Glossary: Aspect ratio

The relationship of the frame's width to its height. To emphasize the contrast, each of the thumbnails below is two inches high; notice how the image becomes wider as the aspect ratio increases.

 

From The Big Sleep

Frame 1: Aspect ratio 1.37 (1.33):1 (Though the standard aspect ratio for classical Hollywood cinema was referred to as 1.33:1, it works out to 1.37:1 on most prints.)

 

From Rear Window

Frame 1: Aspect ratio 1.66:1

 

From The Searchers

Frame 1: Aspect ratio 1.75:1

 

From Do the Right Thing

Frame 1: Aspect ratio 1.85:1

 

From 2001: A Space Odyssey

Frame 1: Aspect ratio 2.2:1

 

From Magnolia

Frame 1: Aspect ratio 2.35:1

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