2.35:1 aspect ratio guide

I think 2.25 is close enough, and if you're a specific guy then just eyeball the top and bottom edges (but that's just me).

If any crucial information for the viewer is lost in those margins then you're framing is screwed from the start.
 
ffaf07 said:
I think 2.25 is close enough, and if you're a specific guy then just eyeball the top and bottom edges (but that's just me).

If any crucial information for the viewer is lost in those margins then you're framing is screwed from the start.
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2.25 is close, but the difference when projected on a theater screen will be significant. Anyone else?
 
I always just threw a movie in scope on, and connected the camera to dub off the dvd player. Playback and tape off the screen.
 
I always shoot in normal 16.9 with evf guides on. Then in post you have room to adjust vertically any shot you want to adjust.
 
You will be wanting guides for 2.40 not 2.35, if you want our modern day wide screen aspect ratio. 2.35 has been dead since around the 1970.

Note: 2.39 is the exact ratio rounded to 2.40.

Wide formats were introduced at the dawn of television (late 50's) to keep audiences coming to the theater. Although there were dozens of variations of wide screen formats, the first widely used wide screen format is considered to be 2.35, but all modern 'Anamorphic wide screen' films or super 35mm (cropped) wide screen films are at a 2.40 ratio.

2.35 hasn't been used for decades, but this does not necessarily mean you cannot use your own custom aspect ratio for your own film. I recently used a 2.55 wide screen format for a film. 2.55 is not used at all in the industry but suited our films story. Just make sure if you are not using a standard or conventional aspect ratio to allow proper viewing. We exported ours on a 16:9 dvd with additional letterboxing.

To find 2.40 guides, make a cardboard cut out which is 2.4 times more long then it is tall. Frame the image up in camera (the cutout's sides barely touching each side of the frame) and tape off the top and bottom accordingly. I would personally leave a little bit of padding room for safety.


-rpo
 
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Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
To find 2.40 guides, make a cardboard cut out which is 2.4 times more long then it is tall. Frame the image up in camera (the cutout's sides barely touching each side of the frame) and tape off the top and bottom accordingly. I would personally leave a little bit of padding room for safety.

-rpo
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You can do this with any ratio.

If you want 2.40:1 .... Make a cardboard rectangle that is 2.4 feet wide (28.4 inches) by 1 foot tall.
 
this is why i love my little xh-a1...though erroneosly listed as 2.35:1 (with precise illustration as to why, here by Ryan), it has a guide function built in that will display on the lcd. 2.39/40 would be most accurate in today's standards.
 
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