LO1 Task 2 DISCUSS the Single Camera and Multi Camera Formats

2: DISCUSS the Single Camera and Multi Camera Formats
(Define the single camera format and the multiple-camera format. List the advantages of the single camera and the multiple-camera formats. Give some examples of the two formats in action. Explain when and why might they be used)

Define the single camera format?

Single camera formats setup is a method of film making and video production. A production where one camera functions at a time and the shots are done in a very careful order. On the television, the main use is creating prime-time dramas, soaps and other procedures of single camera production. When using a single camera there is always one used throughout the whole movie and then is edited. An example of single camera format is Waterloo road and Easterners. 

Waterloo Road:

Eastenders:

Define the multiple camera formats?

Multiple cameras are when more than one camera is being used in making a film or recording of a football match. Every day we watch multiple camera productions without realizing it, the news for example is a multi-camera use. While recording a football match the cameras have to be linked together so all the shots can be formed to one so as it is being recorded the camera mans have to take up all the footage they have and then form it to one peace. An example for multiple camera formats could be a football match, the news or even at weddings.

The advantage of single camera formats?

One of the advantages of single-camera either it’s a film or video the dramatic production is that scenes don't have to be shot in sequence it is also cheaper to film but expensive to edit and easy to get the right shot with in a few takes. There’s also the advantage of being flexible and able to adjust the shots and filming and another verities of advantage of a single camera production is the cost, compared to a multi-camera shoot. The single camera can just get the characters when needed and get them to shoot all their lines in one go and then they would choose the best to keep for the finishing touch. The final sequence of scenes is arranged during editing. The actors also will not have to come in more than a day or two to get all there lines shot. Examples of single camera formats are series like Doctor Who, Top Boy and also My Murder.

The advantage of multiple camera formats? 


One of the great advantages of multiple camera formats is you wouldn’t need to keep moving the lights and sounds to the next location like you would for single camera. It doesn’t take long at all because there is more than one camera shooting a production.  A lot more scenes are covered within a short amount of times whereas single cameras will take much longer. You would be able to capture various angles and shots within 1 day.  The editing process for multiple cameras are much quicker, multiple cameras are more useful for big events or even live shows. Examples of multiple camera formats would be like Olympics and Queens’s Jubilee.