Frame rate Question

[joeyk]

I am going to be doing a mix for a student film soon and have a question. The film is shot and edited at 24p, should I have the Editor make me a Quicktime at 24 and omf at 24 and have Pro tools set to 24 while mixing? Or should I have him make the Quicktime at 29.97 and run the pro tools session with a pull down? Basically when I'm done with the mix I will give the editor back wav files of the stereo mix so they can create DVD's.. Thanks in advance for your help.

[Chief Technician]

The film is shot and edited at 24p

Was it though? Was it really shot at 24FPS, or was it shot at 23.976FPS? There is a difference, and the difference will decide how you should proceed.

[joeyk]

well his final cut session is set at 24 and he said he shot at 24p. I will double check with him though I understand that you can set your camera for 24 or 23.97 when shooting.