Why Do Movies Have Black Bars?

Why do movies have black bars on the top and bottom of the screen? Is there anything behind them? What are they hiding?! What aspect ratio are movies filmed in? What aspect ratio should I use? Aspect ratios, resolution, and formatting can be tricky to wrap your head around so we’ll explore all that and more on this episode of Tech-Nick-Al Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Define Aspect Ratio 02:21 Why do movies have black bars? 03:05 How to fix black bars in your movie 04:00 Outro 04:55 Bonus Thanks for watching! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/NKAgneta... Instagram:   / nicholasagneta   Twitter:   / nicholasagneta   Music Used: Humanoids (Triune Digital / Film Riot) Some sources to check out: https://nofilmschool.com/Aspect-Ratio... https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/com... https://www.masterclass.com/articles/... #TechNickAl #Film #AspectRatios