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:

Directors have tons of aspect ratios to choose from. Which should they pick? Let's look at the thematic effect each different aspect ratio can have on the viewer. Clips in Order of Appearance: Family Guy S08 E10 "Big Man on Hippocampus" Citizen Kane (1941) Wizard of Oz (1939) Batman: The Dark Knight (2008) 500 Days of Summer (2009) Scott Pilgrim Vs.

Via: Gizmodo

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