• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    unlike most conventional film projectors, the film runs horizontally so that the image width can be greater than the width of the film stock.

    Nolan could have filmed in any ratio he wanted. Choosing 4:3 is not a technical constraint. He basically chose the opposite of cinemascope.