anamorphic
Squeezed then unsqueezed
Anamorphic describes images that are intentionally distorted so they appear normal only when viewed from a particular angle or through a special lens.
In cinema, anamorphic lenses squeeze a wide image onto standard film, then unsqueeze it during projection to create widescreen format: The film was shot in anamorphic widescreen.
Anamorphic art appears stretched or warped until the viewer finds the right vantage point.
Horizontally extended display format
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- aspect ratioWidth-height relationship of images
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- flareSudden bright burst
cinematography · letterbox · filmmaking · cinema · projection · 35mm · scope · movie
Twisting from original state
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- skullHead's bone casing
- HolbeinRenaissance German portrait master
illusion · viewing angle · oblique · cylinder · mirror · reflection · trompe l'oeil · Renaissance
Thorough change in form
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- correctionFixing of mistakes
aberration · distortion · cylindrical · conical · mathematical · deformation · rectification · optics
widescreen
Horizontally extended display format
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- aspect ratioWidth-height relationship of images
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
flare · cinematography · letterbox · filmmaking · cinema · projection · 35mm · scope · movie · theatrical
distortion
Twisting from original state
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- skullHead's bone casing
Holbein · illusion · viewing angle · oblique · cylinder · mirror · reflection · trompe l'oeil · Renaissance · hidden image
transformation
Thorough change in form
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
correction · aberration · distortion · cylindrical · conical · mathematical · deformation · rectification · optics · imaging
- cinematographycamera, lens, shot, shots, lighting
- digital videodigital video, video capture, video formats, 4K, 4K resolution
- film projectionfilm projector, projector, film reel, reel, spool
- film techniquesdolly zoom, closeup, close-up, fade, wide shot
- distortionwarping, bending, twisting, skewing, stretching
- screen formatswidescreen, fullscreen, 16:9, letterbox, aspect ratio
anamorphicspherical
Globe-like in form
undistorted · rectilinear · standard · normal · flat
anamorphicproportional
Scaled to match another
undistorted · straight · naturalistic · accurate · isometric
- anamorphic fungiFungi without sexual stage
morph, amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology, morphed, morphing, anthropomorphic, metamorphic, morpheme