aspect ratio
noun
: a ratio of one dimension to another: such as
a
: the ratio of span to mean chord of an airfoil
b
: the ratio of the width of a television or motion-picture image to its height
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The sidebar will close with a brand-new 4K restoration of Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, presenting in the film’s photographed aspect ratio of 1.66:1, as specified in a December 8, 1975, letter from Kubrick to projectionists.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Filmed in a boxy aspect ratio that visually imprisons her in her circumstances, the movie uses tracking shots as hints into its character’s mindset.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
One benefit of shooting in VistaVision was that the resulting films could be printed down to standard 35mm prints, which could be put into theaters is a variety of aspect ratios.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The result is one of extreme, almost heady disparity in aspect ratios (1.43:1 for IMAX 65mm and 2.76:1 for Ultra Panavision 70) that allow the film to emphasize both its period trappings and supernatural atmosphere.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 19 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Filmed in a boxy aspect ratio that visually imprisons her in her circumstances, the movie uses tracking shots as hints into its character’s mindset.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
One benefit of shooting in VistaVision was that the resulting films could be printed down to standard 35mm prints, which could be put into theaters is a variety of aspect ratios.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The result is one of extreme, almost heady disparity in aspect ratios (1.43:1 for IMAX 65mm and 2.76:1 for Ultra Panavision 70) that allow the film to emphasize both its period trappings and supernatural atmosphere.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Aspect ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aspect%20ratio. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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