LESSON 1 - WHAT IS SINGLE CAMERA PRODUCTION?
TASK 1
Task 1: Understanding 'single camera production'
a) Define 'single camera production':
single camera production is where they have a lot of editing and takes, using the single camera set up generally only needed one camera. it also can have various of different shots to be taken around the angles.
b) Identify the advantages and disadvantages of single camera production (refer to examples where you can):
Advantage
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Disadvantages
- take longer to set up, as it will be longer to find the camera and camera men roles.
- one actor at a time gets filmed
- need to repeat the same 3 shots to get each angles right and to do multiple shots and cameras to capture everything all at once
- you going to need to spend more time in editing because all the shots were taken.
c) How does multi-camera differ to single camera productions?
multi-camera is where they have multiple of cameras that would take different shots taken in different angles. the multi camera footage is edited live, in real life time. lightning is above the studio floor and controlled remotely. allowing the the lightning to be selected on a selected characters when needed, this allows continuity as the equipment does not have to be set up each time when filming. however every camera needs to be operated by someone.in terms of filming multi camera is quicker with capturing action due to the uses of several cameras. multi camera is quick with editing process, as it is captured in real time in different angles.
Format
Serial- one story being stretch out to a whole different episodes
Series- continuous character but portraying different stories
Genre- different categories of different films
horror- gory, blood, killing, scary
action- chase, fighting, explosion, cars
adventure- travel, places,
comedy- laughter, silly jokes
sci-fi- futuristic
romances
crimes
the importance of camera angles
- the director now has a creative decisions that would have an effects on the audiences.
- different angles allows us and the audience to pay attentions to a certain aspect of the character in the shots we need in the story line
- change shots can show different settings
Framing
- the size of the shot, how far away the person or object is what the director want for us to see
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| Extreme long shot angle |
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| Long Shot camera angle |
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| Medium shot camera angle |
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| medium close up shot camera angle |
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| close ups shot camera angle |
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| Big close up shot camera angle |
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| Extreme close up shot camera angle |
The Camera Movements
- Pan and the Tilt
- Dolly or Tracking
- Boom and Crane
- Steadicam
The function of camera movement is to reveal dramatic information by enlarging the viewers perspective, it also expresses the dynamics senses of movement.
The Pan- a lateral movement on screen that often used for fight scene that is briefly used for shorter scene.
a variation of the Pan is an ARC shot when the camera pivots at a 360 degree on mounting on the tripod. it depends on the movement of the camera is used.
The Tilt- the camera pivots is vertically up or down or vice versa, its used to call attention to certain aspect of the scene.
Dolly and Tracking- camera on tripod and base physically travel through spaces, you can use it to follow the characters conversations as they moving along.
Boom and Crane- mounting a camera on a boom or crane creates a dramatic effect by revealing the scale of the scene action that any other camera movement cannot.
Steadicam- jitter free camera image from handheld camera work.
Zoom- creates a zoom shot as an attachment to the camera lens.
Tight Framing- image where there is a lack of space around the subject a sense of constriction, e.g. close up shot.
Loose Framing- refers to shots that have a great deal of open space around the subject and can give a sense of isolation or freedom. Isolation where they include only one character and the freedom would create the mise en scene and a few character
Deep Focus Framing- objects or character remain in sharp focus from a positions near and far from the camera.
Maintaining the continuity- lightning continuity is about the creative choices to maintain or willingly not maintain the lighting consistency through the sequence of shots.
Close up
| A close-up shot is a shottaken of a subject or object at close range that shows greater detail |
Extreme close up
| is a shot that frames a subject very closely, often so much so that the outer portions of the subject are cut off by the edges of the frame. |
Medium shot
| are used for dialogue sequences, and they allow the viewer to pick up on the character's movements and gestures. |
Establishing shot
| is a long shot at the start of a scene (or sequence) that shows things from a distance. |
Long shot
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High angle
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Low angle
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Coverage
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CAMERA MOVEMENT
Track
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Pan
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Tilt
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Zoom
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LIGHTING
High key
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Low key
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Natural
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Artificial
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EDITING
Continuity
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Cut
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Montage
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Split-screen
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SOUND
Diegetic
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Non-diegetic
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SCRIPTING
Building a scene/story
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