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

Single-camera series

Also called: single-cam

ELI5

A scripted show usually filmed scene by scene with one main camera setup at a time.

Used in conversation

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

Definition

A scripted production approach generally shot scene by scene with one principal camera setup at a time, though multiple cameras may still be used.

Here “Single-camera series” means: A scripted production approach generally shot scene by scene with one principal camera setup at a time, though multiple cameras may still be used.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Single-camera series” in scripted television conversations or materials.

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

Connected terms

  • SeriesSingle-camera series is a narrower kind of Series.
Sources & evidence · 6

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