Multi camera production is a production that uses multiple cameras, usually in a studio.
Formats (type)
Can be serial, series or one off film.
Genre - drama, comedy, horror etc
Narrative structure
Sequential/linear. Starts at the beginning and run straight through till the end
Non linear. Doesn't run from beginning to end, starts in the middle.
Flashback - exposition (back story)
Realist - narrative can be set in the real world
Anti real - it would never happen
Open ending - cliffhanger with unanswered questions
Closed ending - will include a resolution/closure
Technical
How do they tell the story?
We learn without being told overtly.
We're not given information in easy and obvious chunks, why?
3 Act Structure
Technical Storytelling
Camera
Editing
Sound
MES
Lighting
Protagonist
Antagonist
Inciting incident - start of journey
Narrative
Intro
Normality (equilibrium)
Inciting incident
Ups and downs in the narrative
Mid point, 1st solution
Lowest ebb - 60 minutes in
Final solution
Climax/twist
Everything gets tied up - resolution
Normality
