UAK, For starters who is talking about frame rate? There is no direct relationship between resolution and frame rate.
It doesn't matter if you are using 35mm or 16mm you still have to do a 3-2 pull down if you are going from 24fps to 30fps.
16mm mastered to HD using a telecine will look better than SD TV period, upconverted or not. It is not hard to see. Watch "The OC" on fox which is filmed with 16mm film and compare the SD channel with the HD channel. The HD channel is hands down better.
Bottom line is 35mm is better than 16mm and either will look better than SD or DVD when mastered in HD, regardless of the frame rate.
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UAK,
For starters who is talking about frame rate? There is no direct relationship between resolution and frame rate.
It doesn't matter if you are using 35mm or 16mm you still have to do a 3-2 pull down if you are going from 24fps to 30fps.
16mm mastered to HD using a telecine will look better than SD TV period, upconverted or not. It is not hard to see. Watch "The OC" on fox which is filmed with 16mm film and compare the SD channel with the HD channel. The HD channel is hands down better.
Bottom line is 35mm is better than 16mm and either will look better than SD or DVD when mastered in HD, regardless of the frame rate.