Persianimmortal
Screenwriter
The same argument can be made for framerate. Films are only restricted to 24 FPS due to a decision during the formative years of film, not because that's an optimal framerate for the human eye. In fact human eyes don't see things in terms of a certain number of "frames per second", and 24 is definitely not a smooth framerate regardless.
So with that in mind, is it appropriate to recommend that motion interpolation be used on older movies, giving a smoother appearance to film, freeing the director's vision from an artificial technological restriction that they probably didn't want?
I think the basic answer is that the goal should be for movies to be reproduced as closely as possible to their original form. I don't agree with the Shane decision. I agree that if we go down the path of Director intent, or alleged intent, then things can get muddy awfully quickly (ala George Lucas and Star Wars). A safer starting point is the historical facts regarding how a movie was originally presented to initial audiences.
Then from there, I think it's up to each individual as to how they want to manipulate the movie in their own homes, with the tools at their disposal. Thankfully most modern display devices allow for a range of adjustments to be made to suit individual tastes. But the Blu-ray release should contain the most accurate representation of the original presentation to start with.
So with that in mind, is it appropriate to recommend that motion interpolation be used on older movies, giving a smoother appearance to film, freeing the director's vision from an artificial technological restriction that they probably didn't want?
I think the basic answer is that the goal should be for movies to be reproduced as closely as possible to their original form. I don't agree with the Shane decision. I agree that if we go down the path of Director intent, or alleged intent, then things can get muddy awfully quickly (ala George Lucas and Star Wars). A safer starting point is the historical facts regarding how a movie was originally presented to initial audiences.
Then from there, I think it's up to each individual as to how they want to manipulate the movie in their own homes, with the tools at their disposal. Thankfully most modern display devices allow for a range of adjustments to be made to suit individual tastes. But the Blu-ray release should contain the most accurate representation of the original presentation to start with.