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[1.43] Which discs include multiple camera
angles?
There's a euphemism in the DVD industry, where
"multi-angle titles" --spoken with the right inflection-- means
adult titles. However, apart from thousands of XXX-rated discs,
not very many mainstream DVDs have multiple angles, since it takes
extra work and limits playing time (a segment with two angles uses
up twice as much space on the disc).
Short Cinema Journal vol. 1 was one of the first
to use camera angles, in the animated "Big Story," which is also
available on the DVD Demystified first edition sample
disc. Ultimate DVD (Gold or Platinum) is another sample
disc with examples of angles. King
Crimson: Deja Vroom has excellent angles, allowing you to
focus on any of the musicians. Other multi-angle music discs include
Dave Matthews Band: Listener Supported, Metallica Cunning Stunts,
Sarah McLachlan Mirrorball. Some movies, such as Detroit
Rock City (KISS video), Ghostbusters SE, Mallrats, Suicide
Kings, Terminator 2 SE, and Tomorrow Never Dies SE use
multiple angles in supplements. Some discs, especially those from
Buena Vista, use the angle feature to show credits in the selected
language (usually with the angle key locked out).
You can get an incomplete list of multi-angle discs
by doing an extended search
at DVD File or other sites with searchable databases (see 1.6).
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