Heresy of the worst kind.

For those unfamiliar with “pan and scan”, this horrid process of cinematic cultural vandalism was standard procedure in the era of low-res television, whereby widescreen images (with aspect ratios typically 1:85:1 or 2:35:1) were cropped to fit the whole of the 4:3 television screen. This proved particularly damaging to scope formats (2:35:1, or at times even wider), resulting in o…
Pan and Scan: A 1980s Home Viewing Horror Story
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Simon Dillon
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Jul 15, 2022
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Heresy of the worst kind.
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Movies. Video Games. Watches. If you are passionate about any of these, I guarantee I’ll piss you off at least once.
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