Hi everyone!
I'm about to pose what might seem a silly question. I, like most indie filmmakers with no money for the top tier stuff, usually crop my 1920x1080 footage in post to make it 2.35:1 . It usually works well, but it would be nice to be able to see the letterboxed shot while I'm filming.
It might be a stupid, or worse yet, rudimentary question, but are there any filters that can be put on lenses to have the letterboxing be seen and achieved while in production, so that we can avoid losing out on any part of the footage that accidentally falls behind the letterboxed portion when we put it in in post. With closeups, no matter how careful I and my team is, we have had issues where we've lost out on the merits of our compositions because something integral ends up hiding behind the letterboxes. If we could see the letterbox while taking the shots, we'd surely be able to factor it in better.
Anyone know if there is such a thing? Many thanks!
I'm about to pose what might seem a silly question. I, like most indie filmmakers with no money for the top tier stuff, usually crop my 1920x1080 footage in post to make it 2.35:1 . It usually works well, but it would be nice to be able to see the letterboxed shot while I'm filming.
It might be a stupid, or worse yet, rudimentary question, but are there any filters that can be put on lenses to have the letterboxing be seen and achieved while in production, so that we can avoid losing out on any part of the footage that accidentally falls behind the letterboxed portion when we put it in in post. With closeups, no matter how careful I and my team is, we have had issues where we've lost out on the merits of our compositions because something integral ends up hiding behind the letterboxes. If we could see the letterbox while taking the shots, we'd surely be able to factor it in better.
Anyone know if there is such a thing? Many thanks!