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why was this shot in cinescope?


for anyone that has seen (heard) the commentary, does craven say anything about the chosen format, i wonder why it was scope in what is mainly quite a situational, close quarters environment, and certainly not an 'epic' film with scenery and battles etc, i think it would have worked in widescreen or academy format possibly, but maybe it would have given it too much of a made for tv, flat feel, i dont know.

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Ever since Scream, Craven has shot all his movies in scope.

Dragonzord! Mastodon! Pterodactyl! Triceratops! Saber Toothed Tiger! Tyrannosaurus!

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There is some mention of the budget being cut from like 42 million to 25 million, so there may have been other things he planned to do that had to be scrapped. Of course, this is pure speculation...

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