720/25p to 35mm transfer?

[daktulus]

Does it make sense to shoot with a PAL HVX200e 720/25p if I intend to transfer to 35mm for international theatrical release?

Some say nobody will notice, but there is a difference if a film is played at 24 frames per second instead of 25.
How is this usually done?
Can 25p be converted to 24p?

 

[Barry_Green]

That's exactly how it's usually done. 25 is converted to 24 by slowing it down by 4%.

 

[daktulus]

So I shoot 25p and the 4% slowing down is done during the tape to film transfer?
Is this a standard procedure in Europe, because the copy house I spoke to just wanted to transfer 25 fps tape to 25 fps 35mm film without speed conversion...

 

[Ryan Patrick O'Hara]

I am not very versed in European cinema, but I didn't know they made 35mm 25fps film. LOL

I just figured 35mm was 35mm and the projection speed was the only variable that changed. Dubbed copies can now be converted as Barry mentioned. My point is.... is there 35mm film for 24 vs 25 fps? That would be news to me.

 

[Anders Holck]

So I shoot 25p and the 4% slowing down is done during the tape to film transfer?
Is this a standard procedure in Europe, because the copy house I spoke to just wanted to transfer 25 fps tape to 25 fps 35mm film without speed conversion...

Actually that's how you do it.
The slowdown occurs at playback in the cinemaprojector.

it's only the audio needs to be timestretched at the output facility.

 

[daktulus]

Why would I have to convert/pitch audio if the projector has the ability to play 25fps. Doesn´t the projector play the audio at 25fps as well?

I thought I don´t need to change anything if the projector can be switched to 25fps?