[SI] The Pinhole II gallery is up!

On 2010-07-21 14:02:49 +0100, HocusPocus said:

When television arrived it was referred to as the 'close up' medium.
Screens were smaller than the cinema (obviously) where large vistas were
common and desirable. The (wrong) thinking for television was that
everything had to be right in there, cropping the forehead and chin, the
ECU. What we noticed was that the aspect ratio of cinema films meant either
side of the image was cut off on television (it was squeezed for the credit
sequence) and an 'innovation' was the ability to pan the image to one side
or the other so vital actions weren't happening off screen. When the
technology enabling the image to be letterboxed came along, all was well
again. Those who said television was a close up medium said nothing and
directors were calling for 'headroom' - don't chop off the tops of their
heads - and 'leading space' - don't have a face up against the frame in the
direction they are looking. Funny how it still goes round and round.

Very well stated, thank you.

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Pete