Is anyone else bothered by...

EvaFan · Post by **EvaFan** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:56 pm

The recent trend in cinema aspect ratio?

We had square tv's now we have widescreen tvs to compensate for the 16/9 HD movies and now they create some bullshit AR 2.35/1. Example movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432021/

Have you tried watching that on a widescreen TV? It's small and ugly even on a bigscreen hdtv

I bought a new tv to enjoy the new size movies for 16/9 and now they are starting this bs. I just hope they don’t start using it as a medium for cinema AND I hope anime movies don't follow suite.

Warheart · Post by **Warheart** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:06 pm

Well, it doesn't make much sense to use that format seen from a technical viewpoint and furthermore that movie sucked balls.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:16 pm

Recent trend?

http://www.imdb.com/SearchRatios?for=2. ... 1&skip=200

EvaFan · Post by **EvaFan** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:18 pm

Corran wrote:Recent trend?

http://www.imdb.com/SearchRatios?for=2. ... 1&skip=200

Ah ic.. I thought it was new, I probably should of looked into it. Oh well either way this AR seems pointless to me. TBH I hate it.

I only brought it up really cause it seems like most of the movies i've seen recently are using it.

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:06 pm

My TV actually has a zoom setting designed for it.

Niotex · Post by **Niotex** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:34 pm

I don't mind it. I don't understand the reasoning behind it but still I don't mind it.

Prodigi · Post by **Prodigi** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:23 am

I like it. In fact there are some examples of awesomely wide-screened videos. "Lost To Apathy" by Dark Tranquillity was shot in 4:1 iirc.

EvaFan · Post by **EvaFan** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:23 pm

It's not that it seems like a waste of screen space... I guess it just doesn't seem normal after so many years of 4:3 and 16:9.

Moreover I could understand the usefulness of a very wide screened camera for cinema to give a spherical horizontal vision effect more of that of the human eyes. We see side to side more then we see top to bottom.

I guess it just doesn't look good on a TV. That video was good but the AR still bothered me. I don't notice the 2.35/1 in theaters I guess cause there is no bordered TV behind it. Like for instance I enjoyed the transformers movie and it was 2.35/1 but I watched it with a friend at their house and was awed by how ugly it looked on his HDTV.

Maybe it has something to do with the Black TV background around it that I cant stand, not the fact that it is a waste of TV space. I need to look more into my TV to find out if it has that zoom option that bashar talked about.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:40 pm

a standard would be nice

Kristyrat · Post by **Kristyrat** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:00 pm

I'd go into the specifics on why certain films are Cinematic Widescreen, shows are 16:9 or 4:3, and etc, but it really boils down to the preference of the director. Each aspect ratio allows certain shots, while making others have much less of an impact.

Basically, there's a reason, it's just mostly up to personal preference.

Also, I happen to really like 2.35:1, just personal preference.