Sometimes we want to make footage slow motion because, let's face it, slow motion shots are freakin' beautiful. But what is the best way to do so? A lot of people will recommend that you put the clip into your sequence, right click it, selected speed/duration, and then slow the clip down to whatever you like.
DO NOT DO THAT.
Often times, if you follow that method, you will end up with choppy footage that looks icky. And nobody wants that.
If you REALLY want nice looking slow motion, the answer lies within the frame rate of your footage.
I found this nifty little article on The Beat - A PremiumBeat Blog called Creating Beautiful Slow Motion in Adobe Premiere Pro
The article goes over different methods on how to create slow motion clips by setting clips at 60 fps to be 23.98 fps. The main one that I like to use is the second method - doing all of the clips at once haha.
Here are the simple steps (click the link for visuals):
1) Select your clips in your bin that you want to make slow-mo.
2) Right click and select “Modify>Interpret Footage.”
3) Select “Assume this frame rate” and set the value to your timeline’s frame rate.
And you're done! Super easy!
SIDE NOTE: In the comments Darkwing Productions has a good point about shooting in 60fps with the intention of slowing down:
"One other thing to keep in mind, you need more light to shoot in 60fps, because you usually want to try shoot at a shutter speed equal to twice your frame rate, which in this case would be 1/120. I shoot a lot of sports, and although I would love to use my 720x60 mode more often for the smooth slow-mo it can produce, but I find that the lighting often isn't sufficient.
When it comes to 24fps vs 30fps, I tend to go with 24fps if I need a tad more light (1/48 vs 1/60). It's not a huge difference, but when you're in a pinch, every little bit helps. I find you can barely notice the difference between 24fps and 30fps unless you're dealing with a fast moving subject."
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