1. Chapter 4 Production Techniques
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

2. Single-camera production
ONE camera is used to shoot a segment or entire show
Allows freedom of movement and flexibility
May need to interrupt or repeat the action to reposition the camera
Can optimize each individual shot
Relies heavily on editing the takes
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

3. An example of single-camera news production
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

4. Documentaries are generally shot with a single camera
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

5. “Slating” the beginning of a take with a clapboard
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

6. Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)
Clapboards can be an actual board, as in Figure 4.3 , or they can be on a mobile device such as a cell phone or tablet. This image is from the screen of an iPhone.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

7. Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)
A production assistant is logging the shots the camera operator is shooting. She is responsible for noting the content of shots. Loggers may also note shot durations, whether it is a good or bad shot, and any other pertinent notes.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

8. Multi-camera production
Two or more cameras are used to shoot a segment or entire show
Allows varied POV shots
Action is shot simultaneously from different camera rigs
Director is located away from the action in a control room
Continuity problems from single-camera productions virtually disappear in multi-camera productions
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

9. Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)
The basic multicamera video setup begins with the lens, moves to the camera control unit, is tested for quality, and then goes to the switcher
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

10. Multicamera production in a studio
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

11. Video production switcher in the control room
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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A sitcom is a good example of a scene-by-scene multicamera television production
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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Note the intercom headset worn by the camera operator. Directors use intercoms to give instructions to the crew
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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A basic three-camera shoot uses a mix of different shot angles to maximize communication
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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The camera can be PERSUASIVE
It can also represent various points of view
It all depends on what you want to achieve in the production
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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How do you visualize something that doesn’t exist?
Many situations have no actual subject to shoot
Directors have to find a way to deal with this
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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You can try:
Visualization through an artist’s drawing
Shooting outside a place where the action was
Show still images or artwork of the people or places involved
Show substitutes
Use visuals associated with the subject
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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Abstract concepts can be very difficult to visualize. Cloud shots like this could be used to visualize spiritual concepts such as “heaven.”
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)

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Historical or imaginary events are often visualized by using artists’ drawings
Video Production Handbook Chapter 4 (5th Edition)