Originally posted by: Knightmessenger
So E. T. wasn't open matte. Thanks for the correction and how did you find that out? Is there any way to find out if a particular film was shot open matte. Were most of the mgm films named in the lawsuit actually matted widescreen or were the people not even that bright? Does IMDB point it out when it lists the aspect ratio for a film?
So E. T. wasn't open matte. Thanks for the correction and how did you find that out? Is there any way to find out if a particular film was shot open matte. Were most of the mgm films named in the lawsuit actually matted widescreen or were the people not even that bright? Does IMDB point it out when it lists the aspect ratio for a film?
When E.T. was first released on video back in the late 80s, Video Review ran an article on the process of transferring the film to video. The subject of letterboxing was brought up, and since cinematographer Allen Daviau worked closely with the colorist on the transfer, he divulged in the article that he had composed the film in a loose 1.75:1 aspect ratio and shot with a 1.66:1 hard matte in the camera. It's just one of those things that has stuck in my head.