Posted on 02/25/2009 5:36:12 PM PST by EveningStar
Between action and cut a million things can go wrong. And if something does, you can always just cut to something in the editing room. Most of the time. "Doing it in one" is about the bravest choice a filmmaker can make. Without shooting coverage you are leaving yourself zero options in post production. You have to get the vision in your brain to happen in three dimensional space right there on the day. And you also have to hope that that initial vision is compelling and will flow with the rest film's rhythm.
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I can’t believe there is no Kubrick. He was the king of long takes. The kid on the big wheel in The Shining, for example.
Fascinating movie! Especially when you view the bonus features on the making of it.
The German cameraman, wearing the steadicam outfit and the Sony Hif-Def camera, was just about dead by the end of the 94-minute take. I presume he spent the next two weeks in physical therapy ≤}B^)
I came across this a few years back entirely by accident at the local Blockbuster.
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