History Main / Eyedscreen

* PlayedForLaughs ''beautifully'' in ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' to hide the fact that [[spoiler: Jake is high and accidentally says his internal monologue out loud.]]

* Following in the footsteps of ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' in 2008, many films ''invert'' this for their IMAX releases by including select scenes in a taller aspect ratio (between 1.44:1 and 1.90:1) while the general release is in a more standard aspect ratio (generally around 2.35:1) for the whole film. Generally the "opend up" versions are used on home video, but this is not always the case.

* There's a nice example in ''ComicBook/TeenTitans,'' during the famous ''[[ComicBook/TheJudasContract Judas Contract]]'' storyline. In the first "book," we were seeing things through Terra's eyes, and towards the end of the issue, when Terra accidentally slips up a ''little'' (she basically beat up Changeling[[note]]Beast Boy[[/note]] senseless during an exercise), she barely managed to cover it up with most of the Titans... but [[http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e56/tbondurant/tott_42_p21.jpg not with Raven.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral'': In "[[Recap/KampKoralS01E15HillFuSunsOutFunsOut Hill-Fu]]", before Bubble Bass fights Sandy, two black bars appear from the screen to highlight him glaring at Sandy, and the same then happens with Sandy glaring at him.

*** The BonusBoss does this ''before'' the fight, indicating how much trouble you're in.

** ''VideoGame/Persona4'' also does this. Similar to the BonusBoss example above, you know you're in trouble when [[spoiler: Adachi does this, revealing he has a Persona.]]

* The 2003 ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2003}}'' series does this all the time, sometimes combining two characters' eye screens in one frame. It also has the zooming black bar effect during dramatic moments and virtually all commercial breaks.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' Used when we first see Iron Man powering Up

* ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'': This happens when ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' finds [[spoiler:[[Franchise/{{Superman}} her cousin's]] corpse]], and the screen zeroes in on her DeathGlare.

* Following in the footsteps of Film/TheDarkKnight in 2008, many films ''invert'' this for their IMAX releases by including select scenes in a taller aspect ratio (between 1.44:1 and 1.90:1) while the general release is in a more standard aspect ratio (generally around 2.35:1) for the whole film. Generally the "opend up" versions are used on home video, but this is not always the case.
** Other examples of this include most entries in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse from Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar onward, Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol, Film/TheHungerGamesCatchingFire and Interstellar.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' has this happen in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' as the Critical Hit indicator, but without the black bars on either side. ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'' recreates it.
* ''VideoGame/{{GuiltyGear}} XX #Reload'' at every pre-battle intro sequence where portraits of both opponents get cropped down to the area of their eyes.

* The ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'' feature a closeup on Link's eyes in the opening sequence.

* The opening sequence of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' does this in rapid succession with the main eight characters.
* A common breed of SuperMovePortraitAttack in the ''[[VideoGame/TalesSeries Tales]]'' series.

* ''VideoGame/Persona3'' uses this sometimes when a Persona is about to hit a weak point with a spell or make a critical hit with a physical attack.
** The BonusBoss does this ''before'' the fight, indicating how much trouble you're in.
** When fighting Strega or [[spoiler: your fellow party members]] they do this on the first turn as they summon their persona.

** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'' "tears" strips of paper out of the screen to reveal characters' eyes both when they perform critical attacks with their persona and when they're having a particularly emotional moment in a cutscene.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 5: Dark Resurrection'' has these in Kuma and Panda's endings. In Kuma's ending [[spoiler: it showed this instance seconds before he pushes the button that opens a trap door under his visitor (in this instance, his owner Heihachi)]]. Panda's has two; [[spoiler: one when she opens the trap door under Kuma, and the second where Xiaoyu unwittingly opens the one under Panda]].

* The original versions of ''Webanimation/RedVsBlue'' had black bars added to hide the ''Videogame/HaloCombatEvolved'' and ''Videogame/Halo2'' HeadsUpDisplay (the remasters lacked them for using the PC version, which had the option to turn off the HUD). Season 15 also had a case where a cameraman said "I just discovered the anamorphic setting on my camera! This is gonna look epic!", so cue the black bars, along with an EnnioMorriconePastiche!

* The 2003 ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' series does this all the time, sometimes combining two characters' eye screens in one frame. It also has the zooming black bar effect during dramatic moments and virtually all commercial breaks.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' glories in this. The title card itself is an Eyedscreen. This was parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' episode "Samurai Quack". When this happens to Dodgers (playing Jack), he notices the effect and actually tries to push out the black bars.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' does this in "The Fish Bowl" after Patrick knocks over the bucket of sand [=SpongeBob=] was counting causing [=SpongeBob=] to lose his patience.

* ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral'': [=SpongeBob=]. In "[[Recap/KampKoralS01E15HillFuSunsOutFunsOut Hill-Fu]]", before Bubble Bass fights Sandy, two black bars appear from the screen to highlight him glaring at Sandy, and the same then happens with Sandy glaring at him.

* ''Film/TheCasino'' has the moment where the protagonist observes the dice being rolled in a gambling scene. He's making an observation that the game is being rigged with loaded dice.

* Parodied in ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}'', where Isaac [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-5-page-24 does it]] himself, with a pair of black notebooks.

A {{Camera Trick|s}} where, in order to show focus on a particular thing, two black bars will emerge from the top and bottom of the screen in order to bring about some drama by changing the aspect ratio, {{Letterbox}}-like. Often done with eyes in order to showcase the intense stare of our hero, who nine times out of ten is staring down his opponent, but not exclusively. Said bars are often accompanied by a nifty sound effect. Possibly originates from attempts by producers of TV to recreate the same intense effect that Creator/SergioLeone achieved with his massive closeups in his SpaghettiWestern films -- which don't work so well in non-widescreen shots.

* An InUniverse version in ''Series/BlackSails'' when Blackbeard is introduced, as a [[AffablyEvil mildly-spoken man]] sitting with his back to the camera and the men who have turned up with drawn swords to have a word with him. As the tension increases we get a shot of his eyes reflected in letterbox-shaped mirror on his writing desk, before his FaceRevealingTurn.

* Variation: Instead of zooming in on the eyes with black letterbox cropping, ''Film/TheBostonStrangler'', with Creator/TonyCurtis in the title role, kept the shot stationary and used a black zoom-in crop of the shot to the character's eyes to hint at a sort of Jekyll and Hyde switch whenever he was about to murder someone.

Seen often in {{Animesque}} shows or other animated programs. See also AspectRatioSwitch, ExtremeCloseUp, EyeTake, IrisOut, OneEyedShot, and SuperMovePortraitAttack. Not to be confused with EyeScream.

* Used in the ''[[SingleStrokeBattle Samurai Kirby]]'' mode of ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar''.
* The opening sequence of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' does this in rapid succession with the main eight characters.
* The ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'' feature a closeup on Link's eyes in the opening sequence.
** The non-eye variation is used in all 3D games when Z-targeting.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' uses a fake 2.35:1 aspect ratio during cutscenes. In cutscenes that transition seamlessly to gameplay, the fake letterbox bars slide off the screen, revealing the eyedscreen effect.

* A common breed of SuperMovePortraitAttack in the ''[[VideoGame/TalesSeries Tales]]'' series.
* The ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter'' series:
** In ''Under the Knife 2'' before an operation, this happens with Derek, showing him move his hand closer to his glasses.
** Shown on the Wii Channel of New Blood with Markus, Valerie, and Elena.
* Done in the (brief) intro of ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', with all the storyline characters.
* ''VideoGame/Persona3'' uses this sometimes when a Persona is about to hit a weak point with a spell or make a critical hit with a physical attack.
** The BonusBoss does this ''before'' the fight, indicating how much trouble you're in.
** When fighting Strega or [[spoiler: your fellow party members]] they do this on the first turn as they summon their persona.
** ''VideoGame/Persona4'' also does this. Similar to the BonusBoss example above, you know you're in trouble when [[spoiler: Adachi does this, revealing he has a Persona.]]
*** ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' instead uses an eyedscreen to highlight that the character shown in it has entered [[CriticalStatusBuff Awakening]] (or that a Shadow-type character has entered [[SuperMode Shadow Frenzy]] in ''Ultimax'').
** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'' "tears" strips of paper out of the screen to reveal characters' eyes both when they perform critical attacks with their persona and when they're having a particularly emotional moment in a cutscene.
*** The LegacyBossBattle DLC in ''Royal'' against the previous two protagonists use their original versions under the same conditions.
* Used in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' to signify when a character's special power is activated.
* A staple of the cinema scenes in the ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' NES trilogy.
* Used in ''Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus'', when you do [[LimitBreak Chain Bursts]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ETrPtm4OA#t=1m13s and when the bosses activate their Hi-Ougi]].

* When Ocelot and Big Boss are about to duel in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'', as an homage to Creator/SergioLeone.
* ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'': Miis will get these the first time they use a skill or personality quirk.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 5: Dark Resurrection'' has these in Kuma and Panda's endings. In Kuma's ending [[spoiler: it showed this instance seconds before he pushes the button that opens a trap door under his visitor (in this instance, his owner Heihachi)]]. Panda's has two; [[spoiler: one when she opens the trap door under Kuma, and the second where Xiaoyu unwittingly opens the one under Panda]].

* ''VideoGame/{{GuiltyGear}} XX #Reload'' at every pre-battle intro sequence where portraits of both opponents get cropped down to the area of their eyes.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' has this happen in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' as the Critical Hit indicator, but without the black bars on either side. ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'' recreates it.

* Done in the ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "The Matchmaker" when Sylvia uses a fight with Something-the-So-and-So to distract Wander from delivering a love letter to [[GreaterScopeVillain Dominator]], but he immediately snaps out seconds later.

[[caption-width-right:320:His hair and mouth are so ugly, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint they had to censor it!]]]]