Video Essay Explains How Aspect Ratios Can Manipulate Audiences
In a film like The Grand Budapest Hotel, it's pretty obvious that director Wes Anderson designates different aspect ratios to represent different time periods. But that isn't the only way filmmakers can utilize aspect ratios — far from it. Directors can choose to change aspect ratios throughout a film for a multitude of reasons, and this informative video essay from Now You See It points out a handful of them. Check it out below:
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