Multi Camera and Single Camera Techniques

Multi cameras and single camera production: when we use multi camera techniques we use them for specific reasons such as chat shows, concerts and other live programmes such as big brother the reason they do this is so they can film one place to the next very quickly without delay but this also has disadvantages as the cameras are not only expensive it needs a camera crew to operate which is even more money so it is important that multi camera techniques are only used for live entertainment. Single camera techniques are also good as when filming TV series, films, serials any kind of genre. This because you only need one camera to film 2 shots, over the shoulder and many other camera shots the only problem is it takes more time filming. It’s also cheaper to use.   

Linear this 3 act structure is just a straight loop through to the beginning, middle and end in the film up with Carl married life it shows the start, middle and then the end. It tells you about the characters relationship with other people and it also engages you to see what will happen.  When we watch a TV series it has a certain format it follows. This format is an episode

which is separated into a story then the next episode 

is a different story. When we watch serials we think they are the same as series but they are different when the episode ends it goes onto the next part of the story for example breaking bad as continues to the next part of the story. Single drama through one film there is a drama as a Jaws. In this film it is a drama as the shark is killing people on Amity island so it a straight story that ends.

A narrative is literally just a story but it follows the plot through beginning, middle and end this is what a narrative is. When we are filming we use different kinds of ways to get different effects one of these would be a single stranded this means a moving image production that is only focusing on one character. This helps us have a stronger bond with the character an example of this would be alien in alien there are different characters which are killed and we are left with the main character Ellen Ripley. But when we are talking about multi stranded that’s a completely different story as it just 

features more than one character. An example of this would be X men in this film series it features a group of mutants with powers which are teamed up to stop villains this is about a team of people there it would be a multi stranded production. We also have realistic settings this is when there is a film that is based on a true story for example open water in this film it is based on a couple that go diving and then get abandoned. This has a very strong effect on the viewer. 

here is a 180 degree rule which is used in single camera production e.g. The Shining.