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Paul Konen
Jedi Master Film Handler

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posted 10-19-2001 10:17 AM

Reels: 8
Format: Flat
Sound: SR/SRD
Dist: Universal
Depot: Technicolor

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Charles Everett
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posted 10-21-2001 10:26 AM

Attached trailer: Brotherhood of the Wolf.

BOOTH ALERT: The Universal logo is silent. Audio starts in the second (StudioCanal) logo.

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Brad Haven
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posted 08-12-2002 12:40 AM

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John Pytlak
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posted 08-12-2002 06:59 AM

Interesting that they requested the Australian prints be framed slightly lower to give more headroom. Was there any similar request elsewhere?

Standard SMPTE 195 specifies that the centerline of the intended image area should be vertically centered between two perforations (Dimension J=K, nominally equal).

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Paul Konen
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posted 08-12-2002 09:50 AM

I remember getting a similar flyer in my print too.

Paul.

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John Pytlak
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posted 08-12-2002 10:26 AM

It may be that the camera viewfinder reticles showing the image area were incorrect, or they later found a few scenes that had the tops of heads cropped.

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Brad Haven
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posted 08-12-2002 11:16 AM

Hi guy's, the reason that i heard for the odd framing was that most of the footage was shot for tv, it wasn't untill later that they decided to reshoot new footage for a cinema release.

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John Pytlak
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posted 08-12-2002 11:43 AM

Do you know if the original composition was for 4:3, 14:9, or 16:9 television aspect ratios?:
BBC Widescreen Television Guidelines

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Brad Haven
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posted 08-12-2002 12:14 PM

I dont know , but having screened the film and seen it a few times it dont believe it was 4:3, i dont recall any scenes being too cramped. I cant recall if it was printed full frame or masked down either?.

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John Hazelton
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From: Oakland, CA, USA
Registered: Jun 2001

posted 08-15-2002 08:05 PM

I suspect it was framed for 4x3, although it could easily have been 16x9 with a 4x3 safe area. I saw the pilot back when it was still only a pilot, and it looked just right on a standard 4x3 monitor.

I suspect the projection reframing was requested in order to avoid having to optically reprint certain shots that were composed for 4x3.

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