Alternate Title: Eddsworld and the *SHAPE* of Online Video
Eddsworld video about Aspect Ratios? That's right! Old Eddsworld eddisodes have black bars on the edge of the screen, but so do old movies and TV Shows... why is that? In this surprisingly long video we discuss the history and development of all the major aspect ratio formats, 4:3 to 21:9 Cinemascope, 16:9 to IMAX, 35mm film to TikTok and YouTube Shorts. All, as usual, done through the lens of
📻MUSIC:
Mondo Loops X Aiguille - Dancing in the Dark
End of Summer - The 126ers
Wishful Thinking - Dan Leibowitz
Parasail - Silent Partner
Don't turn back - silent partner
📼VIDEOS:
Eddsworld
The Eddsworld Fan Movie
https://youtu.be/g5ZgUIobSj0?si=q2Fsp7U-p0Soj_h1
https://youtu.be/lrwMja_VoM0?si=vEWiTxoGSReGCH20
https://youtube.com/shorts/Jho8oBteVzA?si=HGQW5ZMJxpfrDi_-
https://youtube.com/shorts/QEm5e9SdmxA?si=Uf_NFqO68vgOSHPe
https://youtube.com/shorts/fNQeR7RuQog?si=mfhy4ghUfVaaRIXC
https://youtube.com/shorts/l9sA24djg6Y?si=dbO3Y13CQmIebpND
https://youtube.com/shorts/X98n2ESAzvw?si=4NuBVXVf44JMH8hK
https://youtube.com/shorts/eRMJ5Df61wY?si=ADzpbt9qMVqrpN6u
https://youtube.com/shorts/sfEDR2bByQM?si=cez7nBaaCJ2TqdJq
https://youtube.com/shorts/6AKGdebW33g?si=PsCXswloZmTOgfbT
https://youtube.com/shorts/ijZO5gFskTw?si=rgbPkM5tLRsc_PIR
https://youtube.com/shorts/jzZk86N6EVQ?si=DSNOqNFj4KS-i89u
https://youtube.com/shorts/w-d9gc_TsWM?si=8ycSSqpOuxJG116Q
https://youtube.com/shorts/OPsk75UbF9M?si=BTAufE43GRQ6H5jy
https://youtu.be/nRpGSDsu_tg?si=CvBYeYc1nFdXi65_
https://youtu.be/1unkluyh2Ks?si=Zv59t8AFZE2AeKWi
https://youtu.be/JzpUfRv45yY?si=4tEKCQwZn38ir6qg
📺MOVIES/TV:
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)
Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894/5)
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Godzilla (1954)
Rejected (2000)
The Simpsons (1989)
Sound of Music (1965)
Laurence of Arabia (1962)
Ad Astra (2019)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
C'est Polyvision (1929)
The World's End (2013)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
La La Land (2016)
American Beauty (1999)
Gattaca (1997)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
The Good The Bad And The Ugly (1966)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Batman TAS (1992)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
Sex Education (2019)
Friends (1994)
Following (1998)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
Saltburn (2023)
Dark Knight Rises (2012)
📹OTHER CLIPS:
Tetris (1984)
Figure 1. Schubin, M. (1996). Searching for the perfect aspect ratio. SMPTE journal, 105(8), 460-478.
Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
Hot Mulligan - *Equip Sunglasses*
Nokia Widescreen TV Advert (https://youtu.be/nsWNW4Ms15Q?si=1XT22V0xO9do4D7G)
PS3 Montage Advert (https://youtu.be/-0-0CkrzyKg?si=xKTcPX9_tFI2oQUx)
https://youtube.com/shorts/Hb3rmh-_FMw?si=gNb9G-OQW6qwEDYI
https://youtube.com/shorts/HJTe7Q9whA4?si=hikQwv1AHRa8PbwA
Introducing Apple Vision Pro
📝 SOURCES:
The invention of film and 4:3: Belton, J. (1990). Historical Paper: The Origins of 35mm Film as a Standard. SMPTE Journal, 99(8), 652-661.
https://www.artforum.com/features/square-footage-the-return-of-the-academy-ratio-in-contemporary-cinema-228343/
The development of 16:9: Schubin, M. (1996). Searching for the perfect aspect ratio. SMPTE journal, 105(8), 460-478.
4:3 was widened to make room for sound info: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-4-3-aspect-ratio/#:~:text=4%3A3%20was%20thus%20created,to%20watch%20any%20movie%20on.
Great history of aspect Ratios: https://youtu.be/3CgrMsjGk7k?si=S_mPurGHR_Skv1Ie
Widescreen as an attempt to compete with TV: https://a24films.com/notes/2020/09/the-rise-fall-and-return-of-the-43-aspect-ratio
All stock footage is free to use without credit from Pixabay and Pexels
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