Motion of film, what's missing?

[M. Gilden]

I'm really still guessing the OP is complaining about shutter speed. I hardly see any DSLR footage these days that is shot with the 180degree shutter rule.

 

[robo3687]

on the subject of frame rates, james cameron is likely going beyond 24 for Avatar 2, 48 or 60 frames a second

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-cameron-fully-intends-make-172916

 

[ICD Films]

Guess he has a point, for whatever it's worth.

 

[Bruce Foreman]

Echoing what Denwa said...I think DSLR/HD footage is just TOO clear...the color saturation is too good and it's too sharp....it's just a case of getting used to it.

Most DSLR owners may still be using the preset PICTURE STYLES and on most of them the color saturation and sharpness are too high. The default preset may work well for many still photos shot by folks not experienced in photography in general.

But things change when you work with something like the NEUTRAL picture style and cut the contrast and saturation down a "notch" or two. The "superflat" picture styles that were a fad for awhile can be too "flat" and result in awful problems correcting color in skin tones. But I find basing a user defined picture style on NEUTRAL and taking the saturation and contrast down two "notches" (sharpness is already all the way down) gives me a better image, even on stills.

 

[Bruce Foreman]

I'm really still guessing the OP is complaining about shutter speed. I hardly see any DSLR footage these days that is shot with the 180degree shutter rule.

There is likely another "variable" at work here, how each individual perceives "motion" with persistence of vision. 24 fps in motion picture work came about as the best compromise between economy of film consumption and a slow frame rate where persistence of vision would work reliably. Now some people can almost detect a "flicker" on film projected at 24 fps and some can't, it's a somewhat subjective thing (and it gave some folks headaches, my wife being one and my daughter another). As I understand it now, most projection equipment projects each frame twice to smooth any flicker out resulting in a projection frame rate of 48 fps.

The "fixed" 180 degree rotating shutter eventually gave way to a variable angle shutter disk resulting in the ability to effect "shorter" exposures with a 90 degree, 45 degree, 30 degree shutter as deemed necessary for what is being "filmed".

But our perception of "motion" defined by frame rate by individuals can be a very subjective thing.