What's with 'Scope these days?

[David W. Jones]

If memory serves, Hugo which won 5 Academy awards including best cinematography was shot at 1.85:1.

 

[gonzo_entertainment]

Yeah, you could have shot it silent as well... and won an Academy Award... even then "The Artist" is listed as being 1.37:1. The wiki indicates that 1.37:1 was the 1932 Academy Ratio, and was based on the compromise requirement of sound track and visuals. Where as Real(tm) silent films where shot full frame 1.33:1.

Ha!
It would just have been a somewhat risky move as far as how the work was perceived. One I wasn't willing to take.