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A movie at a frame rate higher than 24 looks strangely “cheap” to some of us. I believe it’s because on a subliminal level, the higher frame rate reminds us of

A movie at a frame rate higher than 24 looks strangely “cheap” to some of us. I believe it’s because on a subliminal level, the higher frame rate reminds us of a television broadcast.

fred256 8y ago
Also known as the "soap opera effect": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation#Soap_opera_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation#Soap_oper...
- josteink 8y ago
  This is definitely real. This was quite noticeable to a trained eye in the finale episode of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks returns season. As I was watching it, somewhere mid episode where the story moves between two realms of reality, I noticed the image suddenly had a much more real (or “cheap”) appearance. I was in awe. That was a super nice touch done a technical level which really helped elevate the story itself.
jjeaff 8y ago
That's why some refer to it as the "soap opera effect". And although I remember 60fps being very noticeable at first, I don't think I notice at all any more.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
  Same here, I was weirded out by it at first, but overtime got very used to it and it felt natural.
Wowfunhappy 8y ago
I expect that if good high frame rate content was more common, this effect would go away. It's a conditioned response, not an innate one. I also expect the effect to be lesser among younger people who are used to e.g. video games, although I have no actual evidence (anecdotal or otherwise) that this is the case.
- mrob 8y ago
  That sounds plausible. I grew up without a TV, and I've probably watched <200 hours of live TV total. 60fps looked immediately and obviously superior to 24fps the first time I saw it, and I find it incredibly weird that anybody could prefer 24fps. 24fps isn't even close to realistic.
piadodjanho 8y ago
I never thought about that. Now it makes sense why they still use film even though the prices to shot some shows, even though it a lot of extra costs (media is more expensive, it is time consuming, better lightning, etc)

A movie at a frame rate higher than 24 looks strangely “cheap” to some of us. I believe it’s because on a subliminal level, the higher frame rate reminds us of a television broadcast.

fred256 8y ago

Also known as the "soap opera effect": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation#Soap_opera_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation#Soap_oper...

josteink 8y ago
This is definitely real. This was quite noticeable to a trained eye in the finale episode of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks returns season. As I was watching it, somewhere mid episode where the story moves between two realms of reality, I noticed the image suddenly had a much more real (or “cheap”) appearance. I was in awe. That was a super nice touch done a technical level which really helped elevate the story itself.

jjeaff 8y ago

That's why some refer to it as the "soap opera effect". And although I remember 60fps being very noticeable at first, I don't think I notice at all any more.

mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
Same here, I was weirded out by it at first, but overtime got very used to it and it felt natural.

Wowfunhappy 8y ago

I expect that if good high frame rate content was more common, this effect would go away. It's a conditioned response, not an innate one. I also expect the effect to be lesser among younger people who are used to e.g. video games, although I have no actual evidence (anecdotal or otherwise) that this is the case.

mrob 8y ago
That sounds plausible. I grew up without a TV, and I've probably watched <200 hours of live TV total. 60fps looked immediately and obviously superior to 24fps the first time I saw it, and I find it incredibly weird that anybody could prefer 24fps. 24fps isn't even close to realistic.

piadodjanho 8y ago

I never thought about that. Now it makes sense why they still use film even though the prices to shot some shows, even though it a lot of extra costs (media is more expensive, it is time consuming, better lightning, etc)