Wow, I really got excited when I uploaded all the footage on to my Final Cut Pro. Every single image looks great. I was ready to start editing when I suddenly realized that Danny's paparazzo footage from the Marina was shot in 16:9 (widescreen), which is what I wanted, but that all the other footage was shot in 4:3 (tv format). I panicked and called Marq, who confirmed that everything had been shot in 4:3. Frustrated at first, I quickly found out that it was actually a good thing! Why? Very simple. DV cameras use chips that capture the image. When shooting in 4:3, the chip captures everything, filling up the whole size of the chip. When you change the format to 16:9, to give it that letterbox cinematic feel, the image is cropped slightly (on the top and bottom of the frame) and you lose a bit of resolution. Today, many DPs that shoot in digital will do so in 4:3, but will frame their shots knowing that the top and bottom will be lost once converted to 16:9 in post production. So to make a long story short, I did the same without even planning for it!
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