Single Camera Production Day 1

A single camera production is when a production such as a TV show is filmed with just one camera , Whereas a Multicamera production uses more than one camera.

Single Camera Productions are more likely to be used in News reports whereas Multi Camera Production are more likely used in shows that are filmed in front of a Live Audience.

A good example of a Single Camera Production is True Blood because the show is filmed on location so they only take one camera so it looks more realistic

A Good example of a Multi Camera Production is Friends because the show is filmed in front of a Live Audience and also because we never seem to see one wall of the flat that they live in.

Advantages of a Single Camera Production

Cheaper

More Aesthetic Control for Both Lighting and Sound

Don't need both actors at the same time

Looks Realistic

Disadvantages of a Single Camera Production

Setup time is longer

Less Realistic Reactions (Because the actors aren't always working together)

Repetition

Advantages of a Multi Camera Production

Speedier

Cheaper

Realistic Reactions

More Coverage

Easier to Light

Smoother Transitions

Disadvantages of a Multi Camera Production

Longer to setup Initially

More expensive

Aesthetic not as good

Less Believable

Examples of TV Shows that use One Camera (mostly)

(1) CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)

(2) NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service)

(3) Warehouse 13

(4) A Town Called Eureka

The way that these shows fit into thediscipline is that most of the episode is filmed with one camera until something major happens like an explosion or a chase scene.

video examples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wrZCu-RSyc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlrnoUhnOQw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eABAOEi8V3E&feature=related

Wasp

Directed By Andrea Arnold

This Film fits into the disciplines really well in the sense that it is filmed with one camera which also makes it look realistic with the shaky footage at certain points. a good example is when the mother of the 3 kids goes to confront another person and fights her. the film also fits into the disciplines because it shows what it is like in a certain area of London. the way the film uses the camera makes it look like it is a sort of Video diary of what happened on that Particular day the camera also has some good close-ups of the wasp both on the window and when it goes into the babies Mouth but not long afterwards it leaves.