Film stock wasn't cheap and it was decided that a rate of 24 was the best compromise between how much stock would be needed and creating a satisfactory level of realistic motion. Fast forward a few ...

The frame rate is simply the speed at which those still images are captured by the camera and later projected back at the viewer. At the beginning of the sound era, the rate was standardized at 24 ...

Those movies were filmed around 16 to 18 FPS but projected near 24 FPS. Shooting movies at low frame rates was popular then because higher frame rates meant more film stock and higher production ...

Avatar is back in theaters with a High Frame Rate makeover, and we went behind the scenes of the technology fueling the upgraded version of the film.

James Cameron will be using a “simple hack” to bring high-frame rate projection to standard cinemas for his upcoming “ Avatar: The Way of Water.” Previous attempts to distribute high frame ...

Screenings in theaters not equipped to project in 48fps will simply show the entire film in a standard frame rate of 24fps, which means that many of the most visually impressive scenes will not be ...

For the director, there is an underlying narrative reason for the back-and-forth frame rate shifts. At the Busan International Film Festival (H/T Variety), Cameron explained why he opted for 48 FPS.

If you're wondering what to choose between 4K 30 vs 4K 60, what you're really asking about is video framerate. This, quite simply, is the number of frames captured for each second of filming (fps).

James Cameron's love of cutting edge film technology is coming at a cost for some movie theaters' projectors.

Avatar: The Way of Water is a triumph: It's both a tremendous sequel and a great example of how high frame rate footage looks great.