~*~ Harry Potter DVD's In Full Screen Or Wide Screen Format ? ~*~

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~*~ SpellBound replied:

~*~*~*~ Manda! Thank You so very much for taking time to help me 
answer my questions with your indepth response! The wonderful web 
links that you gave showed very clearly pictures revealing the
favourable points of both DVD formats!

The Wide Screen version indeed does have a more balanced composition
and a more expansive feel with more details seen in the left and right
hand side of the picture. The Full Screen also has its good points,
seeing more of the sky, decorative ceilings in Hogwarts etc. and what
is on the tables in the bottom portion of the picture etc... also you
see more of the person body {pants, legs, shoes, the ground, floor
patterns etc.} I will certainly get both versions of each of the HP
movies, even though the first two movies may have been filmed with the
Full Screen format in mind, that most children and teens prefer. The
Wide Screen format has a more panoramic sweeping feel and the view to
the right and left is more complete... though the picture is
'skinny'...lol.  Like looking though a 'Letter Box'... as the saying goes!

Thank You So Much Manda!  :~D  ~*~*~*~

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~*~ SpellBound asked {excerpt}: 
 
~*~*~*~ Hi Everyone! ... I want your opinions on this! Do you prefer
 watching the Harry Potter movies DVD's in the Full Screen or the Wide
Screen format... and Why? ~*~*~*~



~*~ Manda replied:
 
I generally prefer widescreen because that's usually the way the
filmmakers intended the film to be seen. The Harry Potter
movies are a little different, though, since they knew kids would be
watching this on home video, and most kids films sell best in
fullscreen. (Someone needs to educate the mothers!) The HP films were
shot in Super 35 so there is material above and below the widescreen
frame that can be used for better composition and framing in the
fullscreen version. In the first two films Christopher Columbus often
seemed to frame scenes specifically for full-screen.
Though I have not seen POA in full-screen (I'll borrow it from the
library at some point), I have a hunch that Alfonso Cuarón probably
leaned more toward widescreen.
 
The best way to decide which is for you is to see screenshots.There's
 a wonderful website that compares the widescreen and fullscreen DVDs
of the first two films. The site has apparently disappeared, but
archive.org has copies of it:
 
SS/PS: http://tinyurl.com/67r86
COS: http://tinyurl.com/3vgcs
 
Incidentally, if you want to be a real fanatic about collecting HP
DVDs, one alternative to just buying "Sorcerer's Stone" again in
widescreen is to import a widescreen "Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone" DVD from Canada. That way you'll have all the
bases covered. ;-)
 
Manda
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