What is a single camera production ..?

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Here is an example of a shot single camera production.

Short Film advantages..!

Cheap..!Easy to move

around..! Can make

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Formats

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Drama Series

A drama series is a continuous story over different episode. There are lots of different types of drama series in all different types of genre for exam friends is a famous comedy drama series but also a more serious period drama series would be Downton Abbey.

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Drama Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion. A good example of this would be the last weekend this was a realisme serial drama on itv about but also a total contract to this would be Monroe this is set in a hospital, but they are both drama serials .

Drama Serial

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A single Drama is a signal program that is not a continued story over a series but just a single programme. This could be any length for example it could be a short film such as the last man on earth this is a short film with a clear story. Or another example would the drama ‘accused’ this is a different story every week.

Single Drama

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Narrative Structure

Linear is when something runs in order for example beginning, middle, end. This is a very common way of laying out a film an example of this would be ‘Mr snuggles’ this is a short film.

Linear

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Non linear is where a film doesn't run in order in order for example. You may see the end of the film first then the beginning then the middle then once again the end. An example of a film like this would be pulp fiction this is a good example, But ! The beginning is not exactly the same as the end as they change the line a little bit.

Non Linear

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Endings can be open and closed. A open ended film is where you don’t know what happened the soaps use this a lot another world for this is a cliff hanger. A closed ending is where you no the ending and the audience know the ending an example of this is Sweeney todd.

Endings

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Technical

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Camera and Shots.

EWS (Extreme Wide Shot) The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot. VWS (Very Wide Shot) The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.

WS (Wide Shot) The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible. AKA: long shot, full shot.

MS (Mid Shot) Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.

MCU (Medium Close Up) Half way between a MS and a CU.

CU (Close Up) A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.

ECU (Extreme Close Up) The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail. Variation: Choker

Cut-In Shows some (other) part of the subject in detail.

CA (Cutaway) A shot of something other than the subject.

Two-Shot A shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.

(OSS) Over-the-Shoulder Shot Looking from behind a person at the subject.

Noddy Shot Usually refers to a shot of the interviewer listening and reacting to the subject.

Point-of-View Shot (POV) Shows a view from the subject's perspective.

Weather Shot The subject is the weather. Can be used for other purposes, e.g. background for graphics.

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You can have many different types of lighting when making a film, you can have natural lighting, or studio light where you could have spot lights or you could have large flood lights or you could have low key lighting so dim lighting.

Lighting

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You can have two different types of sound these are a diegetic sound this is sound of the film clip that the actors can also hear. And Non diegetic is where music or sound effects are added in over the top and the actors can not hear this.

Sound

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