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Post #626465

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Space Kaijuu
Parent topic
Info & Info Wanted: 'The Abyss'
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Date created
10-Mar-2013, 9:23 PM

Was it open matte or pan-and-scan?  Generally, 2.35:1 films were shot on 70mm or Cinemascope 35mm anamorphic frames.  Open matte films are generally shot at 3:4 and matted to 1.66:1 or 1.85:1.  I know there were a few exceptions, but they weren't common because matting a 4:3 35mm frame down to 2.35:1 ends up looking like crap.  Given the budget Titanic had, I have a hard time believing they wouldn't have shot it on 70mm.