You'll be watching a movie or a TV show and at some point it hits you–the camera has not cut to a new shot in a really long time. Whenever a director wants to display their mastery, the tool they ...

Much has already been said about Steven Spielberg’s preference for shooting long takes, his signature oner. None have perhaps said it better than video essayists Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos of the ...

William Smith is a flesh and blood writer who hasn't seen natural sunlight in months. He spends every waking hour at his laptop producing content to satisfy the cruel algorithm and to give those who ...

Long takes have taken over TV, but it's been a uniquely cinematic trick for decades. Few cinematic tools are used as often — and as badly — as the oner. Also known as a long take or a one shot, a oner ...

There is a scene in Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” (1954) in which bandits attack a village. The studio location had suffered a snowstorm before filming, leaving an impression on cast and crew alike ...

A long take is often associated with pacing. The common conception is that a long take slows down your narrative. While that is definitely up for debate, I prefer long takes for their seamlessness and ...

A new Blu-ray upgrade of the director's 1948 Shakespeare adaptation invites a closer look at the technical and thematic ideas Welles would continue to explore until his death. When asked about the ...