Ryan Coogler has cemented himself as one of the best young filmmakers in Hollywood. His work on the Creed franchise, Black Panther franchise, and his indie Fruitvale Station have all been lauded by critics and have given us a taste of what he's capable of doing. Now, with his new movie, Sinners, we're going to get an original movie from Coogler, which has me pretty excited. Recently, he made a whole video about the aspect ratios and film formats that you could view Sinners in, and what sets them apart. I thought it was spectacular. Let's dive in. Ryan Coogler Break Down Film Formats I bought my IMAX tickets for Sinners as soon as they went on sale. I wanted to see the movie on the biggest and best screen possible. But there are lots of ways to see the movie—and any movie for that matter. In the video from Kodak, we learn Coogler's for film blossomed in film school. At first, he dives into some basic film formats. Super 8: The basic film format from a lot of old home movies. Super 16: Highlighting Super 16, which he used for his film Fruitvale Station. 35mm: A standard format for most Hollywood movies shot on film. The biggest takeaway here is that as film gets wider, from 8mm to 35mm, you not only get a better resolution, but you get the ability to play with the depth of field. On the side of each strip are perforations, or 'perfs'. Movies are...
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