tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post36420258151237425..comments2024-03-29T11:16:37.695-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Long ShotsLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82125201042500591032015-11-23T09:51:25.432-05:002015-11-23T09:51:25.432-05:00I'm pretty sure the long takes in ROPE were li...I'm pretty sure the long takes in ROPE were limited by the amount of film in the camera magazines - 18 minutes, maybe? There's another example in FRENZY (an under-rated Hitchcock, in my opinion), where the camera tracks two people through the market, follows them up a flight of stairs, pauses while they go into an apartment, then backs down the stairs again, and retreats through the market, reversing the shot. First off, while the camera's backing up, there's a murder going on in the apartment - which you in the audience know, so the reversed camera movement is visual irony: life goes on, regardless - and secondly, Hitch uses a couple of disguised cuts, like a guy carrying a case of lettuce directly in front of the camera, so it's not an uninterrupted dolly shot, just seems like one. <br /><br />My personal favorite in a Hong Kong movie is John Woo's HARD-BOILED, the unbroken shot in the hospital, where they actually get on an elevator halfway through and go up a floor - I think it really is shot in a single take.David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15635433748422257552015-11-23T00:01:30.827-05:002015-11-23T00:01:30.827-05:00Rob, I had forgotten that scene. Good memory.Rob, I had forgotten that scene. Good memory.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77176774454165562932015-11-22T23:58:32.120-05:002015-11-22T23:58:32.120-05:00Thanks, Rob! And ABA!Thanks, Rob! And ABA!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28161041989316206822015-11-22T22:10:04.008-05:002015-11-22T22:10:04.008-05:00Leigh- Here is the Mel Brooks scene. https://www...Leigh- Here is the Mel Brooks scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dLAh2nREz8Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12195304359148058492015-11-22T18:19:06.983-05:002015-11-22T18:19:06.983-05:00Good find, ABA. Thank you!
Rob, I saw High Anxiet...Good find, ABA. Thank you!<br /><br />Rob, I saw High Anxiety long, long ago, when I knew a lot less about film-making (and story-telling). I miss Mel Brooks movies.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27874587587878406432015-11-22T17:19:03.186-05:002015-11-22T17:19:03.186-05:00Mel Brooks' parody/love song to Hitchcock, Hig...Mel Brooks' parody/love song to Hitchcock, High Anxiety, has a wonderful take on that, starting outside the dining room of the asylum.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83184583587340850262015-11-22T16:44:41.852-05:002015-11-22T16:44:41.852-05:00You can watch "The Russian Ark" - full-l...You can watch "The Russian Ark" - full-length, with English subtitles - here:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE2jRxToAjQ A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-24077639169039925752015-11-22T14:02:00.564-05:002015-11-22T14:02:00.564-05:00Netflix, Leigh, Netflix!Netflix, Leigh, Netflix!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27716887308904822632015-11-22T11:25:26.223-05:002015-11-22T11:25:26.223-05:00Thank you, Anon. It's true that camera positio...Thank you, Anon. It's true that camera positioning helps tell the story. Birdman has a first person feel because the camera sticks with him. However, the True Detective scene has a third person feel; at times the camera ducks into places that Rust doesn't go.<br /><br />Spectre seems positioned between the two. The camera picks Bond up mid-festival, although we don't know yet it's him. Then the camera seems to fly above him as he moves into… I can't say more without introducing a spoiler. But yes, the camera definitely effects the story telling.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88627306897329515692015-11-22T10:24:23.170-05:002015-11-22T10:24:23.170-05:00When you think about it, first-person storytelling...When you think about it, first-person storytelling is like a gopro camera mounted on a helmet or a police bodycam. You get that nonstop point of view. Liked the vids, good selection there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61424403510760568292015-11-22T09:50:19.052-05:002015-11-22T09:50:19.052-05:00Eve, I've seen beautiful clips of it but not t...Eve, I've seen beautiful clips of it but not the whole thing. I've read the recording equipment was limited to 100 minutes, therefore limiting the time of the film. I believe they also cut or cut back the audio to save space and dubbed it in later.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58944285174567822752015-11-22T09:36:28.517-05:002015-11-22T09:36:28.517-05:00The ultimate, however, is "The Russian Ark&qu...The ultimate, however, is "The Russian Ark" by Alexander Sokurov - a 96 minute single camera steady-cam sequence. Not a crime/spy movie, but phenomenal. Check it out!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15589182405198609302015-11-22T01:34:02.050-05:002015-11-22T01:34:02.050-05:00Yeah, John, Touch of Evil is the greatest.
In my ...Yeah, John, <i>Touch of Evil</i> is the greatest.<br /><br />In my mind's eye, I can picture that <i>Superman</i> scene, but I hadn't realized it was ‘continuous’. Thanks for that info.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70315214279378047232015-11-22T00:13:01.505-05:002015-11-22T00:13:01.505-05:00Great Column, Leigh! My favorite will always be t...Great Column, Leigh! My favorite will always be that long, long opening scene from <i>Touch of Evil</i>. Another great tracking sequence happened about halfway through the movie <i>Superman</i>: as I remember it, Lois watched Supe fly away off her balcony, then turned and walked back inside her apartment to talk to Clark Kent, in what was supposedly the same shot. (I'll have to go back and watch it again!)John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.com