Single camera production use one camera to shoot short films, and films. It's only shot at one angle. It's used because it shows more detail in the shot and you can add more dramatic effects. It's more suitable for series and serials.
Multi camera production is when there is more than one camera that is used. It allows the film to be shot at different angles, it is suitable for live shows and studio filming.
Different Genres
Jeremy Kyle is a talk show and it uses a multi camera because it is a live show and you have to capture shots at different angles and it also allows the editors to cut between shots quickly. It's also produced in a studio which allows you to use multi camera, you can't use single camera for this because you have to setup the camera every time you want to get a shot from a different angle, the reason why multi camera is more suitable is because you don't have to setup the camera each time for a new shot. The video below shows the camera at a different angle that you would need an multi camera for. Throughout the show you can see a range of shots from different angles and it cuts between shots easily and quickly.
Sci-fi uses single camera production because it focuses facial expressions and the surrounding, that is the reason why they use a lot of close ups and long shots. This also captures the dramatic effects bin more detail as well However it would be difficult to use single camera's when the action begins because you need to capture the action at different angles for it to be more exciting, therefore they will need to use multi camera production.
However when your doing a shot/reverse shot you have to use the 180 degree rule, if they use multi cameras they would break the 180 degree rule because if they are filming to people having a conversation, the other cameras would get into the shot.
another advantage of single cameras is that you can re-do the hot over and over again if you get them wrong and it won't effect anything, however the disadvantage is that it takes up a lot more time to edit and add in effects and detail because you have a variety of shots to choose from.
Another advantage of single camera is that it uses a lot of coverage shots, however they have to shoot the master shot first before any other shot just incase the scenery changes. If you shoot other shots before the master shot and then your scenery changes and you haven't shown the scenery yet, you would breaking continuity.
In the video below it shows a range of shots, long shot, close up extreme close ups to show the dramatic effects in the scene and the detail that is involved in their facial expressions.
Comedy, shows and thrillers all use single camera productions because of the fact. When filming a comedy the cameras change, it uses single cameras or multi camera productions because talk shows are sometimes comedy however they are live therefore they would need multi camera to shoot shots at different angles. For example come fly with me is a comedy and a documentary and we can see that they use a lot of high and low angles, also close ups and over the shoulder shots, we can see this happening in the video below.
Teen drama such as skins uses different camera technique. They use close up and coverage shots to make it interesting. You will see in the video below.
An example of thriller would be Utopia uses single camera production because they use close ups to show importance in a character, they also use two shots to show the relationship between the two characters. you can't use multi cameras to shoot a thriller because it wouldn't be able to add in as much detail as you would for single camera. Using a single camera production for a thriller creates suspense and mystery with amount of detail and effects you can focus on. With multi cameras if a camera gets in the shot you would have to re-do the whole thing, whereas with single cameras you can just re-do that shot again. In the video below is my thriller that i filmed with my group and it shows a variety of single camera techniques
Advantage of S.C.P (Single Camera Productions):
- Allows us to see the relationships between each character
- Allows us to re-do shots over and over again
- Gives us a variety of shots that we can choose from
- You don't have to film it in order, you can start filming at any point then put it all in order when editing and it will still make sense
- Its cheaper because you only need one camera where as in multi camera production you would need more than one camera
- It allows you to add more detail and dramatic effects, they use this through coverage shots, for an example close ups, long shot, extreme long shot, extreme close ups. it allows you to shoot from an high and low angle to show who has more power and who doesn't and also to create suspense and mystery.
- You can use it for different genre types of TV/films because of the fact it shows detail and dramatic effects
Disadvantages of S.C.P:
- It is very easy to break 180 degree rule and the rule of thirds
- The camera could run out of battery
- That is the only copy you have of the footage because its only on one camera
- The longer you film the less time you have to edit and you will eventually run out of time
- It's time consuming because you have to set up the camera more than once if you want to film at different angle
Advantages of M.C.P (Multi camera production):
- You don't need to follow the 180 degree rule
- Multi camera production is for live shows and it's easier to cut between shots
- If one camera is destroyed you still have other cameras
- The camera set up is done only once while for the single camera production is done frequently
Disadvantages of M.C.P:
- Other cameras can easily get into the shot
- M.C.P cannot be used for differentTV/film genres as it hardly shows dramatic effects
- You can't re-do shots
- Multi camera is expensive because you have to buy more than one camera
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