when the director forgets to call cut 

Please watch Iravin Nizhal if you can it's a One shot Non Linear Indian movie and it's pretty good too

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I highly suggest Tony Jaa’s Protector 2, for the one take Pagoda section. He starts at the bottom floor, and fights his way, up, even tossing guys over the side, on each level, on the way. One can see where makers of Daredevil, and even The Raid, got a lot of inspiration. It’s like the hallway from Oldboy, except the camera follows up three or four floors, and Jaa’s stunt team are wearing padding, to allow him to actually hit them, with full force at times, as well as being thrown through things, hit with weapons, etc. There is an excellent making of, that explains how they did it, how long it was rehearsed, and how many different takes it took. It’s still what I consider the best one take action scene.

If you look for One-shot-movies, I really like Hojoom/Invasion, an Iranian movie I watched at the Berlinale. It was impressive and besides the one-shot thing also a good movie (I did not know before it would be in one whot, I realized about a third through the film that there are no cuts). As Berlinale had the makers I also heard the cameraman speaking about all his movement was planned beforehand, including when the camera was standing still long enough for him to take a sip of water. On another note: One Shot of the Dead, it is (despite it's title) not really a one-shot movie, but a love letter to film making and very wholesome. As much as a zombie movie can be.

But...no discussion on Russian Ark. Waaaaaaaat??

Interestingly, despite being a German film, a high enough percentage of the film is in English that the movie was disqualified from the foreign language category at the Academy Awards.

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Exactly, I watched this without subtitles and I dont understand German. I really felt like Im in movie with them...

Most of it is in English anyways.

Maybe an excuse for being shamefully monolingual, but I've often enjoyed the feeling of being in a country or with friends immersed in a foreign language and having to read faces and other "nonverbals". I don't get the people who find this offensive (assuming you don't NEED to understand).

so cool, glad you've found this video :) hello from Romania

Great movie! It's a shame your comment is buried.

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you helped create such an amazing movie thank you Sebastian

See, I had that concern when I went to see it on its release. I went mainly because I like the male lead, Frederick Lau, and the manager of my local arthouse cinema recommended it. But when I heard it was one take, I was close to dismissing it as a gimmick. But in fact it's essential: there's no better way of explaining how these kids could end up in this situation than actually showing every single moment of it. It's authentic, in the sense that it stays demonstrably true to what's happening because you see it all, and panic-inducing because there's no escape from events, not even between the cuts.

From the sound of it, it was necessary for the film to convey what the director wanted to convey. A gimmick is a mechanic used for the purely superficial objective of increased publicity/attention

The other problem: not everyone handling the long take is competent, either in the take or on either end of it

cutting, framing, sticking back together, editing and adding cgi are the true gimmicks. I've always saw film as theater for the masses, in its purest form the only focus is the performance of actors, no one goes to theater to watch good background design, while many people go to the movies for the gimmicky eye candy.

The only reason to stick so closely to the rule rule of "one shot" is for it to be a gimmick. Otherwise you'd make cuts when needed, just with long shots.

I've had one of those nights, watching it felt surreal.

Kinda reminds me of After Hours.

​@@HandyMan657underrated Scorsese film

@AlexSinclair would love to know your other 4 top movies :p

@@StemLG I was about to ask, what are the other four... Here's my proposal, in no particular order (with my comment where I think it's necessary): - Come and See (1985). The scariest movie I've ever watched and it's not even a horror film. - Moonfall. If you want to learn how to overdo it and be proud of it, you have to watch - and enjoy - this movie! - Monty Python's Life of Brian - Koyaanisqatsi

That is magic. I don't know any other word for it.

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It really is a unique film. I loved it when I saw it in the cinema.

What is so interesting about the sound in that movie?

@@bitumenboyy well it's a one-shot film, so how fo process sound in a one shot film? Do you play the reality and try to fully immerge the public by having a great sound design and no music extradiegsetic, or is it too naturally and off putting for the viewer so you actually do have to music to ease out the silence? How do you play with the silence? What kind of music do you use in those situations? If it's a one shot movie, what is your point of view as a viewer? Is the camera an invisible character watching the scene on the outside of things, or do you share you're point of view with the charcater that you follow (mostly Victoria)? If so, are you gonna accentuate sounds that are more intriguing to the character or not? These types of questions.

Thank YOU for being here :) -Danny

Same.

What are some other good film analysis channels?

@@sockzandsandals2315 I mean there's nerdwriter but his analysis isn't limited to films, he analyses everything. Every frame a painting is one but sadly it doesn't produce content anymore. Thomas Flight is one and Cinema Beyond Entertainment is one but the creator of the channel sadly passed away very recently. Films and Stuff is another channel which is very good but doesn't get the number of views it deserves. Patrick Williams is excellent albeit very long. You have to have atleast an hour or so to watch his videos and think about them. Edit: I forgot about Royal Ocean Film Society. That one's good as well.

@@sockzandsandals2315 Consider "This Guy Edits." It's tangentially related to what you're looking for. The gentleman behind the channel is an editor and he analysis films/movies from that perspective.

And yet so rarely the topic of conversation! Truly insane achievement.

im not sure what would be more difficult for the actors. memorizing a 2 hour script or just improvise it

@@c0dy42 definitely improvising. Memorising long scripts isn't actually that difficult. People do it all the time for theatre

Me too, only watched once. I feel like I need to revisit to experience it again. Same with the movie Raw.

i watched it on a plane back from germany not knowing what i was even about to get into and fell in love with it instantly. it’s brilliant.

How pedantic. You say it's NOT crazy to do, then say ok ok yeah it's technically crazy to do. -__-

​@@Hylebos75they are saying the fact of acting for 2 hours isnt crazy because theather is a thing. (Though inbetweens exist). The crazy thing is being to capture that acting... and the acting being improv, too!

@@capuchinosofia4771 you're very right, good point about the improv. And the whole fact that they can't ever repeat themselves with a single line even

And the technical aspect of scene changes and camera angles. You don't have a bunch of stage hands moving pieces around when you're moving between actual locations. And theater can set up dedicated cameras because it's all intended to be viewed from one angle. I got to see a screening of Spirited Away at the Met. There is a lot of suspension of belief no matter how amazing the practical effects are.

In roundabout way, it does feel like the ability for cheap cameras to film this long does actually return us to the theatre setting, but in film form

I know!! I remember watching that and being shocked haha.

I’ll be curious to hear with you think of it if you end up checking it out.

Same here. Here’s to hoping this helps get the word out.

Same!

Yeah. How Russian Ark isn't a central comparison in this essay is utterly baffling. They did this already. And perhaps better. Just weird.

Exactly. I went searching for comments @@EricMalette, to see if anyone noted this. I haven't yet seen the film victoria. I have seen all the others. I found Russian ark in my opinion to standout so much more. It is absolutely gorgeous.

@@EricMalette I agree, how this wasn't mentioned?

This is why I'm here. Russian Ark is beautiful and extremely well done and far more complex than Victoria.

Yeah, I’m always shocked by how infrequently it seems to make the rounds. It’s a staggering achievement. And like you say, also a story served by that achievement.

I watched this on the New Year's Night this year. Totally worth it.

Haha, that’s fantastic. I actually had to write that whole intro last minute due to some weird editing restrictions (too complicated to get into), and I was like… am I really gonna go for this Daredevil/Birdman preamble? But I just decided to just commit and see what would happen.

@@CinemaStix I'm glad you did. I remember the Daredevil hallway scene and thinking at the time how they'd obviously been inspired by Oldboy. But what got me was that it just felt like it wasn't going to stop. And to see Daredevil look so tired as the scene went on really added to the realism. It was a perfect scene to preface the intro to Victoria. I'd love to see more videos tackling realist vs realism in filmmaking.

I had the exact same feeling! From the thumbnail I had an idea. But as soon as I saw the title card for “Victoria” I got so excited! Great preamble and good way to start the video for sure.

I remember watching Russian Ark as a teen and the only thing that distracted me or drew the "one shot" thing into my mind was seeing the zips on the back of various actors costumes. Such an annoyingly small detail but it KILLED me as a teen.

My thing about Russian Ark is I'm always wondering, is it a true one shot movie The first three takes they shot ended in the first ten minutes and only the fourth went the distance. But on the credits there are three editors credited. So did they use elements of the first three takes in the final edit or is the released movie just the fourth take. I'm inclined to believe its the former since why would you NEED editors on a movie recorded as a single shot

@@reptongeek I could see needing editors not so much for cutting scenes, but to help smooth things out or to add a few special effects (of which there seemed to be a few, think the queen running off into the distance or the water at the end). I could see lighting and sound being a major source of concern as well, especially with so many actors moving in and out

Let me know what you think of it. -Danny

I was just reading through the Star Wars archive book, reminding me of the days when that movie was a groundbreaking risk-tasking endeavour, and where George Lucas outlined his feelings about studio execs as dipshits that ask you to make a movie, then tell you what the movie should or shouldn’t have, while not having any experience or skills in it. Leaving the artist asking ‘what the fuck did you pay me for?’ Nowadays I fear we’re closer to the point that studio execs are not balanced by the artists working under them that do the real work, and the gap between studio exec and finished product is closed by the CGI and visual effects they can just order someone else to do exactly to their specifications. And now AI will destroy that gap, any script can be AI-generated, so can actors, so can the edit or whatnot. Film has always been about getting over obstacles, creative workarounds based on restraints and budget limitations. I’ll be glad when Indie studios agreeing to SAG continue making films while big studios have all their productions shut down. George Lucas decided to fund his own movies, but there’s only few directors now who have that chance or opportunity, mostly 50+ directors with a legacy career behind them, the Scorcese/Tarantino/Ridley Scott/Spielberg/Nolan/Villeneuve, who get to have final say and full control. Many young directors are left to do studio bidding in blockbuster/IP-drive films or linger in the Indie scene with no funding. So few are given the sort of shots that the most famous directors got back in the 70s/80s/90s. I mean Spielberg got to make Duel, at 19, as his first film. And Jaws at 22.

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@@toomuchtv6741 Why would you start a discussion but then dismiss someone who gives a detailed response? Talk about rude.

@@Selrisitai ok

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Yeah! I’ll do a follow-up at some point that includes Boiling Point for sure. And I love those sequences in AB.

Came here to mention Boiling Point. It’s incredible.

Also Haunting of Hill House's "Two Storms!" They got the show greenlight based on the concept of doing the episode as a longshot (technically two).

@@CinemaStix I'm the editor on Boiling Point. Gimme a shout if you want a little extra insight there.

i was about to mention boiling point too but thought id check if someone beat me to it. loved that movie. there was also an amazing episode in season 1 of true detective with a massive 1 shot chase

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I mean, did you never have an intense time of about 2 hours? There are all this anecdotes people tell - crazy, funny, devastating things that happened in a short time span. I could think of several of those that would not be boring - because those people were not bored living them. And you are right there with them. I think that is amazing - and so intimate..

:)

Heh. Yeah… it’s my process. It usually works out for the best. Though maybe not this time.. :)

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they also had an extra mini episode aired on youtube which was VR.

I’ll love to get your thoughts on it!

When I first started, I was hesitant about seeming all over the place in what I covered. But then I just felt like, ya know, if I love X, Y and Z, changes are there are other people out there who do, too. At that seems to have held true :)

@@CinemaStix Hell yeah man, keep up the good work. Your content is great.

Thanks so much

I’m glad, too! I’ve been wanting to share this movie since long before I started the channel. So I’m just glad to have finally gotten the chance.

​@@CinemaStixAll these other channels seem to always talk about the same movies, and very superficially. Good to see someone who really appreciate the craft! Bring me back to when I used to share a flat with a cinema major 😆

Oh I’m so glad! Such a unique viewing experience. I found it even more enthralling rewatching it knowing about the level of improvisation.

Where to watch?

Whoo! Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been wanting to share this movie with people for ages. I’m glad you were able to toggle subtitles. My Blu Ray copy, they seem to be hardcoded in.

What're the first two!?

@@lyssandragolledge6254 Pan’s Labyrinth and City of God.

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Same. My favourite scene of the movie, because as Victoria plays you can hear his ego shuttering. Also there were 2 reasonable points in this madness of a movie: 1. When Victoria described how one have no actual life when one wants to become a professional musician/sportsman/whatever and 2. When that dude let them in, Sonne screamed 'Are you an idiot, why did you let us in if you have a child inside???' That was really great.

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Right? I’m so glad. Something about the way they lay stuff out makes me want to watch everything I see. No idea what it is. And thank you :)

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