Posted by
richard curzon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Gabrielle-Drake-comes-to-our-little-tiny-town-tp1512874p1512932.html
In the final analysis, films/programmes ought to be presented in the way they were made and meant to be seen.
Rick
--- On Mon, 2/11/09, James Gibbon <
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From: James Gibbon <
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Subject: [SHADO] Re: ASDA (UK) dvd's
To:
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Date: Monday, 2 November, 2009, 13:21
On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:42:57 +0000 (GMT)
richard curzon <hammeramicus2002@ yahoo.co. uk> wrote:
> There is right and there is wrong. Cropping something shot and
> intended for 1.37:1 to 1.77:1 is wrong; you wouldn't advocate
> cropping the Mona Lisa into a smaller frame because it suited
> someone else's purpose?
There is no "right" or "wrong" with respect to the aspect ratio of
a digital video release. There's what people want to buy, and what
they don't.
I would certainly advocate prints of the Mona Lisa being issued
in a different aspect ratio if people wanted to buy them. It's
unlikely that they would, because the original image is an artefact
of huge cultural and historical importance, something that I don't
think I'd claim for UFO.
> The majority for instance probably would. Folks should just have to
> get used to the way it was meant to be - and they would, given time.
> The big problem is that there a lot of ignorant idiots out there who
> just "want their screen filled" and unfortunately, they out number
> those who care about the presentation of film and TV programmes.
You're making the the unfounded assumption that those who don't share
your personal preference are necessarily in error, or lacking an
important article of knowledge - and the error of inferring that they
don't care about the presentation of video media. Neither proposition
is true.
James
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