*Important question in the decision to get a 2nd copy of Serenity: How was the Full Frame made?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Friday, December 23, 2005 02:28
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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 7:17 PM

If it was shot on Super 35, it could be that the Full Frame includes more picture on top and bottom, not just 'zoomed in on' to fill the standard TV picture. If so, the Full Frame will be my second copy. If it's just got it's left and right hacked off, I'll just get another widescreen.

Anyone seen the Full Frame yet? I think this might be crutial to more Browncoats than just me...

Please post asap!

*I got me my first copy TODAY!!!!*Chrisisall, stirring the Mudder's milk for 2nite

HARSHCRITIC

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 8:46 PM

With widsdcreen v. fullscreen, widescreen is better. Fullscreen they cut both sides off and stretch the picture to make it fit your tv. So, your seing less in each shot.

GAMBIT3

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:56 PM

Not necessarily. some movies are shot in full screen and actually contain more picture in full screen mode than the widescreen versions.

I myself bought two widescreen versions, but I think the original poster's question is a valid one.

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JOEYWIT

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:56 PM

Having not yet seen the DVD (mine has not yet arrived, grrr!), but having seen Serenity many times on several different screens (after the first 2 weeks, my fav theater moved it to a smaller screen) I would lean toward it having been filmed for widescreen viewing. There was a definite disappointment when I went to the first viewing on the smaller screen. Not that that stopped me from going 4 more times...

MOHRSTOUTBEARD

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by Gambit3:
some movies are shot in full screen and actually contain more picture in full screen mode than the widescreen versions.

Though, it should be said, these fullscreen versions are still probably not the way the director intended you to see the film. When you frame a shot for widescreen using Super 35 and then reveal the "extra" picture for fullscreen, the composition often looks a bit off, and many times it exposes things (boom mics, puppeteers just off-screen, etc) that weren't meant to be seen.

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DONCOAT

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:23 AM

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Originally posted by MohrStoutbeard:
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Originally posted by Gambit3:
some movies are shot in full screen and actually contain more picture in full screen mode than the widescreen versions.

Though, it should be said, these fullscreen versions are still probably not the way the director intended you to see the film. When you frame a shot for widescreen using Super 35 and then reveal the "extra" picture for fullscreen, the composition often looks a bit off, and many times it exposes things (boom mics, puppeteers just off-screen, etc) that weren't meant to be seen.

Ooh, puppeteers?

Pierson's Puppeteers?

And here I thought there weren't any aliens in the Firefly 'verse...

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DC4BS

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:45 AM

Based on the fact that Firefly was shot in widescreen to begin with leads me to believe that the movie would have been specificaly intended for it as well.

It looks like most people agree as the widescreen is #1 at Amazon and the full screen is nowhere to be found. You have to intentionaly dig down into Amazon to even find the order page for it.

Hopefully Universal didn't make too many fullscreen versions they will get stuck with. Don't want anything dragging down the Serenity profits do we?

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HARSHCRITIC

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:14 AM

Are those movies that go straight to video because I can't see why a movie would be done 1st in fullscreen? I was just curious.

JUTIN

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:52 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
If it was shot on Super 35, it could be that the Full Frame includes more picture on top and bottom, not just 'zoomed in on' to fill the standard TV picture.

Sorry bud, your question is confusing people. If I may add that director's always intend for the widescreen version of the films, but the studio will sometimes use the portion of the picture intended to not be seen (the portion covered by black bars) so that wide shots of the cast (like the entire crew in the cockpit) so that eight people are filling the screen (in the widescreen version) left to right with no extra room (on top or bottom) then in the full frame version still be able to see all cast in the same shot by revealing what is under the black bars...

hopefully, I explained the question better... well actually congratualations to the reader for trudging through that explanation without a migraine cuz I certainly have one now.

chrisisall, I only bought the widescreen version so I can't answer your question for you.

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ETHAN

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:46 AM

I just got through a viewing of the full screen version after three prior viewings of the widescreen. I have to say, even though I can clearly tell some of the picture on the far left and right are being cut, I much liked the full screen version better all the same. Much better in fact. It just felt more intimate, and Firefly like without all the black on the screen. That's my 2 cents.

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