Lonely (Ep1) WIP #1

Working on my next project tentatively titled; 

LONELY

Volumetric lighting! Ooh la la!

Its a reboot (searching for a cowboy pun) of my first TM flick; The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger.  The first episode was scripted late last year and I've completed the voiceovers and created the basic sets.  Hoping to complete the first episode by the mid October.  Could be earlier if I focus.

One element of the production I've been thinking about is what aspect ratio to use.  A few months ago after stumbling down a Sleuth (starring Michael Caine) rabbit hole I happened upon this video essay.  Yes there are literally hundreds of similar videos but I enjoyed this one which details the uselessness of Michael Bay, the nifty changing ratio at the end of "They Come At Night" and also mentions the first aspect ration change was simply the result of adding sound information to the film frame. 

I will restrict my decision to the two major ratios; 4:3 and 16:9.  The human field of vision sees in approximately 4:3 (gotta measure this myself) but we tend to horizontally scan our environments so there's an argument for both sides of the "natural" viewpoint. One of my takeaways is that a wider frame gives a sense of place while a more narrow (taller) frame allows for better focus on the characters (faces fit the 4:3 frame better).  I'm thinking I'll go with 4:3 on this one.  

A conversation in 4:3

A conversation in 16:9

Closeup in 4:3

Closeup in 16:9