Friends Original Aspect Ratio

Friends Original Aspect Ratio. Matthew Perry's online gesture to Jennifer Aniston rediscovered by fans how it set their The moment comes from the HD remastered version of the episode, which has a 16:9 aspect ratio - wider than the 4:3 format it was originally edited to be broadcast in Was Friends filmed in 16:9? "Shows like Friends, M*A*S*H and Seinfeld were shot on film and presented on TV in 4:3 aspect ratio," he explains.

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Basically, the HD aspect ratio is wider, so you can see things in the HD version that you wouldn't have been able to see in the original broadcast version of the show. Todd Vaziri is the original poster, who summarises the issue in the above tweet, which clearly shows a peculiar empty window frame to the right of Joey

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ELI5: How can the Friends TV series be shown in a 16:9 aspect ratio on Netflix without seeming recut when it must have been shot in 4:3 like any 90's show? Friends (1994) tech specs : shot on Panavision Panaflex Camera and Panavision Lenses - The Motion Picture & Television Technical Database When the show was remastered in HD, the aspect ratio opened up on the sides, revealing more picture than the original broadcast

Friends TV poster [2000 x 3000] in 2023 Friends best moments, Friends poster, Friends tv. This Panavision frame leader was seen during a gag reel at the start of the credits of Friends: The Reunion (2021). The show was actually shot in 16:9 and protected for 4:3 for broadcast on NBC

Friends TV poster [2000 x 3000] in 2023 Friends best moments, Friends poster, Friends tv. "Shows like Friends, M*A*S*H and Seinfeld were shot on film and presented on TV in 4:3 aspect ratio," he explains. It started in 1994, long before widescreen became the norm but I wonder if they knew what was coming so they actually shot it in 1.78.