LO1 Task 2

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Task 2: multiple camera set up & camera production

What is a single camera production?

Single camera formats is a method of a video production and film making. It uses only one camera during the filming process of the scenes. This is to get all the action and give the audience more of a realistic feel. The main use for this on television is for prime time dramas, soaps and documentaries.

Advantages of single camera formats are:

·      They allow the director/ camera man to shoot the scenes out of sequence.

·      Another advantage is that camera production is generally cheaper as there is only one camera being used unlike multiple camera formats

·      Single camera production is a lot cheaper and cost less to shoot the cast as they can just use the characters individually with doubles. The characters can shoot all there lines at once so not all the characters have to be present to shoot a certain scene.

Disadvantages of Single camera formats:

·      It generally takes a lot longer to set up because there’s only one camera being used.

·      Another disadvantage Repetition this is because they have to do one shot at a time and to show one scene from different angles you would have to shoot it more than once.

Examples of single camera formats:

·      My Murder

·      Citizen Khan

·      Doctor Who

·      Bad Education

·      Revenge

·      Desperate Housewives

·      How I met your mother

·      Eastenders

What is a multiple camera production?

Multiple camera productions is usually done for live events or live shows for e.g. football. Multiple camera production is generally a lot more expensive as there are more camera needed and more equipment. Multiple camera productions are shows like the evening news, talk shows, sporting events, sitcoms; and also live concerts are all shot with multiple cameras that are connected to a video mixer and mixed onto a single tape and sent to your television via cable or the airwaves.

Advantages of multiple camera formats are:

·      It doesn't take as long to shoot a production because of all the cameras that are recording

·      Using lighting and sounds is  a lot simpler because you don’t have to moving all the equipment around and setting it up again.

Examples of multiple camera formats:

·      News

·      Live sporting events

·      Concerts

·      Talk shows