Videomaker Article (Chris balcer, for week before vacation)

In this Videomaker article, the topic is slow motion. I have always been fascinated by slow motion, because I have no idea how the video software inserts additional frames in order to get slow motion. The article discusses how overcranking works, by which I mean the process of getting less material on more film, and then playing it back at normal speed so the events are stretched out. This is interesting, but not very applicable to us, since we use a bit more modern technology.
Next, the article discusses when one should use a slow motion event. One uses slow motion when they wish to slow time down and capture a dramatic event, such as a bullet being fired, somebody getting caught, or something. This creates audience tension, and when the audience is tense, that means they’re paying attention. Plus it’s fun to mess with the audience; play with their emotions. (Reason number 512 why Edward should have fried at the end of the Twilight movie.)
But I digress. The article wraps up by saying that slow-motion video is usually reserved for people who have special cameras that can either shoot at greater FPS, or people with really expensive and good editing software. I’m not sure about the camera, but we definitely have the technology. All I have used slow motion for as of yet is to make lip-synching work, and I don’t believe I’ll have much of an opportunity to do so this quarter. I don’t see much use for slow-mo in a documentary.