Single-camera setup

Diagram showing a single-camera setup

The single-camera setup, or single-camera mode of production, also known as portable single crew, portable single camera or single-cam, is a method of filmmaking and video production.

The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the Classical Hollywood cinema in the 1910s and has remained the standard mode of production for cinema. In television production, both single-camera and multiple-camera methods are commonly used.