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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

The Grand Budapest Hotel

I would imagine Wes shot on film, but wow, every frame in this movie looks like a work of art.
 
I agree bob, the train shot looks a little digital but I could be wrong.
 
I suspect it's 16 because of the DOF on each shot, just looks cleaner than I normally see on 16. Wes really goes out of his way on shot design. The color palette is phenomenal, and it really speaks on his understanding of color theory. I can't stop watching.
 
For whatever reason the 4:3's seems to compliment the symmetry in each shot. There were a couple shots that were not 4:3rds, and for me it flowed, but I wonder what he was trying to convey.
 
There was a thread on this yesterday (around 6pm) - http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?107095-New-Wes-Anderson-Grand-Budapest-Hotel-Trailer

I watched it and then looked around for info. Basically, the varying formats seem to be artistic choice to show differing time periods and characters at varing stages of their life (etc). Many sites have used this same quote - here it is from reddit for example - http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1on7q4/trailer_for_wes_andersons_new_film_the_grand/

For anyone confused about the final format (aspect ratio) of the film and who is saying "What's up with 4:3?!" - Wes Anderson shot The Grand Budapest Hotel in three different aspect ratios: 1.33:1 (As you know called "4:3". 1.33:1 is not precisely the academy format which is defined as 1.375:1, Wes Anderson revealed some time before production of this film that one of his dreams for the future is to shoot a movie in the academy format..), 1.85:1 (A common US widescreen cinema standard called as "flat" - pretty close to 16:9), and 2.35:1 (The current standard "cinema-scope" widescreen aspect-ratio called as "scope").


The movie jumps through three time periods - that means the different aspect ratios tell viewers where they are currently in the timeline. You can even spot the aspect ratio changes in the trailer (between 1m48sec. and 1m57sec.) for a few seconds. As a bonus fact, he shot Moonrise Kingdom on 16mm film but he went for a standard 35mm film (and 35mm Arri camera - Arricam ST) this time.
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The handful of 2:35:1 shots in there look like anamorphic. As to the rest... who knows. Just love the idea of 1:33:1 :)
 
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