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Author Topic: 1.37 Aspect Ratio with 1.33 Lens? Justin Schroepfer Film Handler Posts: 8 From: Moorhead, MN USA Registered: Dec 2010 posted 08-10-2011 06:07 PM                     Tomorrow night our theatre will be playing "Singin' in the Rain". The aspect ratio is 1.37, but the closest lens and aperture plate we have to that is 1.33. How much of a difference will playing a 1.37 film with a 1.33 lens and aperture plate make? Thanks for the help.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-10-2011 06:22 PM                        It depends. Lots of people refer to the Academy frame as "1.33," even though it actually is 1.37:1. If that is true in your case, you should be fine. On the other hand, if your "1.33" lens and plate are actually intended for showing full silent aperture prints (which actually are 1.33:1...mostly), then you will see the soundtrack on the screen and have too much image height. If this is the case, you could probably get away with using the silent lens and your scope aperture plate (which will still give too much image height). I suspect that the first possibility is more likely. It would be highly unusual for a theatre to have lenses and plates for silent but not Academy.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 08-11-2011 06:05 PM                     I hope you got a good print of it.  |  IP: Logged

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