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Posted by Joshua Zyber on 10/11/05 12:14
"Matthew Kirkcaldie" <m.kirkcaldie@removethis.unsw.edu.au> wrote in
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> Open matte WAS the original aspect ratio - have made this point
> elsewhere but the stills in the Kubrick Archives book pretty much wrap
> up that argument.
Not at all correct. The movies were composed for a 1.85:1 theatrical
release. The camera viewfinder was marked for that ratio. The decision
to make the video releases open matte was made after the fact, because
Kubrick was a black bar hater.
> Sigh. Maybe you'll believe Leon Vitali, his technical assistant of 25
> years, and overseer of ALL the transfers to video and DVD, instead
> (from
> www.dvdfile.com):
I've read that article. In fact, I was working for DVDFile at the time
it was published. I suggest that if you read the whole thing you'll find
that Mr. Vitali is significantly less knowledgeable about any technical
matters than he would have you believe. His explanation for why the
1.66:1 DVDs for Barry Lyndon and A Clockwork Orange are not
anamorphically enhanced shows a complete misunderstanding of what the
term means.
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