As a general rule ( prior to the adoption of DVD ), special effects would be done within the theatrical aspect ratio, but not the full-frame thereof; also the expanded image area can include extraneous objects such as cables, microphone booms, jet vapor trails, or overhead telephone wires not intended to be included in the frame.
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It's a classic piece of Americana-- a storytelling ballad about a hero, dressed up in a contemporary setting . " Big John, " in fact, was cut from the same cloth as Tennessee Ernie Ford's " John Henry " from the previous decade, right down to the hammer sound ( produced for Dean by pianist Floyd Cramer pounding on a microphone boom ).
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This means the sound and video match, you don't see the microphone boom constantly dropping into frame, they have decent special effects and CGI, etc . However, this does not mean the quality of the story and acting is necessarily good, although, due to the quantity of films released by Hollywood, even if the average quality is low, there are still many excellent films released each year.
