Potd Wes Anderson S The Grand Budapest Hotel Projection Instructions

POTD: Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Projection Instructions

By Germain Lussier/March 14, 2014 9:58 am EST

Thanks to Reddit (via Collider) for this image:

Despite the fact Anderson is taking control of the final phase of film creation, there’s one bigger reason why The Grand Budapest Hotel has these instructions and it’s mentioned in there. The movie changes aspect ratios depending on the time period. For the majority of the film, it’s in a 1:33:1, square aspect ratio (such as the header image at the top of the post). Changing aspect ratios is a way for Anderson to easily discern the multiple layers of stories he’s telling. That kind of detail isn’t something a lot of filmmakers do (it’s not new, but its uncommon) so putting in the instructions is a fail safe.

The Grand Budapest Hotel opens in more theaters this weekend and we highly recommend you check it out. You can read our review here and a cool behind the scenes story here.