Great Video Essay on Steven Spielberg's Long Movie Takes

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Steven Spielberg is hands down one of my favorite directors of all time. The guy has a magical way of telling his stories through film. The director is known for a lot of things, he has a lot of signature shots that he uses in his films, but the long take isn't one of them. There are some filmmakers that are known for long takes such as Joe Wright (Atonement) and Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Gravity). Now, Spielberg does have long takes in a lot of his films, but they are unnoticed because his long takes don't really ever go over 5-minutes in length. When he does direct a long take though he makes it count, and they are always brilliantly executed, and they help drive the story forward. Tony Zhou put together this fantastic video essay on these long shots by Spielberg that is a must watch for any fan and aspiring filmmaker.  

"One overlooked aspect of Spielberg is that he's actually a stealth master of the long take. From Duel to Tintin, for forty years, he has sneakily filmed many scenes in a single continuous shot."

This really is a great video essay, and I hope you enjoy the videos!

One overlooked aspect of Spielberg is that he's actually a stealth master of the long take. From Duel to Tintin, for forty years, he has sneakily filmed many scenes in a single continuous shot. As always, this video is for educational purposes only. If you'd like to see the original footage from the films, here they are: Eight lengthy examples: vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg-eight Twelve short examples: vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg-twelve

As an addendum to my previous video on Spielberg's sneaky use of long takes, here are eight of his longer examples. This is for educational purposes only. The original Spielberg Oner analysis video: https://vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg Another twelve short examples: https://vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg-twelve Skip to your favorite part: Raiders of the Lost Ark 0:00 Saving Private Ryan 1:27 Minority Report 3:08 The Adventures of Tintin 4:21 Jaws 6:54 War Horse 8:37 Schindler's List 10:14 Jurassic Park 12:30

As an addendum to my previous video on Spielberg's sneaky use of long takes, here are twelve of his snappier examples. This is for educational purposes only. The original Spielberg Oner analysis video: https://vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg Another eight longer examples: https://vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg-eight Skip to your favorite part: Schindler's List 0:00 Always 0:42 Saving Private Ryan 1:27 A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2:11 Jurassic Park 2:56 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 3:49 Minority Report 4:32 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 5:24 Empire of the Sun 6:17 The Terminal 7:15 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 8:16 Catch Me If You Can 9:18

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