Shutter Speed & FPS
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Crafters of Light
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Ran into a similar topic on another forum.
Frames per second and shutter speed are two different things.
If we were talking film than shutter speed is the duration of time the shutter is open to expose the frame of film. And somewhat counter intuitive is that the larger the denominator the shorter the exposure. This has the impact of how much light and motion is perceived on the frame. In your example, 1/50 will allow more light and show more motion blur than 1/200, and this is regardless of the frame rate.
Frames per second and shutter speed are two different things.
If we were talking film than shutter speed is the duration of time the shutter is open to expose the frame of film. And somewhat counter intuitive is that the larger the denominator the shorter the exposure. This has the impact of how much light and motion is perceived on the frame. In your example, 1/50 will allow more light and show more motion blur than 1/200, and this is regardless of the frame rate.
It will still have the same longer frame 'cinematic' look. But the big difference will be how smooth or not smooth it will look. I have experimented with different shutter speeds and obviously the slower it is the more blur, but I feel like you can go up to 1/120 without really changing the style, unless there is a lot of fast action, then you will really see it. but in a scene with moderate pace movements, you won't change the style noticeably.
yrpfilms
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This article should help you along!
http://blog.tylerginter.com/?p=385
http://blog.tylerginter.com/?p=385
I know the concept behind it, but I am just curious as to what the fastest shutter speed I can go up to while still keeping that cinematic look. In the video below, 1/400 it doesn't look as appealing as 1/30. I guess that's what I mean when I say ''cinematic'' look.
If this person: http://vimeo.com/19603537 showed the effects of the shutter at different speeds, he would have answered my question.
Does anyone know from experience? I'd test it out myself but I am going on a trip and I would like to use faster shutter speeds to compensate for my lack of nd filters.
If this person: http://vimeo.com/19603537 showed the effects of the shutter at different speeds, he would have answered my question.
Does anyone know from experience? I'd test it out myself but I am going on a trip and I would like to use faster shutter speeds to compensate for my lack of nd filters.
On digital, I have found that anything over 1/60th of a second starts to betray the "film look". 1/48th is a good approximation of a 180 degree shutter @ 24fps on an actual 16mm film camera, so its what I generally go with.
If you are talking film, your shutter speed will be dictated by your fps.
If you are talking film, your shutter speed will be dictated by your fps.