Multiple-camera setup
The multiple-camera setup, multiple-camera mode of production, multi-camera or simply multicam is a method of filmmaking and video production. Several cameras-either movie or professional video cameras-are employed on the test simultaneously record or broadcast a scene. It is often contrasted with single-camera setup, which uses one camera.
Multiple-camera Setup Media
A camera setup recording a "bullet time" effect
Live news, such as Al Jazeera, uses multiple cameras for their broadcasts
Ray Culley of Cinécraft Productions used two or more cameras with teleprompters and rear screen projectors extensively in filming early television programs. Image courtesy of the Hagley Museum and Library.
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