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Demystifying the VX - The Atavism
CMcMahon:
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--- Quote from: Narcoleptic Insomniac on January 21, 2015, 09:42:00 PM ---One thing about VX that makes it work so well for BMX (and skate) films is the aspect ratio. 4:3 gives the action on screen a sense of speed that hd widescreen doesn't quite capture.
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I disagree. The style of filming that went along with VX1000/Mk I fisheye is what gave it the sense of speed. You can do the exact same thing with the right type of lens on an HD camcorder (ie: the Whale-eye).
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Have any examples of this?
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Not offhand, but it's definitely out there. I think that it's just not as prevalent because the vast majority of filmers aren't going to spend tons of cash on a heavy lens that requires rails to mount properly.
condrbkr:
I feel like maybe 4:3 gives a better illusion of speed because the rider's path is cropped more, giving the rider more emphasis. With 16:9 framing the rider in a similar run and style would show more of his line path(because it's wider), possibly making it seem like he's riding slower cause there's more predictability, less emphasis on the focus, somethin.
smalley:
bud bmx vhs edit coming this summer
RAILS!:
--- Quote from: smalley on January 29, 2015, 05:48:03 AM ---bud bmx vhs edit coming this summer
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Banger.
Albie:
Photographers still shoot with black and white film and develop it themselves in their bathrooms (You think capturing tapes is a pain in the ass?). They do that even though we have access to full frame digital cameras that far surpass the resolving power of most film formats and basically have no flaws at this point.
Even if it isn't the best way of doing it, it doesn't make it wrong.
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