Pacing 18-FPS films at 24 FPS was fine without sound, but forcing the sound to go faster was offputting. Some FPS uniformity across films was needed for easier sound synchronization.

The same is true for the frame rates that we shoot at. There has always been a deeply passionate romance with shooting at 24 frames per second (fps) for films. While we may marvel at the frames we can ...

The FPS is still an important metric that I look at, and should always be included when you’re analyzing frame time, but it doesn’t give me the same kind of information about pacing.

That’s double the standard 24 FPS that’s used in the vast majority of movies – which is why you’re probably not used to everything looking so smooth. You may like ...

For example, at a frame rate of 24 fps the shutter speed should be set to 1/48th second. At 30 fps the shutter would be 1/60th second (180-degree). In the UK 25 fps would require a shutter speed of ...

The FPS is still an important metric that I look at, and should always be included when you’re analyzing frame time, but it doesn’t give me the same kind of information about pacing.