2.35:1 lcd masking... my lame trick

[Inexistence]

So after purchasing my 100b, I started to wonder about how to frame a 2.35 shot
on my lcd which I believe has been explored here before. Since I like to keep things
simple and just crop in post I made this neat little mask for my lcd.

It's printed out on transparency sheets, cut down to 54mm by 71mm and with
a little masking tape... tada! Cheap trick, easy framing!

You can add any kinda grid system you want!

[kplo]

Or, you could save yourself the hassle and pick up a pack of Screen Skins
(shameless plug) in the 2:35 ratio at EVS, B&S or Abel Cine...under
$5 for a 2 pack. .

Ken
the Screen Skins guy

[ian lucero]

I like your DIY version though. I do have screen skinz and they are great as they have the different aspects on one 'sticker'. But i must say your transparency print out is pretty nice and effective. I live that you can see through the black area giving you more of a sense of what it will look like unlike having just lines. To mee this looks more pro.

Not lame.

[PaPa]

i use elastic bands, but this allows you to see more clearly.

how is it done exctly? how do you print on those plastic sheets?

[Cheesesailor77]

i print out mine too. Very easy once you've created the file, and you dont have to worry about them since you make them in sheets of 8 or so, practically disposable.

i print them on normal paper and then use a copy machine to print to the transparency sheet

[Car3o]

Is it just to frame? Do you get rid of the grid in post or is it just see what you're shooting then take the paper off?

[Cheesesailor77]

you just tape it to the LCD and shoot 4x3, then you when you add the 2.35 matte in post, you know what you're getting. Always best to shoot clean and do you're matte, correction, etc in post

[Car3o]

Ahh, pardon, I didn't see the 2 stips of tape on the LCD. That's pretty innovative.

[PaPa]

the only reason i might not go with this and stick with my elastic bands, is because using a 35mm adapter on your little lcd screen is sometimes a tricky thing, getting things perfectly in focus when its further than 6 feet away from you is difficult.

Having rubber bands for the gridlines doesnt effect your vision of whats in focus, but having a thing, even perfectly clear, ( as much as it can be ) will soften the lcd screen Ever so muich, making it that much more difficult to focus. me thinks

And whats that little box in the middle of the frame for?

[Neil Rowe]

a nice combination solution would be to just make the overlay a little wider so you have some clear side area, and then cut out the clear center portion so it doesnt affect your view of the LCD.

i used to take non marking scotch tape and just tape over the top and bottom of the LCD making a 2.35:1 mask. but i do like the little screens better.