A multi camera set up is when a production is made with more than one camera in each of its scenes to get different angles and shots.
A single camera production only uses one camera for the whole production and are usually used in films or pre filmed tv programmes.
These are examples of single camera productions only using one camera for all their scenes.
These links talk about the pros and cons of multi and single camera productions.
- They all mention things like single camera productions take longer because you have to keep moving the camera to get different angles and shots whereas multi camera you can just get all the different angles at once.
- Single camera productions are cheaper because you don't need as many crew members or cameras which means less money spent on wages for the crew and on buying or hiring more than one camera.
- Live events can only really be filmed with more than one camera because it has to be vision mixed live there for if you only use one camera to keep changing angles the live event won't run smoothly and you may miss things when taking the time out to move cameras and set them up again.
- But with multi camera productions, you may not be able to get all the shots you want in one take because you might get another camera in the shot of another angle.
The Big Bang theory uses a multi camera set up because it is a pre-recorded show that is filmed inform of an audience and edited live. In this clip we can see how it uses different angled shots in one scene using jump cuts to get the different characters points of views and so you can see everything that is happening in the scene.
This clip is a Lose Women interview with Ariana Grande which uses a multi camera set up. We know this because one camera shows her walking onto the set and then cuts to her sat down at a different angle.They have used this set up so you can see everything that is happening at one time as much as possible.
This clip shows Ed Sheeran performing at the Brit Awards which used a multi camera set up during it's show. They used this because it was a live show and needed multiple cameras to show everything as it was being edited live. Also, a multi camera set up has been used to show the whole venue of this show and the scale of it when somebody is performing etc. It shows the view from the back of the arena and the view from right at the front.
This clip is Chatty Man where Alan is interviewing Jessie J. It is a programme that is rerecorded in front of an audience. It uses a multi camera set up because it allows us to see from the audiences point of view and then the point of view of the host and the guest. It also allows the show to be edited live and more efficiently.
I think that the Brit Awards used a multi camera set up the best because they had more shot variation and made full use of having several cameras by getting everything in shot. Alan Carr's Chatty Man used a multi camera set up the least effectively because there was only really three different shot types that had only jump cuts to transition from shot to shot. These programmes used multi camera set ups so the production ran smoother and quicker because it could be edited live instead of filming at one angle with a single camera and then placing it somewhere else and filming from a different angle. The Brit Awards again used this the most effectively because it wasn't a prerecorded live show it was perfectly shot live on the night using a lot of different shots and angles. I think that the audience respond well to this because it makes them feel like they are there themselves because they can see everything that is happening. I don't think that these programmes could have been shot with only one camera because it would look static and make the shows less interesting. You wouldn't feel like you were there, it also makes it 2D and unprofessional.
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