The Use of Different Cameras and Angles in The Truman Show

I'm currently taking a Theology in Film class and the latest screening we had was of The Truman Show. The first thing I noticed from a technical standpoint was the different cameras they used as well as the various different angles. The premise of the movie is that the main character, Truman (played by Jim Carey), is the main character of a TV show of his life. Several cameras follow him as he goes about his daily routine and everyone in his life are actors. There's various different methods that the fictitious director uses to get the perfect shot, including fish eye lens cameras hidden in people's shirt buttons as well as security cameras and even a camera hidden in an old man's trash can. The use of the "TV show" cameras intermixed with the actual production's cameras make for an interesting experience for the viewer. It really allows the audience to get sucked into the concept of The Truman Show as an actual television show and to experience what the fictional audience was intended to experience. Editing all of those different angles must have been incredibly time consuming and setting up the shots so that Truman was completely visible looks like it took a lot of careful planning. Especially one shot from towards the beginning of the movie where Truman is buying a ticket for a ferry ride and as he exits the camera's line of sight, the camera pans left in direct synchronization with blinds on a window opening so as to still see Truman in the frame. Movies like this make me truly appreciate the amount of time that must be spent on making every aspect of a production perfect and how every participant of the project has to work together to make an end result they are proud of.