Multi- Camera techniques are generally used on live shows including live sports and shows such as question time. The reason for this is it allows the viewer to see the programme from a number of aspects. In terms of a live football match, it would allow letting the viewer see the game from different angles, close ups of different players and the reactions of managers and the crowd. This allows the viewer to feel almost as if they are there.
The advantage of using a multi-camera set up compared to a single camera is that the audience can feel as though they are more involved in the action which can give them a sense of excitement and thrill. As well as this, a multi-camera set up can be cheaper to produce. This is because there is generally less editing as the editing can sometimes be done live by flicking from camera to camera which also means that multi-camera saves a lot of time and effort.
A studio set up when using a multi-camera set up will generally have a stage where the performers/presenters will be with 2 cameras, one at either side along with another camera directly in front which is for close ups. There are generally cameras on the ceiling too which move with the performers which help to give a different view for the audience to feel as though they are there. Last of all there will be a camera facing the audience. On shows such as Question Time, these cameras are used to show the viewers at home the response and reactions of the live audience.
Task 2 - Explain the techniques used in the clips below:
Blue Peter – Liam Mower Performance
The start of this clip, the camera zooms in from an establishing shot of the stage, to the boy, Liam Mower who is centre stage. This conveys to the audience that this person is the main focus of this clip. Following this, there is a fading transition as it switches to a camera that is higher up, almost a birds-eye shot. Again, from this the camera zooms in again to show a medium shot of Liam Mower as he is singing. Throughout the entire clip, the camera is nearly constantly moving which helps to keep the audiences attention as it flows with the performer. The movements of the camera start to speed up when the dance and music becomes more up tempo. The shots are long shots and medium shots the majority of the time as he is singing and then much longer shots and extreme shots as he is dancing. At the end of the clip, the camera zooms into a close-up of his face which brings the audiences attention back to his singing. When Liam has finished his performance the camera switches back to a medium shot to show him and the interviewee on stage; the camera is still at this point which suggests to the audience that the performance has ended.
TMI – Fearne Cotton
In this clip, it starts with a medium eye level shot of Fearne Cotton which suggests to the audience she is important in this clip possibly the host. The shot then switches to a long shot showing the rest of the people in the room and switching back quickly. It does this a lot switching back at a fast pace frequently. When Fearne is making the sandwiches the camera switches between shots occasionally zooming in and out along with close ups of her hands to show the audience in more detail what it is she is doing. There are very little transitions as such in this clip, as the camera has to keep up with the fast pace, therefore it switches to different shots mostly eye-level along with some higher shots. To give more of an overview of the shot so the audience get a clearer view of the clip there are several long shots used.
Explain how the clips below communicate meaning to the viewer and maintain their interest:
Kraftwerk - Awards Show
The Kraftwerk live music performance communicates the meaning of their song to the audience by the use of range of speed in camera shots. The clip often zooms out to long shots and establishing shots of the stage to where the band is performing. This helps signify to the reader that the band are at an awards event and are playing to a live audience. The use of different camera angles including close ups, mid-point shots and establishing shots help to keep the audience interested due to this variety. The song lyrics represent freedom and the use of smooth and fast transitions between the cameras help relate to this. Again, this helps to keep the viewer interested as the band is still on stage and if the cameras were to be still then there would be a lack of interest from the viewers as it would be very plain and boring.
Match of the Day
The first thing we see in this clip is the Premiership League table which helps to convey the purpose of this which is to inform – it is informing people of the stats and figures to people that are generally interested in sports; which is primarily the target audience. I also think that this clip was created to entertain. This is because of the use of montages which contained a massive range of camera shots and angles including extreme close ups and mid-point shots. One of the clips is of the presenter, Gary Linekar who of course is a well known name in football. This instantly makes football fans more interested and will persuade them to watch the show. Most dominant of the shots is close ups and extreme close ups of the manager’s faces. These show the anxious, scared and nervous looks on their faces along with the celebrations from both the fans and managers. This allows the fans to feel as though they are there and apart of them game.
Robert Cavalli – Catwalk
This clip starts with an establishing shot of a runway which tells the audience in the first few seconds that this is a fashion show of some sort. We then see long shots of the models which help to show their bodies from head to toe. The camera then switches to a medium close up which starts from the feet and panning upto their faces. This helps to show their outfits in full to help the viewers feel as though they are at the fashion show themselves. This clip communicates to the audience that the model and the clothes they are wearing are they most important factor and the fact that the clothes are the centre of attention suggests that if people wear these clothes then they will be centre of attention also. It is clear from this that the target audience this clip aims at are people interested in fashion. Lastly, although the camera work isn’t particularly interesting as it is quite basic as the models are walking up and down a catwalk, the use of different models and camera angles help to make it more interesting to the viewer’s eye.
Task 3
Mind Map of Our Ideas
Task 4
Floor Plan of The Studio
Task 5
Script for Multi-Camera Drama
Task 6
Risk Assessments
Task 8
Our Friday World was recorded and watched as evidence.
Task 9
Evaluation
Purpose
I think that our multi-camera drama achieved th purpose which was to entertain and inform. Our target audience was the students and teachers of our school so we used a lot of footage, which included students and teachers to ensure the audience were participating.
Audience
The primary target audience said that they enjoyed our TV broadcast as they said it lightened the mood and relaxed them during their school day. This means that they got the preferred meaning we wanted them to which shows our production was a success. The most favorable VT that was shown was the ‘Lions or Tigers?’ clip. The audience said they enjoyed this the most as it included students and teachers which meant the students got to see their teachers in an informal manor which made the school setting more relaxed and enjoyable.
Representation Issues
Our programme had a range of both negative and positive messages. This is because we included a documentary style drama based around an eating disorder. This allowed us to fulfill our secondary purpose, which was to inform. This portrayed the disease negatively and shows how it affects different people. On the other hand, we portrayed more positive messages through our programme, as we wanted our audience to enjoy themselves and be happy. The location of our multi-camera set up was in the TV studio in school which when considering the ‘ Uses and Gratification Theory’, this will help to create personal relationships with the school and the people that have been involved in working within the studio before therefore bringing the students of the school together. We used a range of camera shots in our programme to keep our audience intrigued and as our audience was of a young age, we needed to keep them entertained so the use of different shots helped us to do this. One problem that occurred during our show, which we found from audience feedback after our show, was that one of the microphones was left on for a few seconds, which meant the audience could hear instructions from the producer to the presenters.
Conventions/Narrative
We could quite easily compare our production to that of a professional live show in the sense that we used quick transactions between the presenters and the VT’s with the use of different camera shots. There was no particular narrative within our production as it was more of a breakfast style show with just the use of presenters introducing different VT’s and having general conversation about these VT’s.
Own Performance
For our production, I carried out the role of using the cameras. This was different to the role I normally carry out which is generally presenter. For this, I thought I would do something different though. It wasn’t a particular hard job but it allowed me to have practice in a different area. As a team I think we worked really well together. We were in a close friendship group and we generally all work together on most pieces of teamwork. We all decided as a group the things we wanted to include making our decision making process much easier and quicker.
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