You might not spend much time thinking about the shape of the movies you watch, but everyone from filmmakers to streaming services are paying more attention than ever. Will the next movie you watch ...

Another chance to read Serge Golikov's excellent article on the the often-confusing matter of aspect ratios, letterboxing, and pillarboxing, giving RedShark readers a lesson of cinematic rectangles ...

Aspect ratio measures the relationship between the width and height of a display, sensor, or image. A common aspect ratio is 16:9, which means it's 16 units wide and 9 units high. There are many ...

16:9, 4:3, 2.0:1, 2.35:1 – so many numbers, so little time. Here’s what they all mean. Aspect Ratio is a term that defines the shape or relative dimensions of a still image, film or video content. It ...

Gregory Lawrence (aka Greg Smith) is a writer, director, performer, songwriter, and comedian. He's an associate editor for Collider and has written for Shudder, CBS, Paste Magazine, Guff, Smosh, Obsev ...

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Ever watch a movie, and get distracted by the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen? Ever wonder what they are, and why they're different sizes? Wasn't the switch to "widescreen" TVs supposed ...

Jackie, Fox Searchlight’s best hope for 2016 Oscar glory, will be improperly projected throughout the world. There will be the usual projection mistakes and corporate carelessness that have become the ...

Seinfeld has officially moved over to stream on Netflix today, with a new 4K upgrade that promises to make the show look better than ever. But while Netflix has upgraded the iconic “show about nothing ...

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