Films with mutilple aspect ratios (?)
05-23-06, 10:46 AM
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Films with mutilple aspect ratios (?)
Films that come to mind include:
Disney's Brother Bear
Brainstorm
are there any other films that switch from one aspect ratio to another for dramatic effect?
Disney's Brother Bear
Brainstorm
are there any other films that switch from one aspect ratio to another for dramatic effect?
05-23-06, 11:31 AM
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Kill Bill Vol. 2 - When The Bride is being buried alive, the aspect ratio switches to 4:3 for a short time to make things a little more claustrophobic
05-23-06, 11:59 AM
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Matinee. A majority of the film takes place within a 1.66:1 frame, but switches to full on 2.40:1 when clips from the films the characters are watching are shown.
05-23-06, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FinkPish
Galaxy Quest
1:66 for the old tv parts
1:85 for the normal movie scenes on earth
2:35 when they go into outer space
This is something that was lost from the movie on DVD, I remember watcing this in theaters and i thought it added a great touch.
Why did this movie work, i remember watching the preview and thinking that it would only be okay, boy was i wrong cause i hadn't smiled that much at a movie in a while
05-23-06, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sauce07
wasn't this done in 3 different aspect ratios?
1:66 for the old tv parts
1:85 for the normal movie scenes on earth
2:35 when they go into outer space
This is something that was lost from the movie on DVD, I remember watcing this in theaters and i thought it added a great touch.
Why did this movie work, i remember watching the preview and thinking that it would only be okay, boy was i wrong cause i hadn't smiled that much at a movie in a while
1:66 for the old tv parts
1:85 for the normal movie scenes on earth
2:35 when they go into outer space
This is something that was lost from the movie on DVD, I remember watcing this in theaters and i thought it added a great touch.
Why did this movie work, i remember watching the preview and thinking that it would only be okay, boy was i wrong cause i hadn't smiled that much at a movie in a while
In theaters, the film was presented at 1.85:1 for the first 20 minutes. When Tim Allen first realizes he's on a real spaceship and the vista of Thermia is revealed, the screen image widened to 2.35:1 as the parting walls of the spaceship revealed the vista.
05-23-06, 05:14 PM
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"The Horse Whisperer" started out 1.85:1 for the early scenes in New York, then switched to 2.35:1 when the action moves to Montana or whever Robert Redford's character lived.
05-23-06, 07:09 PM
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Didnt Croc Hunter: Collision Course have different ratios when they would switch from film to documentary type camera? Seems like it did when I saw it in theatres.
05-23-06, 08:06 PM
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Superman: The Movie opens with a 1.33:1 shot of the comic book and Daily Planet, then opens up to the full 2.35:1 for the opening titles and remainder of the movie. The 1.33:1 shot is stylized to look like an old tv program.
05-24-06, 09:35 AM
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Superman: The Movie opens with a 1.33:1 shot of the comic book and Daily Planet, then opens up to the full 2.35:1 for the opening titles and remainder of the movie. The 1.33:1 shot is stylized to look like an old tv program.
05-24-06, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by kitkat
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05-24-06, 07:55 PM
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More American Graffiti was shown in 2.35, with 4 different storylines each in a different ratio- one at 2.35, one in about 1.85 with matting on the sides, one about 1.33 I think, and the other with split-screens and weird effects.
In theaters, was the movie shown in Matinee letterboxed, or did theaters actually show that at 2.35 with matting on the sides? That was one of the first laserdiscs I rented and that was 1.85 with the movie clip at 2.35.
In theaters, was the movie shown in Matinee letterboxed, or did theaters actually show that at 2.35 with matting on the sides? That was one of the first laserdiscs I rented and that was 1.85 with the movie clip at 2.35.
05-25-06, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan Smithee
In theaters, was the movie shown in Matinee letterboxed, or did theaters actually show that at 2.35 with matting on the sides? That was one of the first laserdiscs I rented and that was 1.85 with the movie clip at 2.35.
05-25-06, 10:03 AM
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Everyone in the theater (Including myself) thought the projector had screwed up when the family goes out of town. Clever going there, Spike.
Everyone in the theater (Including myself) thought the projector had screwed up when the family goes out of town. Clever going there, Spike.
05-25-06, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by baracine
Don't the three "That's Entertainment" films switch from one aspect ratio to another all through their duration?
05-25-06, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
really?! I didn't remember that film having multiple AR's
