Shutter Angles | 90, 180, 360 Degrees | What's the Difference?

Hey! I made this video months ago but never posted it. What is shutter angle? It's kind of the cinema version of shutter speed. I try to explain it a bit and give you a demonstration of the effect of "normal," slow and fast shutter angles (speeds).

Also, these aren't the only shutter angles available, but I chose them because they produce obviously different results in comparison with the most commonly used one.

Allison was being goofy and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to see how different shutter angles (speeds) affect the interpretation of motion.

Let me know what you think. Helpful? Confusing? Want to see the same thing but with shutter speed?

[virginiaordaya]

What’s funny is Saving Private Ryan brought me here - I was looking into how they achieved the visual effects in the opening scene (D-Day, Normandy) and I read about the shutter angle decrease! So when you mentioned that film in particular I knew I had a good source. Thank you for this demonstration and explanation! Photography/cinematography is fascinating and I really appreciate the work you put in!

[KristofferPaulsen]

Props to the star of the show and the dancing!

[B-RollBooks]

For conventional footage, I gladly stick to the 180° shutter angle. But right now I’m working on a video essay about Miyazaki’s animation style, and I’m experimenting with shutter angle to emulate his distinctive style of animating motion. This was best, clearest example on YouTube of these options. Thank you for sharing the results of your fun experiment!

[kollywoodkingss]

90 and and 45 degree gives u a sharper image, , useful for rainy scenes, , or wind and dusty scenes, , flakes, , u can see the crispness of the objects, , rainy scenes u can see the rain drops crisp and clear

[michaelnoble]

This is the best explanation of shutter angle I've ever seen :)

[cryora]

180: Cinema
360: Home Video
90: Action Scene

[nugenki]

This was a great lesson, thanks. I didn't know just a slightly faster shutter speed would have that much of an effect. I left mine at 360 ignorantly and was never happy with the results.

[benjamin_bloom]

Thank you Phillip, best video I've seen on this subject.

[cinialvespow]

60 fps plus no longer follows 180 degree rule for 'cinematic motion blur', using that rule just makes the already sharp and low motion blur image into sharper and less motion blur

[DivineWILLFilms]

Very helpful, thank you so much! I'm going to take the 90° degree for a ride with a dramatic black and white

[MexicanMovie]

Hey Mrs. Peck has some serious floss dance talent !!! I only know about that dance because my teenage god children do that exact same stuff, lol.

[ferrellslim]

90 degree was used on James Bond films

[angelmfdez]

Great video, for 24fps which shutter speed need for 90 degrees?

[GregConquest]

Thank you for this. You seem to understand what you're saying. I do have a question: wouldn't 60fps taken at 360° shutter angle have the same amount of motion blur and be perceived the same?

[stephenlepage]

Awesome demo. Thanks for sharing.
P.S. Congratulations on 1K subscribers. :-)

[hwcentertainment]

Sony FS5 changed mine to 360. Noticed in post.

[kalderetangKambing]

Thanks! This is what I am looking for to understand shutter angle.

[ShreyTyagi]

180 shutter is perfect for 24 to 30 fps playback. 360 shutter is perfect for 48 to 60 fps playback.

[ColtRafael]

if the camera and the object are in motion, which is the most appropriate? 180?

[SantiagoMonroy]

Can you please make one but at 60fps? Both slow motion and normal playback at 60p