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From: Jms at B5
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[America Online postings by JMS]
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<H2>B5 *is* shot widescreen</H2>
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95-12-07 04:55:04
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<PRE> Two series, and insofar as I know, *only* two series are currently being
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shot widescreen: B5 and Lois and Clark. Here's easy verification: fire up
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the first season tape of "The Parliament of Dreams." Fast-forward to the
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Minbari ceremony that's also used in the main title sequence. Now compare
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the two; you see more of the shot in the widescreen opening than in the
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regular shot.
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We generally compose for widescreen but protect for regular aspect
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ratio, which is how the show is broadcast currently in the US. Sometimes it
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gets a little glitchy; in "Matters of Honor," when Marcus hands off the
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minbari fighting pike to Delenn, it's very visible in the widescreen shot,
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but you barely see it on the edge of the regular shot.
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BTW, Germany and France have signed on to follow us through the
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post-production process for (trying to remember now) either season 3 or
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season 4, re-telecineing the negative stock back to the original widescreen
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aspect ratio for broadcast in letterbox format in those countries. The UK,
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via Channel 4, is still in negotiations over this.
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jms
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