1/24 during low light, or night shots

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astigmatic

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my hf-s100 camera's low light leaves something to be desired. will 1/24 shutter during lowlight scenes at 24fps look off when matched with 1/48 24fps footage? My cam can also do 1/30, will that be better?
 
It will look like video. Fine, if thats what your going for but a 360 degree shutter is not possible on a film camera, therefore doesn't work with a "film look". With minimal subject movement and no camera movement it may look OK, but something will seem off to some people. Of course Micheal Mann seems to have no problem with it, http://-0-0-1.hdtrailer.net/trailer.php?t=178, so what do I know?
A 1/30 shutter would be the equivelent of a 270 degree shutter, possible but not common on film.
 
That trailor like gave away the whole freakin movie. Which shots were at 1/24? I have a feeling I could tell on some shots, but not too sure..
 
I'm not totally sure, but I would definetly guess the one where Depp is in the back of the car at night. Notice the motion blur on his hand. I really hate how this movie looks, given the subject matter... but I liked Collateral, so I guess its an asthetic choice... just think its a poor one for a period piece.
 
astigmatic said:
my hf-s100 camera's low light leaves something to be desired. will 1/24 shutter during lowlight scenes at 24fps look off when matched with 1/48 24fps footage? My cam can also do 1/30, will that be better?
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You will have to do conversions between shutter angle and shutter speed... they are the same thing but different systems...

1/24th shutter speed should technically be a 360 degree angle on the HVX... right?

If there are 24 frames per second and each one exposes for 24th of a second that means the exposure is all the time.

It will intercut with 1/48th of a second (180* shutter) but there will be more motion blur. If not careful the cutting between the two can be jarring and noticable. If you are careful, there is not much to worry about as long as the 360* footy is discrete.

The noticeable difference will be either greater or reduced based on the amount of movement within the frame and/or camera. If the shot is locked off and nothing moves very fast, you can get away with more. If there is lots of movement the footage will be harder to cut in with the faster shutter images.
 
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