For this essay I will be taking a look at the popular TV shows and analysing how it is made.
What is a single camera production?
Single camera setup is a method of film making or video production. To make up a scene all shots are taken individually on the same camera. To make different shots you need to move camera to a different angles and lights setup is reconfigured for each camera setup.
Single camera show as only one camera would be used at a time when recording, this is because when shooting with single camera the director is given more control to get the shots that they want and also because they can be more creative with it as this way the director doesn’t have to worry about getting other cameras in shot. Advantages of using a single camera are that any of the lighting or the set up won’t be blocked at all and does not require Whereas when shooting with multiple cameras reduces the amount of takes needed for each scene, an example of this would be when using the 180 degrees line only one take would be needed as you can use several cameras that wouldn’t be visible on camera. When shooting with a single camera when it comes to the sound in a scene the sound would not have to be manipulated to suit the positioning of the subject, whereas when shooting with multiple cameras the sound would have to change when changing shots between the two cameras to keep the viewer engulfed in the scene as it would sound different in a different position.
Most popular dramas made for television are shot with a single camera giving the crew and director the chance to produce the scene they are recording perfectly, and also gives them the chance to create brilliant cinematography, that is one of the main reasons that single camera shows are so popular and why producers would often choose to record with a single camera.
Formats
A Drama Series is a television series broken up into seasons of a drama like Lucifer. These shows are generally written as they go along and continued depending on the ratings they got.
A Crime Drama Serial is a prewritten show with a predetermined amount of episodes like “Bones”. Shows like these are written to end and although they sometimes do have spinoffs such as Doctor Who which has more spin offs than any other show totalling to 9 although it’s not an exact serial it does have a lifespan of until the next two and current doctor dies.
A single Drama is a Drama on its own not breaking up into episodes or seasons but being the single film/episode such as Still Life. One of example of that genre is A Walk to Remember. Bicycle is a melodrama.
Narrative Structures
A liner story line is a storyline that progresses in the order of events like Game of thrones of Gotham. These usually just tell a straight forward story making the audience simply follow the sequence of event it displays.
A non-liner story is a story that takes place in different timeframes often flashing between different points of time to piece together a fragmented story.
Endings can be closed in several differ ways meaning they can be closed leaving no loose ends in the story like Bonnie and Clyde or open which leaves path ways open for a possible sequel as seen in the matrix films.
Sound
In single camera production’s sound is easier to control as you only have one camera. If the video source is from one camera you only need one sound source. This saves money and time when it comes to editing. For editing they use voice over to take background sound out.
Lighting
Lighting with single camera production is a lot easier than with multiple cameras. This is because the single camera is still so lighting wont have to change throughout the scene. With multiple cameras the lighting has to be the same when changing cameras, if this is not then footage will look odd throughout the camera changes. With single cameras less lighting would have to be used meaning less cost on equipment.
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