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Actually they could hard matte (wide frame lines) that part of the film quite easily. I still think all flat films should be hard matted so they are run in frame properly.

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This assumes that you dont get projectionist who dosent mind showing the film with a border on the top or bottom. At least with full frame image if it is slightly out of frame there is no distracting border throughout the feature. Just a thought.

Thanks for your kind words on boom swingers.

I've been recording sound and boomswinging at ABC.TV for more years than I care to admit. As I mentioned before boomswingers are guided by the camera operator. As others have said in this thread for one reason or another when shooting full frame but for 1.85:1 release booms or other gunk may get it shot. I suspect the decision to allow this to pass is done by the "bean counters"

However there really is no excuse other than in exceptional circumstances for a boom mic. to intrude in a properly projected 1.85:1 picture. If there is no exceptional circumstance then the camera operator/boomswinger liaison ain't working.

Jim

Song of the soundman sung to a Cat Stevens' song --

"I'm being followed by a boom shadow
....boom shadow, boom shadow."

Told to me by an ABC soundman who worked on one of the daytime soaps.

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