Live for the story

Live for the story (2017) Unknown director

This advert that was made by canon is a single camera production that is showcasing their cameras. It shows the journey of a young boy growing up and how Canon cameras are a perfect way to document them growing up.

The advert begins with a close up shot of a baby boy as that is where every bodies  life begins.It then cuts to a long shot dolly shot of the young boy running away from the camera but the camera is following him to show that he is growing up as he is able to walk now which is the effect that is given to the audience. We then see a close up shot of the boy after he opens the door and the camera pans up which is a transition that shows that the boy is growing up as we then see the boy looking older which tells the audience that the panning up was to show that he is getting older. We then get an establishing shot of the house that the boy is in before it quickly cuts to an establishing shot of the street that the boy lives on which is telling the audience that he is starting to explore now that he is older. It then cuts to a mid shot of the boy from behind before going back to a close up of the boys face to show the boys reaction to the bike. We then see a mid shot of the boy riding the bike down the street from his side before it then cuts and we see a birds eye view of the boy riding his bike down the dark street and whenever he goes further he lights the street up implying that he or anyone can bring brightness into peoples lives. We then see a mid shot transition to a long shot and the boy has grown up even more and we see three people around a car beckoning him to come over to them.We then see a birds eye view shot that is very similar to the birds eye view shot of him riding his bike but this time it is in the forest and he is in a car which shows that he is even more grown up as he is in a car and he is exploring further. We then cut to an over the shoulder shot of the man speaking before the camera pans to two girls in the back laughing which suggests to the audience that these two girls are his friends. We then see a POV shot of a girl running before it quickly cuts to a shot that tracks the man running and they are both smiling suggesting that they are having fun and chasing each other as he tries to splash her. Throughout the advert we see the boy creating light from darkness suggesting that he is bright and happy to the audience and that people can brighten up your life with the littlest of things even if you have a dark point in your life.

Supersize Me

Supersize Me (2004) Morgan Spurlock
This documentary is a single camera production where it follows a man who eats only Mcdonalds for a month to see the harm that can happen to someone body. They do not use many complex shot types as they are trying to inform as there main goal of the documentary.

The trailer for the documentary starts with an over the shoulder shot of Morgan Spurlock ordering a Mcdonalds at the drive through to show the audience what is happening in the documentary. It then cuts to a close up shot of him eating the Mcdonalds and looking very unhappy as if to show that the outcome is going to be very bad and he is not going to enjoy eating so much Mcdonalds. It then cuts to a mid shot of him sitting down on the sofa looking very sad because of the effects that Mcdonalds is causing him. It then cuts to along shot of Morgan with a doctor to show that he is getting medical help during the time that he is eating the Mcdonalds and to show what the effects of eating this much Mcdonalds can do to your body. It then cuts to another close up shot of another doctor to show the audience that he is getting more than one person giving him medical advice as well as showing a shot where there are statistics of his body. It then shows a mid shot time lapse of him eating the Mcdonalds as that is what the documentary is about. It then continues to show Morgan with a doctor as eating the Mcdonalds is very damaging to the body. We then see a low angle shot of him on a treadmill to show the lengths that he has to go to so that the audience can see what he has to do so that he can complete what he has started. It then cuts to more shots of Spurlock with a doctor which emphasis how bad Mcdonalds is for your body when you eat it so often. The majority of the shots that were used in the trailer were shots that were used to show how bad Mcdonalds and the health problems that can be caused by eating so much of it.

Look Back At It

Look Back At It (2018) A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Directed by JMB
They have used a wide variety of shot types and angles in this music video but the music video was only set in two locations so it may not have been as complicated to make as it may seem. It is a single camera production as the video was all made with a single camera which you can tell as there are no complex shots in the video.

This music video begins with and establishing shot of a house that is presumed to be the house that the music video is getting shot in. It then cuts to a master shot of the living room that the mum and dad are sitting in as the dad watches TV and the mum reads a newspaper. The lighting in these shots start off very dark which connotes that everyone is very sad and dull. It then cuts to a close up shot of the dad watching TV. it then cuts to a long wide shot of the child getting up from his bed. The lighting in this shot connotes that the child is much happier than the parents. It then cuts back to a mid shot of the mother who looks as if she is putting on a fake smile which suggests that she is not actually happy. It then back to the child looking into a mirror but then it cuts to a long shot of him going to pick up his guitar which suggests that he is creative. It then quickly cuts to a close up shot of the father and by the expressions on his face you can tell that he is very annoyed that his child is playing the guitar so we then see the father marching up stairs with the use of a long shot. We then see a high angle shot of the child which makes the audience feel as if he is very under powered. It then goes to a low angle shot of the father which suggests that the father is the one that has all the power in the house. It then cuts back to the master shot of the mum and dad in the living room. It then cuts to a long shot of the mother walking out of the from room and the quickly cuts to the boy walking around his bedroom starring at the the TV suggesting that something will happen as he is so focused on it. It then cut to a mid shot where the boy is getting teleported into a classroom. It then cuts to a high angle shot of a girl who I presume is in the same classroom on her phone which suggests to the audience that they are not actually learning. It then cuts to a slow motion mid shot of the boy getting a paper ball thrown at him but he is enjoying it which says that he is happier being in this fake school then being at home with his parents. It then cuts to the same girl flicking her hair behind her shoulder from a mid shot which then says to the audience that this girl is important in the story line of the music video. It then shows a panning shot of more students in the classroom so that the audience can see the mentality of the classroom.

Brooklyn Nine Nine

Brooklyn Nine Nine (2013-Present) There are multiple directors of Brooklyn Nine Nine
Brooklyn Nine Nine is a crime sitcom that follows what it is like for police detectives in Brooklyn New York as they solve crimes but they have a comedic aspect to it. Brooklyn Nine Nine has been aired on many different channels but it was originally aired on Fox but it has now been put on streaming sites like Netflix and Youtube. I have decided to use an iconic scene where one of the main Characters has decided to use the song "I want it that way" to find a criminal as the witness only knows his voice.

The scene starts of with an over the shoulder shot of all the suspects as you have Jake talking to the witness about which one of the suspects that she thinks did it. It then cuts quickly to a two shot of the characters from a mid shot perspective as they continue to talk about the witnesses. It then cuts to a mid shot of the witness as she continues to describe what she knows about the murderer to Jake who is a detective. The scene then continues to use the mid shots, two shots, over the shoulder shots throughout the rest of the scene with constant cuts between the witness and Jake and also between the suspects as the scene of them singing keeps on going back and fourth. This scene contains very little to no camera movement as it is all set in two rooms of a police officer so there is not much room for the camera to move but there is the occasional bit of movement where the camera is focusing on suspect one and then it moves over to suspect 2. This scene shows that Brooklyn Nine Nine is a sitcom and crime genre as there is a detective who is trying to solve the crime of a murder but he is adding comedy to it by having the suspects sing so that the witness can say who the criminal is. They have managed to keep continuity in this scene as the lighting in both the rooms are kept the same so that the lighting is not different. The costumes that have been used for the Detective, the witness and the suspects have all been kept the same. The setting of this scene has been kept the same which helps the audience to feel that this is all happening at the same time. This all helps to add realism to the show as it feels real as there is continuity so it all feels smooth and like it is happening in real life. All the camera shots have been shot with a handheld camera as you can tell that there is a slight wobble on the shots but it helps to make it seem as if you were there and you were breathing.

Benefits of Single Camera Techniques

Benefits of Single Camera Techniques
Single camera production in the media is a very useful and very popular form of production in the media industry now as it comes with many benefits. Many big films and TV shows now use single camera techniques for example Breaking Bad (2010-2013) directed by Rian Johnson, Vince Gilligan and Michelle MacLaren is a single camera production. Game of Thrones (2012-2017) directed by Alik Sakharov is also another big TV show that is a single camera production. The positives of doing a single camera production is that it is very easy to gather the equipment for as there is not a large amount of equipment that you need. A negative of doing a single camera production is that you are limited to what you can do as you have to record scenes multiple times if you want to have a variety of shots and if anything goes wrong with that camera you do not have a spare camera to use or you don't have other footage in case the footage you have corrupts.