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Actually, 1.78:1 is the best average between the various aspect ratios. The most used "narrowest" format is 1.33:1 (not a lot of 1.20:1 Movietone films) and the most used "widest" format is 2.35:1. The precise average would be 1.84:1, though.

Why is the pan & scan version even worthy of being a reference for the proper framing? That's like using a Madacy's DVD of Metropolis for continuity reference.

Oddly enough, 2.35:1 didn't really become popular for American animated features until recently... The Lady and the Tramp - 1955 - CinemaScope Sleeping Beauty - 1959 - Technirama Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure - 1977 - Panavision The Black Cauldron - 1985 - Technirama The...

I think the bottom line is that Kubrick wanted the best possible compromise between video resolution and image content. So, with 16x9 video, 1.85:1 doesn't waste a lot of resolution with black bars like 4x3 letterboxing does.

If you don't believe Wanger's own words or American Cinematographer, just look at the film! There isn't one shot that looks like it was framed for 2:1. Now, I wouldn't be surprised if it were protected for 1.66:1, but the compositions almost always look like an overmatted film. In fact, just...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is 2.35:1 Super-35. By the way, Goodfellas was also shot in Super-35 for 1.85:1. Also, the end credits of Casino mention that it was filmed in Super-35... which seems to be rarely done. About Kubrick, if the books confirm 1.85:1, that's fine. What...

You totally miss the point. Kubrick wanted as much of the image shown as possible for his films. For flat films like The Shining, that simply means taking off the mattes and making it 1.33:1. For Spartacus, it's different because there are no mattes to take off. In that case, Kubrick would...

The rules are simple: Original Theatrical Ratio is good as gold unless... - The filmmakers have said otherwise (Austin Powers) - The ratio was altered after principal photography (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Shane, Exorcist prequel), thus the ratio to use is the one it was filmed for...

But it still doesn't explain why whatever a film's ratio is in theaters overrides the filmmakers' preference. Just look at the cases for Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Shane. They shot the films for Academy Ratio, but it was only the studio level that decided that they were to be shown...

I don't think it's that foolish to shoot a film in a non-standard ratio. As a comparison... Woody Allen continues to use mono sound for his films, despite it being 2005. Almost all filmmakers, since the early 1990's, have used 5.1 and it's now the standard. Is Allen foolish for not using the...

The IMDB has the wrong aspect ratio listed. Every letterboxed video (LD, DVD) of the film has been 1.85:1, so I doubt it's really 2.35:1.

Sort of the opposite, but every widescreen video of the 1956 Don Siegel version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" has been 2:1. It was actually filmed for Academy Ratio, but released in SuperScope only because Allied Artists insisted. I'm REALLY hoping that whenever Paramount does a new DVD...