Saturday, September 23, 2006
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"Get Smart" was originally filmed for television at 1.33:1, just as most movies today are shot, by the way. But most movies are meant to be matted for widescreen showing; "Get Smart" wasn't. If the DVD engineers were to crop the 1.33:1 image for widescreen, they would have to cut about a third of it top and bottom that was shown on TV.
John
John
Sunday, September 24, 2006
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June 2006
June 2006
John said - " 'Get Smart' was originally filmed for television at 1.33:1, just as most movies today are shot, by the way. But most movies are meant to be matted for widescreen showing; 'Get Smart' wasn't."
Reply - Don't you mean that most movies "made for television" are shot in 1.33:1?
I thought that what's considered your basic "theatrical" film was originally shot in 1.85:1 and above (2.10:1, 2.18:1, 2.20:1, 2.30:1, 2.35:1, 2.40:1, etc), with no added matting.
I know that Stanley Kubrick did shoot his FULL METAL JACKET in 1.33:1 [I own the LaserDisc, and have researched his ratio choice], but for HD DVD and Blu-ray Warner decide to "force" FMJ into widescreen, with the added matting, therby removing part of the originally shot full-frame ratio.
And I know that James Cameron shoots his movies with that special Super35 ratio - a 35-millimeter film frame (aspect ratio 1.37:1) - that makes the film look great in either full-screen, or in widescreen [also THE MATRIX was shot this way, in Super35].
As for HBO, many of their "TV" movies are now shot in widescreen, and released that way on DVD, although they have a large back catalog of 1.33:1 shot films.
Please confirm more about your comment. Thanks. :)
-Love Hendrix!
Reply - Don't you mean that most movies "made for television" are shot in 1.33:1?
I thought that what's considered your basic "theatrical" film was originally shot in 1.85:1 and above (2.10:1, 2.18:1, 2.20:1, 2.30:1, 2.35:1, 2.40:1, etc), with no added matting.
I know that Stanley Kubrick did shoot his FULL METAL JACKET in 1.33:1 [I own the LaserDisc, and have researched his ratio choice], but for HD DVD and Blu-ray Warner decide to "force" FMJ into widescreen, with the added matting, therby removing part of the originally shot full-frame ratio.
And I know that James Cameron shoots his movies with that special Super35 ratio - a 35-millimeter film frame (aspect ratio 1.37:1) - that makes the film look great in either full-screen, or in widescreen [also THE MATRIX was shot this way, in Super35].
As for HBO, many of their "TV" movies are now shot in widescreen, and released that way on DVD, although they have a large back catalog of 1.33:1 shot films.
Please confirm more about your comment. Thanks. :)
-Love Hendrix!
Sunday, September 24, 2006
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March 2002
March 2002
Shooting at 1.33:1 (technically 1.37:1) makes it easier to matte later to other screen dimensions.
John
John
Sunday, October 1, 2006
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April 2006
April 2006
Definite spamola. With the huge glut created by the tremendous quanity of TV shows coming out through non-exclusive channels (and at better prices), I can definately wait.
Didn't Kubrick shoot FMJ intentionally with extra headroom? (to make the cropping painless). If so, is it unusual for directors to shoot one AR with the intention of having it being ultimately shown in another?
Bruce
Didn't Kubrick shoot FMJ intentionally with extra headroom? (to make the cropping painless). If so, is it unusual for directors to shoot one AR with the intention of having it being ultimately shown in another?
Bruce
Sunday, October 1, 2006
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March 2002
March 2002
Most films shown theatrically at 1.85:1 are filmed at 1.37:1 with a spherical lens. Again, matting made easy.
John
John
