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noveel · 04-12-2007, 06:43 AM

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factsoflife · 04-14-2007, 06:33 PM

some sitcoms are still shot on tape... they don't all use film. shows like two and a half me, the class and the new adventures of old christine still use tape.

catlover79 · 04-14-2007, 09:28 PM

Good question...I have no clue!!

noveel · 04-14-2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by factsoflife

some sitcoms are still shot on tape... they don't all use film. shows like two and a half me, the class and the new adventures of old christine still use tape.

but they look like they are shot on film, what was the last show not to do that? This seemed to stop around 2000 or 2001

treky · 04-15-2007, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by factsoflife

some sitcoms are still shot on tape... they don't all use film. shows like two and a half me, the class and the new adventures of old christine still use tape.

no; all those shows are shot on FILM. A show that's shot on tape look like a stage play, like ALL IN THE FAMILY, SANFORD AND SON, THE JEFFERSONS, etc...

Chuck89 · 04-15-2007, 03:13 AM

I think the very last(primetime)network sitcom to be shot on regular unprocessed videotape was Cosby on CBS which,ended in 2000. The last Saturday morning TNBC sitcom City Guys ended in 2001 and was shot on video.
NBC's last primetime videotaped sitcom was The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.
I think ABC's last videotaped sitcom was Home Improvement.
The recent short lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie was shot on video.
There is children's show that looks like a sitcom on CBS Sunday mornings called "Cake" that is shot on video.(I don't know if that counts,LOL!)
These days,sitcoms not shot on film are using the Hi Definition video,which looks a lot like film. I believe Reba was shot this way.
Even though The Disney channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,That's So Raven,Hannah Montana and Cory In The House are actually shot on video,they are processed in FilmLook(just like the former soap icon All My Children has been subjecting viewers to since late July).
This edits out every other frame to give the video a distorted look and takes away the live immmediate look that videotape has.

noveel · 04-15-2007, 06:51 AM

why have they stopped using regular videotape to shoot the episodes?

factsoflife · 04-15-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by noveel

why have they stopped using regular videotape to shoot the episodes?

because film has a better quality and lasts longer than videotape.

noveel · 04-15-2007, 07:55 PM

has film become cheaper? why a distorted film look shot on tape? Aren't most filmed shows eventually transfered to tape for editing?

Chuck89 · 04-15-2007, 08:15 PM

I don't think that film is cheaper,but the trend lately for networks/show producers has been to move away from video for sitcoms and spend the money on film. IMO,I think a brightly lit sitcom shot on videotape looks good,but that doesn't seem to be the trend in network TV sitcoms anymore.
It is either film or the Hi Definition video that looks like film.
The Disney channel sitcoms and the soap All My Children are shooting on video,but processing it in the cheaper,uglier distorted FilmLook.

greenlaser5555 · 04-16-2007, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck89

I think the very last(primetime)network sitcom to be shot on regular unprocessed videotape was Cosby on CBS which,ended in 2000. The last Saturday morning TNBC sitcom City Guys ended in 2001 and was shot on video.
NBC's last primetime videotaped sitcom was The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.
I think ABC's last videotaped sitcom was Home Improvement.
The recent short lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie was shot on video.
There is children's show that looks like a sitcom on CBS Sunday mornings called "Cake" that is shot on video.(I don't know if that counts,LOL!)
These days,sitcoms not shot on film are using the Hi Definition video,which looks a lot like film. I believe Reba was shot this way.
Even though The Disney channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,That's So Raven,Hannah Montana and Cory In The House are actually shot on video,they are processed in FilmLook(just like the former soap icon All My Children has been subjecting viewers to since late July).
This edits out every other frame to give the video a distorted look and takes away the live immmediate look that videotape has.

Well, you're wrong about the very last sitcom shown on videotape. ABC's last sitcom on tape was Boy Meets World (which ended in 2000), NBC's was The John Larroquette Show (which ended in early '97), and the very last sitcom shot on regular videotape was The Steve Harvey Show (which ended in February 2002).

comedyfreak · 04-16-2007, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by greenlaser5555

Well, you're wrong about the very last sitcom shown on videotape. ABC's last sitcom on tape was Boy Meets World (which ended in 2000), NBC's was The John Larroquette Show (which ended in early '97), and the very last sitcom shot on regular videotape was The Steve Harvey Show (which ended in February 2002).

I'm impressed, very good.

factsoflife · 04-16-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

no; all those shows are shot on FILM. A show that's shot on tape look like a stage play, like ALL IN THE FAMILY, SANFORD AND SON, THE JEFFERSONS, etc...

you are just wrong. i was a broadcasting and television major and we studied this for a long ti me... Those shows are shot on TAPE. NOT FILMED. Shows like Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order are filmed, but not Christine, Men, Class... etc... sorry youre just not right...

JT · 04-16-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by factsoflife

you are just wrong. i was a broadcasting and television major and we studied this for a long ti me... Those shows are shot on TAPE. NOT FILMED. Shows like Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, Law and Order are filmed, but not Christine, Men, Class... etc... sorry youre just not right...

Actually, "Scrubs," "Grey's," and "L&O" are all single camera shows, shot on film and looking like movies. The sitcoms you mentioned are also shot on film, but using the multiple camera set-up, which was used for most sitcoms throughout the 1970s-1990s.

"All My Children" looks like complete and utter crap with its film-style processing. Soap opera should ALWAYS be done on tape, and should always look like tape. It takes so much away from the effect of the show to have it look film-like.

Chuck89 · 04-16-2007, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by greenlaser5555

Well, you're wrong about the very last sitcom shown on videotape. ABC's last sitcom on tape was Boy Meets World (which ended in 2000), NBC's was The John Larroquette Show (which ended in early '97), and the very last sitcom shot on regular videotape was The Steve Harvey Show (which ended in February 2002).

You're right,I forgot about those shows.
John Larroquette was the very last NBC sitcom to shoot on video,but they processed it in FilmLook so the live immediate look wasn't there.
However,when USA Network showed the reruns of it several years ago(and the one episode on TV Land as part of the Warner Brothers 50th anniversary),they showed it without the filmlook.
So,I'll say that The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was the last NBC sitcom to be presented in the live video look.

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04-15-2007, 03:13 AM	#6
Chuck89 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 07, 2003 Location: Hobart,Indiana Posts: 175	I think the very last(primetime)network sitcom to be shot on regular unprocessed videotape was Cosby on CBS which,ended in 2000. The last Saturday morning TNBC sitcom City Guys ended in 2001 and was shot on video. NBC's last primetime videotaped sitcom was The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. I think ABC's last videotaped sitcom was Home Improvement. The recent short lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie was shot on video. There is children's show that looks like a sitcom on CBS Sunday mornings called "Cake" that is shot on video.(I don't know if that counts,LOL!) These days,sitcoms not shot on film are using the Hi Definition video,which looks a lot like film. I believe Reba was shot this way. Even though The Disney channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,That's So Raven,Hannah Montana and Cory In The House are actually shot on video,they are processed in FilmLook(just like the former soap icon All My Children has been subjecting viewers to since late July). This edits out every other frame to give the video a distorted look and takes away the live immmediate look that videotape has.
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noveel Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 534	has film become cheaper? why a distorted film look shot on tape? Aren't most filmed shows eventually transfered to tape for editing?
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Chuck89 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 07, 2003 Location: Hobart,Indiana Posts: 175	I don't think that film is cheaper,but the trend lately for networks/show producers has been to move away from video for sitcoms and spend the money on film. IMO,I think a brightly lit sitcom shot on videotape looks good,but that doesn't seem to be the trend in network TV sitcoms anymore. It is either film or the Hi Definition video that looks like film. The Disney channel sitcoms and the soap All My Children are shooting on video,but processing it in the cheaper,uglier distorted FilmLook.