What would you choose? NTSC SD or PAL HD for 23.98 1080p project

So we have a 1080p 23.98 project. One interview is being shot in another land far far away. Our options are to either shoot in PAL HD, or SD NTSC.

Which would you choose?

This is documentary type of sit down interview.

I'm leaning towards SD NTSC as upconversions are generally pretty good, and it is a sit down interview.

Thoughts?

Where is your primary audience, where will the footage be edited. Is the interview going to be shot in florescent room lighting?



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Goal is a theatrical release, with a definite video release. All of the other material was shot on an EX3 1080p 23.98 and that is the finishing format.

No idea the lightning scheme they are planning, but I think I've changed my mind to go PAL HD, as the SD camera they have is a Panny AG-DVC30 and that does not do 24p. I thought they were shooting with the 100 at first.

So I'll choose the big image, and less stutter when converting to 23.98.

Just make sure that they use 1/50th of a second shutter speed and you should be fine. I shot with my NTSC HPX170 and my 5D MKII in Europe a lot last year and 1/50th is the magic number over there for 24p.

Dan

Well the good news is they are getting their hands on an EX3 to match our production. Downside I'm sure will be lighting flicker, but since we are going for an imperfect rough doc. style anyways, we are okay with it.