Re: 24p / 30i / 30p?

>>What's the reasoning for going with 30p vs. 24p?<<

24p is just a different look. I do it on all my weddings now, but I don't suggest it for everyone. It's harder to make it look good and there are more rules of 'things to avoid' when shooting.

Add to that, some brides just don't prefer the look. I offer it for those that do, but there needs to be people out there to sell to the ones that don't. I like 24p but I've never been one to argue that it's better for everything or everyone.

But when you can get 24p right, it looks really fantastic. It's not so much a technical reason, but just the fact that people are used to seeing 24 fps in Hollywood movies. It's familiar and just feels right. It has to be done well, though, for this feeling to take hold.

As for another example, I shoot a Nutcracker ballet performance every year. I've been shooting with PD-170s at 60i. This year I shot on 24p HD and the difference was fantastic. And I'm not talking about the resolution. It was the frame rate that made the difference. I was a little worried about the motion blur of the dancers so I shot a dress rehersal and showed the footage to the studio heads before the real shoot. They liked it so we went ahead and did it. I'm glad we did, I was very happy with the results.

I'll see if I can put up a quicktime sample of the last 2 shows later tonight. Comparing them really shows the difference between the 2 looks, since it's the same show with the same sets and the same lighting.

I'll post back once that's up.