Yay us! for figuring this out. (For values of 'us' me.)
I wonder if the slashdot folks figured this out before us? Pro'lly, as there are only about a thousand times more of them....
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
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tommyrot - Jan 28, 2005 7:00:03 am PST #8548 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2005 7:18:27 am PST #8549 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Doesn't open matte lead to lots of boom mics and stuff in the frames?
Not all the time, but yes, which is why most fullscreen DVDs/videos are pan-n-scan or cropped. It depends on how much the director/dp trusts the projectionists.
Because with the number of times I've seen TPB in theatres, and my carping about cuts in scenes that not only have no dialog -- they also have no actors -- to not notice the framing would have been even worse than, you know, believing I'd not noticed the framing.
I was thinking this too. I'm a total aspect ratio snob -- it would be pretty devastating to think I just hadn't noticed!
Tom Scola - Jan 28, 2005 7:22:54 am PST #8550 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Here's another [link] with some examples.
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2005 7:31:47 am PST #8551 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm still really confused by "open matte".
(1) Are "open matte" and "soft matte" the same?
(2) Is "open matte" the same as widescreen?
Jessica - Jan 28, 2005 7:59:39 am PST #8552 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Soft matte refers to how the film was shot (the entire film area exposed, with the intention to crop out the top and/or bottom in projection). Open matte refers to how the video transfer was done (the entire exposed film area instead of cropped edges).
In theory, it's better than pan-n-scan because it shows the whole frame, but in practice, you're still throwing off the composition of the frame by adding space the director/dp didn't intend for you to see.
The fullscreen version of Finding Nemo was a faux-open matte -- they animated extra backgrounds to extend the top and bottom of the frame.
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2005 8:04:46 am PST #8553 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Okay, so it's a third option, more or less, on video? Widescreen, open matte, and pan & scan? I get it. (I have knowledge!)
Tom Scola - Jan 28, 2005 8:11:34 am PST #8554 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
OK, now that that's settled, does anyone know if the DVDs are anamorphic or not?
sumi - Jan 28, 2005 8:28:41 am PST #8555 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Kathy A - Jan 28, 2005 8:32:21 am PST #8556 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Ah, but there is confirmation of Stellan Skarsgard, which gives me a happy. Loved that man ever since Hunt for Red October.
"We're going to kill a friend, Yvgeney. We're going to kill Ramius."
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2005 8:32:38 am PST #8557 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's the word on the Keith Richards appearance?