Single Camera Production

A single camera production is a method of film making which involves using one camera to take various camera angles/ shots. This may involve having the scenes redone each time a new angle is taken. This also requires a different lighting configuration to be set up. This method of film making involves a lot of editing and takes. There are many types of moving image productions that use single camera production. Examples include; music videos, TV Dramas, Movies, Adverts and Documentaries. Each of these use mediums use single camera techniques effectively to establish a difference between them and have different effects on an audience. These mediums use different angles and shots in order to correspond to a certain genre they are aiming to achieve. Each shot has has a different composition in order to match the genre. For example a Drama will have a lot of close ups in order to establish a characters emotion and allow the audience to build a connection to them.
An advantage of Single Camera production is that shots don't have to be shot in sequence which allows more dramatic effects to be added in post production. It is also a lot cheaper and means that it is easier to transport around the different sets. It also allows the production to have less of a "Cinema effect".
A disadvantage would be that you could only get one angle per shoot, making it so numerous takes would have to be done as well as making it more time consuming. This means a lot more time will be spent in post-production in the editing room.
In single camera productions there are realist and non realist narrative perspectives. Realist Narratives are often true to the real world or may even be based on a true event where as non realists are set in worlds where anything is possible. A linear narrative tells the story from start to finish where as a non linear narrative tells the story in any order. They do this to confuse the audience or to add backstory to characters or previous plot points.