Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Series types & formats · Working

Multi-camera sitcom

Also called: multicam, multi-cam

ELI5

A scripted comedy staged and recorded with several cameras covering performance simultaneously, often before an audience.

Used in conversation

“The deck describes the project as a multi-camera sitcom; the episode examples need to prove that promise.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Multi-camera sitcom” in scripted television conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Sources & evidence · 6

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.