This document discusses single camera productions across different distribution platforms including television, film festivals, cinema/film, and interactive digital platforms. It provides examples of single camera television shows like Sex and the City and The Office. It also discusses major film festivals and their role in showcasing films. Additionally, it notes that the UK film industry is thriving and generates billions for the economy each year, and discusses the use of single camera shots in short films. Finally, it describes the rise of interactive digital platforms for streaming and on-demand viewing like Netflix, and their impact on media consumption.

1. Single camera productions designed for
different distribution platforms!
Chanel Eshoh

2. Television
Single Camera productions throughout television go across a variety of types of shows such as
sports, sitcom , documentary, drama and game shows etc. TV shows in the Uk have come a
very long away and are booming across the nation with hundreds and thousands each day
watching.
Across multiple platforms in television, single and multi-camera production despite the
benefits and limitations are always on the go. Listed below are examples of the two , television
shows from the Uk as well as the US.
Single Camera Productions :
Comedy and Drama Tv show : Sex and the City
Comedy and Drama Tv show : The Office
Documentary by Louis Theroux : The most hated family in America
Multi Camera Productions :
Comedy and Romance Tv show : The Big Bang Theory
Comedy Tv show : 2 Broke Girls
Drama Tv show : Coronation Street
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls033149780/

3. Film Festivals
What are Film Festivals ?
Film festivals are events which universities, private organizations , local governments, arts
associations and film associations. The entertainment.howstuffworks.com further on explains how
film festivals are starting points of unknown and upcoming filmmakers where their films get
viewed by a real live audience including professional critics. Film festivals which also take alot of
filmmakers work to the next level with press attentions , agents and buyers who are looking to
work them further to up their game. Below are examples of film festivals along with single camera
production examples from film makers.
Famous Film Festivals :
• Cannes Film Festival - The film festival is based in Cannes, France it has been around for over 70
years!
• Sundance Film Festival - Sundance film festival is the largest held in the whole of America.
• British Film Institute (BFI) – BFI is one of the film festivals held in the Uk viewing a range of films
and documantries .
• Raindance Film Festival - Raindance is also a film school which is based in London , New York ,
Brussels and many more cities around the world.
• https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question743.htm

4. Cinema/Film
Cinema /Film is thriving in the Uk , it is the work of art and creativity that is put into films which are made to be
exceptional. Films can be single or multi camera productions whatever the budget for the film is. Directors and
producers have the opportunity to go for single camera shooting meaning even high budget films can be by single
camera productions.
Films in Uk as already mentioned is thriving, the film industry is giving the Uk economy a boost with box offices
having optimum takings. The film industry has generated £4.6 billion to the Uk according to A BFI report In 2011,
however in 2016 the box office reached its highest ever of £1.6bn in 2016 partly from Rogue One : A Star Wars story
which has takings of £64.3m and Fantastic Beasts along with where to find them with £54.3m. None the less the
figures are evidence of how the film industry is booming and keeps the economy from falling!
One particular short film called At The End of The Cul de sac by director Paul Trillo filmed on of the first short film
camera shot form a drone in a single take. Although not that amusing enough, however filming with one camera in
a single take is difficult and to be done it needs to be filmed in such expertise with sharp and clean editing. Below
you will be able to see the short film attached .
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/highest-grossing-films-uk-box-office-2016
http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-economic-impact-of-the-uk-film-industry-2012-09-
17.pdf

5. Interactive Digital
platforms
Interactive Digital platforms are online platforms which give you access to hundreds of
films, tv shows and documentaries. Platforms could be like BBC iplayer , Netflix , Itv Hub
and many more. Interactive
Digital platforms according to a telegraph article has changed the way we consume
television, the multi-national company Netflix is said to have profits up 56% adding a
record of 7.05 million new customers in 2016. Platforms such a Youtube a video based
company where 5 billion videos are watched every day! Nevertheless this is a clear
example of how interactive digital platforms are on the rise with more members each
year.
https://fortunelords.com/youtube-statistics/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/2016/11/21/how-netflix-changed-the-way-we-watch/
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/netflix-2016-earnings-revenue-original-shows