Multiple-camera setups are an essential part of live television. Live news, such as Al Jazeera, will use multiple cameras for their broadcasts. Again, this is not a true multiple-camera setup in the television sense as the resultant footage will not always be arranged sequentially in editing, and multiple shots of the same explosion may be repeated in the final film-either for artistic effect or because the different shots can appear to show different explosions since they are taken from different angles. Some films will run multiple cameras, perhaps four or five, for large, expensive and difficult-to-repeat special effects shots, such as large explosions. However, this is not a true multiple-camera setup in the television sense. Most films use a single-camera setup, but in recent decades larger films have begun to use more than one camera on set, usually with two cameras simultaneously filming the same setup. Another drawback is in the usage of recording capacity, as a four-camera setup may use (depending on the cameras involved) up to four times as much film (or digital storage space) per take compared with a single-camera setup.Ī multiple-camera setup will require all cameras to be synchronous to assist with editing and to avoid cameras running at different scan rates, with the primary methods being SMPTE timecode and Genlock. These can be efficiently hidden from just one camera but can be more complicated to set up and their placement may be inferior in a multiple-camera setup. It also reduces the complexity of tracking continuity issues that crop up when the scene is reshot from the different angles.ĭrawbacks include a less optimized lighting setup that needs to provide a compromise for all camera angles and less flexibility in putting the necessary equipment on scene, such as microphone booms and lighting rigs. Apart from saving editing time, scenes may be shot far more quickly as there is no need for re-lighting and the set-up of alternative camera angles for the scene to be shot again from the different angle. It is also a virtual necessity for regular, high-output shows like daily soap operas. This is more efficient for programs that are to be shown a short time after being shot as it reduces the time spent in film or video editing. In this way, multiple shots are obtained in a single take without having to start and stop the action.
Generally, the two outer cameras shoot close-up shots or "crosses" of the two most active characters on the set at any given time, while the central camera or cameras shoot a wider master shot to capture the overall action and establish the geography of the room.
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