Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ Resurrects Nearly Obsolete Technology
Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ Resurrects Nearly Obsolete Technology
"Ultra Panavision is perhaps best-known among cinephiles for its unusual dimensions: It has an aspect ratio of 2.76:1, which means that the image has 2.76 feet of width for every foot of height. (By contrast, most American movies are projected at 1.85:1 or 2.39:1.) Mr. Cutler said there would be space at the top and bottom of most of the screens that show “The Hateful Eight.”
Ultra Panavision also produces subtle aesthetic effects, unusual even to viewers familiar with 70 millimeter. The lens “for lack of a better word is a softer lens,” Mr. Sasaki said. During a screening of test footage for the film, he pointed out the impressionistic qualities of the focus and explained how the image catered to our eyes’ natural depth cues."
"Ultra Panavision is perhaps best-known among cinephiles for its unusual dimensions: It has an aspect ratio of 2.76:1, which means that the image has 2.76 feet of width for every foot of height. (By contrast, most American movies are projected at 1.85:1 or 2.39:1.) Mr. Cutler said there would be space at the top and bottom of most of the screens that show “The Hateful Eight.”
Ultra Panavision also produces subtle aesthetic effects, unusual even to viewers familiar with 70 millimeter. The lens “for lack of a better word is a softer lens,” Mr. Sasaki said. During a screening of test footage for the film, he pointed out the impressionistic qualities of the focus and explained how the image catered to our eyes’ natural depth cues."