proposal For multi- camera Techniques

Proposal for multi camera

Working title: Fame Musical Theatre

Concept:  Unit 23 Multi- Camera Techniques

Location: Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College

Purpose

For filming Fame I hope to be using about  6 or 7 cameras as well as having a dolly and a cane. This is so that I will be able to get some really good and different shots of the stage and to get a variety of cutaways. I will also use the crane camera at the front of the stage to get the characters facial expressions and emotions. I will be using a sound mixer when we are using fame, so when I will be using the crane it wouldn't get in the way of the cameras that are filming because the mixer will be able to go back and fourth withe the camera this is one of the advantages of using a multi camera set up. I will also be using a talk back system with the camera operators this is so that i'll be able to get the angles that I need. I will also be using SLR cameras which also record sound. This will be really helpful because then when it comes to the final edit i'll be able to put the best audio onto the final piece.I am going to give each of the camera operators a scripted piece so that they can read it to give them a ruff idea of the show and to capture the best moments, otherwise if I didn't do this the camera operators wouldn't know were to place the cameras at the time. I will also get the producer to have a run through with them so that they know were to put the cameras at that time to make the film look good at the end. We don't have to worry about the lighting due to the lighting technician already doing it the only thing we will have to do is get the camera to match the lighting so it isn't too dark or too light in some shots, this is where the rehearsal of the show will come in handy.

Risk Assessments

Recce For Fame

Floor Plans for Fame

This is the floor plans for Fame of what it looked like.

Camera Floor Plan For Fame

This is how we set up the shot, we had cameras for different things but we mainly relied on camera 3 to because it was focusing on the main character and all of the action. The other cameras came in handy though because we could change the different shots to make it look more exciting instead of just one shot all the way through. Overall I thought this was a good set up because it got the action that was required and it was simple.

What I would have my floor plan with cameras in it. 

This is what I want my set up to look like as you can see i've added a dolly and a crane (which is the line). I've added these so that I can get a variety of different shots of the audience and slow moving when there is solo parts on. There is going to be 4 cameras. Camera one I would want doing a wide view of the stage. Camera 2 having a left angle of the stage. Camera 3 I want focusing on the main character, and camera 4 having a right view on the stage. With these cameras and dolly and crane i can get a variety of good clean shots which in the final piece will look really good.

studio floor plans for fame

 I have chosen this studio and location plan because I thought it was really well. I thought I would have four cameras in different locations, so that

My Roles

One of my roles within the production was Floor Manager, this role includes making sure everyone is where they are suppose to be with the studio, and to make sure that everyone understands what they’re suppose to be doing and making sure that the job runs smoothly, on the floor. The main duty was to call  cues to make sure that everyone knew what they were doing. I thought I was quite good at this because I communicated well with everyone and made sure that everything was working properly.  I felt like I had to work under pressure to make sure everything was going to schedule. 

My second role that I did was being a camera operator I had to film  parts of the fame.My duties of being a camera operator  was to take directions of were the camera was going and what type of shots they wanted like close ups and who to focus on. With both of my roles I did try to the best of my ability because I have never really done it before so it was a new experience but I thoughally  enjoyed it. Before i went on the camera I made sure that all the health and safety was right and that the wires were to the side before I went on it. I also made use that it was working and i knew the buttons.

Whilst with the roles we had to prepare and make sure everything was set up before we had to film. I brought some of the equipment into the studio were we were filming and set it up. i thought this was quite hard considering I have never done it before. But i thought i did a good job learning new skills and new ways of how to set up the equipment. I learnt how to set up the vision mixer and what is needed for preparation.

different roles

• Floor Manager
• The Director
• Camera Operator
• Camera Assistant

Vision Mixer

• Director
• Producer
• Camera Control Unit
• Assistant Director

Camera Operator

A camera operator is a vital role within the camera department. There main role is to overlook of the film. They also operate the camera and make sure that the shots are correct and they have to remain composition on the camera angles throughout the scene. Duties that a camera operator has to do is to take in camera directions from the camera control unit, another duty that they have to do is to make use everything is set up with there camera and they have to multi tack quite a lot.

Floor manager makes sure everything runs smoothly and effectively. A floor mangers gets told by the director to tell the producer to move thing about the set to make it look better than it does. The floor manager responsibility is to pass messages and cues to the presenters and make sure they keep to the schedule. To be a good floor manager you have to have good communication skills and to be able to talk a lot. 

A director has one of the main roles; as well as managing themselves they also have to manage other people as well. Duties in a director role is to have an independent judgement in decision making. You have to have certain qualifications to be a director, and they have to have excellent communication skills

Vision mixers main role is to communicate with the directors and all the technical crew. The skills that a vision mixer has to do is to have good language skills and communication. The main job of a vision mixer is to switch from video to video and gets the different shots from the cameras. A vision mixer has the important role of editing the footage live, such as cutaways, close ups long shots exit.

Graphic Generator has the main job of the graphic content of how the graphics are displayed and how the background looks on set. A graphic designer has to be good at editing and have experienced knowledge  in different software. They must also have good communication skills. This is so that they can communicate with other crew members.

Unit 23.1 Multi camera Technique

Multi Camera production is used in a variety of productions. Multi Camera helps catch live action like in the Olympic games. With Multi camera the cameras are set up in different locations so that they can increase the number of shots. Multi camera is used in many different types of products such as; Live sport, music concerts, public events, studio production, game shows, chat shows,soaps,sitcoms and news magazines. In this essay i'm going to be talking about talk shows, live events and 

Multi camera is used is to capture a single take without having to stop and start the action. These are a good advantage if you wanted to do quick edits and are doing a fast paste show. For example in soap Operas like Hollyoaks. They have a half an hour show everyday, so by using multi camera the edits gets done quicker.  On the other hand though the setting up of the equipment takes a lot longer than when you are doing single camera, the reason for this is because of the amount of equipment that is needed. 

The Jeremy Kyle show

The Jeremy Kyle Show gets shown on ITV at 9 and also on ITV2 at 2 o'clock. The Jeremy Kyle show is a studio production multi camera. It's a really simple set up with a stage with a couple of chairs which the people sit on, an audience and the cameras behind the main stage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTm6OXk5v-0

At the beginning of Jeremy Kyle there is a montage of whats coming up most of the shots are mid shots or medium close ups. It then starts with a wide shot of the audience with the subtitle  of the story and then does a pan shot of the audience which is done by a camera being mounted onto a crane. It then cuts to a long shot of Jeremy walking down the stairs. 

With the jeremy Kyle show they use a lot of close ups to get the different perspectives of the guests and so that the audience at home feel involved with the story. There is a lot of shouting and close ups and mid shots of Jeremy's face and the audiences to keep the viewer interested.  

A disadvantage for a studio production like the Jeremy Kyle is that the lighting is always the same and can't alternate them much. Also  they are limited to the same amount of space and set for each show so doesn't give them much to go off. But with the Jeremy Kyle they go behind the set when the people walk off and use as much space as possible. This also keeps the viewers interested because there is always a camera on the action. The visual style of the Jeremy Kyle is a soft high key lighting and normally do crane shots of the audience.

With a talk show there is a lot of close ups, and mid shots and quite a simple layout  and not many cameras because of how small the studio is, whereas if you compare a live event such as the Olympics there were so many cameras because of the amount of different events and activities that were going on at the same time. For example there would be about 7 or 8 cameras just on one event. The advantage of this is that for the viewer at home who were unable to go and see the event they would be able to catch the action and get to feel like they are there. 

This is only a small number of cameras that was just on one event as you can see there is a heck of a lot more compared to the amount that they use in a studio production, the reason for this is because its a live event they want to capture the best shots to make the viewer feel like they are there.  You would have a load of cameras surround the event. A disadvantage of using multi camera is that the cameras can come in shot and cant be avoided especially when there is a huge number of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6NBHx80ovY

As you can see from the clip of the opening ceremony of the Olympic games and how big the event was, the amount of cameras that probably were there capturing different angles must of been a lot, so that they don't miss any action out, and so that they get different camera angles. The visual style of is very simple and the paste isn't that fast unlike in the Jeremy Kyle when it captures the action. The shots are really specific to the event as you an see, whereas in another live event such as a football match the paste of the editing goes with the the paste of the ball. A football match uses multi- camera techniques is for it's visual style, because of the quick fast paste shots for example going from a long shot of one of the players running up the pitch then it going straight into a mid-shot of them shooting, then a shot of the audience and there reactions. This keeps the audience on there feet hoping for that goal. It also makes the audience feel like they are there.As you can see from the link below it shows you how quick the camera can change so fast. The shots of the camera makes the viewer interested and keeps them on there feet. If the match was done on a single camera then it would be boring and you wouldn't get the same shots as you would with multi camera. As you can see from the picture there is so many cameras that they can have the camera on each detail.

This is the camera layout of what you would normally see on a football pitch you would also have a lot more camera on the outside of the audience but you would normally have up too 25 camera surrounding the arena.

This just shows how many cameras there are on the sound mixing and how quick they can go from each camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fB0spy6xsPk#t=2349

With a music concert they normally consist of 7-10 cameras to get every angles possible, it's a bit like a live event but with not as many cameras. I choosen to do Emily Sande, with her performance the camera mainly focuses on a close up of her face because of how slow and emotion in the song and there isn't much action on the stage apart from Emily herself and the choir. The visual style of the video is slow paste and very calm. With the close up on her face you can feel the emotion and the camera picks up on it really well. The coverage of the action shows lots of different camera angles so that the viewer can feel part of the show like they are there.  To maintain the viewers interest they use the multi camera to get a variety of shots. The camera cuts to the music of the song like with the Emily Sande as she stopped singing it cuts to another camera. By using more than one camera it covers all aspects of the concert so that they don't have to re film it but also get the crowds reaction when watching her.

The camera of a live audience and where the cameras would normally be placed. You possibly would have up to 20 cameras on a live music event.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=icJlsYtzjow#t=96

Equipment check list

Sony HD Camera
4x Sony Batteries
Top Mic
AC Adaptor

Transtec System
S4000 IEM Transmitter
S4000 IEM Transmitter Ariel
5x S4000 Receiver Packs
S4000 AC Power Adaptor
5x S4000 Receiver Pack Ariel
5x 9V Batteries

LCD Monitor (no 4)+ 12V AC Power Adaptor
Cable Cover (Misc Lengths)
LX Tape (Blue)