My Dinosaur Movie to be shot on Digital HD 24-P video and in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1?

Question

Guys, What if I shot and exhibit my movie, Dinosaurs: An Epic Prehistoric Tale entirely on 24-P Digital High Definition Videotape and in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1? How can I shoot a dinosaur movie like mine in a 2.35:1 ratio? And How can I shot a dinosaur movie like mine entirely on 24-P High Definition Digital Videotape? Well, How can I fix the problems of shooting a Dinosaur movie in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1? What are some examples of dinosaur movies in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1? And...last but not least...what are some examples of dinosaur movies in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1?
Well, Answer me.

Answer 1

[shakes head and rolls eyes]

listen kid, no one will invest in a movie like that, especially not to someone who don't know the aspect ratio of "Jurassic Park."

May be, may be if you have enough perseverence to learn and work hard and you can make your own movie like that dude who made Star Wreck movie but I doubt that someone who are willing to learn are going to ask these kind of question in this board.

Answer 2

Well, let's start with the video parts.. 24p HD at 2.35:1

First, you need a camcorder that can shoot at 24p, or more likely, 23.97p, which is the "NTSC Film" rate that's used for most film conversions to digital video (done so because this allows a relatively simple 3:2 pulldown to standard 29.976fps NTSC video). If you don't have a 24p camcoder, you CAN resample 29.976fps to 23.97fps, but the results aren't always perfect, and you probably need a fairly high-end video editor, or a dedicated application, to do this well.

24p mode camcorders have been fairly high-end models until recently, and of course, even HD digital has been on the expensive side for awhile (my first HDV camcorder ran $2600, I have a second that went for only $800, and that was last year). Among lower cost camcorders that support 24p, look at the Canon HV-20 ($900):
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-HV20-Camcorder-Review.htm

If you're renting, or have a big budget, the Panasonic HVX-200 ($6000) is beautiful, and allows recording on standard HDV tape, or full variable speed recording (12fps - 60fps) on P2 memory cards. A tape-only higher end HD camcorders that does 24p is the Sony HVR-V1U ($4200).

Now, since the HDTV standard is 16:9, you're not going to find anything outside of Hollywood that shoots video at anything but 16:9 or 4:3. You have two choices. The first is simply to crop to 2.35:1... that's easy enough, and many high end camcorders let you set up custom guide lines for framing, but it is wasted resolution. The other option is to use an anamorphic lens. This is how folks were getting true 16:9 on 4:3 camcorders a decade ago, and how Hollywood was shooting widescreen half a century ago. Basically, this sort of lens is wide angle on the horizontal, but straight through on the vertical.. so it compresses horizontally. See the links.. most anamorphic lenses for DV camcorders give you 16:9 on a 4:3 mode camcorder, so you would get 2.35:1 when used on a 16:9 camcorder, as long as there's enough coverage.

As far as "dinosaur movies" shot in 2:35:1...I can't think of one. "Jurassic Park" was show in 1.85:1. Most non-fiction dinosaur films are shot with Science Channel, Discover Channel, etc. in mind, so they're most likely shot for 16:9... or they're IMAX, which is of course another dimension entirely, not something you do with a camcorder.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

What possible effect would the aspect ratio have to do with shooting a dinosaur movie? Either you have the equipment to shoot it and edit it or you don't.

Answer 5

Lots of good questions but i dont know much about Digital HD videos