Whether you're in the film/video business or just a fan of films - particularly big-time action films - here's an entertaining and informative video we ran across from FilmmakerIQ.com, explaining the history of one of the most common special FX methods: greenscreen compositing.

4:3. 16:9. 1.37. 1.85. Academy ratio. 2.20. 2.35. Letterbox. Pillarbox. Cinemascope. Anamorphic. And so forth and so on. Throughout the history of projected and broadcast visual entertainment, aspect ratios - that is, the ratio between how wide an image is compared to how tall it is - have constantly changed. And, if you've ever sat in your parent's living room, trying not to rip the TV remote…

Java Post, Saskatchewan's premier post-production studio, now boasts a film grading projection suite. Built around the DaVinci colour correction system, the suite features a $30k Barco projector and a screening environment that gives filmmakers the best possible tools for the job. "The film finishing suite was a dream of mine," says Jack Tunnicliffe, Java Post owner and chief…