Dr. Gonzo
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This will undoubtably be yet another dividing point in the film industry and with viewers themselves... even more so than 3D.
It's been known that Peter Jackson has been shooting the The Hobbit at 48 frames per second for a while now. The trailer they showed was the 24 fps industry standard... But the first glimpses of the actual footage at a convention already have people divided. "It looks like a soap opera". For those of you who don't know, when you up the frame rate it begins to look like home video... something shot on a camcorder as opposed to the film look we've all known since sound was introduced to films.
To understand more please read this article.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/55212
When I first heard this way back when Jackson was buying Red Epic cameras I knew this was going to be a point of contention. I am not a fan of the increased frame rate look... and I know that you would think, well if you increase the frame rate it should look better right? Wrong. (Well it's a matter of opinion) People are buying up those DSLR cameras for one reason... it shoots 24p and the resulting video looks like film. It just has that certain look. The "strobing" if you will. Essentially The Hobbit is going to look like something that was shot on a consumer video camera that you can buy at your nearest "best buy". Several years ago I bought a Panasonic HVX200 because at that time, it was the cheapest camera that achieved 24p at 1080p. A legitimate film look, and it wasn't cheap back then. This move effectively makes me (and people like me) shake their heads in disbelief and wonder... it was hard to achieve this look for us independents digitally, (well at least me, it was a chunk of change) and now that these types of cameras are becoming a little more affordable (now 3 grand for a DSLR?) THEY TURN AROUND AND FLIP THE SCRIPT ON US.
apologies for that rant towards the end
And James Cameron is all about an Industry conversion to 48 as well as a few others. Both Jackson and Cameron are fighting to make 48 frames the minimum standard. So for those who know what I'm talking about, (sorry, it's somewhat hard to explain, you really just have to see it) What do you think of this movement, and do you think it will succeed???
It's been known that Peter Jackson has been shooting the The Hobbit at 48 frames per second for a while now. The trailer they showed was the 24 fps industry standard... But the first glimpses of the actual footage at a convention already have people divided. "It looks like a soap opera". For those of you who don't know, when you up the frame rate it begins to look like home video... something shot on a camcorder as opposed to the film look we've all known since sound was introduced to films.
To understand more please read this article.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/55212
When I first heard this way back when Jackson was buying Red Epic cameras I knew this was going to be a point of contention. I am not a fan of the increased frame rate look... and I know that you would think, well if you increase the frame rate it should look better right? Wrong. (Well it's a matter of opinion) People are buying up those DSLR cameras for one reason... it shoots 24p and the resulting video looks like film. It just has that certain look. The "strobing" if you will. Essentially The Hobbit is going to look like something that was shot on a consumer video camera that you can buy at your nearest "best buy". Several years ago I bought a Panasonic HVX200 because at that time, it was the cheapest camera that achieved 24p at 1080p. A legitimate film look, and it wasn't cheap back then. This move effectively makes me (and people like me) shake their heads in disbelief and wonder... it was hard to achieve this look for us independents digitally, (well at least me, it was a chunk of change) and now that these types of cameras are becoming a little more affordable (now 3 grand for a DSLR?) THEY TURN AROUND AND FLIP THE SCRIPT ON US.
apologies for that rant towards the end
And James Cameron is all about an Industry conversion to 48 as well as a few others. Both Jackson and Cameron are fighting to make 48 frames the minimum standard. So for those who know what I'm talking about, (sorry, it's somewhat hard to explain, you really just have to see it) What do you think of this movement, and do you think it will succeed???