) recently and I was wondering a little about what some of the possibility to be matted and still look good films could look like if zoomed in on (I assume they'd retain a somewhat more cinematic effect). I thought that negatives had picture removed in exactly the same places for each shot, yet I'm beginning to question this; looking at a screen cap from UD's Robin Hood review got me thinking...do film prints get matted depending on the certain frame? Follow me:
Here's the DVD screencap, as we can see there is more space left unused at the bottom as opposed to the top.
This is what the film would look like if equal parts were taken off the top and bottom (they're almost equal, I crudely made this.
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This is how the film would look if nearly all the abundance at the top of the frame was cleared.
The reason I'm getting worried is because I'd think that it would be interesting to see what some of the open-matte films would look like as normal widescreen pictures like they were meant to be shown in cinemas (only one chance would be fine). If I can zoom in on the same place, I'd be fine, but I'm not sure if I'd be seeing the films as they should be.
Sue me, I'm being a bit nerdy, all this widescreen thing some have drilled into my head here is leaving me with brain damage and chronic confusion.
