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Author Topic: Jurassic part 3 aspect ratio Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 06-16-2001 10:00 AM                     Hi, does anyone know if this is to be released in scope. I ask this because our preview print of Mummy Returns had a scope version of the JP3 trailer attached. The first 2 were in flat but of course we have a change of director now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Brown Bradford Student Cinema www.Bradfordstudentcinema.co.uk  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-16-2001 12:33 PM                     According to countingdown.com: quote: Dan from DansJP3Page has confirmed with director Joe Johnston that the aspect ratio of "Jurassic Park 3" will be 1.85:1. The same widescreen look that is presented on the orginal "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World". Johnston comments saying: The best reason for 1.85:1 is the subject matter: Big, tall dinosaurs. They'd have to kneel down to get into a 2.35 frame. I say: So, then, why not IMAX? Bean counter weenies.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-16-2001 01:13 PM                        I think that's a lot of bull. The probable reason they're using 1.85:1 is because it's easier (cheaper?) to make the video transfer. I hate this kind of stuff ("The dinosaurs would have to squat down to fit..."). I hate patronizing talk like that when a real question is asked.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-16-2001 05:20 PM                     Well, the camera man could stand farther away!  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 06-16-2001 06:45 PM                    there is logic to using 1.85 aspect in keeping things that u want to look tall look tall. Example the batman movies were done in flat because they wanted the buildings to look tall. Now look at Judge Dredd, I know bad movie but this is just an example, Look at the buildings in some of the city scenes and they just do not look tall enough. So there is some logic in the choices of producing a film... THey could have used super35mm wich would not cause a cost factor other than sqeezing the image at the optical printer.  |  IP: Logged Michael Pace Film Handler Posts: 64 From: Dalby, Queensland, Australia Registered: Aug 2000 posted 06-16-2001 09:10 PM                     >'Dinosaurs would have to squat down to fit'< John Wayne riding a horse always looked good in CinemaScope and he never had to squat down to keep his head in the frame. Michael.  |  IP: Logged Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 06-17-2001 07:57 AM                     To make the 2.35:1 trailer they must have cropped the original 1.85:1 height. Interesting..  |  IP: Logged Erick Akers Arse Kicker Posts: 201 From: Dallas, TX, USA Registered: May 2001 posted 06-17-2001 04:01 PM                     Hi All, Is there any chance of 70mm blow ups like the origional JP? Thanks, Erick  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-17-2001 05:10 PM                     I hadn't heard of any 70mm prints of Jurassic Park are you sure where did it play?  |  IP: Logged Jonathan M. Crist Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 531 From: Hershey, PA, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 06-17-2001 05:17 PM                     The reason is flat is that the other two were flat.....making it easy to reuse some of the same footage.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 06-17-2001 05:33 PM                    The only thing I know is that Universal put all there attention into the DTS system for this movie. Had not heard about any 70mm prints being issued.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-17-2001 07:11 PM                     There were never any 70mm prints of the Jurassic Park series made. (Erick - Did you see it at GCC Northpark by any chance?)  |  IP: Logged Andy Muirhead Master Film Handler Posts: 323 From: Galashiels, Scotland Registered: Dec 2000 posted 06-17-2001 07:19 PM                     So thats why i can't get the scope trailer focused sharp! I thought a trip to the optician might be in order!  |  IP: Logged Erick Akers Arse Kicker Posts: 201 From: Dallas, TX, USA Registered: May 2001 posted 06-17-2001 10:31 PM                     Hi Brad, Right on the nose!!! I was never really that sure of it being released in 70mm.If you think back to the long gone days of the Best Modern Theater that Dallas had to offer,I have a group picture of a few friends in front of that little black billboard with white letters outside of the theater that sez: 70mm 6 channelTHX DTS Now showing J.P. and the show times that are somewhat obscured. However,I trust that you know best!!! You know; now that I think about it, I dont remember that board ever not stating 70mm . I guess it was just a reference to the capabilities of the theater.I really miss the North Park 1&2. Erick  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-17-2001 10:36 PM                     If that board read 70mm, then it must've been a managerial mistake. 99.9% of the time the board was correct though. We did get people thinking that we did have a 70mm print, but I would attribute that to the show prints and the newly installed dts system. I don't ever remember seeing it being advertised as 70mm.  |  IP: Logged

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