Do you shoot 16:9 or 4:3?

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Barry_S

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Especially in light of the XL-2 introduction, I'm interested in see what % of your footage is shot in any 16:9 mode on the DVX100--including anamorphic adapter, squeeze mode, and letterboxed. if you're shooting 4:3 and cropping in post--consider it as shooting 16:9.
 
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Well, you have to spell it out by type of shooting too, right?  For dramatic narrative stuff, I would shoot that 16:9 100% of the time.

But that only accounts for maybe 5% of my camera's use.  95% is for corporates, industrials, commercials and television shows.  Those are all 100% 4:3.
 
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[quote author=Barry_Green link=board=Events;num=1089753009;start=0#1 date=07/13/04 at 14:19:41]Well, you have to spell it out by type of shooting too, right?  For dramatic narrative stuff, I would shoot that 16:9 100% of the time.

But that only accounts for maybe 5% of my camera's use.  95% is for corporates, industrials, commercials and television shows.  Those are all 100% 4:3.[/quote]

I was going to say this. My documentary stuff and art stuff is now all 16:9. My professional stuff is all 4:3 for NTSC and 16:9 for DVD or HD deployment.
 
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Yeah, breaking it down is also helpful--maybe I can summarize the sub-results if we get enough, but I'm interested in the absolute percentage of time your camera spends in a 16:9 mode.
 
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16:9 always over here, its a necessity.

Squeeze mode for projects in DV.

Academy (4:3) and ARC for intercutting with Digtal Betacam and High Def.
 
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i shoot 4:3, then crop to 1.85 in post. gives me more options in post. i find the built in 16:9 to be poor quality, and the built-in letterbox to be limiting. waiting for an anamorphic adapter with a 72mm thread and detachable sunshade so i can use it with my matte box and also not have to worry about scratching the glass... stupid permanent sunshade... what the fork was panasonic thinking?! those bastards! ;D
 
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[quote author=David Jimerson link=board=Events;num=1089753009;start=0#4 date=07/13/04 at 15:21:31]What if I shoot 4:3 with intent to crop?[/quote]

If you're shooting 4:3 with the intent to crop, than I'd consider that 16:9. Call it "conspiracy to shoot widescreen" :)
 
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Everything I've shot so far has been in widescreen...

and a short I did was composed for 2.35 - oh how I love cinemascope - if only you didn't have to crop it down so much to get it
 
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Wow, DVXUsers seem heavily skewed towards 16:9. I would have thought that more folks would be doing a mix. I wonder how it breaks out between personal projects and a strong desire to emulate film, or client preferences?
 
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I see the final product in 16:9 whilst shooting. But I have used the vertical pan & scan to correct the framing extensivley.
 
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