2. WHAT THEY DO
During pre-production the multi camera director will plan camera
positions and shots. During the shoot the director leads the team and
is in charge of the personnel on the studio floor and in the gallery.
This includes the floor managers, camera and sound teams,
production assistant and vision mixer.
3. WHEN THEY ARE USED
Multi-camera shoots are commonly used for sports and news
programmes, soap operas, talk shows, game shows, some sitcoms and
live events where action cannot be repeated or replicated. These may
be studio or location based.
4. SKILLS YOU MAY NEED
The main requirements for a multi-camera director are patience,
enthusiasm and good spatial awareness. The director is often sitting in a
gallery a long way from the cameras, so must be able to envisage how
each camera is positioned in relation to others, and what shots each is able
to get. Good communication skills are also crucial. The team in the studio
can only hear the director’s voice over talkback. So the director must be
able to communicate quickly and clearly what is needed, while also
encouraging all of them to work together as a team.
5. H OW T O B E A M U LT I C A M E R A
DIRECTOR
Camera directors are usually trained at film schools and universities
in media studies with specialization in camera operations or film
directing. This usually is followed by work experience in the television
industry. Depending on skill, experience and talent, they have to work
from a few months to several years within the television industry to
reach the position of camera director.
6. ABOUT 75% OF THE WORK
IS DONE BEFORE YOU SIT
INFRONT OF THE
MONITORS
