Not to derail the thread further, but I would imagine that most "old school" cinematographers shot like that. Personally, I shoot still photography with a 1930's Leica rangefinder, and the viewfinder on it is not what you will see on the finished frame. As a result, I always over-frame shots, knowing that I can crop it in the darkroom to the image that I really wanted. I would imagine that a lot of cinematographers who came over from still photography (a la Stanley Kubrick) knew and practiced these methods.