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The History of Aspect Ratio
  • And now you know.

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  • The screen rag-trade goes on. "Never mind the quality, just feel the width!"

  • At the 10:12 mark of this video, was that a real world shot or special effects for that time period?

  • Great post man....thanks for sharing!

  • It's an FX shot - the stairs and the landing are a real set, everything else is a matte painting shot on glass and comped optically. Same technology as Star Wars, only ILM figured out a better way of doing everything. The tech has been around since 1917.

  • Thanks! Good link. I though I saw John Carter hopping around in that Lawrence of Arabia desert! There's also another video for shooters at their website: