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    Single camera are a way of shooting film and TV Can be used for video or film production Single camera Allow for the reconstruction of events in a different order than they may have occurred. Technique is especially useful where scenes are a long way difficult to get to or are very expensive to assemble. Master shot is a shot of a scene that establishes major elements. Often in single action and dialogue are taped from the master shot perspective before the closer insert shots are done.

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    Single camera are a way of shooting film and TV Can be used for video or film production Single camera Allow for the reconstruction of events in a different order than they may have occurred. Technique is especially useful where scenes are a long way difficult to get to or are very expensive to assemble. Master shot is a shot of a scene that establishes major elements. Often in single action and dialogue are taped from the master shot perspective before the closer insert shots are done.

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    The Single Camera Format: Unit 21

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    Single camera are a way of shooting film and TV Can be used for video or film production Single camera Allow for the reconstruction of events in a different order than they may have occurred. Technique is especially useful where scenes are a long way difficult to get to or are very expensive to assemble. Master shot is a shot of a scene that establishes major elements. Often in single action and dialogue are taped from the master shot perspective before the closer insert shots are done.

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    TheSingleCameraFormat

    Unit21

    Singlecamerasetups
    AreawayofshootingfilmandTV CanbeusedforVideoorFilmproduction Arewhereeachshot/cameraangleina productionistakenwiththesamecamerabut thecameraismoved Oftencaptureshotsoutoforderandthen assemblethemintoorderlater
    (Mademucheasierwithnonlinearediting,alittlemoredifficultwithfilm)

    Singlecamerasetups
    Allowforthereconstructionofeventsina differentorderthantheymayhaveoccurred
    Forexample;thisallowsformanyshotsatdifferenttimesofthedaytobe takenatonescene(location1).Thenextdayshotsmaybetakenata separatescene(location2)andthenthetwocanbeeditedtogetherto createastorywheretheactor/sinlocation1appeartotraveltolocation2 andthenreturntolocation1severaltimesinadaythistechniqueis especiallyusefulwherescenesarealongwayapart,difficulttogettoor areveryexpensivetoassemble.AnexamplewouldbeTheLordOfThe Ringswheremountainrangeshotswithhundredsofextraswouldhave beenclumpedtogether.Allshotsfromthatlocationdonetogether avoidingrevisitstothelocation.

    Singlecamerasetups
    Areusedbyfilmproducersnearlyallthetime. ArenotalwaysusedinTVproductionmulti camerasetupsarecommoninsoaps,talk showsandinterviewsetc AreusedonTVforpopvideos,adverts& primetimeTVdramasetc.

    Whenusingonecamera;Technical
    Mastershotisawide,allinclusiveshotofa scenethatestablishesmajorelements.Often insinglecamera,filmstyleproduction,action anddialoguearetapedfromthemastershot perspectivebeforethecloserinsertshotsare done

    Whenusingonecamera;Technical
    TheShotReverseShotconventioniswhere asinglecameraisusedtoshootactionthatis performedseveraltimes.Eachtimetheaction willbeshotfromadifferentangleinorderto capturethereactionofoneactortoanother ortohelpcreateacoherentsenseofspace.
    (ThistechniqueisoftenusedinTVdocumentarywhereacameraman triestocapturewhatshappeninginrealtimebypanningandwalking aroundwiththecameratogetdifferentanglesontheaction)

    Whenusingonecamera;Technical
    Thecameranormallyneedstobewhite balancedineachenvironmentinwhicha sceneisshotinordertomaintaincolor continuitythroughouttheproduction exceptionsdoexist
    (somecamerasattempttodothisautomaticallyandfilters&lightingcan artificiallycreatecolourbalance)

    Whenusingonecamera;Technical
    Changesinlightingbetweenshotscanruina productionbutcanalsomakeit!Lightingand colourbalancecreatemoodandaddflavour tonarrative.Theuseoffiltersisalsoawell triedandtestedwayofcreatingmoodwithin productionsandmanycamerascomewith somebuiltinfiltereffects

    Whenusingonecamera;Technical
    Manycamerasofferarangeofpicturesize formatsfromtraditional4:3ratioto widescreenfilmformatsetcthechoicehas aneffectonaudienceperceptions

    ExamplesOfSingleCameraTV
    HappyDays(Fonzy) MASH Bewitched(Samatha) TheMunsters Cameratechniquesallowforspecialeffectsin someoftheaboveshowsandcanalsobe usedforcomicvaluethemselves.

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