On Single Camera Television

Today in TV Class we spoke a little bit about Single Camera television and how this works. Let's go to a few of our friends at wikipedia which defines the technique as

As its name suggests, a production using the single-camera setup generally employs just one camera. (Additional cameras may be used simultaneously on occasion, usually in order to save time shooting a dialogue scene or to film a stunt that would be impractical to stage more than once.) Each of the various shots and camera angles is taken with the same camera which is moved and reset to get each shot or new angle. In addition, the lighting set-up may be reset for each new camera set-up.

So as it sounds, with the exception of stunts a single camera is used. Well it turns out that it was nominated for Single Camera Editting as both a miniseries and in its full run as a regular series, which implies to me that it is considered a "single camera" show. While I think obviously it uses multiple camera to perhaps drive budget costs, it is considered single camera as opposed to traditional multi-camera shows which usually are relegated to sitcoms, soap operas, talk shows, etc.

Feel free to comment on if you think I am wrong

Here is a list of single camera shows from another site

Shows that use the setup

Half hour shows
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Arrested Development
The Bernie Mac Show
The Comeback
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Dream On
Entourage
Everybody Hates Chris
Extras
Kitchen Confidential
M*A*S*H
Made in Canada
Malcolm in the Middle
My Name Is Earl
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
Oliver Beene
Red Dwarf (Series 7 only)
Scrubs
Sex and the City
Sports Night
Stella
Strangers with Candy
Undeclared
Weeds
The Wonder Years
Corner Gas
Andy Richter Controls the Universe


Hour-length shows
Ally McBeal
Battlestar Galactica
Big Love
Carnivàle
Commander in Chief
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Deadwood
Desperate Housewives
Freaks and Geeks
Gilmore Girls
Grey's Anatomy
House
Lost
The O.C.
Prison Break
Rome
Six Feet Under
Smallville
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Voyager
Twin Peaks
The Sopranos
Veronica Mars
The West Wing
Wonderfalls

In either case compare the single camera to this small diagram of multiple camera setup here.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-camera_setup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Multicamera-diagram.png
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Single-camera-setup