Open Matte. Buffy is an example of this. While Angel was shot and framed for 16:9 starting in Season 2, Buffy from Season4 on (same time) stayed in 4:3. But using the same editing bay and equipment, it was actually shot in 16:9, with directors framing it for 4:3. Joss has said he wanted it 4:3, but in Europe, Buffy Seasons 4-7 all aired in 16:9, and depending on the director, several episodes were obviously framed with this in mind...Jari K said:
I don't see anyone saying that the show was framed at 1.78 but yes, the framing is what should count and in the case of this show, it's clearly intended to be seen at 1.33. You can look at almost any 1.78 shot from any season (early or late) and you can draw a square in the middle of the image where the characters/props/effects are located and the edges of the frames have nothing but empty space.Jari K said:
The first three seasons of ER were not necessarily shot with widescreen in mind. I think I'm remembering correctly that they just went back and opened up the sides--and did some cropping of the top and bottom--for the DVD (and because of that very cropping, they had to re-do the post-teaser on-screen credits to avoid them being cropped out of the picture). I remember seeing a review of season 1 or 2 that showed comparison shots of the broadcast version vs DVD and there definitely was additional horizontal image, as well as vertical cropping, and also showed an example or two of the re-made on-screen guest star credits).The Obsolete Man said:
Post#19 in this thread may explain what they're doing: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/319803-tv-shows-and-tv-movies-gone-w-i-d-e/Jari K said:
Even in Seasons 5 to 9, you can look at nearly any shot in those episodes and it's blatantly obvious that they were still composing for a 1.33 frame.Lord Dalek said:
I hate that the show is going widescreen but since Carter was presumably good with the S5 to 9 DVDs being widescreen, I'm sure he'll be good with the early seasons doing the same thing.Hollywoodaholic said:
