Posted by hurley guy at spider-wn074.proxy.aol.com on August 17, 2001 at 00:25:33:
In Reply to: Pan&Scan posted by FearofSpam on August 17, 2001 at 00:12:02:
: : so I enjoyed Clerks in Widescreen (which I was suprised of. I'm against changing aspect ratios, but man did this look great. I could barely see any grain, whereas the VHS has it everywhere),
: When you see a movie full screen on your television the Aspect Ratio has been changed to fit your screen, where the film is actually pans from left to right depending on where the action takes place. It is called pan & scan, you are actually being robbed of more of the frame than in wide screen where you are just losing screen. TV's should have been made in the same aspect ratio as film.
: FearofSpam
okay, im trying to think of a way to explain this. is the pan & scan the thing that makes certain movies on television (not dvd or vhs) look odd. like when characters move left to right, it looks like it's actually the camera is moving over the film itself instead of the camera actually moving left and right on the set? does this make any sense? it also sorta
looks like the film is being stretched. some movies that i have noticed it the worst on are cliffhanger, a league of their own(i cant believe i just admited to watching that), and the fan. these were flat out horrible.
if this is what you are talking about...thank you so much..because i have been wondering this for years, i just havent been able to describe it...and obviously still cant :-p
-jared
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