Whats all the excitement about 24 frames per second?
Because movies were originally designed to run at 24 frames per second, and since everyone wants to make a “film”, there is an almost cultlike feel among those who wish to shoot 24fps. The reality is that most of those movies will be “upconverted” to 30fps (actually 29.97 if you want to be stuffy about it) because that is the speed of video. So if you can shoot at 30 frames per second progressive scan, you’re better off than shooting 24. Nonetheless, the mystique of 24 fps continues. Note that most “film look” plugins introduce additional distortion and fuzz to your image in an effort to duplicate grain. What they won’t do is put the additional detail in your image that going to film or HD video will.
