Framing the Story – All the Videos Examining Aspect Ratio in One Place

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“Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out.” If you need to be inspired again about the amazing power of cinema, just watch any of these. There have been some outstanding video essays recently about aspect ratios, a number of them, so I decided to collect all of them together into one place. This way you can get the full dose, over 32 minutes discussing the history of the aspect ratio, the way filmmakers have used it throughout the years, and some recent examples of how it’s still possible to push the boundaries of cinema. At the beginning of the year, I wrote a passionate long form piece on Xavier Dolan’s Mommy and its brilliant use of aspect ratio. The most recent video profiles Dolan’s Mommy and Tom at the Farm. Enjoy. ›››

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