What's your favorite ASPECT RATIO on video? (1 Viewer)

[Dick]

I'm not talking about your favorite ratio in a theater, but at home, on your television. I prefer 1.66:1, and it has nothing to do with how much of the area on my screen is taken up with image (if that was the issue, I'd obviously prefer 1.33:1). I love 2.35:1 in theaters, but for whatever reason, I find the 1.66:1 ratio on my t.v. to be the most aesthetically pleasing. I just love that SHAPE. I can remember seeing 1.66 in some theaters thirty or forty years ago or so, and I loved it then, too.

 

[Jason Merrick]

1.85:1... still gives that WIDESCREEN look, but don't need magnifier to view it on my 27" JVC.
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[Jason Whyte]

I have none, since it all depends on the intentions of the filmmakers. I just look at the frame and not the aspect of it.
Jason
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[Bruce Hedtke]

2.35/1 is my favorite. It just gives the picture a more dramatic look and feel.
Bruce
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[Matthew Chmiel]

1.33:1
No, no... I'm just kidding.
I like 1.85:1 and 2.35:1/2.40:1 both the same.
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[MichaelPe]

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[Neil Joseph]

1.85 then 2.35
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[Scott W.]

2.35:1

Scott

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Jason, I agree with you. But i'm a sucker for a good anamorphic 2.35:1 movie, even on my 27" VVEGA. I really love the lens flares.
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[Dick]

I vguess I need to explain my intention for starting the thread - of course any of us on the HTF want the OAR. I am only interested in what SHAPE pleases your eye most on the t.v.

 

[Rob Tomlin]

It really depends on the film and the subject matter. I would say overall that the 2.35:1 does tend to appear a bit more "dramatic" for lack of a better word.

 

[TomRS4]

2.35:1 is my favorite. It gives that big theatrical feel, and I like seeing the black bars on my 16:9 tv.

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[Adam Tyner]

Another 2.35:1/2.40:1 fan...
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[Nate Anderson]

I always get a charge when I see a movie was shot in scope 2.35:1. It always leads to a grander, although less cramped shot. If you want to do a two shot, it always looks better in 2.35:1, although it sucks when you have to Pan and Scan it.
Long live OAR.
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[Keith_R]

I like 1:85:1. I like it because when viewing a movie a movie on my 20 inch Sony it doesn't make the movie seem like it is dilutted or smaller like 2:35:1 sometimes does. Of course OAR is important no matter what.
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[brentl]

2.05:1
Brent L
OAR works too
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[JohanK]

2.35 for wide shots like a battle scene; 1:85 for interpersonal scenes.
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[Jeffrey Forner]

I love 2.35:1 simply because I think it offers more exciting composition possibilities. When done right. 2.35:1 movies look absolutely amazing.
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[Dominik Droscher]

I am with Jeffrey here. I watched "Thin Red Line" yesterday which is magnificentally photographed. You could hang every single frame as a poster on your wall.
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[Richard Kim]

For sweeping epic landscape type shots, 2.35:1, but for more intimate close up shots, 1.85:1 or 1.33:1 is better.(why do I feel like I'm the only who'll vote 1:33? )