Fall

Unit 23
Multi-Camera Techniques
Leaning Outcome 1 Understand Program Formats that use
Multi-Camera Techniques

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Stage Layout
Cameras A, B and C are placed facing towards the stage from the
corners of the stage to give a view from behind the stage where the
audience can be seen in the shot. These cameras show the stage as
well as the audience and provide a different angle to provide a wider
variety of shots for the audience. Cameras D and E are only facing
the stage from in front of the audience to show close ups of the
events on the stage without showing any atmosphere around the
stage. Cameras F and G Will be facing the audience form the front
corners only focusing on the atmosphere without including any
stage rage. These cameras will be placed to capture the reaction
from the audience to show the viewers at home the excitement of
the audience.
Cameras H and I will be focusing on the stage from on top of the
poles to show the stage and a glimpse of the audience from a higher
angle. This camera will be used to capture the whole stage to allow
the audience top get a sense of scale. Camera J will be on a cable
from both poles over the audience that can move across the cable.
This camera issued to create a shot that isnt static but more
mobile; it is effective as it makes the viewers feel like there in the
events atmosphere and with a exciting point of view from where the
audiences are viewing from. And finally cameras K and J will be
facing the Stage from behind the audience for a point of view from
the back of the event expanding on the different angles.

B
F

A
Stage

C
E

i
Audience

Poles

Poles

J
K

Examples of Live Events:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?
q=festival+glastonbury+live+&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=festival+glastonbury+live

+&sc=0-21&sp=1&sk=#view=detail&mid=65C2F0A31CB65ABFE5A865C2F0A31CB65ABFE5A8

In this example of a clip from Glastonbury festival, each camera is

used to communicate to the viewers by attempting to bring the
audience at home closer to the action; they do this by using every
camera to show all points of view from the area making it more
exciting to watch. By doing this the viewers can feel like they are
experiencing the full atmosphere of the event. Televised events
often include around 20-25 main cameras; these are all positioned
to face a different angle of the stage or stadium.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?
q=football+match+live&FORM=HDRSC3#view=detail&mid=6129A9E9590531F6
5A8F6129A9E9590531F65A8F

This can also be seen in the football match example as they require
this many to capture the full event in different perspectives and
make it more interesting for the viewers, most of these cameras will
be stationary to point and film a specific area whilst others will be
moving around and creating a more active shot.

The two main areas that need to be filmed are the stage and the
audiences, to capture a more realistic depiction of the crowds the
cameras will have to be facing the stage from t he audience, whilst
at the same time filming the overall mood of the audience from the
stages' point of view. This is different to other examples such as
sports events, often sports events require a wide camera that
captures mostly action on the pitch as appose to focusing on the
audience, however they will include audience shots to show the
viewers at home the atmosphere from the crowds.

Studio Set-up
I have placed the cameras in this position to capture every person
on the set both altogether and individually from both sofas. This way
I can edit them together and the audience can see the scene from
more than one angle making the show appear more dynamic and
the audience feeling as if they are closer.
Camera B is placed in the middle to film the all of the set both the
interviewer and the person getting interviewed, these types of shots
are usually used at the beginning and end of discussions as well as
to show the body language of the persons. Cameras A and C are
placed to focus on each person individually to be used when talking
on there own or to show a reaction.
With studio set recording there are usually fewer cameras as appose
to live events because there is a limited amount of action that the
cameras can capture when the subject is static. This is contrasted
with examples such as live concerts because the cameras will need
to cover a wider verity of angles and actions that are present, also it
is important that all needed footage is captured because the
concerts and sports matches are live and cannot be re-taken.

Examples of a studio set-up

Viewer interest is maintained throughout the variety of shots that

express the atmosphere of the event. The wide range of shots
creates a less static view of the overall stage, however there can be
some restrictions on studio set up as there is a limited amount of
shot types that can be filmed because the subjects are static as
appose to live events.
The constraints of live events is that they require more cameras
because they are live, and the shots cannot be retaken or filmed
again so all the action has to be captured throughout all the
cameras. The studio set up can be covered with around three main
cameras to film each individual and the overall set and it can be
predicted where the subjects will be. This example from the
Graham Norton Show shows that there are few main subjects for the
cameras to focus on and they are stationary therefore there are only
a around 3 or 4 main cameras.

Sofa

Table

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?
q=graham+norton+clip+&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=graham+norton+clip+&sc=118&sp=1&sk=#view=detail&mid=F3134D1E5440A26DF784F3134D1E5440A26DF784

On the other hand a live event is more unpredictable and require

mobile cameras that change the direction the yare facing to collect
all the shots they need. This is because viewer interest is
maintained by using various cameras to film the subjects from
different angles to expand on the shot types to bring the audience
closer to the action and feel as if they are a part of it.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?
q=golden+balls+clip+&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=golden+balls+clip+&sc=014&sp=1&sk=#view=detail&mid=9100AAD60A48929F4DF89100AAD60A48929F4DF8

With the studio set-up such as Goldenballs the cameras try and
communicate with the audience by using the camera to make the
viewers fell as if they are close to the action; this is important to
keep the audience interested in the programs.