The alteration of a film’s aspect ratio for its TV presentation is a common yet infuriating occurrence. Nick explains just how much it affects the movies we watch…
British television despises films, it seems. Every day, UK channels alter the very shape of the movies we watch, otherwise known as their aspect ratio.
Old films that are almost square will often have the top and bottom cut off to fit the shape of modern 16:9 screens – The Ladykillers, screened this month, is but one example. Big films shot in Panavision (Master And Commander, for example) will frequently have the left and right hand portions of the image cropped for the same purpose.
Editing the original shape of a film was just about forgivable in the days of 4:3 televisions. With big, high definition, modern screens, it’s contemptible. It changes the director and cinematographer’s original vision, and results...
British television despises films, it seems. Every day, UK channels alter the very shape of the movies we watch, otherwise known as their aspect ratio.
Old films that are almost square will often have the top and bottom cut off to fit the shape of modern 16:9 screens – The Ladykillers, screened this month, is but one example. Big films shot in Panavision (Master And Commander, for example) will frequently have the left and right hand portions of the image cropped for the same purpose.
Editing the original shape of a film was just about forgivable in the days of 4:3 televisions. With big, high definition, modern screens, it’s contemptible. It changes the director and cinematographer’s original vision, and results...
- 8/24/2011
- Den of Geek
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