The sitcom I decided to analyse the multi camera set up fro
was the comedy show friends that was aired from 1994-2004.
The
set was important to the story line as it the main three sets were Monica’s
apartment, Chandler’s apartment and the coffee house know as “Central Perk”. “Friends” used a multi
camera setup and they also had a live audience, as the sitcom was made for all
purposes including drama, romance and comedy, you would hear an audience in the
background every time a comical remark was made. In this short scene it is shot
in chandlers apartment which just across from Monica’s, the first camera shot I
see from the far left shooting at the door as one of the characters walks
through it (Rachel). I believe this to
be camera one in four of the multi camera that were set up for this scene., the
second camera is set up on the mid right of the set shooting directly at
Chandler, the third I believe to be mid left of the set and the fourth and
final multi camera would be set up on the far right hand side. This multi
camera set up is very similar to what a chat show or live production would
have, however what is different about a sitcom is that is pre-recorded and also
doesn’t have a camera to show an audience, even though you can hear the
audience in the background. The purpose of having an audience is so when a
comical response or joke is made on set, it seems funnier to the viewer when
the show is eventually aired, occasionally in other sitcoms a laugh track is
used known as ‘canned laughter’. This is a separate soundtrack used for recorded comedy shows
containing the sound of audience laughter, sitcoms including: “Modern Family”, “Scrubs”, “30 Rock” and “Brooklyn Nine Nine” all don’t use any
background audience or canned laughter in their shows. However this sitcom and
others like “ and “Two and half man”,
the background laughter and noise is a live audience response instead. (All
three of these shows uses the same techniques which were all produced and
directed by the same individual “Chuck Lorre”).
The sitcom I decided to analyse the multi camera set up fro
was the comedy show friends that was aired from 1994-2004. The
set was important to the story line as it the main three sets were Monica’s
apartment, Chandler’s apartment and the coffee house know as “Central Perk”. “Friends” used a multi
camera setup and they also had a live audience, as the sitcom was made for all
purposes including drama, romance and comedy, you would hear an audience in the
background every time a comical remark was made. In this short scene it is shot
in chandlers apartment which just across from Monica’s, the first camera shot I
see from the far left shooting at the door as one of the characters walks
through it (Rachel). I believe this to
be camera one in four of the multi camera that were set up for this scene., the
second camera is set up on the mid right of the set shooting directly at
Chandler, the third I believe to be mid left of the set and the fourth and
final multi camera would be set up on the far right hand side. This multi
camera set up is very similar to what a chat show or live production would
have, however what is different about a sitcom is that is pre-recorded and also
doesn’t have a camera to show an audience, even though you can hear the
audience in the background. The purpose of having an audience is so when a
comical response or joke is made on set, it seems funnier to the viewer when
the show is eventually aired, occasionally in other sitcoms a laugh track is
used known as ‘canned laughter’. This is a separate soundtrack used for recorded comedy shows
containing the sound of audience laughter, sitcoms including: “Modern Family”, “Scrubs”, “30 Rock” and “Brooklyn Nine Nine” all don’t use any
background audience or canned laughter in their shows. However this sitcom and
others like “ and “Two and half man”,
the background laughter and noise is a live audience response instead. (All
three of these shows uses the same techniques which were all produced and
directed by the same individual “Chuck Lorre”).
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