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- From: cal@gsbux1.uchicago.edu (Cal Lott)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
- Subject: Re: Most Extreme Aspect Ratio?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.002024.25518@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: 2 Jan 93 00:20:24 GMT
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- ac717@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeffry L. Johnson) writes:
- >In a previous article, cal@gsbux1.uchicago.edu (Cal Lott) says:
-
- >>up: Which U.S. theatrical release holds the record for the most
- >>extreme aspect ratio?
- >>
- >> Three popular guesses:
- >>
- >> -1) 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
- >> -2) SPARTACUS
- >> -3) THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
- >>
- >> 2001 was the most popular, but nobody could rember the
- >>exact aspect ratio. We know that SPARTACUS is up there at 2.6:1,
- >>and so is THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY.
-
- >None of these. _2001_ and _Spartacus_ should be 2.2:1. _The Good..._
- >is standard anamorphic 2.40:1.
-
- >Films shot in Ultra Panavision have a projected aspect ratio of 2.76:1 (from
- >Carr & Hayes).
- > The Big Fisherman
- > Mutiny On the Bounty
- > It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
- > The Fall of the Roman Empire
- > Battle of the Bulge
- > The Greatest Story Ever Told
- > The Hallelujah Trail
- > Kartoum
-
- >Cinerama was shown at an aspect ratio of 2.72-2.77
-
- >If you count special venue presentations then Circlevision would be the most
- >extreme.
-
- I assume that Carr and Hayes refer to the authors or editors of a
- book. What is the name of this volume, and does it contain a list of aspect
- ratios according to lense type?
-
- If so, I would be interested. (And I might be interested, anyway,
- if I were more familar with the contents.) Could you give a brief descrip-
- tion? Thanks!
-
- -Cal
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