Frame rate / shutter recommendations for architectural filming

[Mike Harrington]

Got a gig shooting some architectural features.....high end homes, real estate developments, hotels ect....

Admittedly I have little experience in this, as I have been 95% drama, music videos ect...


What I am wondering is opinions on frame rates for this style of shooting....
This is not destined for TV....likely web only so there are no technical constraints as to specs

Would you stick with 24 p and a standard shutter.....or would the smoother motion of 60p be more appropriate for the smooth panning jib shots....

I have done some tests, and I found that watching jib/dolly shots at 60p almost made me sick to my stomach on a 50" TV....it seemed all the moves had to be much slower then when shot at 24p (even though this sounds counter intuitive with the stutter factor in 24p)

I am just wondering people opinions, as I have a clean slate to do whatever I want....and so far am leaning towards 24p as the clients tend to be wowed by the cinematic look we are all used to.

 

[Brett Reynolds]

Don't mess with magic ...24fps / 50th sec. or maybe 48fps played back at 24fps

 

[PatrickFaith]

One thing i've been doing recently is shooting at 24 fps with 180 shutter at full 5k, but I also have hdrx on (2 stops). This way i get "classic" looking video(which i crop), but i also have clean 1/96th of a second shots for stills(motion blur on stills is a bit too artistic for a lot of people on architecture shots).

 

[John Marchant]

Architectural jib shots I usually shoot 180 shutter and double base frame rate. I generally expect to do a little post horizon fixing or perspective correction on shots like these, the crisper shutter enables post work, and also better still extraction which is a common request on this stuff. It also allows you to work faster and hence smoother with the jib - I personally find the most fluid physical motions aren't compatible with the gentle movement architectural shots often demand. Slomo gives you the best of both.

 

[Mike Harrington]

Good points all

....yes slo mo does smooth things out a lot....

I think I will go 24 fps base rate and shoot up to 96 with different shutter speeds .....

Shooting base 60 and playing it back at 60 was probably a dumb idea