Unit -23- Multi Camera TechniquesFor this assignment; I will look at two live events and two studio based events and discuss the reasons for multi-camera use. I will also explain how they communicate meaning to the viewer and determine the target audience for each of your case studies.

Live event 1: Apollo 11, the first astronauts walking on the Moon after the first manned landing.

The first of the two live events that I will look at is the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969; this footage uses multiple cameras; some of which were taken along with the astronauts in the Apollo 11 spaceship and then used to film footage from the moon, these cameras were used to capture every moment for the

landing and create a sense of achievement for when the two astronauts step out of the lunar module onto the moon’s surface; the target audience for this event was everyone around the world as they would all be watching it on television as it happens since was momentous event. However; the black and white camera footage that was captured from the moon is very blurry as they did not have the right camera lenses and it was filmed in a vacuum of space.

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Figure 1: Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong filmed on the moon

Figure 2: A long Shot of the Apollo 11 spaceship as it prepares for launch

There many different angles from the cameras during the event; the use of a long shot shows the rocket and its preparation for launch and the use of medium and close up shots are all taken from the handheld cameras that were used by the Apollo 11 astronauts, which the live feed switches through in order to show the different points of view from each camera. This live event also contains a voice over commentary from the astronauts themselves describing what is happening on screen during the landing; this creates anticipation for the viewers since it was the first manned mission to the moon in history, this live event was viewed by 600 million people simultaneously around the world.

Figure 3: One of the many families who would be watching the launch of Apollo 11

Live Event 2: The coronation of Her Majesty Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

The second live event that I will look at is the coronation of Her Majesty Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1953 at Westminster Abbey; this was the first ever royal coronation that was filmed live on British Television and was viewed by 20 million people. Like the moon landing in 1969; this live event was captured with multiple cameras from every angle in order

to film the queen going into the abbey and being crowned by the

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Figure 1: One of the BBC Cameramen who filmed the event

minister. The use of panning shots is used to follow the queen’s carriage as it makes its way to Westminster Abbey for the coronation; there are various shots of the military lining up in preparation for the ceremony; these use POV and panning shots in order

to place the viewer into the position of the horseback soldiers who are riding behind the queen’s carriage. They also have a POV from the crowd’s perspective in order to put the viewer into the shoes of one of the normal people watching the event from the street along with everyone else. The BBC had to place multiple TV cameras along the streets to cover all angles of the procession so that the viewer got access to every piece of the ceremony as it went from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. The footage was filmed in black and white by the BBC when it was first aired while independent companies filmed the event in color; giving it a vibrant look and making it appear like it was actually happening in the room.

One of the shots that is used is a high angle shot of the queen as she leaves the carriage and goes into Westminster Abbey for the main ceremony; this high angle gives the viewer a bird’s eye view of the

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Figure 2: A camera films the Royal Carriage as it passes on it’s way to Westminster Abbey

procession as it reaches Westminster Abbey. There are also multiple cameras at the main piece of the coronation ceremony when the queen is finally crowned; this is a momentous occasion in British history as this was the first ever televised royal coronation.

The use of a voiceover narrator is used in order to explain what’s going on onscreen at the various points of the coronation; this gives the viewer extra information about what they are seeing and was to build up anticipation for the actual crowing ceremony, this kept the viewer interested right to the very end of the event. The target audience of this broadcast would have been the British population as the footage shows young and old people on the streets while the ceremony was happening; the same audience would have been gathered around the television screens at home. This was because they hold the queen and monarchy in high regard and while other countries would have been really interested in this event; it wouldn’t have a big an impact as the moon landing as that was a global event and had never been done before while Royal Coronations in Britain had been happening for a long time.

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Figure 4: The footage of the coronation was recorded from BBC Royal Alexandrina palace by technicians.