Marta Kauffman's Multi-Camera Show

Friends Multi-Cam Filming Style

Friends (NBC, 1994-2004) was created by Marta Kauffman and David Crane. Friends is centered around companionship (Austerlitz, 2014). It revolves around a group of six single close friends consisting of three men and three women in their 20s who live together and near each other in New York City’s Greenwich Village (Friends, 2013). This show is about their everyday lives and relationships with each other. Friends shows a blend of broad humor, sentiment and the comfort of the familiar (Austerlitz, 2014). A lot of the show takes place within the friends’ apartments as they visit each other (Friends, 2013). One place where they meet that is highlighted often is Central Perk, which is a coffee shop where they meet

Kauffman states that Friends for him was based on the time in your life when your friends become your family. As you start to have your own family, that time in your life passes. The main vision and purpose of the show would be gone and would defeat the purpose of having a reunion. Crane states that Friends is a unique multi-camera show in front of an audience. It would not make sense to make a Friends movie because there's no audience (which changes the nature of the show). Friends is not like some other shows where it can easily be turned into a movie, but rather fits only in its original

The show brings happiness making people smile and laugh. It makes them care for the characters and connects with them on a personal level. Friends is a show that can be watched with friends, by yourself, when you're happy or sad. The show is a bonding experience and role model for a group of friends. It is uplifting and entertaining, so if you're feeling down you can watch it and start to laugh. The show helps with bringing healthy emotions and detoxing from unhealthy emotions. Kauffman believes that television is a very intimate experience. It’s something that you watch mostly in your home with your PJs and while you're folding clothes. It’s a different experience from other shows. Friends is also homey since a lot of it is centered around Central Perk where they are casually sitting on the couch. They are also hanging out at their apartments sitting down on the