Meanwhile, cinema stayed faithful to the 24fps standard and audiences grew accustomed to it. Even today, if you want to achieve a 'cinematic look' to your home movies, you would use this standard.
There have been attempts in the past to move on, to evoke a similar passion for another standard or look, but so far things have been fruitless. I remember back in looking forward to Michael Mann's true story gangster movie Public Enemies. The motion seemed so lifelike, some of it was shot with the latest high definition cameras, and it looked set to blow my amateur movie-going mind.
What we got was something different. Not just digital noise in the darker scenes, but the whole affair just looked wrong somehow. The smooth motion of the actors looked like they had come from segments of a behind the scenes documentary, filmed on someone's smaller camcorder. Although it was a mixture of film and digital, the setups used e. A more recent example was the backlash against Peter Jackson's choice of releasing his first Hobbit movie back in at 48fps.
Many are familiar with this story of course, but despite Jackson's view of "just get over it;" audiences just couldn't move on.
Like Public Enemies , it just looked 'too' real, like reality television, instead of a fantasy to escape in. How long can the romance last with 24fps? Believe it or not, this liaison with higher frame rates isn't going away anytime soon, with some still advocating moving on from the standard rate of dramas onto 30, 60 or even fps, in the case of James Cameron's future installments of his Avatar franchise or, at least, that's what the rumours say.
In fact, Hollywood technology wiz Douglas Trumbull claims that this particular frame rate will push us into new territory and away from the backlash that The Hobbit received.
The effect will apparently look a lot more natural and less jarring than what 48fps delivered. Time will tell. If the worlds of sports broadcast or video gaming have anything to say about it, the divorce from 24p should be well on its way. You only have to open up the comments section for a new game release to see the bitter outcry of "only 30fps?!
The smoother, more realistic motion does add an extra level of realism and immersion to enjoy. Reality television, in general, does well in the bed of high frame rates, too, since it is supposed to look as real as possible. It is conceivable that, as more generations of people grow accustomed to faster frame rates for their video games, sports and TV shows, they will start to expect the same from feature films and dramas.
Is it perhaps the fault of the audience then? What is Frame Rate, and why does it matter? Learning Frame Rate. Posted By. Part of defining that style is frame rate—both as a baseline, but also as way of adding depth to your films.
To clarify, fps, or frames-per-second, is the amount of frames that your camera is recording at any given second. Video works, at a base level, by taking all of those frames and condensing them into one singular timeline. Our mind takes these frames and processes them as motion. For most purposes, video is primarily distributed in two standard frame rates: 24fps and 30fps.
In modern cameras, however, there are a lot of alternative frame rates, such as 48fps, 60fps, and fps. Most Common Frame Rates 24fps For a long time, 24fps or even So what frame rate is best? Anyone sitting further back would not be able to perceive the difference in resolution. To get the benefit of 4K at home you either need to be sitting very close to the screen or have a very large 4K TV.
The only way to perceive a difference between 2K and 4K when the camera is moving is to use a higher frame rate and shutter speed — with less resulting motion blur. If you want to have higher resolution for motion pictures where objects are moving and the camera is moving, then you need to use higher frame rates for capture and display to see a difference. Within the industry, the jury still seems to be out on whether HFR material still looks at all like film and whether strobing artifact effects are needed for it to retain its film look.
There are now digital cinema projectors that are capable of progressive frames per second, so the technology is in place, but the question remains: will the aesthetics be accepted by directors, the industry, and most importantly the audience?
If we want to stick to 24fps for movies then the endless resolution push seems a bit pointless to me. There is no such thing as one framerate to rule them all.
Anyone who thinks you should shoot everything at 24p is making a very dumb argument. Different frame rates, including high frame rates, have their place. Dismissing high frame rate capture and display is not the correct thing to do.
We are so used to seeing 24fps that we have become accustomed to it, and that is not a bad thing. If I am watching a fictional movie then I want to be taken on a journey and that is half the magic of 24fps. However, If I am watching live sport or a nature documentary I want it to be as real as possible and to make it feel like I am there. This is where I would quite comfortably watch 4K at 60p or p. For higher frame rates and resolutions to coexist and evolve the language of filmmaking may well have to change to.
This is not something that is likely to happen soon, especially when it comes to shooting movies. What are your thoughts on the whole frame rate debate? Let us know in the comments section below or on the forum. Like what we do and want to support Newsshooter? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter and help us to continue being the best source of news and reviews for professional tools for the independent filmmaker. Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with 30 years' experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.
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