Harry-N
Senior HTF Member
I just picked it up at Best Buy, but haven't yet had a chance to play any of the discs.
Harry
Harry
Sony hasn't sent us a screener for Vol. 7, so we don't have a review up.Originally Posted by Traveling Matt
Can't wait to read a review for this! The 3D shorts sound exciting...
We are well aware of how this particular short looks framed for 1.85. There are, indeed, shots that are tight as has been mentioned, but there are many shots where this is not the case. This short needs to be seen moving, like all movies. Whether or not the film was shot entirely for projection at 1.85 or not, the film was unequivically intended to be shown by the studio widescreen and that is how it was released to theatres. So, we decided to take the most historically accurate approach for this DVD as we have all along and release it widescreen as originally shown. We could have taken liberties with the framing here and there during the transfer to basically make it look more like the whole film was framed wide, but that would not have been a very accurate or authentic way to do it, and, frankly, would have been a bit of a cheat. The main title sequence was created for widescreen for the initial theatrical release, as will be obvious, and when it is framed and lined-up for normal transfer and let it go, some shots are tight, many not, and that is the way it was shown. We don't think it is any less funny because of it.
I can't speak specifically to these shorts but generally, it's because they composed their shots to be seen at 1.85:1. You're not intended the extra info at the top and bottom of the screen.Originally Posted by Mark Y
But tell me why it's BETTER to see LESS of the image (with NO full-frame option)?