*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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STORYMARK

Friday, December 23, 2005 1:36 AM

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Originally posted by FlipDog:
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Originally posted by MacBaker:

I have a 16X9 TV, and it still has black bars (just less so than on a 4X3 TV), and it looks great!

And whats the deal with that? Its the reason I still haven't bought a 16x9 TV. I'd rather buy a projector and rig up a screen.

The reason is that there is notstandard aspect ratio between the film and TV industries. (The aspect ratio is the shape of the screen, in relation to width and height). TV is usually done in 1:66 (or full-frame), or 16x9 (TV widescreen). Motion pictures are usually done in 1:85, which almost the same as 16x9, or the wider 2:35, though others such as 2:40 and 2:60 are occasionally used. Serenity was 2:35, while Firelfy was 16x9.

So while Firefly should fill a 16x9 screen with no back bars, Serenity was shot wider, and will have small bars on even a widescreen set.

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CHRISISALL

Friday, December 23, 2005 1:43 AM

Storymark, we said practically the same thing at the same time!
But you used a better example

16x9 Chrisisall

SERGEANTX

Friday, December 23, 2005 1:57 AM

Here's a good article on this somewhat confusing issue, including Chrisisall's concerns about super35. It's certainly not as simple as I'd thought.

http://www.widescreenadvocate.org/widescreenprimer.html

SergeantX

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FLIPDOG

Friday, December 23, 2005 2:28 AM

Okay...maybe I wasn't clear about my wonders why it isn't adjustable. Trust me, I know all about 2.35:1, 1:85:1, 1.66:1 screen ratios. Doesn't what I said (in a lesser degree) earlier say about the same thing on that web? About the anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio and how a special lens needs to be used?

Although it is a good article.

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