The number of individual frames captured per second. Standard video is 24fps or 25fps. Higher frame rates like 120fps are used for slow-motion playbackThe process of playing the song’s audio through speakers on ….
Shooting at a high frame rateThe number of individual frames captured per second. Standar… and playing back at 24fps creates beautiful slow motion, a staple of high-end music video production. The more frames captured, the smoother and more cinematic the slow motion appears.
Frame rate in the real world
Beyonce’s Crazy in Love (2003) uses slow-motion footage of Beyonce walking away from an exploding car. The sequence was shot at a high frame rateThe number of individual frames captured per second. Standar… and played back at 24fps, stretching a moment that would last half a second in real time into several seconds of screen time. Slow motion in this context transforms a stunt into a cinematic character moment.
Related terms
Depth of fieldThe range of distance in front of the camera that appears in…, Director of Photography (DP)The head of the camera and lighting departments. The DP tran…, Colour correctionThe technical process of fixing inconsistencies in footage: …, SetupA specific camera and lighting configuration for a particula…