odd framerate question

[futuresphere]

I know filming in higher speeds on a film camera results in slower screentime and can impart weight and dramatic substance to objects that your are pretending are giant (say godzilla style kaiju)

now does altering your framerate when exporting a finished digital project have the same effect? (again, particularly with something involving a giant sequence)

does this even make sense?

[WesScog]

Only if your camera has some kind of variable frame rate, if you film something and at 30 fps, and slow it down to 60 fps, it'll look jerky and unnatural.

[futuresphere]

I figured as much...too bad :)

Along similar lines then, does filming with a camera that does record at a higher frame rate (ie 60fps), does it adequately mimick similar effects of a film camera at high speed?

again, im trying to give some added enhancement to normal sized actors pretending to be giant...

[Spleg]

Utilize the (very few) benefits of interlaced video!

If your camera shoots at 60i/50i, de-interlace your footage to 60p/50p and slow it down to half-speed. Then you have slow-motion video, still at a smooth 30/25 fps.

[jburas]

Here's a video that explains the frame rate concepts:
http://downloads.digitaljuice.com/djtv/DJTV-TechKnow-s03e311-iPod-Lg.mp4

Here's a tutorial on how to make good-looking slow motion from 60i video:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=18&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers.shaw.ca%2Falex.mitchell%2 Fslowmotiontutorial.pdf&ei=CNZ_R5G_Jo_ohQOVu-2CBw&usg=AFQjCNGuBgiyRygKXcVjLzCp_I8sVs8PuA&sig2=Goo3hzM50iT85ViXX2so0w

And here's a video that shows you how to use this effect:
http://downloads.digitaljuice.com/djtv/DJTV-ProdNotes-s02e201-iPod.mp4