https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FthEJGR61c8
‘Movie overanalysers’ The Film Theorists explore the deft editing of camera tilts, whip pans, push-ins, blurred and dark screens (inspired by Hitchcock’s Rope [1948]) that made Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman seem like one long continous shot.
Which it wasn’t, obviously.
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Nobody thought it was.
So the one take in True Detective season 1 wasn’t a one take according to this?
Awful film.
Sunny in Philadelphia did it better
An industry reach around.
Right, for a start, no it’s not a continuous shot. It’s a long shot, but not continuous. The shot is broken near hte end. It’s impressive none the less, but if you want true genius, watch Russian Ark.