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I wonder if it's worth mentioning that situations in movie production where multiple cameras are necessary. The most frequent one that comes to mind would be a stunt that's too expensive to be repeated, such as the destruction of a building (Lethal Weapon 3 or Terminator 2 where 11 cameras were used to film the destruction of Cyberdyne HQ) or an elaborate chase scene (True Lies). A rather unique example is the Bullet Time scenes from The Matrix, which were captured by an array of still cameras triggered sequentially.
Perhaps this might be more appropriate content for the multicamera setup page, but the statement on this page ("...unlike film producers who almost always opt for single-camera shooting"), though it does allow for exceptions, seems just a bit too absolute in my opinion. -- Ktakki 02:31, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
Is it really a single camera show? I thought I remembered them using multiple cameras especially during the conversations the 4 women have at meals. -- ʀ6ʍɑ ʏ89 03:05, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
I didn't really understand the difference between single-camera setup and multi-camera setup by reading this article, whereas I did understand it better by reading the multi-camera page and this article ( http://web.archive.org/web/20060426215507/http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_3195096 [archived April 26, 2006]) where it described the family dinner table.
I think the main distinction between the two is that multi-camera is really more like watching a play where the cameras are like viewers looking through one of the "walls" of the room (because the cameras are there and you have to avoid having the cameras shoot each other), but in single-camera you can shoot things in real settings and have a complete 360-degree set. The diagram on the multi-camera wiki article shows that really well. I think it's really difficult to understand why one is better over the other in certain situations until you understand this point. Actually much of this article was difficult to understand until I finally got the distinction, so I think it needs to be made earlier on more clearly.
That's a really good point. Why not merge the two articles into one main article on camera-setup, with much more focus on comparing and contrasting the two options -- Robb0995 00:46, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Let me ask this of more experienced Wikipedians. Is there a way to create an article called "Single-Camera vs. Multiple Camera Set-Up", move all of the compare and contrast content of these two articles into it, and then embed the new article as a section in each of these articles. I have no idea if this is possible, but I'd envision a single-camera set-up page that would then display single-camera specific content, followed by (or preceeded by) the new article shown on the same page. In that way, the compare and contrast content would be maintained in only one place, but the concerns above would be addressed. -- Robb0995 19:58, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
Removed merger proposal as all votes were against merger. -- Robb0995 08:57, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
The shows "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Scrubs" are listend in both the "single-camera setup" and "multi-camera setup" pages, which is obviously contradictory. I would think "Malcolm" is a single-camera show and Scrubs a multiple camera show. Anyone know for sure?
I know articles are not supposed to take any editoral positions, but I think it is worth pointing out in there that Malcolm in Middle revived and totally reinvented the Single Camera comedy idea after a long absence. As written, it sounds like it was just one of the shows caught up in a trend. This is clearly wrong, all the others listed in the sitcom list started at least a year after it debuted with good ratings. It was controversial at first and the networks almost didnt want to run it. The only exception I think is Freeks and Geeks which was unsuccesful in 1999 and cancelled. I slightly changed that paragraph in the article —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.164.168 ( talk • contribs)
This entry could use a picture/diagram or two. Tehw1k1 07:08, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Too many references to "slick" and "sophisticated" giving the idea that single-camera TV work is more artistic than multi-camera work. 129.128.67.23 ( talk) 22:54, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure all genres of TV have used this setup before. THe article only seems to detail sitcoms. -- IronMaidenRocks ( talk) 06:52, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Reading Single-camera setup for the first time, I am surprised to learn that this is the traditional standard deluxe way of filming, by shooting one scene over and over again from different angles -- it has nothing to do with Hand-held camera technique! I might not be the only reader who comes with this confusion. Right now these articles are not cross-linked and do not address these two separate subjects in a way that lets readers of one article know about the other. Please help improve these articles by pointing readers also to the other topic.- 71.174.185.30 ( talk) 21:38, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
The section on the late 90s to 21st century resurgence of single camera sitcoms starts with "such as" and then launches into a giant list.
I'd like to pare that down to just some of the early examples, followed by a link to the list of single camera sitcoms page. Any objections? -- ToastyKen ( talk) 04:46, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
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I wonder if it's worth mentioning that situations in movie production where multiple cameras are necessary. The most frequent one that comes to mind would be a stunt that's too expensive to be repeated, such as the destruction of a building (Lethal Weapon 3 or Terminator 2 where 11 cameras were used to film the destruction of Cyberdyne HQ) or an elaborate chase scene (True Lies). A rather unique example is the Bullet Time scenes from The Matrix, which were captured by an array of still cameras triggered sequentially.
Perhaps this might be more appropriate content for the multicamera setup page, but the statement on this page ("...unlike film producers who almost always opt for single-camera shooting"), though it does allow for exceptions, seems just a bit too absolute in my opinion. -- Ktakki 02:31, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
Is it really a single camera show? I thought I remembered them using multiple cameras especially during the conversations the 4 women have at meals. -- ʀ6ʍɑ ʏ89 03:05, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
I didn't really understand the difference between single-camera setup and multi-camera setup by reading this article, whereas I did understand it better by reading the multi-camera page and this article ( http://web.archive.org/web/20060426215507/http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_3195096 [archived April 26, 2006]) where it described the family dinner table.
I think the main distinction between the two is that multi-camera is really more like watching a play where the cameras are like viewers looking through one of the "walls" of the room (because the cameras are there and you have to avoid having the cameras shoot each other), but in single-camera you can shoot things in real settings and have a complete 360-degree set. The diagram on the multi-camera wiki article shows that really well. I think it's really difficult to understand why one is better over the other in certain situations until you understand this point. Actually much of this article was difficult to understand until I finally got the distinction, so I think it needs to be made earlier on more clearly.
That's a really good point. Why not merge the two articles into one main article on camera-setup, with much more focus on comparing and contrasting the two options -- Robb0995 00:46, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Let me ask this of more experienced Wikipedians. Is there a way to create an article called "Single-Camera vs. Multiple Camera Set-Up", move all of the compare and contrast content of these two articles into it, and then embed the new article as a section in each of these articles. I have no idea if this is possible, but I'd envision a single-camera set-up page that would then display single-camera specific content, followed by (or preceeded by) the new article shown on the same page. In that way, the compare and contrast content would be maintained in only one place, but the concerns above would be addressed. -- Robb0995 19:58, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
Removed merger proposal as all votes were against merger. -- Robb0995 08:57, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
The shows "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Scrubs" are listend in both the "single-camera setup" and "multi-camera setup" pages, which is obviously contradictory. I would think "Malcolm" is a single-camera show and Scrubs a multiple camera show. Anyone know for sure?
I know articles are not supposed to take any editoral positions, but I think it is worth pointing out in there that Malcolm in Middle revived and totally reinvented the Single Camera comedy idea after a long absence. As written, it sounds like it was just one of the shows caught up in a trend. This is clearly wrong, all the others listed in the sitcom list started at least a year after it debuted with good ratings. It was controversial at first and the networks almost didnt want to run it. The only exception I think is Freeks and Geeks which was unsuccesful in 1999 and cancelled. I slightly changed that paragraph in the article —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.164.168 ( talk • contribs)
This entry could use a picture/diagram or two. Tehw1k1 07:08, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Too many references to "slick" and "sophisticated" giving the idea that single-camera TV work is more artistic than multi-camera work. 129.128.67.23 ( talk) 22:54, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure all genres of TV have used this setup before. THe article only seems to detail sitcoms. -- IronMaidenRocks ( talk) 06:52, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Reading Single-camera setup for the first time, I am surprised to learn that this is the traditional standard deluxe way of filming, by shooting one scene over and over again from different angles -- it has nothing to do with Hand-held camera technique! I might not be the only reader who comes with this confusion. Right now these articles are not cross-linked and do not address these two separate subjects in a way that lets readers of one article know about the other. Please help improve these articles by pointing readers also to the other topic.- 71.174.185.30 ( talk) 21:38, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
The section on the late 90s to 21st century resurgence of single camera sitcoms starts with "such as" and then launches into a giant list.
I'd like to pare that down to just some of the early examples, followed by a link to the list of single camera sitcoms page. Any objections? -- ToastyKen ( talk) 04:46, 23 May 2020 (UTC)