Why does live footage look distinctively different than scenes in a movie?!
Question: You can also differentiate if a series was done in a studio (sitcoms, soap operas...etc) from the output on the screen. Is it the cameras they use? This issue has ALWAYS bugged me!
Answers: You can also differentiate if a series was done in a studio (sitcoms, soap operas...etc) from the output on the screen. Is it the cameras they use? This issue has ALWAYS bugged me!
Yes, it has everything to do with the cameras used, and whether it is shot digitally (video) or on film. Movies are always shot with film cameras, which shoot at 24 frames per second--that is, for every second of real-time there are 24 separate frames, or images, that make up that second. Video/digital cameras typically shoot at 30 frames per second, which is what most "live" footage (or TV footage) would be shot with. If you could see the two side-by-side then you would notice an obvious difference. 30 fps is a slightly smoother picture, but doesn't have that "dramatic" look to it.
There are several different variations of frame rates, especially now with all of the different options for HD. If you want to read up on all of this, check out this wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate
Film also interprets color information differently than video, so the colors and contrast will look different as well. Basically, with film the blacks are blacker and the whites are whiter. There is a more dynamic dolor range than with video.
If you're looking for more detailed information, check out this forum:
http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=...
Overall, there are several different factors that make film and video look different from each other, but these two are the most prominent. I hope that helps!
Different film and cameras are used.
I think, Its because "The Producers", are trying to create "Real life"?, and that Is Virtually Impossible I would think.
I also think, that's why there are only a few really good producers, who get even near to "Real Life", that you can hardly tell the difference?, that's why they are so rare, and amazing people. I am thinking of Stanley Kubrick?. (sorry about the spelling), and such like people.
I think it's the difference between using film and video or digital video, the grainy look you see in movies is only acheived by film. Some new movies have been using digital video like Michael Mann's collateral or Miami Vice, which is why they look somewhat like live footage.
Movie magic....Once you see it done live you really kind of take the fun out of it and look at it in a new light.
you have to remember that they practiced there timing and every other aspect of the movie/show many times before the final product is shown....now it look like a real life only better.