In a way, 'The Pillow Book' is an example of the use of many different ratios. Using the argument that paintings don't have a fixed ratio (a landscape requires another ratio than a portrait), Greenaway wants to liberate cinema and give it the possibility to change ratios, according to the content, mise-en-scène of the image. I haven't seen 'Galaxy Quest' yet. What's the function of the ratio change there? Tim Deschaumes ----- Original Message ----- From: Lang Thompson <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 5:03 AM Subject: films with ratio change > "GalaxyQuest" is in about a 1.85 aspect ratio for the first 20 or so > minutes before changing to a full widescreen ratio. Can anybody think of > other films that also mixed ratios? Not counting ones where it's motivated > by something like a video monitor. > > (If you didn't see "GalaxyQuest" theatrically then you'll miss this since > the studio decided it would be too confusing for home viewing so the tape > and DVD are both one ratio throughout.) > > LT > > ------------------------------------------- > Full Alert Film Review > http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/fafr.htm > > Funhouse > http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/funhouse.htm > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]