Film Language Tag: single-camera (single-cam)
Relating to a work mainly shot with one camera at a time. The production may employ multiple cameras over the length of the shoot, but only one is used at a time for principal photography. Second units and action, stunt, and special effects shots are exceptions and may involve multiple cameras, even on works that are otherwise considered single-camera productions.
USAGE: Programs (particularly sitcoms) shot on a stage using multiple, simultaneous cameras are routinely referred to as multi-cam, but other types of programs (including episodic television programs) that are not shot on a stage before an audience are commonly referred to as single-cam even if they regularly employ multiple cameras.
