As a home based amature interested in film, I'd like to know 
about slow motion. When I watch a film, I always love the pure, smooth slow 
motion that is used sometimes (not the blur, stop, blur, stop slow motion). 
Yet at home, using DV video and editing software (Final Cut Pro), when I try 
to make slow motion the product is the blur stop blur - elongated frame way. 
I wish I knew what I'm missing and an understanding of the way film slow 
motion is done. Take note that my camera does not have a shutter 
speedadjustment. --Laszlo 
Film slow-mo is done by increasing the frame rate from 24fps (standard) to 
48, 96, 1000 fps.. whatever. 48fps would give you x2, 72 fps x 3 etc. This 
is "pure smooth" slow-mo because the image is gathered at twice (sic) the 
speed it is projected: each frame is "captured" 2x, 3x etc in the original. 
The "blur stop blur" thing happens when you stretch the original normal 
speed footage (or video) and print or render it twice or 2 1/2 times, 
creating an artificial slow mo.