“Screens abound, from your pocketbook to the wall, the ceiling, the corner, and the stadium. They bring images and sounds from elsewhere in order to tell journalistic, financial, historical, musical, dramatic, sexual, and athletic stories. That’s television. And it is likely to continue, subject to change and disruption in both local and universal ways.” (Toby Miller, “Future Perfect TV – And TV Studies”, The Routledge Companion to Global Television, edited by Shawn Shimpach, Routledge, 2019, p.86)

Studio Prompt

What are the creative possibilities and challenges of multi-camera television production, and how can the practices and processes of the multi-camera production be applied beyond the studio?

Studio Description

Multi-camera television production is a persisting mode of television practice. A significant proportion of media content today, from sports coverage, news, special event television, variety/late night, reality and talk programs continues to make use of the multi-camera production format. This means much of the ‘editing’ is done ‘live’ or in-camera.

Through reading, viewing, discussion and practice, this studio will explore the creative possibilities and challenges of a multi-camera television production in a studio environment. Through a combination of ‘live to tape’ and non-live production exercises, you will investigate the different ways in which the multi-camera studio can be used. You will gain an understanding of TV studio production workflows and technology, developing your skills and experience through project work.

There will be a range of smaller projects produced in the studio that explore different possibilities and forms of multi-camera production, such as news, talk shows, and game shows.  We will explore the ways in which television broadcast is adapting to new and emerging media contexts, and how we can adapt the multi-camera environment to suit these contexts.