You might be confusing the word Panavision with the aspect ratio 2.35:1. Panavision is a camera and lens company who rent and maintain motion picture equipment. They are top of the line in the camera world.
When using Panavision cameras and lenses, you can shoot in anamorphic aspect ratio (2.35:1) but the equipment does not dictate that per se. Arriflex cameras and lenses can also shoot an anamorphic image.
Regardless, this film was shot using spherical lenses in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio (by what company, I do not know).
There’s a significant cost difference between rental of spherical and anamorphic lenses. Also, in shooting anamorphic you are using 4-perforations of film stock as apposed to 1.85 which can use 3-perfs. In shooting 1.85 you are essentially saving a frame of film stock per every 3 frames you shoot. So it’s more cost efficient to shoot in 1.85 3-perf than anamorphic 4-perf.
decision not to shoot in Panavision? about 3 years ago
You might be confusing the word Panavision with the aspect ratio 2.35:1. Panavision is a camera and lens company who rent and maintain motion picture equipment. They are top of the line in the camera world.
When using Panavision cameras and lenses, you can shoot in anamorphic aspect ratio (2.35:1) but the equipment does not dictate that per se. Arriflex cameras and lenses can also shoot an anamorphic image.
Regardless, this film was shot using spherical lenses in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio (by what company, I do not know).
There’s a significant cost difference between rental of spherical and anamorphic lenses. Also, in shooting anamorphic you are using 4-perforations of film stock as apposed to 1.85 which can use 3-perfs. In shooting 1.85 you are essentially saving a frame of film stock per every 3 frames you shoot. So it’s more cost efficient to shoot in 1.85 3-perf than anamorphic 4-perf.
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