Pulldown

How it is used

Editors discuss pulldown cadence when converting between film and television frame rates.

Example sentences

1. The pulldown pattern made some frames repeat in the television copy.

   Repetition adapts the source to a different playback rate.

2. We removed the pulldown before restoring the original film cadence.

   The repeated fields must be identified to recover the source rhythm.

Common collocations

• 3:2 pulldown
• remove pulldown

Related terms

• editingThe work of choosing, ordering and joining shots so that they tell the story with the right rhythm, emotion and meaning.
• post-productionAll the work done on a film after the shoot ends, including editing, visual effects, color grading, sound design, music and the final mix.

More terms: Editing and Post-Production

• footage
• cut
• visual effects
• color grading
• rough cut
• final cut
• transition
• montage
• jump cut
• dailies
• credits
• pickup shot