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Thanks for all the info everyone. Sorry for the basic questions but just wanted to get things right. I talked to the director today and we are going to take the 45 degree shutter out of the set up. What M.Nash said about the slow-mo and the 45 degree shutter pulling the look in two different ways makes a perfect sense. Thanks. As far as the percentage thing I look at it this way: I am speeding up the camera by 25% form 24fps to 30 fps and the sound is being speed up 25%. Then in post I am playing the image at 24fps and bringing the sound back to normal speed. The media, sound and audio, are going through the same process. Of course we'll still have to slow the sound down a touch to match the 29.97 frame rate of video. I guess I could shoot based on 29.97fps then for the slow mo shoot 37.46fps. Transfer at 29.97 and just transfer the sound straight. But I always feel that shooting at 29.97 kind of gives film a little video look to it when transfered. Thanks again for all the responses.

First of all excuse my ignorance on this subject. Here is my situation: Shooting on 35mm, probably 12mm prime. 60sec song in one take with a steadicam, moving through a party. Singer is walking forward looking into lens. OK director wants him to sing to a track that is speed up by 25% and the shoot slow mo to have him sing on tape at normal speed but his body will move at a slower pace. First question: I should shoot at 30fps which is 25% faster then 24fps (If I telecine at 24fps) right? Second question: Will this give just a slight slow-mo look. Enough to notice and give it a "cool vibe?" Third question: I also wanted to use a 45 or 90 degree shutter to give it that sharp but strobbed look. Which one is going to yield that typical "music video look." That's a sort of lame question but basicly how different do these two shutters look. Forth question: So now I am shooting at 30fps and lets say a 90 degree shutter. Will I have flicker issues with lights on non flicker free balasts. I am shooting in the US so 60Hz is my AC frequency. As far as I understand 30fps is a flicker safe frame rate at any shutter angle right? It devides into 60Hz perfectly. Is there a formula for calculating flicker free frame rates? What property does the outcome of the formula have to have to be flicker free? Fifth question: If the director wants to do in camera speed changes, then I will be crossing through all kind of flick and non flicker frame rates right? So I'll have to make sure all light sources are flicker free right? Sixth question: What 35mm camera could handle doing 30fps and a 90 degree shutter? What camera could do that and in-camera ramping and aperture pulls? All of this with a remote of course because we are on a steadicam. Thanks to anyone who take the time to answer my questions.