2006-12-23 04:49:31 · 12 answers · asked by Carpe Diem (Seize The Day) 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Widescreen displays the picture as shown in theaters (remember, theater screens are wide rectangles) and that is why the black bars on the top and bottom on a standard 4:3 screen. Full screen movies are cropped on the right and left side to fit a 4:3 frame (standard TV screen shape). If two characters are talking in a scene in a full screen version, a method called "pan and scan" is often used to show both characters as each speaks (pan and scan moves the video - like an artificial camera movement).
Few directors prefer filming in full screen (Stanley Kubrick was one) and past a certain date, almost all theatrical movies you saw on broadcast TV were cropped (cut off) on the sides. Theatrical films are are very seldom originally shot in full screen.
Contrary to the mistaken belief of some, you see MORE of the film if it is in widescreen, not less. NOTHING is cut off in widescreen. I'd recommend widescreen viewing on any TV with a 20 inch screen or larger.
By the way 4:3 televisions are on the way out and broadcast TV intends to go all widescreen (and HD) eventually, as some shows already are (an adapter will be made available for older 4:3 TVs). Sinking a large amount of money into a 4:3 TV is not going to be a good idea in the near future. In fact, you'll notice fewer and fewer being made.
2006-12-23 07:47:05 · answer #1 · answered by Lost Panda 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full screen movies are made to fit a basic square TV which most people have. Its what most TV shows are shown on. Wide screen is made to be more like the movie screen at the theater and more of what the movie director wants it to be like due to all the detail they can show you an a screen. Yes it is narrower and not as tall but you get more to watch. If you have a wide screen TV then rent all wide screen movies. If you have a basic square TV rent all full screen movies. (If you do have a wide screen TV hit the format button to get the movie to fill the whole screen or go into the movie setup and set it for wide screen.) Wide screen movies on the right TV are the way to go any day.
2006-12-23 13:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wide screen fits the new tv's and rumor has it full screen movies will stop being made soon. Wide screen gives you more side detail like in the theaters but is sooo annoying with an older tv.
2006-12-23 13:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by ima_slo1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full screen they've taken the movie and messed with it so it'll fit the small square TV screen. With wide screen they show the movie as is, but it's smaller than it would be otherwise because they didn't crop it in any way.
2006-12-23 12:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Ettejin of Wern 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
full scream takes up the whole tv screen and wide screen is like what the play at the movies
2006-12-23 12:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by trace862004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full screen actually takes up the FULL screen
Wide screen does not take up the whole screen and it has those two black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.
2006-12-23 12:58:05 · answer #6 · answered by soccerkam93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full screen shows you everything on the TV, but wide screen sometimes chops of peoples heads.
2006-12-23 12:52:28 · answer #7 · answered by Kristy :P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
full screen fits the television screen and wide screen has a band across the television screen enhancing the length but less width on a television screen
2006-12-23 14:12:14 · answer #8 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full screen will cut some of your movie off.
2006-12-23 12:52:10 · answer #9 · answered by JS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full screen takes up the whole frame, but doesn;t show the whole picurtre.
Wide screen show the whole picrure, but in reduced-size format
2006-12-23 12:53:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋