Single Camera Techniques

single-camera technique is shooting a movie using one camera instead of multiple of cameras.

Also the name gives you a  detailed insight to what a single camera shot technique is. So each single shot taken from the various camera angles is taken using the same camera, which is moved around the set during filming in order to reset a shot to get each shot or new angle in place.  

The advantages of single camera shot

    •    They are low budget films and usually it requires a lot of editing during scenes. For example: during a scene with multiple characters having a conversation.
    •    It's cheaper as you only need to get one camera for shooting hence the name, single camera shot technique.
    •    You don’t have to worry about a camera being picked up on another camera because only one camera is being used for either your music video or film.
    •    Since its single camera it means your able to observe all the work as you go carefully as your not worried about another camera. 

• More portable.
• You can be more creative.
• To create a sense of realism.
• It allows you to follow a story board.

The disadvantages of single camera shot 

    •    You are limited to what you can and can't do while filming as you will only be able to                 take the single shot.
    •    All the equipment has to be in one place so it will take time to move set.

    •    The use of single camera techniques takes longer to edit, as there are a load of shots gathered from recording.
    •    The camera must keep changing angles when shooting, so they can capture the full scene e.g. long shot, close up, mid shot, to show audiences what characters are feeling or to understand whats happening or whats going to happen.

Multi - camera shot is when you have more than one camera be used in a scene, they would use about 3-4 cameras on set because they are recording live and I'm sure they wouldn't wont to record it again. each of the cameras being used on set is allocated a set camera angle also multi-camera shot for live audiences shows, soaps, and chat shows. They use this camera technique because it makes the editing process easier as all shots are in order.

The advantages of multi - camera

• The camera set up is done only once.
• If one camera is destroyed the other ones are available with footage from the same scene just probaly from different angles.
• There is no 180 degree rule to follow
• Multi camera production is for live broadcasts and its easier to cut inbetween shots.

The disadvantages of multi - camera

• Multi camera is expensive as you will have to buy more than one camera and hire more camera men to operate them.
• You don't get to  redo shots
• Multi camera cannot be used for different TV/Film genres as it hardly shows or picks up any dramatic effects and usually in films they use the 180 degreee rule

	single or multi	why -  describe	genre
Jeremy Kyle show	Multi	switching cameras back and forth for people back stage	talk show
BBC Glastonbury	Multi	different places being being filmed	musical
Doctor Who	Single	using multiple shots with one camera	Sci- fi/drama
Graham Norton	Multi	different shots from different angles	live comedy chat show
Skins	single	shots of characters	comedy teenagers
Come fly with me	Single	using match on action and is a series	comedy
Utopia	Single	using two shot to show relationship between the characters.	Drama thriller

NARRATIVE STRUCTURES

LINEAR NARRATIVE: This is when a story goes in a straight line which means it has a beginning, thats where the story starts and the middle no flash backs or flash forwards to show the future or the past and then it has an ending. For example we can see this in the movie Inside Out.

NON LINEAR: This is when a story starts from either the middle or the end and it uses flash backs or flash forwards to tell the story or the show the future on how a character got to where he or she is or whats going to happen to a particular character it allows continuity because the end is not very visible as the film starts from anywhere for example black mirror.

EPISODIC NARRATIVE: This is when a film or story is told over a period of different episodes, it could either be a series, serial  as they all use episode to tell a story and they also allow continuity as the story doesn't end on one episode and it allows the story to pick up from where it stopped anywhere anytime. An example of episodic narrative is the flash.

OPEN NARRATIVE: this is when a story line keeps on going on and on and theres no sense of ending it allows continuity a lot because no one is expecting it to end cause the end cant be seen. Series and Serial all use open narrative because the story needs to go on and on. An example can be the flash which is embedded  above.

CLOSED NARRATIVE: This is when a story is introduced and brought to an ending sooner than ;ater an example of this is can be films e.g the gift.

REALIST NARRATIVE: This is when a story is told from a real life point of view which means there are high possibilities of these things happening for example Then gift.

NON REALIST NARRATIVE: This is a story that cant be real its impossible for the stories to come real for example Avengers they all have special abilities like super speed which is clearly impossible.

SINGLE STRANDED: This is a one story plot or line so the story can be just based on one character it doesn't talk about any other character but that one only for example breaking bad.


MULTI STRANDED: This is when there are different story lines/plots that all lead to a particular story at the end so there are different characters and the story is not based on any character till the end this is mostly series and an example of this is friends.

The advantages of multi - stranded narratives is that is allows audiences to view both sides/views of a story to get a better understanding of whats going on, but the disadvantage is that views can be one sided (biased) which implies that the audience is given the opportunity to favor one character and their view.

An example of Multi - stranded is NCIS ( Naval Criminal Investigation Service): because it shows plots from different characters involved (each characters point of view).

SERIES: this is a story that is been told on different episodes but each episode starts on a new character each time it uses episodic narrative and multi stranded to tell the story an example is friends.



SERIAL: this is a story that is based on one character and it follows one character the story doesnt end on one episode but picks up from the second episode so therefore it allows continuity in the story an example is the flash.


SINGLE DRAMA: this is a story that is done after a period of time and it doesn't come on for a very long time before it comes back for example AVENGERS. it is also only broadcasted once.