WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?<\/strong><\/p>\n Traditionally, movies are shot using one-camera technique. One camera is placed in multiple locations and the action is repeated over and over.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>The one camera captures this action from multiple angles.<\/p>\n For a movie, several months, or longer, are spent shooting.\u00a0 Then the show is edited, which can take months, or longer, as well.<\/p>\n A smaller production, say 2\u20133 minutes, could be done in a day. This is what we did as TV news crews. It took a full day of work for a two-person team to produce two minutes of air time using one-camera technique. <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0And these were not fancy videos by any stretch of the imagination.\u00a0 People who’ve never been involved in video making find that difficult to believe, but I promise it’s true. We were moving fast. One camera technique is a slow process.<\/p>\n Using multiple cameras is the more standard technique for TV studios. Multiple cameras capture the action simultaneously, and the show is edited live, on the fly, with a device called a video switcher. (Or a computer with a program that mimics a video switcher.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Most situation comedies are done this way. All talk shows like the late night comedy shows are done that way.\u00a0 Known as studio technique, this method is MUCH faster than one-camera technique.\u00a0 Once everybody is in the studio, a one-hour show can be done in a little over one-hour.\u00a0 Shooting the entire thing remotely and editing later would take months.<\/p>\n One-camera is slower and more expensive, but allows for more creativity since no decision has to be instantaneous. One camera technique allows for more creative camera placement, which gives you more visually interesting angles.<\/p>\n Using multiple cameras is easier, faster, and cheaper, by significant margins.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Both can be done either in a studio or out in the field. And not to make it confusing, but often, more than one camera is used with one camera technique in order to minimize the number of times action must be repeated.\u00a0 This is especially true when shooting interviews.<\/p>\n No matter which technique you decide to use, being in a studio makes it easier to control the sound, lights, and everything else that matters to your production. A big-budget movie director will meticulously control everything, the low-budget producer video maker can’t be so picky, but that’s that way it is.<\/p>\n Field production offers a lot of versatility that tends to be stifled in the studio. One of the reasons why a modern TV show like CSI is a lot more fun for today’s viewers than old episodes of Dragnet is the fact that modern shows are shot in the field. This technique allows the show to be the fast-paced, thrilling drama viewers love.<\/p>\n![\"video](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.videoproductiontips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/camera-man-5-silhouette-header.jpg\")
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