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Filming help (slow-mo)

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HSmith
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Specs:
Nikon d5200
editing on Adobe Premier

So i'm trying to improve on my filming and editing i've yet to figure out the best way to create smooth slow motion. I was shooting at 1080, 30fps but i realized my mistake there. now i've moved to 720, 60fps.

do you guys have any tips on making good looking slow motion.

also i consider myself a beginner with filming/editing so if you have any other tips you think i wouldn't know it would be greatly appreciated.

+k for help

and my apologies if this thread is a repost i just couldn't seem to find what i was looking for.
Mar 18 2014 10:40PM
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Blake.P
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film at the highest frame rate possible (in this case 60 fps at 720p). keep your shutter speed roughly double your frame rate (1/125 is good). in premiere, the slower you go the more noticeable the frame rate will be. generally anything up to about 80% will still look fine, anything above that and the frame rate will become more noticeable.
Mar 19 2014 12:01AM
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Michael_Thatcher
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That depends entirely on what sequence you have setup for your footage. If you drop all of your footage into a 30fps timeline then he could slow his footage down to 50% without noticing anything. After slowing down past that he would begin to see duplicate frames.
Mar 19 2014 12:32AM
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HSmith
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so if i have footage shot at 720, 60fps and i put it in a sequence at 720, 30fps i can slow the footage down more?

Would you recommend doing this for all my editing even for just normal paced skiing shots?

Mar 19 2014 1:03AM
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HSmith
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Thanks so much for the help already everything is greatly appreciated!
Mar 19 2014 1:04AM
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HSmith
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ok so using some basic logic i figured if i divide the frame rate in a sequence and the frame rate i'm shooting at i get the percent i can slow it down and it have no duplicate frames.

i think i kind of have it down. but feel free to tell me if im crazy.

any other tips you "experts" would have for a newish filmer/editor
Mar 19 2014 1:39AM
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