Talk:List of single-camera sitcoms

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[edit] Chronological order

I created this page in alphabetical order since that was the quickest way to get is started. However, I think it'd be more instructive to have the list in chronological order and I plan to reorder it soon. --Jeremy Butler 12:18, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bottom

Wasn't Bottom a single camera sitcom? Watching it, I certainly get that feeling. Gohst 13:09, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What qualifies as "single camera"?

The deletion of Arrested Development raises an interesting question: What qualifies as "single camera"? I haven't heard the commentary on the DVD to which the deleter refers, but I'm guessing that most of AD is single camera and that only some of the scenes use two cameras. It certainly has the look of a single-camera show and is obviously not shot in front of an audience using conventional multiple-camera techniques.

So, could a show qualify as "single camera" even if parts of it are shot with more than one camera?

I tend to think the answer is yes, especially when you consider that some scenes in single-camera theatrical films (e.g., explosions) are shot with more than one camera and, still, those films are considered "single camera". Perhaps what's more important than the actual number of cameras on the set is the mode of production and editing style that are used. --Jeremy Butler 13:04, 30 December 2006 (UTC)