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Mohammad Farooqi · August 23rd, 2009, 06:51 PM

Hi everyone,

Just wondering what is the difference between shooting an interview in 60i vs. 24P. By this I mean, while shooting in 24P do you have to do anything different than you would do if you were shooting on 60i. The question includes sound and lighting as well.
Thanks

Roger Shealy · August 23rd, 2009, 07:41 PM

As you know you'll need to pan slowly in 24P to avoid the jitters. I've heard some say that one is more light efficient than the other, but I just ran a test on my A1 with the shutter set at 1/60 and both 24 and 60i both had almost identical light response. 24P does allow you to gather a little extra light if you shoot at 1/48 shutter, which should work well for most interviews. If you have a really sedate subject, you could even get away with 1/24 (as apposed to 1/30 with 60i) if there isn't a lot of hand waving and animated gestures.

If the lighting is decent and you pan slowly and this is a typical interview, I don't think you will be able to tell much difference between 24P and 60i. There just isn't that much going on in most interviews to separate them in my opinion. If you are shooting for internet transmission, you may want to consider 720-30P.

Tripp Woelfel · August 24th, 2009, 08:43 PM

If your search around here you will find that there's nothing to keep you from 24p interviews. There are no intrinsic bugbears that prevent you from capturing them that way.

The larger question is, will your project be 24p? If yes, get it on. If not, remember that you generally want to shoot in the same format as your delivered project. I didn't come up with that. A lot of people much smarter than I did.

August 23rd, 2009, 06:51 PM	#1
Mohammad Farooqi New Boot Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamaica, NY Posts: 22	Interviews in 24P? Hi everyone, Just wondering what is the difference between shooting an interview in 60i vs. 24P. By this I mean, while shooting in 24P do you have to do anything different than you would do if you were shooting on 60i. The question includes sound and lighting as well. Thanks

August 23rd, 2009, 07:41 PM	#2
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 404	As you know you'll need to pan slowly in 24P to avoid the jitters. I've heard some say that one is more light efficient than the other, but I just ran a test on my A1 with the shutter set at 1/60 and both 24 and 60i both had almost identical light response. 24P does allow you to gather a little extra light if you shoot at 1/48 shutter, which should work well for most interviews. If you have a really sedate subject, you could even get away with 1/24 (as apposed to 1/30 with 60i) if there isn't a lot of hand waving and animated gestures. If the lighting is decent and you pan slowly and this is a typical interview, I don't think you will be able to tell much difference between 24P and 60i. There just isn't that much going on in most interviews to separate them in my opinion. If you are shooting for internet transmission, you may want to consider 720-30P. Last edited by Roger Shealy; August 24th, 2009 at 05:46 AM.

August 24th, 2009, 08:43 PM	#3
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,718	If your search around here you will find that there's nothing to keep you from 24p interviews. There are no intrinsic bugbears that prevent you from capturing them that way. The larger question is, will your project be 24p? If yes, get it on. If not, remember that you generally want to shoot in the same format as your delivered project. I didn't come up with that. A lot of people much smarter than I did. __________________ Tripp Woelfel

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