Two-Dimensional Field (Herbert Zettl, 2008)
Aspect Ratio and Framing Traditional TV and classic movie screen aspect ratio. Wide screen (standard) motion picture aspect ratio. “Panavision 35” motion picture aspect ratio. (CinemaScope 1 : 2.35) HDTV Aspect ratio. 4 units 3 units 1.33 units 1 unit 1.85 units 2.39 units 1.78 units 9 units 16 units 5.55 units 3 units 7 units 1 unit 3 units
Smaller Screen Aspect Ratios iPOD 4:3 Aspect Ratio (or, 1.33: 1 aspect ratio) Nokia multimedia cell phone 4:3 Aspect Ratio (or,.85 : 1 aspect ratio
Vertical Vectors, Images
Horizontal, Vertical & Height Views, Lines, Forces 4:3
Close Ups & Extreme Close Ups Framing CU in 4:3Framing XCU/ECU in 4:3Framing XCU/ECU in 16:9
Establishing a Scene 16:9 Easier to establish a scene w/o using a LS or pan
Interiors, Woody Allen (1978)
Wide Vista, 16:9
Diagonal Lines Forces, Vertical Vistas 4:3 16:9
Framing Dialogue 4:316:9
Stretching, Squeezing
Aspect Ratio and Framing, cont.
Object Size & Scale
Changing Secondary Frame
Split Screen
Mixing / Matching Aspect Ratio Wide screen within Full Screen
Pillar Box
Pillar Boxing Intolerance, D. W. Griffith, 1916
New York Times, 2/29/08 (Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chair)
Masking Natural Pillar Boxing in this case.
Mobile Devices & Cell Phones Aspect ratio that works w/ multiple screens Close Ups Inductive sequencing / Deductive sequencing Brief – avg. new story avg. news story :20 +< 3:00 max. Audio track: – dense vs. sparse
Screen Size, Image Size & Relative Energy Large = More energy – Screen Aspect ratio Overall size (theater, TV, HDTV, cell phone) – Image CUs, MS, LS, etc. Scale – Sound – Huge screen & high volume surround soundtrack trumps smaller screen regardless of CUs, inductive sequencing, and a dense audio track.
Review Aesthetic field – fixed but can be manipulated Clarify Intensify