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Widescreen composition and TV
Introduction
After more than 20 years of argument about what should be the technical standards for a universal higher definition television system (see Chapter 7), the only consensus arrived at was to change the shape of the screen. The new aspect ratio was to be 16:9. In most countries, apart from a gradual transition from analogue to digital production/reception, this new screen shape was the only change that survived the international aspiration towards an HDTV service.
The adoption of a 16:9 television screen was a compromise that enabled programme makers to avoid producing programmes in two aspect ratios during the transitional period, provided precautions were taken in the composition of shots during production. ...
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