Artist on blu-ray

How does aspect ratio influence the composition