[Konvas] Music Videos and format height (off-topic)

[Adam Frey]

I was sitting here this morning with my son (Finnigan) finishing up his 
feeding process (it's definitely a process!), and turned the TV on. 
Spanish Music Videos were on. Since I'm going to Spain next month, I 
figured what the heck and put the remote down.

The first music video looked horrible - definitely SD video. And it 
looked like it had been shot with all settings on automatic. While the 
music was okay - watching the horrible production quality of the video 
detracted from me enjoying it.

But the next video caught my attention. It looked like it was shot on 
16mm. It was by Kinito Méndez, called "Hony Tú Sí Jony" (or something 
like that - it flashed up pretty quickly).

The music was okay, but what really caught my attention was how it kept 
switching back and forth between 1.78:1 (possibly 1.66:1 or even 1.85:1) 
and 2.40:1. It was broadcast on a digital SD channel, so it's hard to 
get an accurate idea of what exactly is what in terms of formats, but 
still - it kept switching back and forth between what looked like 
anamorphic widescreen and standard widescreen.

Hmmm... When I started writing this, I had a direction I was heading in 
- but dealing with the baby, I've forgotten what that direction was... 
So, now that I don't know where I'm going with this one - I'll just 
throw it out here for discussion (if anyone wants to even discuss it)...


Cheers,

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
http://crimsonchainproductions.com

Crimson Chain Productions
PO Box 35
Libertytown, MD 21762