Variable Frame Rates Versus High Frame Rates.

[David Jimerson]

What it boils down to is that frame rate becomes a creative choice.

It doesn't "become" a creative choice; it has always been a creative choice ever since you had the choice. You choose your frame rate because it's artistically appropriate, and for no other reason.

And it could very well be true that even with fast action 60 frames per second could generate an undesirable live look.

"Undesirable" depends on your purposes. But it definitely WILL generate a live look.

There's no reason to "bet" for the future. All of the frame rates will remain available; you pick the one which is artistically appropriate for your project.

As far as the future is concerned it does not matter which format is popular today but which format will preserve the film look while at the same time preserving a reasonable amount of motion fidelity?

The "future" will not change the "soap opera" effect of a fast frame rate. That's what a fast frame rate gives you. It's what it will always give you. You cannot have a fast frame rate without the "live" look unless nothing moves, and usually not even then. It's the very nature of a fast frame rate. If you use it, it's what you'll get.

I'm almost finished with my hour-long instructional on frame rates; all of this is explained and demonstrated in it.

 

[Barry_Green]

Regarding "betting on the future" -- why does that matter? Make something today that's watchable today, and people will still want to watch it months and years and decades in the future.

Only people I can see it really mattering to would be those who are spending a lot of money to create stock footage. Other than them, betting on the future is a fool's game. 24fps has been with us for around a century, and will continue to be a valid choice even a hundred years from now, since you can always embed 24fps into 48, or 60, or 120, or 300, or whatever they come up with. If 24fps is a valid choice for your project today, then it will be a valid choice for your project a hundred years from now.

 

[David Jimerson]

Each frame rate will still have the same motion characteristics tomorrow, next year, 100 years from now, 1,000 years from now. Technology will never change that. It can't, any more than a mile will ever stop being a mile because new vehicles are on the road. It's the same distance no matter what.

 

[davidp158]

24p frame rate instructional video

24p frame rate instructional video

Hi David,

As someone new to video, the topic of frame rate intrigues me. The jittery look of 24p makes me sea sick, so I work hard to keep camera movement under control. I'm still learning, so I'm curious about your instructional video about frame rates. Please announce when the demo reel for this is available, as I am interested in it.

I'm almost finished with my hour-long instructional on frame rates; all of this is explained and demonstrated in it.

 

[David Jimerson]

The tutorial itself is ready and out there. Demo reel should be ready this weekend.