24 frames-per-second has been the gold standard for films, but in 2012 director Peter Jackson tried to push the envelope by filming/releasing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at 48 frames-per-second.

Moving to 48 frames per second has become easier in the digital age. Most high-end digital video cameras can shoot at the rate with the flick of a switch, and the vast majority of digital projectors ...

Why do James Cameron and others experiment with this? Intended to eliminate blur, it is actually unnerving in scenes involving humans or real objects. By Ben Kenigsberg For all the praise lavished on ...

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The shift to digital projection has eliminated that restriction, though, allowing for as many frames per second as your eye can gobble up. Even so, the vast majority of films are still stuck at 24fps.

When "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" debuted in experimental 48 frames per second (FPS) reports came out that the new technology was making audiences sick, causing headaches and dizziness. If ...

High Frame Rate, also known as HFR, is a motion picture format that uses a higher frame rate, in this case 48 frames per second, projection as opposed to the Standard Frame Rate, also known as SFR, of ...

Editor’s note: In Arkansas, the McCain Mall Stadium 12 in North Little Rock will show the 48 frames per second version of The Hobbitt: An Unexpected Journey. LOS ANGELES - Few new filmmaking ...

BURBANK, Calif. — Movie fans who were intrigued by director Peter Jackson's use of high frame rates in "The Hobbit" are now getting a chance to see the super-clear format online. The second season of ...

(AP) One thought struck me as I watched the new Hobbit movie in the latest super-clear format: The rain looks fake. It’s not hitting their faces! That is just one consequence of filmmaker Peter ...