Game of Thrones Shutter Angle

[Chris Langer]

Hello everyone,
I was watching the Day in the Life of HBO Game of Thrones Season 5 and saw their Alexa's are shooting at 172.8 Degree Shutter Angle. Is there a reason for this over a 180 Degree Shutter Angle? Is it better for panning, slightly smoothing it out?

Sorry if this has been covered before! I am intrigued.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[David Jimerson]

Could be purely aesthetic -- they just like it. Though it wouldn't be especially distinguishable from 180.

 

[Chris Langer]

I was reading in another thread the 172.8 Shutter Angle prevents the 50hz flicker in European powered lights. At 180, it shows the flicker. That could be one reason.

 

[David Jimerson]

Well, that pretty much explains it, then.

 

[Samuel H]

Yep: it's a 50Hz thing

 

[David Jimerson]

Just to note, that works because a shutter angle of 172.8 at 24 fps would be equivalent to a shutter speed of 1/50. If they were shooting 25 fps, they would use a shutter angle of 180.