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Author Topic: 'Adventures of Tintin' aspect ratio question Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 12-02-2011 03:23 PM                     I usually don't trust imdb's notations as they are not always 100% correct on everything, but it's sounding like Spielberg composed the film in differing aspect ratios: one, to fit the entire IMAX (15/70) screens at 1.44 However, I can't seem to verify this, but wouldn't the IMAX-Digital screens also be full screen (1.78). It also sounds like he's taking his cues from Cameron's release of 'Avatar' and also releasing the film in 2.35 scope  |  IP: Logged Frederick Lanoy Film Handler Posts: 88 From: North of France Registered: Aug 2009 posted 12-07-2011 02:32 PM                     Tintin is 2:39 in 2 D, 3 D and Digital IMAX. For IMAX 15 / 70, i didn't check but i guess it's still 2.39.  |  IP: Logged Danny Baldwin Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Encinitas, CA, USA Registered: Oct 2011 posted 12-11-2011 12:29 PM                        IMDb almost always says 2.35 for 2D, 1.85 for 3D, and 1.44 for IMAX 3D on animated 3D fare. I have no idea why. It is not accurate. TINTIN is 2.39 across every format.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 12-11-2011 12:35 PM                     oh I know that IMAX is 1.44 but the question I was asking was regarding if the image was recomposed for the IMAX screen - I can only think of two movies that did this, 'Avatar' for starters and the animated film 'Robots' (2005)  |  IP: Logged Keegan O'Brien Film Handler Posts: 39 From: Eugene, Oregon, United States Registered: Sep 2011 posted 12-11-2011 02:07 PM                     Is Tintin even being released in IMAX in the states? EDIT: Never mind.  |  IP: Logged Allan Young Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: EGHAM, Surrey UK Registered: Jun 2011 posted 12-14-2011 02:32 AM                     FWIW, I caught Tintin in Digital IMAX and there was no letterboxing to 2.39. Is the U.S. definitely getting 15/70 prints ? There weren't any in the U.K.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 12-14-2011 04:46 AM                     No, we're not getting 15/70 prints. We were supposed to do a screening of it at the start of the month but they had forgotten to get a print sent from over seas in time, MI:4 has footage shot in IMAX and Tin-Tin doesn't so the obvious choice is to run MI:4 which looks incredible.  |  IP: Logged Allan Young Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: EGHAM, Surrey UK Registered: Jun 2011 posted 12-15-2011 12:26 AM                     quote: Kurt Zupin We were supposed to do a screening of it at the start of the month but they had forgotten to get a print sent from over seas in time A film print ? I hate to be parochial, but it seems unlikely that Johnny Foreigner would get 15/70 prints when we didn't ...  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 12-16-2011 01:39 PM                     We were only getting a print for a press screening on the 6th of December. Like I said, they forgot about it at the studio/shipping what ever and we didn't get one. We were told that it was supposed to be sent from some where overseas. There were prints struck for overseas, where they are playing I don't know. I do know though that some were made.  |  IP: Logged Keegan O'Brien Film Handler Posts: 39 From: Eugene, Oregon, United States Registered: Sep 2011 posted 12-21-2011 10:35 PM                     Saw it today, in digital IMAX.... 2.40:1, no special ratio.  |  IP: Logged

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