tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post7414240568189346248..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Sleep deprivation is easy. Comedy is hard.Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8725873886996165492007-08-26T13:06:00.000-04:002007-08-26T13:06:00.000-04:00Dan's underselling a little bit. Your $995 not onl...Dan's underselling a little bit. Your $995 not only gets you a great experience and valuable time with Ken, but it includes some of the finest food from restaurants the health department hasn't yet gotten around to closing. <BR/><BR/>And just so you're all aware, that A-Team joke would <I>kill</I> in the Catskills!R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63465143261708138872007-08-26T12:57:00.000-04:002007-08-26T12:57:00.000-04:00"How much does a seminar like that cost? Is there ..."How much does a seminar like that cost? Is there an organization that these things are arranged through?"<BR/><BR/>(I am the Sitcom Room's co-producer, along with Ken Levine.)<BR/><BR/>The cost is $995 per person. It might increase in the future, but we're trying to keep it within range of highly motivated potential comedy writers.<BR/><BR/>We are hoping to hold the second Sitcom Room in late October or early November, but at the moment nothing has been scheduled.<BR/><BR/>(We have time to do only two or three per year. It always will be in Los Angeles.)<BR/><BR/>For complete info and to get on our "Sitcom Room Alert List," please go to www.sitcomroom.com.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Dan O'DayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65757138301163703922007-08-26T12:28:00.000-04:002007-08-26T12:28:00.000-04:00Lona,That is exactgly right. single camera is sho...Lona,<BR/><BR/>That is exactgly right. single camera is shot like a film in takes and cross angles, while multi camera (usually 3 cameras) is typically shot in longer takes on a three-walled set. Think the apartment or coffee shop from Friends.<BR/><BR/>Alan,<BR/><BR/>How much does a seminar like that cost? I'd love to get a chance to do something like that. Is there an organization that these things are arranged through?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28833859395498077452007-08-26T10:30:00.000-04:002007-08-26T10:30:00.000-04:00Great column, as usual. And many thanks for turni...Great column, as usual. And many thanks for turning me on to Ken Levine's blog, which is on my daily must-click list<BR/><BR/>But I have a question which exposes my ignorance. I've been hearing for a while references to "single-camera" shows (always sans laughtrack) and "old-fashioned" multi-camera shows. In viewing, the difference between, say, 30 Rock and Coach is obvious, possibly due to the former being shot on film (which, I presume, is another characteristic of single-camera shows).<BR/><BR/>But why are they called single-camera? Are they really shot with one camera? (I envision a guy desperately swinging his camera to catch a reaction shot in time.) Is it that multi-camera shows shoot it straight through, with the show being performed in one continuous "take" like a play? And single-camera shows are shot more like movies, actors starting and stopping to get a few seconds worth of footage at a time, repeating scenes for reaction shots, etc.?<BR/><BR/>School me, Alan, school me.<BR/><BR/>eyebrown<BR/><BR/>eyebrownspbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284312268641314494noreply@blogger.com