One reason people like the 2.4 format is that it can have a more dramatic appearance compared to standard 16:9 widescreen. Here is how a scene from Gone With The Wind (which was done in the Academy aspect ratio of 1.375:1, or almost 4:3), would look on a 2.4 screen: All 4:3 images will be positioned in the center of the 2.4 screen, with larger pillar-boxing on either side.
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Traditional (non-HD) television series on DVD like Friends and Northern Exposure are in 4:3, as are pretty much all classic movies made prior to 1953. Here is what a scene from Chicago looks like on that same 2.4 format screen:Īnd by the way, there is plenty of 4:3 format material still being watched today as well.
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Meanwhile, when you put a 1.85 movie on a 2.4 screen, the picture will be reduced in size with black columns on the sides. As an example, The Fifth Element was done in 2.4, and if you project it onto a 2.4 screen it would look like this: So part of your choice of screen format will depend on the type of material you watch the most, and how you prefer to manage the black bars and black pillars. For the most part, the vast majority of widescreen viewing material you are likely to have on your screen will be in 1.78, 1.85, or 2.4. However, movies in these odd formats are the exception rather than the rule. Movies such as Patton and South Pacific were done in 2.20, and they will appear on a 2.4 screen with small black columns on each side. Films like Battle of the Bulge, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Fred Astaire's Daddy Long Legs were done in 2.55, and they will have small black bars on the 2.4 screen. But occasionally you will encounter variants that are not quite 2.4. (By the way, if you end up opting for a 1.85 format screen instead of conventional 16:9, the black bars on 2.4 material are reduced by about an inch, which is another minor advantage to this variant.)Īll 2.4 format movies will fit the 2.4 frame of the screen perfectly with no black bars. That is enough to cause many people to go with a 2.4 format screen instead of 16:9. A 2.4 film shown on this screen will have 7.6" black bars above and below the image. On a 120" screen, the image is 59" in height and 105" in width. If you watch these films on a 16:9 screen, you end up with somewhat larger black bars at the top and bottom of the image. As examples, the following movies were filmed in the 2.4 format. Most of them are dramas or the big action/adventure films as opposed to, say, romantic comedies, but 2.4 films are made in all genres. But of course many movies are done in the wider screen 2.4 format.
We just looked at a list of movies done in 1.78 and 1.85.
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