Re: What was the point of this Andrew Kramer? Frame Rate Converter

What? Your eyes and brain can't pick up that 6 frame per second difference? ;-)

Well... not to touch off the never ending debate of 24 vs. 30 fps debate... but, you seemed have found the obvious when it comes to the "film" look.

IMO, The film look is less about the frame rate and more about the color saturation and DOF focus. It's about lighting and camera moves... and, much less about frame rate. Frame rate for film was created at a 24 fps to save on film useage... Less film is used when you shooting at 24fps than 30fps... and, back in the old days this was a significant savings. However, in todays digital world... the fps is less of an issue.

Sooo... what's the deal? Well... the deal is that the "film" look is not so much about frame rate as it is about the overall feel of the image in terms of color, focus, lighting, etc.

All that being said... I am sure some will disagree, but in IMHO... frame rate is over rated. In fact, to prove my point at one time, I actually claimed my 30 fps video was shot at 24 and not one person could tell it actually wasn't. However, if I took that same video and removed the extensive color correction and DOF changes out... well, instantly those who thought is was shot at 24 would say it was shot at 30fps. IMO, the average veiwer can not pick up a 6 fps difference... however, I do believe it is possible for an experienced film editor to (just maybe) pick up on this difference (assuming that is the only change you make to the film).

FWIW Joe Moya