Friday, 25 April 2014

Unit 22 and 24 - single camera production and writing for TV & film

Single camera production is a production that only uses one camera for the entire show, usually used on location. It's cheaper, performance can be better, not as much equipment, less crew needed.
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






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