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I watched Hunger Games - Catching Fire last night on my 2.35:1 screen with Anamorphic lens.
As you know, this is another of the films using hybrid 2.35:1 and 1.78 IMAX ratios. I don't think the film suffered by losing the top and bottom information on the IMAX scenes. Once or twice, a scene may have felt slightly 'closed in', but it didn't seem that atypical given the usual style of filming for this picture. In fact, it felt very appropriate given the situations being filmed.
Next, I will watch the movie using a special feature of my Kaleidescape system. This performs the appropriate scaling for the 2.35 portions with the lens in place, and then electronically scales the 1.78 portions to fit in the center of the 2.35 screen, with the lens remaining in place. I just can't imagine this as a satisfactory way to view the film, as the 1.78 portions of this movie were meant to be larger and more grand than the 2.35 portions. This method of viewing would reverse that.
We'll see.
Kevin
As you know, this is another of the films using hybrid 2.35:1 and 1.78 IMAX ratios. I don't think the film suffered by losing the top and bottom information on the IMAX scenes. Once or twice, a scene may have felt slightly 'closed in', but it didn't seem that atypical given the usual style of filming for this picture. In fact, it felt very appropriate given the situations being filmed.
Next, I will watch the movie using a special feature of my Kaleidescape system. This performs the appropriate scaling for the 2.35 portions with the lens in place, and then electronically scales the 1.78 portions to fit in the center of the 2.35 screen, with the lens remaining in place. I just can't imagine this as a satisfactory way to view the film, as the 1.78 portions of this movie were meant to be larger and more grand than the 2.35 portions. This method of viewing would reverse that.
We'll see.
Kevin