The show True Blood is a prime example for a television program which employs the method of single camera production. The television drama series focuses on the co-existance between vampires and humans in a fictional small town, Bon Temps.
Being a television show which requires location and aesthetic to make an effective production, single camera is really the only choice for the production crew to film in. Being such a dark program means that lighting is a very important aesthetic and must be taken into thorough consideration. Because of this, each shot
must be carefully constructed so that lighting can be of any effect and produce a good show.
The location is also very important; being there various places in which we visit in True Blood, means that it would be far more logical to use real locations to help create this aesthetic. However, this can't be said for multiple camera shows, which brings me on to my next example.
Friends is an American sitcom, and one of the most successful in history, that follows a group of six friends and their every day lives.
It is a good example for a multiple camera production. Sitcoms have usually employed this mode of production (up until the last decade where the use of single camera production is rising) because they tend to feature common environments rather than a variety of locations like in True Blood.
These environments are on-set locations rather than in real locations, and therefore Friends is more fitting for this mode of production. Friends is also a show which includes a live studio audience. This would mean that multiple camera is the more logical method for Friends to be filmed in, as single camera production would disrupt the flow of the program for the audience.
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