Posted by Lucifer Lyndon Razoodock at spider-wo082.proxy.aol.com on May 12, 2000 at 15:57:57:
In Reply to: Widescreen vs Full Frame *repost* posted by Pixy Boi on May 12, 2000 at 15:11:38:
: Clerks and Mallrats were filmed in 1.33:1 and cropped to 1.85:1 for theatrical relase?
: Chasing Amy was Pan n Scanned to 1.33:1
: Dogma was open matted from 2.35:1 to 1.33:1
"Chasing Amy" was shot to resemble a quadrangular frame. As great as the Criterion widescreen looks, the full-frame actually offers more picture-info on the top-&-bottom.
As far as I know, the open-matted frame for "DOGMA" probably is closer to a wide 1.85:1 aspect-ratio.
Several boards ago, I insinuated that it would be cool to see "DOGMA" in a third-matting (for optimal HDTV-viewing), but the more I consider that Robert Yeoman framed SPECIFICALLY for the aspect-ratios which are available (2.35:1 and 1.85:1), I guess I have to cozy up to the fact that "DOGMA" was never intended to be matted that way.
Consider "Loki's Foot." "DOGMA" is such a sophisticated-looking film (at least compared to that grainy TeamAskew freshman affair...) that gaffes and continuity errors are probably indicative of matting-issues as opposed to continuity-ignorance on the part of the editors.
If "DOGMA" were opened up on top-&-bottom, some scenes would look seriously fly...but my guess would be that continuity-errors would start popping all over the place...
...and besides, the 2.35:1 matting IS 16 x 9-enhanced for HDTV (high-definition television...widescreen for the layfolks...) and looks great.
Kudos, actually!~
It's a great fuckin' transfer.
Will there be yet another transfer done specifically for the "Special Edition" or will it be the same one?
--tom
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