[MacDV] Re: 16:9 confusion

[Ryan Sutter]

I shoot stuff in camera 16:9 all the time.  If I shoot it 16:9, I never 
make a full frame 4:3 version because I hate pan and scan.  I usually 
edit in FCP anamorphic 16:9 and then make a 4:3 copy of the final that 
has the bars built in.  It's insanely simple to do and I can't imagine 
a good reason why you wouldn't except the possibility that you want the 
final output to be full frame 4:3 sans bars.  In that case, don't shoot 
16:9 or prepare to have to do pan and scan.  Unless you squash the 16:9 
footage to make it full screen people won't look fat or weird...

Ryan

On Thursday, October 30, 2003, at 08:36  PM, James Asherman wrote:

>
> On Thursday, October 30, 2003, at 08:59  PM, Paul Bravmann wrote:
>
>> i about to start shooting a short documentary using a borrowed canon 
>> XL-1,
>> will finish the project with a GL-2. both cameras have a 16:9 option 
>> which
>> i'd like to use--i hope to broadcast or submit the thing to festivals 
>> in
>> widescreen format. BUT i keep reading warnings re: using this 
>> in-camera
>> feature--that it's better to matte the flip-screen or viewfinder (not 
>> really
>> sure how one would go about the latter)  and put the black bands on in
>> post... what makes this method better? the one thing i do know how to 
>> do is
>> compose a shot, so it's unlike that i'll end up with footage that i'd 
>> like
>> to reframe. so i just don't understand why i wouldn't want to use the 
>> 16:9
>> "effect." would somebody please explain?
>>
>> much thanks,
>> phb
>>
>> \\
>
>
> The reason not to use it is that it really is 16x9 and once shot that 
> way is wide screen native and no going back. Everybody looks fat 
> unless you have a really big TV.
> Jim
>
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