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I this might be it. Theres definitely a full super35 scan of the film at New Line, but no guarantee that its ever been distributed in a 16:9 format. I think the scope image deliberately was framed 16:9 safe to start with.
However, the framing on this master not very 4:3 safe. I couldnt imagine this being played 10 years ago where a HDTV channel could be center cut for SD. It is plausible that back in the early days of 16:9 tv, another full frame 16:9 master was made with slightly wider framing, possibly in standard def for PAL widescreen TV.
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It's always possible that it was broadcasted in two versions - one properly open matte (even if not always full), and another mostly cropped. Probably it's not the case, but it's still possible.
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2017-09-06, 08:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 2017-09-06, 08:31 AM by Chewielewis.)
Also fellowship might be different to two towers and rotk. Fellowship being finished only partially with a DI while the others are full DI
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Is the rest of the film that consistent? is there a date on the recording?
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Awesome! what's the second one like? is it just as open or does it appear cropped?
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I was told that one person checked the second and third parts of the lord of the rings and said that the Open Matte scenes there are only about 2 minutes in each film. But in the first part about 40 minutes.
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