LESSON 1 - WHAT IS SINGLE CAMERA PRODUCTION?
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Multi-cam
Advantages
-Lighting
-Camera shots
-Less time consuming
-Continuity
Disadvantages
-Crew-Cost
Single-cam
Advantage
-Cheaper
-Less crew
-Very creative
-No artificial lighting
Disadvantage
-Very time consuming
-Less camera shots
Format
Format is the way a film plays out, for example a single, or a serial. A serial is a series of a story in episodes. A Series is another example but this has a series of different story every episode. A sequel is when a production company decides to make another movie to add onto the first, would be called a sequel.
Task 1: Understanding 'single camera production'
a) Define 'single camera production':
| There is only one camera used for the entire production |
b) Identify the advantages and disadvantages of single camera production (refer to examples where you can):
Multi Camera Productions are very different to single camera productions as multi camera productions use more than one camera. An advantage of this is that it gets more angles and makes the production more interesting. |
Comedy- Skits, Funny scenes,
Action- Guns, Explosions
Sci-fi- CGI Special affects
Horror- Jump scare, Scary noises
Romance- Love
Horror
Sequel- IT Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
Series- Childs Play
Serial-
Comedy
Sequel- 21 and 22 Jumpstreet
Series- Friends
Serial- Strange of things
Romance
Sequel-
Series- How I met your mother
Serial-
Single Camera production
Single- 100 things to do before high school
Single Drama- East Enders
Sitcoms/Comedy- 18 to life
Documentary- Maltesers
The shot size: this is how far away the person or object is that the director wants us to focus on.
The camera angle: where the camera is in relation to what the director wants us to be looking at and focusing on.
Story Boards
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