[TheForge] multi-camera shoots

[Steve Smith]

Check out one of the Rocky Mountain Smith's videos:
http://www.rockymountainsmiths.org/DVDforsale.htm
say from 2000 onward. You'll be impressed.

Steve

tristerk at aol.com wrote:

> There are two ways of running a multicamera shoot, like a live studio tv 
> show or like a movie.
> 
> A live studio tv show is edited in real time, by a crew of at least two, 
> one to "Call the shots" the other to do the switching. You've probably 
> seen this, the director "calls the shots", indicating which camera feed 
> should be broadcast, saying "Take camera ONE . . . now" and the guy 
> running the switcher (or whatever they call it) executes the command. 
> The director also sets the shots, he talks via headphones to the camera 
> operators, telling them to zoom in, take a 2 shot, etc. This has the 
> great advantage of running in real time - when the event is over, all 
> the editing is done. The flip side is that this requires a lot of 
> expensive gear that takes up a lot of space and - it ain't easy to call 
> a show in real time, even in a studio with cameras that barely move. It 
> requires a highly skilled individual to get good results and it's hard 
> work.
> 
> Most movies are shot, most of the time, with a single camera, but 
> sometimes multiple cameras will be used to capture an elaborate effect 
> or stunt, or anything that would be difficult to restage. This footage 
> is then edited together in post-production. This takes a LONG time. Even 
> if one was just trying to integrate a closeup cam (for the work) with a 
> wide shot (for the speaker) with continuous audio,  I'll bet you're 
> talking days of work to edit just one two hour demo. Modern digital 
> editing on a computer makes this possible to do at home, it does not 
> make it any easier or less time consuming.
> 
> So, I think one camera, with the operator doing his best to edit 
> in-camera, is the best way to go for demo's given the large amount of 
> material and limited budget.
> 
> 
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