3D 3D Blu-Rays (2.35x1) That Have Black Border Effects (1 Viewer)

[Reed Grele]

Does anyone have a list of titles that do this? I know that in my 100+ collection that there are at least 2 or 3 that have this really cool feature, but short of going through each one, I can't recall which ones have it.

You won't see this in CIH projection setups, but if played on a 16x9 screen (or LCD / plasma TV's), sometimes objects that are being propelled towards the audience will spill over into the black border area for a really enhanced 3D effect.

The only one I can think of at the moment is the aspect ratio change to 2.35x1 during the flying fish scene from LIFE OF PI.

 

[Matt Hough]

Does anyone have a list of titles that do this? I know that in my 100+ collection that there are at least 2 or 3 that have this really cool feature, but short of going through each one, I can't recall which ones have it.

You won't see this in CIH projection setups, but if played on a 16x9 screen (or LCD / plasma TV's), sometimes objects that are being propelled towards the audience will spill over into the black border area for a really enhanced 3D effect.

The only one I can think of at the moment is the aspect ratio change to 2.35x1 during the flying fish scene from LIFE OF PI.

Disney's kiddie film G-Force does a fantastic job with out of the frame/into the letterbox shots.

I noted in my Cars 3D review that Pixar did it in the closing credits side panel action, and it's very effective there, too.

 

[Jeffrey Nelson]

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS does this too. Pretty cool effect.

 

[TonyD]

Oz TheGreat and Powerful did this at least once during the opening section.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Life of Pi has a sequence involving fish. It's brief, but effective.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

The opening credits to Escape from Planet Earth have snowflakes falling outside the frame.

 

[Reed Grele]

This must be unique to the home video transfers, correct? I mean how could this be accomplished in a theater?

 

[TonyD]

Oz and Pi both did the same effect in the theater.

 

[Reed Grele]

I can see how it could be done with films that are shot with multiple aspect ratios. But what about films that are 2.35x1 all the way through? I know I've seen a few that have this effect, but I just can't remember which ones.

 

[StephenDH]

There's a great out of the letterbox gag at the end of "Amphibious"; it's almost worth sitting through the rest of it.

 

[TonyD]

Although not 3D the trailer for the new walking with Dinosaurs has effects that go into the black bars.

 

[schan1269]

I saw a trailer for Walking with Dinosaurs a week or so back. I was like, "This looks gre..." (as soon as the dinosaurs talked it ended my excitement...)

 

[David Wilkins]

I remember that effect in the theatrical release of 'Hugo', especially an early scene with snow falling, but I don't have a 3D set-up at home.

 

[Brandon Conway]

Hugo is 1.78:1 though (?)

 

[FoxyMulder]

As already mentioned the end scene of Monsters Vs Aliens has a great moment involving the 2.35:1 bars.