Single Camera Techniques

Introduction:
Within this blog i would be researching and explaining different types of single camera techniques and i would also be showing some filming techniques and editinf techniques used to make the single camera production. Single camera technique is a method, where the producer uses one camera to create a production, the advantage of using single camera techniques are that they allow the audience to engage with the production, but also it allows the audience to understand a production more easier.


Single camera techniques research
The basic idea is to take two exposures offset by 2.5 inches horizontally. Of course, the big drawback to using a single camera is it won't work for scenes with significant movement. However, many subjects, such as landscapes and architectural scenes work well.
There are several simple ways to create a stereo image pair with any single-lens film or digital camera.

• camera set on flat surface
• camera in positioning equipment
• the camera-at-waist shimmy
• pair of single-lens cameras  (1)

A single camera format is where one camera is used for all the shots on a TV or Film set. The director may choose to pan between subjects, use longer takes, or stop the camera and film from a new angle to get the shots he needs. A single camera—either film or video—is employed on the set and shots are often taken out of Multiple camera formats are where as many as five cameras are used simultaneously to catch the same action. The shots that are required are then selected and put together during the editing process. Multi-camera set-up which uses two or more cameras running simultaneously. (2)

Reference
(1) http://life-depth.wikidot.com/single-camera

(2) http://hollyarnoldbtectvandfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/unit-21-single-camera-techniques.html