[Frameworks] flickering

[John Woods]

Unless I'm misunderstanding the effect you are after (you aren't looking for a strobing image?) then shooting at 6fps will not create flicker, you'll just get jerky high speed movement when projected back at the normal Super 8 frame rate of 18fps. You want your projector to be running at a slow frame rate to get noticeable flicker. If you want your film in the slow projector to appear at normal speed then shoot your material at 6 or 9fps or whatever rate will match your projectors running speed. 




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 From: franco base <frenk.calza at gmail.com>
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Thanks.
First I'll try to shoot at 6 fps.
It Seems more simple solution. 
John if you remember the filmaker name,
write me please.

Thanks
f.





2012/12/3 John Woods <jawoods01 at yahoo.ca>

Try projecting at a slower frame rate, there are many variable speed super 8 projectors that could project at rates like 12, 9 or 6 fps. Your camera also might be able to shoot at a rate that could matchthe slower projector speed. IIRC there was a British filmmaker whose name escapes me, active in the 70s and 80s, who shot and projected his films at 6 fps.
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>You could also try modifying the shutter blade on the projector. Its not my area of expertise but I think that if you had fewer shutter blades that you would get more flicker.
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