A Ppt for level 4 BA students about Multi camera filming

1. Multi-camera Techniques

2. Multi-camera is the method of film and video
production were 2 or more cameras are set up to
record and broadcast a scene or event.
What is ‘Multi-camera’?

3. In 1928 ‘The Queen’s Messenger’ was shot using 3 cameras
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-rgKUzsUI
A brief History of Multi-camera

4. In 1936 the Berlin Olympic Games were the first to be televised and were shot using using 21
cameras.
https://youtu.be/KwmYFz01MxA
In 1938 the film ‘Olympia’ was released.
Directed by Leni Riefenstahl the film utilised
the multi-camera technique and the first ‘Olympic Film’
was born.
A brief History of Multi-camera

5. The BBC regularly used the multi-camera method for broadcasting from 1936
onward.
The American T.V. show ‘I Love Lucy’ pioneered the method using 35mm film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nx6BsYIvU4
A brief History of Multi-camera

6. From the 1950’s onwards the majority of television studio broadcast production was
shot using 3 camera, until the 1970’s when an additional 4th
camera was added:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRb-1ZSQtt8
A brief History of Multi-camera

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hdlBBV4iII
Vision-mixing

8. We will now watch a series of multi-camera productions.
For each one I would like you to consider of
the following:
1. What format is the production?
(I.e. live event or studio production)
2. Why has multi-camera been used?
(I.e. coverage of action, communicating meaning, visual style, maintaining
interest, constraints)
Multi-camera

9. Beck ‘Sound & Vision’ 360 Performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyO5MRTbL2s
Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Grand Prix Championship:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHSeGou-pCI
Christine & the Queens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxM3W5uaVok
The Royal Wedding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c38lPvrPuT4
Family Fortunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo6yMlWOUOs
London 2012 Opening Ceremony:
http://vimeo.com/47441502
Multi-camera

10. In groups of 3 I would like you to find 2 clips and analyse them.
1. Live Event
(e.g. sports event, public event, music performance, staged event)
2. Studio Production
(e.g. sitcom, game show, news, chat show)
I would then like you to think of the following:
• coverage of action
• communicating meaning
• visual style
• maintaining interest
• constraints
You have 1 hour to prepare a 5 minute presentation
Group Task:

11. Group Activity
In teams of 3/4 you must come up with an idea for a
brand new TV show, shot using multi-cameras. This
could be a chat-show, quiz, game-show, sitcom or any
kind of programme which is shot in a studio.
Once you have your idea you must then use the
available flip-chart paper to design your set and annotate
with the following:
- format of your show
- reason for multi-cam (meaning, style.
Interest, constraints
- production (crew, planning and exhibition)
You have 30 minutes complete this task! You will
then present your show to the rest of the class.

12. We will now watch 2 clips from Multi-camera studios.
Throughout, think of the following:
- what important skills do you think are required?
- how could YOU plan for your own job role?
- how does this relate to your own production?
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18981562
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20130702112135564
01/24/18 AH LMA UNIT 23: LO1/2/3
Screening of Clips

13. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19150653

14. Group Activity