Widescreen
adjective
A screen that is much wider than it is tall, often used to display movies or videos.
A widescreen television can display movies in their original format without cropping.
Often appears as...
- widescreen format
- widescreen display
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Technical
adjective
A screen that is much wider than it is tall, often used to display movies or videos.
A widescreen television can display movies in their original format without cropping.
Often appears as...
- widescreen format
- widescreen display
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Aspect Ratio
Widescreen refers to a specific shape of a screen, wider than normal TVs, enhancing viewing experience.
She preferred watching the film on her widescreen monitor for a cinematic feel.
Pro Tip 2/3Movie Authenticity
Widescreen is preferred for movies because it presents the film as the director intended, without cuts.
The widescreen version shows more of the scenery, just as in the cinema.
Pro Tip 3/3Modern Implication
The term 'widescreen' is associated with modernity, implying up-to-date technology in media devices.
He upgraded to a widescreen TV to make his living room more modern.
Pro Tip 1/3Aspect Ratio
Widescreen refers to a specific shape of a screen, wider than normal TVs, enhancing viewing experience.
She preferred watching the film on her widescreen monitor for a cinematic feel.
Pro Tip 2/3Movie Authenticity
Widescreen is preferred for movies because it presents the film as the director intended, without cuts.
The widescreen version shows more of the scenery, just as in the cinema.
Pro Tip 3/3Modern Implication
The term 'widescreen' is associated with modernity, implying up-to-date technology in media devices.
He upgraded to a widescreen TV to make his living room more modern.
Pro Tip 1/3Aspect Ratio
Widescreen refers to a specific shape of a screen, wider than normal TVs, enhancing viewing experience.
She preferred watching the film on her widescreen monitor for a cinematic feel.
Pro Tip 2/3Movie Authenticity
Widescreen is preferred for movies because it presents the film as the director intended, without cuts.
The widescreen version shows more of the scenery, just as in the cinema.
Pro Tip 3/3Modern Implication
The term 'widescreen' is associated with modernity, implying up-to-date technology in media devices.
He upgraded to a widescreen TV to make his living room more modern.
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Why the shape of your...
Well, what it should say is, "We are only displaying 55% of the movie of our choosing." Now for all the full-screen TV lovers, this is your do you want to see all the movie, or is 55% good enough? How about new TVs? Around the start of the century, some widescreen TVs
Video examples
Why the shape of your...
Well, what it should say is, "We are only displaying 55% of the movie of our choosing." Now for all the full-screen TV lovers, this is your do you want to see all the movie, or is 55% good enough? How about new TVs? Around the start of the century, some widescreen TVs
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Sean Baker
American Director
I remember, at one point, I was actually studying it kind of intensively around 2001, when Hrithik Roshan was big. I wanted to learn more about it, as I've always been intrigued by the craft of Bollywood, in that how well they were shot in glorious widescreen. I would actually go to see Bollywood films in the theaters in New York and New Jersey.
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Kevin Brownlow
British Historian
I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George Dunning, who animated and directed 'Yellow Submarine,' and they'd got their hands on the last scene, the triptychs. They just showed that part, without music and with the projectors misaligned.
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Rachel Morrison
American Director
So much of 'Mudbound' is about man's relationship to the land and to the elements. It's about the desire for control and how powerless we are against nature. We always knew we would shoot widescreen as a means to isolate a body in the frame and to highlight our own insignificance.
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David MacKenzie
Scottish Director
When I started making films, all the theaters, the screen would slide open the widest possible point, and that would be widescreen. But now, theaters are geared up for around 16:9, so scope is now 'letterboxed.' In a way, if you want the big picture, you shoot 16:9.
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Deborah Meaden
English Businesswoman
I suffer from reverse body dysmorphia. When I look in the mirror I see somebody slimmer. It's quite a shock to see myself on TV, especially on widescreen.
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George Stevens
American Director
I'm interested in all the new ideas, such as 3-D and widescreen, but I don't believe the technical method of presentation is the real important thing.
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Jeff Nichols
American Director
I loved, in 'Starman', the use of anamorphic lenses, the creation of blue light, and Carpenter's use of the widescreen format.
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Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
The Authority,' by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, really pioneered the widescreen, action-packed style of storytelling.
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Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
My life had been very work-orientated, and all in close-up. Once I had the family, it went into sudden widescreen.
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Michael McKean
American Actor
There's more than one way to do TV just like there's more than one way to do widescreen movies.
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Sean Baker
American Director
I remember, at one point, I was actually studying it kind of intensively around 2001, when Hrithik Roshan was big. I wanted to learn more about it, as I've always been intrigued by the craft of Bollywood, in that how well they were shot in glorious widescreen. I would actually go to see Bollywood films in the theaters in New York and New Jersey.
Quote examples
Kevin Brownlow
British Historian
I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George Dunning, who animated and directed 'Yellow Submarine,' and they'd got their hands on the last scene, the triptychs. They just showed that part, without music and with the projectors misaligned.
Quote examples
Rachel Morrison
American Director
So much of 'Mudbound' is about man's relationship to the land and to the elements. It's about the desire for control and how powerless we are against nature. We always knew we would shoot widescreen as a means to isolate a body in the frame and to highlight our own insignificance.
Quote examples
David MacKenzie
Scottish Director
When I started making films, all the theaters, the screen would slide open the widest possible point, and that would be widescreen. But now, theaters are geared up for around 16:9, so scope is now 'letterboxed.' In a way, if you want the big picture, you shoot 16:9.
Quote examples
Deborah Meaden
English Businesswoman
I suffer from reverse body dysmorphia. When I look in the mirror I see somebody slimmer. It's quite a shock to see myself on TV, especially on widescreen.
Quote examples
George Stevens
American Director
I'm interested in all the new ideas, such as 3-D and widescreen, but I don't believe the technical method of presentation is the real important thing.
Quote examples
Jeff Nichols
American Director
I loved, in 'Starman', the use of anamorphic lenses, the creation of blue light, and Carpenter's use of the widescreen format.
Quote examples
Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
The Authority,' by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, really pioneered the widescreen, action-packed style of storytelling.
Quote examples
Helena Bonham Carter
British Actress
My life had been very work-orientated, and all in close-up. Once I had the family, it went into sudden widescreen.
Quote examples
Michael McKean
American Actor
There's more than one way to do TV just like there's more than one way to do widescreen movies.
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