BTEC L3 Subdiploma

Creative & Media (TV & Film)

Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
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Task 1.8: Single Camera TV Comparative

Title

Narrati
ve
Light
Genre
Struct
ing
ure

Soap
Hollyoaks

A young
woman has
come out
with an
accusation
that her
step father
was abusing
her when
she was a
child,
however if
shes being
truthful or
not is
questioned

Drama

Teens start
to get to

The
program
focuses
on daily
events in
the lives
of the
same
group of
characters
. Typically
with daily
events in
the lives
of the
same
group of
characters
which is
what
makes a
soap
You can
tell its a

Camera
Angles

Editing
Technique
s

Sound

Mise
en
Scene

Natural
light is
used
when the
character
s are
outside.
All light
is
sunlight.
When
inside,
normal
room
lights are
used

Two shots, over

shoulder shots and
close ups are used.
Lots of two shots
and over shoulder
shots are used to
film conversations
about it between the
characters whilst
another girl is
debating whether
she should tell a
man that she loves
him when theres
rumours that hes
homosexual

Scenes cut
sharply from one
to another to
make the story
clear in a
structured,
chronological
order. Text boxes
are edited in
when receiving a
phone call/text
to make it clear
to the audience
whats being
said and by who

Music is
played
occasionally in
the
background of
scenes. This is
to add effect
and make the
scenes more
appealing.

A lot of
scenes are
located in
cafes,
restaurant
s and
bars, out
on the
street, or
inside of a
house as
this is
within the
area the
characters
live.

Light is
natural

Blurry, quickly
moving camera to

The rewinding
editing

Music is
edited in as

Mise en
scene

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terms with
drama as
misfits
their super
the plot is
powers
highly
which they
dramatic
gain when
and
stuck in the includes
middle of a
exciting,
freak
emotional
lighting
and
storm whilst unexpecte
doing
d events
community
and
service
circumsta
nces.

Crime
Life on
Mars

A detects
suffers a
present-day
car crash
and wakes
up in the
1970s. He
maintains
his job as a
detective

You can
tell its a
crime
programm
e as its
based
around a
policeman
whilst at
work and

when
outside.
Normal
room
light is
used.

present
intoxification/disorie
ntation. Tracking
shots are used to
follow the
characters. Pan and
tilt shots are used to
show the whole
crowd within a club.

technique is
used to show the
character going
back in time,
which is what his
new superpower
is. Animated
pictures and
shapes are
edited in also.
Quickly moving
shots with
blurry, unclear
pictures also
edited in to
emphasise
disorientation/m
oment of
madness.

background
music to
certain scenes
to help the
audience
clearly
understand
the mood and
tone of the
characters
and the
specific scene,
and to also
make the
scene more
attractive/app
ealing

mostly
consists of
the club,
the
communit
y service
centre and
the streets
surroundin
g it as this
is where
the story
is based.

Its
unnatura
l at times
when its
evident
there is
lights
behind
the
camera

Mid shots to show

characters clearly,
over shoulder shots
to show
conversations going
on. Quickly moving
camera to create a
blurry picture to
connote
disorientation/intoxi

Unclear, quickly
moved camera
shot to show
disorientation
and intoxication.
Flash/disorientat
ed pictures also
edited in to
emphasise this
aswell.

Unclear
sounds of
disorientation
to portray
severe
disorientation
and
intoxication.
Music is
played over

Mise en
scene
mostly
consists of
the police
station
and the
streets, as
this is
where the

BTEC L3 Subdiploma
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Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
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whilst trying making
to find a
discoverie
way back to s on a
his normal
murder
life
case

to
fication.
emphasis
e the
character
s from
the
backgrou
nd

certain scenes
to emphasise
the tone and
emotion of the
scene and
characters
within. Its also
used to make
to emphasise
the scene and
make it more
appealing for
viewers.

Is it Linear
or NonLinear?

Science
Fiction/Fa
ntasy
Red Dwarf

Characters
on a
spaceship
travelling
through
space have
to deal with
problems
that arise
whilst on
their travels

Its clear to
observe
that the
program
is a
science
fiction as
the
characters
are shown
travelling
through
space on
a
spaceship

Lighting
is dark
on the
ship,
however
there are
unnatura
l lights to
make the
picture
clear

Two shots are used

to show
conversation going
on. Mid shots and
close ups are used
to emphasise the
characters.

Music and
space-like
sounds are
edited in over
certain clips to
make the
emotion of the
scene clear to
the audience
and to make the
program for
appealing.
Writing is edited
in at the start of
the program

police are
basing
their
investigati
ons. It is
also
located in
the main
characters
home to
show his
hidden
emotion
when hes
alone
based
around his
situation
Music and
Located in
space-like
a
sounds are
spaceship
edited in over travelling
certain clips to through
make the
space
emotion of the
scene clear to
the audience
and to make
the program
more
appealing to
its audience.

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Essex boy
The
Sitcom
(Gavin)
program
Gavin&Sta meets a
is a
Welsh girl
situation
cey
hes been
comedy.
talking to
The same
for the first
set of
time called
characters
Stacey and
are
they fall in
involved
love with
in various
each other
amusing
situations.

Document
ary
Danny
Dyers
Hardest
Men

Danny Dyer
(London
hard man
actor)
follows
round
feared
Scouse
gangster/ta
xman

You can
tell its a
document
ary as
there is an
interviewe
r and
someone
being
document

Lighting
is natural
when
outside
and
when
there
shown in
the club,
disco
lights are
used.
Normal
room
lighting
is used in
rooms

Single shots are

used, mid shots are
used to show phone
conversations, two
shots are used to
show conversations
and so are close
ups. There shown
calling each other
talking to each other
on the phone as
they fall for each
other using one
shots and two shots
are used to show
how there
interacting with
each other

Clips cut sharply

from each other.

Music is
played
occasionally in
the
background of
scenes to
signify the
emotion and
tone of the
scene, and
also to make it
more
appealing to
the viewers.

Character
s are
shown in a
club, on
the streets
and in the
characters
homes.

Lighting
is natural
at times
such as
when
they are
outside.
Normal
room
lighting

Two shots are used

consisting of
Stephen and Danny
talking. Single shots
and mid shots are
used on Stephen
when speaking to
emphasise him and
what hes saying.
Close ups and

Fast forwarding
is used when
looking out a car
window. Clips
slide from one to
another. The fast
forwarding adds
effect and
makes the
scenes more

In certain
scenes, music
is played over
them. In
certain
scenes, you
can hear
commentary.
The music is
to make the

Liverpool
streets,
bars and
gyms are
predomina
ntly the
mise en
scene of
the
document

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(Stephen
ed and
French).
questione
Danny Dyer d
is shown
interviewing
Stephen
and asks
questions of
his
past/youth

is used
when
inside

extreme close ups

are used to show
and emphasise
certain emotions
and reactions from
Danny whilst
interviewing
Stephen

appealing and
the clips
switching from
one to another
allows the
audience to fully
see each clip
clearly after one
and another.

scenes more
appealing and
the
commentary
is to allow the
audience to
fully
understand
whats going
on.

ary as this
is where
Stephen
has lived
his whole
life and
has
earned his
reputation