Are you excited about The Hobbit?

December 7, 2012, 2:59 pm

The latest Peter Jackson film opens next week and people are getting really excited.  Not only because The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be a great story and tribute to Tolkien, but because it's filmed at 48 frames per second.  Don't know what that is?  I didn't either.  Currently, movies are shot at 24 frames per second.  So this new format is double that.  Rudyard Coltman, the owner of Cinetopia, tells me the format is a lot more clear and lifelike.  He used an example of a demonstration he saw once of a horse running.  He says in 24 frames per second, the horse's mane and tail just looked like a blob.  But in 48 frames per second, he says you can see every single hair follicle.  He eventually expects all movies to be filmed in this manner.
Coltman says moviegoers will be able to notice the difference.  KXL's Chris Brown is going to a preview of the movie next week, which will be shown in 48 frames per second.  He is excited about it and will tell us about the difference afterwards.  Are you excited about this new format?  Will you go to a midnight showing?--Lacey

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