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Posted by NRen2k5 on 05/08/07 20:36
Rich Clark wrote:
> On May 7, 9:50 am, NRen2k5 <nom...@email.com> wrote:
>> Rich Clark wrote:
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>>> Cut off Mona Lisa's head because you happen to have a frame
>>> that's more square than the painting. That makes so much sense.
>> About as much sense as your comparison.
>>
>> You can make a copy of the movie and tailor it to suit your needs.
>
> If you're one of those people who consider movies to be nothing more
> than extruded product, I suppose you can. If you're someone who
> respects the work and rights of the people who create art, then
> you'll at least try to watch it in its "as created" form at least
> once before you pull out your shears.
It depends on the movie. A lot of popular flicks aren’t really deserving
of such respectful treatment.
> And then there are all the movies shot in Super35, framed and cropped
> by the director for 2.25 or 2.35 presentation. The 1.33 version of
> that film is created mostly by opening up the original Super35 frame.
> If you let your 16:9 TV zoom in on the widescreen video of such a
> film, you've now lost not only the part of the frame that was cropped
> for the widescreen version, but also the sides. You're left with
> much less than half of the original frame, and a version of the film
> that resembles nothing the filmmaker would ever want anyone to see.
Good point there.
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