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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by Zak on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @01:57PM (#46436657)
Anyone choosing 24 FPS with a digital workflow is absolutely doing it intentionally. Part of that may be historical reasons or matching expectations, but it's also a factor in some of the illusion that goes into movies.
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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by UltraSane on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @05:40PM (#46438948)
The "illusion" is simply people being used to 24fps after it has been in use for so long.
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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by echelon on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @05:48PM (#46439032)
Makeup and wardrobe and lighting are all impacted by frame rate.

You can see cheap set decoration at 48 fps. It disappears at 24 fps.

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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by UltraSane on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @06:49PM (#46439631)
Had the same issue with when TV switched to HD. It is a bad argument.
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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by Zak on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @09:39PM (#46440720)
I agree in part. I'd like to see movies shot at higher framerates if and only if the filmmaker can actually pull off a good result, but I suspect it isn't always viable.
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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by account42 on Monday January 12, 2026 @07:25AM (#46587507)
I suspect it's almost always viable without much or any additional effort.
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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by account42 on Monday January 12, 2026 @07:24AM (#46587488)
Not true in all cases - for example Blu Ray doesn't support 48 FPS which is probably the reason why we never got high frame rate home video releases of The Hobbit and Avatar rather than the directors thinking that we should see those movies in 24 FPS when at home.
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