The One-Take Shots in a movie Thread

[CrystalGeezer]

This is my new fascination. :D

I'd mentioned it about the opening of Boogie Nights a couple months ago, but I just saw another beautiful one, I LOVE these. I think in the business they're called "steady-cam" shots, but here's one in Goodfellas that lasts THREE MINUTES! :eek: There's about two minutes of discussing it beforehand in this youtube clip, it's worth watching though. They apparently shot it eight times, a beautiful example of synchronizing a LOT of people. Love it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBMKyNJvNV8

Does anyone know of any other one-take shots in movies?

[MORRIZSEY]

This is my new fascination. :D

I'd mentioned it about the opening of Boogie Nights a couple months ago, but I just saw another beautiful one, I LOVE these. I think in the business they're called "steady-cam" shots, but here's one in Goodfellas that lasts THREE MINUTES! :eek: There's about two minutes of discussing it beforehand in this youtube clip, it's worth watching though. They apparently shot it eight times, a beautiful example of synchronizing a LOT of people. Love it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBMKyNJvNV8

Does anyone know of any other one-take shots in movies?

I share your love of continuous long shots in films. I remember watching this on video years ago, and watched this scene several times.

I recall noticing that the part where they walk through the kitchen is purely for effect, to elongate the scene, because they enter and leave the kitchen through the same door, so in reality it would be completely pointless. At 2:55 in the corridor with a folded fire hose on the end wall, then at 3:27 they exit the kitchen back to exactly the same point in the same corridor.

I've always loved this scene from Monty Python's Meaning of Life. The continuous shot lasts until 1:24


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzlCdWwYn2I

[mozmal]

Great thread! Here's a superb example of a complex tracking shot from the very impressive Atonement. You should also try to see Silent House, it looks like one 90 minute tracking shot, but has some very clever editing. It's actually made up of 10 minute takes.

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[Iona Mink]

The one that springs to mind for me is 'Touch of Evil'.

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[CrystalGeezer]

I share your love of continuous long shots in films. I remember watching this on video years ago, and watched this scene several times.

I recall noticing that the part where they walk through the kitchen is purely for effect, to elongate the scene, because they enter and leave the kitchen through the same door, so in reality it would be completely pointless. At 2:55 in the corridor with a folded fire hose on the end wall, then at 3:27 they exit the kitchen back to exactly the same point in the same corridor.

I've always loved this scene from Monty Python's Meaning of Life. The continuous shot lasts until 1:24


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzlCdWwYn2I

That is hilarious! :D


Great thread! Here's a superb example of a complex tracking shot from the very impressive Atonement. You should also try to see Silent House, it looks like one 90 minute tracking shot, but has some very clever editing. It's actually made up of 10 minute takes.

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The scene isn't permitted to be viewed in American Youtube. :tears:

Here's another type of continuous shot from a favorite movie of mine where the camera stops for a bit so different scenes can read their lines. It's at the end (of this essential clip) when Royal replaces Buckley with Sparkplug after Eli (:mad:) killed him while driving on drugs. 4:30 is where the continuous shot starts, so over 2 minutes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L4-DV1nVek

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epB5Z6ijpk
hands down for me the best
2nd would be the "Touch of Evil" posted above
and after that, well, Hitchcock was, sort of, a master of them...

[CrystalGeezer]

The one that springs to mind for me is 'Touch of Evil'.

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That's a really good one. He had to step on and off a truck smoothly to get those shots. I think, anyway. When they get to the border patrol station that's a cameraman on foot, I could be wrong.

[Iona Mink]

That's a really good one. He had to step on and off a truck smoothly to get those shots. I think, anyway. When they get to the border patrol station that's a cameraman on foot, I could be wrong.

I think it is the seminal shot. Everyone who has ever done it after often does it as an homage to Wells.

It was done with a use of a crane and probably several men dragging it along. :D

Here is a good page about the technique with examples (except all the link are dead).

http://www.dailyfilmdose.com/2007/05/long-take.html

[CrystalGeezer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epB5Z6ijpk
hands down for me the best
2nd would be the "Touch of Evil" posted above
and after that, well, Hitchcock was, sort of, a master of them...

Funny! One-take on steroids! What was the one they referenced at 6:25? He was talking too fast, I couldn't understand what he was saying.

[Giselle]

One of my favorites is the final scene from the amazing foodie film, "Big Night".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oerP7FRMWa8



And also, since you started with the classic "Goodfellas" scene, I think the homage to that scene in "Swingers" (1996) is pretty
money. :p --I couldn't find a youtube clip, but it is on this website here:

http://www.steadishots.org/shots_detail.cfm?shotID=235

[mozmal]

Almost forgot this one, the opening of the very brilliant Magnolia.

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[CrystalGeezer]

One of my favorites is the final scene from the amazing foodie film, "Big Night".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oerP7FRMWa8

Interesting. So much could've gone wrong in that one.


Almost forgot this one, the opening of the very brilliant Magnolia.

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I forgot about that one!

[FER]

This is my new fascination. :D

...I LOVE these. I think in the business they're called "steady-cam" shots, but here's one in Goodfellas that lasts THREE MINUTES! :eek: There's about two minutes of discussing it beforehand in this youtube clip, it's worth watching though. They apparently shot it eight times, a beautiful example of synchronizing a LOT of people. Love it!


Then you are going to flip for RUSSIAN ARK. The infamous Sokurov single steadicam shot film. Thats right, one steadicam shot, over an hour and a half long.


http://youtu.be/J--TDEHizVA

[FER]

The one that springs to mind for me is 'Touch of Evil'.

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Touch of Evil! YES! Its THE seminal opening scene. Number two being the opening scene from SATANTANGO.

However, at the risk of sounding like a serious douche bag, steadicam wasn't introduced until the 70's...

[CrystalGeezer]

Then you are going to flip for RUSSIAN ARK. The infamous Sokurov single steadicam shot film. Thats right, one steadicam shot, over an hour and a half long.


http://youtu.be/J--TDEHizVA

Wow. The trailer is beautiful. I'd get agida looking for the little mistakes though. "Oh look the guy in the third row of the orchestra looked directly into the camera and smiled and laughed because he's not an actor and doesn't know not to do that!!!!!" :D

[cornelius blaze]

http://www.geekstyleguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/old-boy.jpg

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

http://www.geekstyleguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/old-boy.jpg
great scene from a great film, I reccomend it to all