Commercial

[whoknows46]

I'm shooting a spec commercial tomorrow. I don't necessarily want a cinematic look, and I want motions to be smooth. If my options are 24p, 30p, and 60i, what would the most logical setting be? I'm leaning toward 30p, but I'm not quite sure.

The motions really need to look good because my actor is extremely physical and tends to do spazzy movements.

Thank you

[Benjamin18]

Usually, you find out what format you need to deliver in, and then shoot to facilitate that. However, seeing as this is a spec commercial, it's not quite that simple.

I would just think about how it would most likely be used. HDTV? 60i or 60p, depending on res. SDTV? 60i. Web? Whatever you want. If it's web, and you want smooth motion, I'd personally shoot 720p/60p. It's got all the benefits of progressive, and it's nice and smooth. 60fps is also the usual thing for broadcasted 720p HDTV, at least here in America.

I think.

[Phenixone]

24p will give the cine look (watch with the pan, check the panning speeds in your Barry green Hvx manual, there is a section about it !
Avoid the interlaces 60i, go for a progressive format, you would still be able to interlace the 60p into 60i.


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