Caleb Genheimer Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 TDKR was the same in theaters I believe as you describe your bluray. All formats filled the screen fully in the horizontal dimension, and the aspect ratio changes took place by varying the black bars on top and bottom frame. I'm not bashing that technique, by the way . . . but if you want to fake non-anamorphic footage as anamorphic, I'd say the aspect ratio is the first place to start, especially if you are intercutting it with real anamorphic footage. The aspect ratio changes in TDKR scream "look, this footage is different from that footage!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucker Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 wow, i really need to watch that movie now,... i shot part of an event in the wrong mode a couple of weeks ago, and the aspect ratio change was annoying as hell. having said that, there are enough movies and shows on tv i've seen that start out letterboxed and then they gradually fade away and i cant say i've found that too distracting. but yeah, provided you've got the aspect ratios the same, the exposure is the same since you lose a bit with an attachment, the grading is close, the depth of field is similar, it would be really hard to differentiate. i was surprised at how well they blended and how easy it was to match the different shots yet still retain the feel of anamorphic because the leading shot was anamorphic. and even when it isnt, i think our brains expect a certain amount of change at a cut so it becomes a non-issue really. besides, if the story is so compelling that one actually notices,.. then i think the film has bigger problems than what it was shot on :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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