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"Full Frame" is sometimes interesting as widescreen" is from masked 4:3 original

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In Reply to: Somewhat related... posted by Victor Khomenko on September 11, 2001 at 05:48:30:

I sometimes think the full frame version is interesting as in 'Take the Money and Run', or 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' where the "widescreen is drawn from a 4:3 film using masking. However I never watch "pan & scan" versions at all.

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"Full Frame" is sometimes masked 4:3 original"- yes it is here's why... - Dman 12:44:55 09/16/01 (2)
Movies like 'Air Force One' and 'Terminator 2' were shot in what is called 'Super 35'. this film format shoots a standard 4:3 picture. When the film is edited, the top and bottom are masked on the final print, thus making a 'widescreen' version that you see at the theatre. If this of course is what the director intended, then are veiwing the widescreen version is no problem.
However, with movies such as Air Force One, the pan and scan (4:3) version on the DVD and VHS is actually the full super 35 frame with no masking at the top and bottom! So there is actually more picture info there (although only the top and bottom as opposed to the sides being chopped off of a movie shot in widescreen and 'formatted to fit your TV' as the case may be.
I hope this hleps and doesn't confuse you even more! Of course, I've seen how boned up on your video stuff, so you mostlikely know this already!!!
Dman
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- Re: "Full Frame" is sometimes masked 4:3 original"- yes it is here's why... - Damonx 19:38:44 09/25/01 (1)
  Is this "super 35" factor the reason behind the in 4:3 ratio release of the Stanley Kubrick films "The Shining", "Full Metal Jacket" and "Eyes Wide Shut"??
  I must say that I was VERY annoyed to find out that these films aren't presented in a wide screen format - AFTER purchasing the remastered Stanley Kubrick Collection Box Set. Especially in the case of "The Shining".
  - Re: "Full Frame" is sometimes masked 4:3 original"- yes it is here's why... - Doug Schneider 15:23:15 09/28/01 (0)
    Reportedly Kubrick shot all his films full frame (4:3). What you are seeing in the theater is actually LESS! The DVDs are not pan and scan. Rather, the top and bottom are shown. Same goes for Titanic actually!
    Doug Schneider

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