Framing a shot

 Posted on 9/30/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


(blocked) asks:
> I was wondering when your shooting do you frame the shot for the
> best possible 16:9 widescreen ratio image and then get the best
> pan and scan from that, or do you always go for the best 4:3
> image and just make sure that there are no unwanted booms etc in
> the expanded 16:9 frame ? Is it the same process for the CGI
> sequences ?

We slide it back and forth. Some shots are composed for
narrow, some for the wider aspect ratio. Sometimes a character's face
is somewhat off center or out of frame for that reason. It's whatever
looks best per shot.

jms