Secret Window (Seinfeld Preview) - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

MuscleCramp · 2004-06-26, 12:01 AM

Secret Window was an ok movie, but I wanted to make a post about the Seinfeld DVD preview on the extras.

It said coming soon, but it also said it was going to be in High Definition. Any truth to that or did the preview just use the term wrong?

jayme1009 · 2004-06-30, 12:10 PM

I watched this movie the other day and i must say this is a outstanding movie.It does have a very deep stroy line so if you are looking for asimple movie this is not for you.

hugh · 2004-06-30, 12:22 PM

I had heard that about Seinfeld but it's television so how do you take a 4:3 picture and convert to 16:9

reddwarf · 2004-06-30, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hugh

I had heard that about Seinfeld but it's television so how do you take a 4:3 picture and convert to 16:9

The show was shot on film. Assuming they don't butcher it by zooming the picture to give 16:9, they may have gone back to the film, did a new transfer and then redid all the postproduction work since that was done on video (from what I've read.) Maybe the marketing boys are playing loose with the high definition statement. *GASP* There's a first! :roll: The source could be a high definition transfer and then downconverting to DVD.

StreetPreacher · 2004-06-30, 04:26 PM

Yep, just a marketing ploy.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=417993

Here's a quote from somone who 'seems' to know what they're talking about.

"Indeed it was edited on videotape. I'm acquainted with one fellow who use to work on the post-production side of the show, and he told me that if these were to be re-done in HD, it would be a monumental chore, because they really didn't keep very good notes as far as what takes were used, etc. When you consider that it was shot with FOUR Panavision 35mm cameras, that means there are four different shots from EVERY scene that need to be located, transferred, and then edited. And often, they'd use different shots from different takes, which further complicates things.

So, while that doesn't mean it CAN'T be done, it will be quite amazing if it happens.

--Bill R."

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MuscleCramp Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Millbrook, ON Posts: 346	Secret Window (Seinfeld Preview) Secret Window was an ok movie, but I wanted to make a post about the Seinfeld DVD preview on the extras. It said coming soon, but it also said it was going to be in High Definition. Any truth to that or did the preview just use the term wrong? __________________ My DVD Collection

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2004-06-30, 12:10 PM	#2
jayme1009 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nepean Posts: 660	I watched this movie the other day and i must say this is a outstanding movie.It does have a very deep stroy line so if you are looking for asimple movie this is not for you.

2004-06-30, 12:22 PM	#3
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,501	I had heard that about Seinfeld but it's television so how do you take a 4:3 picture and convert to 16:9

2004-06-30, 04:26 PM	#5
StreetPreacher Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 554	Yep, just a marketing ploy. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=417993 Here's a quote from somone who 'seems' to know what they're talking about. "Indeed it was edited on videotape. I'm acquainted with one fellow who use to work on the post-production side of the show, and he told me that if these were to be re-done in HD, it would be a monumental chore, because they really didn't keep very good notes as far as what takes were used, etc. When you consider that it was shot with FOUR Panavision 35mm cameras, that means there are four different shots from EVERY scene that need to be located, transferred, and then edited. And often, they'd use different shots from different takes, which further complicates things. So, while that doesn't mean it CAN'T be done, it will be quite amazing if it happens. --Bill R."