Wider Still and Wider
In these days of widescreen, hi-def, Blu-ray video pictures, cast a thought back to the late 1920’s and early 1930’s – even then they had widescreen, large format film presentations.
The release of Fox’s “The Big Trail” in both normal (35mm) and Fox’s “Grandeur” widescreen (70mm) editions on a 2 disc Region 1 DVD set is a welcome addition to the catalogue.
An excellent article from American Cinematographer September 1930 (link below) by Arthur Edeson (ASC) gives a flavour of the atmosphere of the time regarding widescreen processes.
http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/grandeur-sep1930.htm
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Still waiting for my copy of this DVD to wing its way from the US, but will add some remarks later……………