A celebration of movies filmed in wide-screen and glorious ... black and white? Incongruous as it may seem, a group of scrappy directors and producers in the 1950s and ‘60s realized the artistic ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. LOS ANGELES—The venerable anamorphic format was developed for cinema by Twentieth Century-Fox in ...

We know, this is a sacrilegious topic for most cinematographers, but love it or hate it, vertical format video is here. It’s popular, it’s social, and it can help pay the bills. Or maybe you’re just a ...

Anamorphic lenses are very popular right now, so here's a guide to what all those compression ratios mean! It's not really clear why anamorphic lenses originally had a two-to-one compression ratio.

Optically stretching images to make a wider aspect ratio is back in a big way thanks to the internet. Adam Hamer investigates. DIY communities have sprouted up on the web, dedicated to helping ...

If you love the classic look of old ultra-wide movies but don't want to invest in an expensive camera to shoot your own versions, Sirui's new anamorphic mobile lens gives you a solid, relatively cheap ...

The new Sirui Astra series brings a classic cinema look to full-frame cameras with autofocus and a lightweight design ...

The Anamorphic/i Full Frame Plus range will launch at IBC, with a 50mm focal length lens available to view Cooke is adding to its anamorphic lens line-up with a new range designed specially for large ...

Mohanlal's much-anticipated sequel, 'L2: Empuraan,' directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, is set to release its teaser on January 26 at 7:07 PM IST. Prithviraj clarified that the film will utilize a 1:2.8 ...

For decades, 4:3 was the standard aspect ratio for TVs, but with HDTVs, that shifted to 16:9, which offered a wider picture that showed movies closer to their theatrical dimensions. The latest ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Sirui / Indiegogo Sirui says its upcoming lens is the first optic to offer autofocus, ...