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স্টেডিক্যাম: নান্দনিক শটের হাতিয়ার | দারাশিকো'র ব্লগ — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:54:17 +0000

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By: Long Shots! | Chicago Film Guy

Long Shots! | Chicago Film Guy — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:41:15 +0000

[...] Here is a great list of the 10 best long tracking shots ever filmed by Mike Harvkey. [...]

By: bluestraggler

bluestraggler — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:23:52 +0000

Not to be too obvious (and yes there are cuts but they were due to having to combine locations, rather than technical issues), but Bigelow again, the opening of Strange Days – the POV shots of the robbery-gone-wrong. I always remember sitting right at the front of the cinema for that and nearly getting whiplash! It’s, I suppose, more about the POV novelty than the “tracking”, but the long apparent-single-take does keep you glued to the screen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymc9PA3TWRY

By: bluestraggler

bluestraggler — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:12:56 +0000

Hi, I am late to this, just stumbled across it in one of those Internet ways (London riots brought The Bonfire of the Vanities to mind…then the long tracking shot that opens that film…which led me to I Am Cuba…)
One that is really underrated is the opening sequence of Julien Temple’s 1986 film “Absolute Beginners”. There are a couple of “cheats” in it (frame filled with black to allow a cut) but the sheer energy and numbers involved, let me forgive Temple this. I couldn’t find it quickly on YouTube though
Someone mentioned Julie Taymor – see also Across the Universe, a few great ones there but in particular the “I Want You” sequence.
And a little one that’s never spoken about as it’s not spectacular and is more about the funny dialogue than the camera movement – near the start of Bigelow’s Point Break, where Keanu Reeves has been assigned and he and John McGinley are walking along corridors in the FBI building. About 90 seconds.
POssibly Madeline Stowe takes a long walk through the fort in The Last of the Mohicans but I don’t remember if it is cut.

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Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:16:05 +0000

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By: The 10 best long tracking shots « english@kkc

The 10 best long tracking shots « english@kkc — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:53:04 +0000

[...] True/Slant there is a post by Mike Harvey – ‘The 10 best long tracking shots ever filmed‘. The list includes the car scene from Cuaron’s Children of Men. Here’s what [...]

By: eatapc

eatapc — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:41:00 +0000

Great list. Enjoyed it.

Here’s an interesting interview with the man who made most of these shots possible, Garret Brown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oylI0ZdEE54

I’d like to nominate Hal Ashby’s “Bound for Glory,” 1976. Its long Steadicam scene may not be the most exciting in history, but it was the first — and it was a jaw-dropping miracle in its day. Clip and commentary here:

http://www.steadishots.org/shots_detail.cfm?shotID=3

By: Mike Harvkey

Mike Harvkey — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:53:22 +0000

Thanks, Steve, now I see exactly what you mean. I love it, camera work driven by what NOT to show us. Nice.

By: Steve McNally

Steve McNally — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:23:09 +0000

egads – I’ve mislinked you –

Much better

By: Mike Harvkey

Mike Harvkey — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:37:13 +0000

Thanks for that ‘Twilight Zone’ link, Steve, and for the kind words as well! I look forward to reading more of your musings in 2010 myself.