The Meaning of Long Takes in Films | Video Essay

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  • Опубліковано 23 лис 2024

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  • @liani5102
    @liani5102 4 роки тому +63

    This whole channel is pure quality.

  • @jp3813
    @jp3813 4 роки тому +23

    Now it'd be great for you to also delve into the positive side of fast-paced editing. Often what happens regarding these types of videos is that viewers get a sense that one approach is automatically better than the other. But just as Goodfellas used a long take very effectively for the purpose of storytelling, it also has that fantastic helicopter sequence that uses short takes to portray the main character's anxiety. Oliver Stone's JFK also comes to mind w/ its masterful cuts.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 4 роки тому

      @Louise X Ever seen Goodfellas & JFK (1991)?

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 4 роки тому

      @Louise X Gotta watch JFK as well. Long takes can be distracting too if not meticulously planned. It would look like someone's home video.

  • @evanmarzek1418
    @evanmarzek1418 4 роки тому +6

    I love finding the small gems that are channels like this

  • @caldoreo
    @caldoreo 4 роки тому +14

    There is a great long time take in Tarantino's Jackie Brown when Samuel jackson gets the other gangster into carpot and turns around the building and fires a bullet at him in the car, Great informative video btw.

  • @nionite6868
    @nionite6868 4 роки тому +2

    Not a film but this video made me think of Marvel’s Daredevil’s one-shot scenes, particularly the 10-minute 40-second scene in season 3

  • @theyoungestday
    @theyoungestday 4 роки тому

    It is not only MTV that made the Video cuts faster but also the arrival of digital footage and digital editing that made the process less laborious, costly and more spontanious.
    So is also the capacity for pulling off long shots, since one is able to stitch cuts together to create an illusion of one shot, but also one does not have to worry about running out of film.
    Anyway I enjoyed this essay a lot, thanks for posting.

  • @thebigshep
    @thebigshep 4 роки тому +8

    This was a great video, but I have to admit I was waiting for you guys to mention Victoria the whole time.

  • @somyajitnath6303
    @somyajitnath6303 2 роки тому

    I never understood why that scene in Oldboy was so effective, until I heard ur explanation

  • @radznasaudia5479
    @radznasaudia5479 4 роки тому +1

    I've just taken interest in films this year. I love your channel, it really gives me perspective on the art of films.

  • @jojojoemorelle
    @jojojoemorelle 3 роки тому

    I'm no cinema professional, so very happy to know the final quote.

  • @mrflipperinvader7922
    @mrflipperinvader7922 3 роки тому

    0:52 now I know why the dialgoue in "The Player" mentioned that whole MTV comment in the opening dialogue

  • @MalevolentSpirit234
    @MalevolentSpirit234 3 роки тому

    I was actually recently thinking of how to do an opening camera shot for one of my video game maps (In the Starcraft 2 editor, it has very flexible cinematic tools)- your video made me realize that perhaps a long take will work well on that, due to the sense of immersion and realism I would like to convey in it. Thank you so much!

  • @nunomelanda5388
    @nunomelanda5388 4 роки тому +3

    you videos have so much research and knowledge, excellent video, really cool channel, good luck with this journey!

  • @johns123
    @johns123 4 роки тому +6

    Great video, please keep making stuff like this

  • @iAmiSaid
    @iAmiSaid День тому

    Damn love the ending with the Ebert quote very nice

  • @enriquevp77
    @enriquevp77 4 роки тому

    Very valuable content since there is hardly any information or videos about the relationship between the shot length and its meaning within the scene, sequence, or storytelling. Thanks a lot!

  • @kennethvelasquez4509
    @kennethvelasquez4509 4 роки тому +2

    Love what you did here bro, keep up the good work

  • @maramlamour4870
    @maramlamour4870 4 роки тому +2

    This channel is so underrated !!:(

  • @jr2904
    @jr2904 4 роки тому +2

    My first new video since subscribing, great stuff!

  • @MechaNinjaTaco
    @MechaNinjaTaco 4 роки тому +1

    Don’t you think Breathless/French New Wave also contributed to the shortening of shot duration? We wouldn’t have the quick cuts of MTV without the jump cuts of Godard

  • @Andrew-jj6er
    @Andrew-jj6er 4 роки тому +1

    Great video. I love the quote in the end by Roger Ebert. Did you get it from a specific book or review of his?

    • @itsjustcinema
      @itsjustcinema  4 роки тому +1

      It’s from his review of Russian Ark I believe!

    • @Andrew-jj6er
      @Andrew-jj6er 4 роки тому +1

      @@itsjustcinema Thank you and keep up the great work!

    • @itsjustcinema
      @itsjustcinema  4 роки тому

      Thank you!

  • @dominicedokpolo5561
    @dominicedokpolo5561 4 роки тому

    This channel is amazing man!!!!!!

  • @jacob_filmmaker
    @jacob_filmmaker 4 роки тому

    I got a Martin Scorsese Masterclass advert before this video 😂

  • @oleander4379
    @oleander4379 4 роки тому +1

    Ok, I've been searching for this one short clip for ages, what is the movie at 0:28 ?

    • @itsjustcinema
      @itsjustcinema  4 роки тому +1

      Children of Men or 1917?

    • @oleander4379
      @oleander4379 4 роки тому

      Masters of Movies thank youuu. the movie is 1917 btw

  • @beatsrhymeskush
    @beatsrhymeskush 4 роки тому +2

    What are the movies at 8:01 and 8:04 ?

  • @elkmanjohn
    @elkmanjohn 3 роки тому

    Scorsese chooses a long shot to accentuate the incessant corridors beneath the Copacabana, letting the audience experience and anticipate every second of that tour as Henry's date would. A long shot is the most effective way to do that. It's not some meta choice about showing the audience what cool tricks him and henry know.

  • @kenyleon
    @kenyleon 4 роки тому +1

    Perfect !!! but it would be better if I had Spanish subtitles... thanks !!!

    • @itsjustcinema
      @itsjustcinema  4 роки тому

      Thank you! I don’t speak Spanish sorry

  • @galinavandam2701
    @galinavandam2701 3 роки тому

    I love these videos!

  • @klickfilm9927
    @klickfilm9927 4 роки тому +4

    Nice video! here from Masters of movies instagram!

  • @horminmangfi5653
    @horminmangfi5653 3 роки тому

    3:08 Sauce?

  • @tag4663
    @tag4663 4 роки тому +1

    what's the movie at 0:08 ?

  • @karimali2034
    @karimali2034 4 роки тому

    wow, very cool !

  • @elvinworsley113
    @elvinworsley113 4 роки тому +1

    What’s the film at 00:17

  • @horminmangfi5653
    @horminmangfi5653 3 роки тому

    0:24 sauce?

  • @horminmangfi5653
    @horminmangfi5653 3 роки тому

    6:58 Sauce?