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FILM pan and scan











Lawrence of Arabia, David Lean, 1962




Scorsese, Pollack, Mann & Hanson on How “Pan and Scan” Ruined Films for Decades


5′ video ~ short introduction


* Look out for Scorsese mentioning 4:3 increases the size of the frame and so reduces resolution.



November 27, 2017 Posted by | film technique, film [its techniques], pan and scan | , , | Leave a comment