Slow-motion video can accomplish different things for a filmmaker. Slo-mo is often used to dramatize emotion and set a mood, but it’s also used in action films and nature videos. For example, there’s a huge visual impact in slow-motion of an explosion\u2019s pyrotechnics or the wingbeat of a hummingbird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shooting high-quality slow-motion used to be impossible without expensive cinema cameras, but the democratization of content creation has only been possible because cameras have gotten cheaper and faster. And with the advent of the iPhone and its 240 fps (frames per second), even super slo-mo is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Video is nothing more than multiple still images or frames stitched together in quick succession, creating the illusion of motion. This is why frame rates<\/a> matter. The frame rate is the rate at which the camera records images. Most video is displayed at 24 to 30 frames per second. You can think of a video sequence like a flipbook. If you flip 24 to 30 pages of a book in one second, the images appear to be in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n