Inside the Multi Camera Setup
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Many sitcoms are filmed using several cameras positioned simultaneously around a set, capturing an entire scene from multiple angles at once rather than resetting for each individual shot. This approach, filmed often in front of a live audience, favours performance and comic timing over elaborate visual composition.
Because several angles are captured together, actors can perform a scene with something closer to theatrical continuity, building comic rhythm across a full take rather than stopping and restarting for each new camera position. That continuity is part of why the format suits comedy particularly well.
The trade off is visual flexibility. Multi camera setups tend to favour brighter, more evenly lit sets that work across every angle simultaneously, which is part of why this style has a recognisably different look from the more cinematic single camera dramas that dominate elsewhere.