I understand that when 4:3 footage is shown on widescreen monitors, there are black bars put to both sides of the image. I am wondering whether I can somehow do this when I present at festivals. That way, my film will not be cropped, stretched, etc. Anyway, a lot of Kubrick's films are native 4:3. Did he use this method when showing it in theaters?
Projected 4:3 at festivals (pillar bars?)
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theKMD
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If you format your footage (when burning to DVD) as 4:3 then you'll get the bars on the side
If you screen native, say straight from miniDV 4:3 footage on a 16:9 monitor it will appear stretched
Just make sure when you burn to DVD it's been rendered and edited as a 4:3 project
The early films of Kubrick that were 4:3 were on film so when projected they were just framed within the projector as such
If you screen native, say straight from miniDV 4:3 footage on a 16:9 monitor it will appear stretched
Just make sure when you burn to DVD it's been rendered and edited as a 4:3 project
The early films of Kubrick that were 4:3 were on film so when projected they were just framed within the projector as such
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Zak Forsman
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i don't know about Blair Witch, but Full Metal Jacket was effectively cropped to 1.85:1 for theatrical exhibition in the states, and to 1.66:1 when it was released in the UK. it only retained the 1.33:1 aspect ratio on home video.
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You may be thinking of Super 35 which can film a 1.33:1 aspect ratio. That's a production standard though, and AFAIK, very few theatres still project at the "Academy ratio".
If you're not blowing up to film, most digital projectors can project 4:3. They do it at HotDocs in Toronto all the time.
If you're not blowing up to film, most digital projectors can project 4:3. They do it at HotDocs in Toronto all the time.