What is better to film in? 25 frames per sec or 50?
Are there many differences in the quality and look of the programme?
Is 25 better?
Better is a relative term. 25 frames (24 in the US) looks more like film (if correctly lighted). Film looks less real but its what people expect and they sometimes elevate it as superior. 50 will look like video but is actually more real looking (again lighting helps to prevent a flat look) but it tends to visually remind people of news footage rather than drama.
If you watch a lot of television you will notice that some shows are shot on video and others use film and all tend to be very carefully lit so they both look good.
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
RJSchwarz
Must say am very confused at the question posed and even more so at the reply posted?
Simmy meant shooting on video or film? Even if you shoot film or video at 50fps won't you get the 'slow' motion result? so how can the two be compared?
or is there a technology I am not aware of which lets you shoot video at 25 or 50 but still gives the effect of a 'normal' playback?
I'm a bit rusty on my PAL standards, so correct me if I'm wrong, but:
I believe the question pertains to shooting video at 25 frames per second progressive versus 50 frames per second interlaced (is PAL interlaced? I can't remember). This is all complicated by the fact that I work with the (rather archaic) NTSC standard used over here in the states, where the debate is over 24FPS progressive (24p) vs. 30 frames / 60 fields per second interlaced (60i).
I myself am not a big fan of either. For my feature, I shot 60i and went through a deinterlacing process in post, effectively giving me 30FPS progressive, a nice compromise between a gritty 60fps and a (in my experience) jittery 24FPS. The problem with many 24/25 FPS cameras is that the shutter speed remains the same with the lower frame rate, resulting in a lack of motion blur and a "strobing" image. By shooting 60i and then averaging it down to 30p, I can produce a smoother image.
Sorry if this wasn't helpful or relevant; I get confused by the standards issues.
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Thanks geri you sorted out my puzzlement for sure. Am not very hot on the technical side but hey everyday is a learning experience ?:D?
