How to make a movie look like one long shot
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- The trick to spotting cuts in a “one-take” film.
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The Best Picture nominee 1917 tells a pretty simple story: two British soldiers cross the no man’s land of World War I to warn a battalion of an impending ambush. What really makes the movie stand out is how director Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins made the movie look like it was filmed in one continuous take. The techniques required to pull off hidden cuts have their roots in Alfred Hitchcock's movie Rope - and if you look closely, you can catch where they happen in 1917.
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The fact that Hitchcock was doing these kind of clever cuts back in the 40’s makes me actually understand why he was so great
L P i was thinking the same
Hitchcock is a cinema legend!
Fun (in this case, sad) fact: Hitchcock never got an Oscar...
He lived in my hometown
@@ae4042 he drank water...
How many cuts do you want?
Bollywood and Indian soap operas: *YES*
'You ordered a whoosh whoosh and zoom zoom sir?'
That's the answer to any question asked in India
It's cool indian film and tv have their own over the top way of editing and camera movement. For a westerner is was quite grating at first until I realised that it's just a part of Indian film.
Gangs of Wasseypur prologue *smirks*
in today world one shot mean nothing....
So you’re telling me tiktokers and film makers use the same techniques to hide their cuts
unfortunately. i would never want to admit it.
hahahahaha such a great observation!!
Well, maybe not with a foreground object. That's something that takes time-consuming masking in a serious editing program like Premiere.
No I am telling you everybody can paint a picture but not every one of that is a masterpiece.
Martin Shewfelt people use premiere and after effects for some tiktoks dude I’m not even joking
There are 61 cuts in 1917?! Man, when I watched it I tried to keep a rough count of the cuts I saw, and I only got around 12-15. That’s awesome
In an article by screen rant, it said 34 cuts
same!! i counted 15 cuts but i knew there had to be more
Who counts scene cuts
IDontCare people like us who are interested in films and editing, personally I’m a media student so I enjoy trying to find the things that aren’t meant to be found or just how the editors have decided to cut the film.
Ye, cause in an interview the main actor said the longest shot they took only last about 3-4 minutes
My whole life was continuous and I never got a video
You THOUGHT it was continuous, but every time you slept, even just a five minute power nap, the universe cut together two different lives. It's subtle, but you can spot it if you know what to look for! (Mostly, just noticed when you've been asleep.)
@@CanuckMonkey13 exactly my thought. I feel each sleep is a new cut.
when you blink, you do a basic cut so nice try
this whole account is just for this single comment! 🤣
LOL best comment
This video had more cuts than the movie 1917
Any video will have more or equal cuts than 1917😂😂
HeyDuoDuosHeyDuoDuos what was the point of that comment?
"All warfare is based on deception."
Now I know this is applicable everywhere.
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Life as the masses know . Is deception, fr .
Who said all warfare is based on deception? This is not true. Its one of the elements but not what it is based off of. You could say all of warfare is based off of logistics because if you can't get troops to the front then nothing happens, if you can't get weapons to troops then your just using bad language. See how I just proved that all warfare is based off of logistics? However, this is not what warfare is. Just like all warfare is based off of breathing. Try to conduct a war without breathing. However, no one, anywhere would say that that breathing is the base of warfare.
@@gusbisbal9803 I recommend reading The Art of War, that's where this quote comes from
@@gusbisbal9803 Well Sun Tzu also mentioned logistics as well as other techniques of war
3:49 The list of movies:
Timecode • 2000, 97 min.
Russian Ark • 2002, 96 min.
PVC-1 • 2007, 85 min.
Fish & Cat • 2013, 134 min.
Ana Arabia • 2013, 85 min.
Victoria • 2015, 138 min.
Utøya: July 22 • 2018, 90 min.
Me: _Patiently waiting for Vox to put out a video on the Coronavirus that I _*_KNOW_*_ they are busy making right now_
Their editors: *Render faster you dang video, render!*
Video rendering doesn't take THAT long, on the right hardware at least.
@@TheftTv True, although it depends on the video, and the program used to render.
I don’t get it ;(
Dark patch and blurr are obvious but that object cut like the car scene and 007, that's new to me. This was informative. 👍
Why do I feel like I very recently watched this on CZcams...
Movie insider
Corridor crew?
I think Film Theory did a video explaining these techniques when Birdman came out bit every informative video on that channel got deleted.
movie insider
wait why do i feel like i very recently seen this comment?
Sebastian Elytron same, I just watched a video exactly like this 2 weeks ago
"1917, 2019" So which year is it? WHICH ONE?!
2020
1920
I think it’s 1917 but I’m not sure
1969
Ask Yourselfs Mother
69 nice
Mr. Robot Season 3 Episode 5 is also a "one take". An absolute masterpiece.
EibeMandel mr robot has amazing cinematography throughout
mr robot is really ahead of its time... incredible story + incredible cinematography
I was waiting for them to cite Sam Esmail's masterpiece.
I literally was going to write this and I saw the comments and realized, Mr Robot really is a universal gem
Not exactly true one take , it had 30 hidden cuts.
This is such an interesting and insightful video! I took my friend to watch 1917. She said it's... ordinary and kind of boring. For me? I was fascinated! The entire film i was looking for clues where the director cut the film. I was looking at every inch of details from set design, props, and costumes. My god. Even tho i still saw it (where sam mendes cut the film) I'm still amaze by it. Props to the cast that can deliver all that lines with perfect expression without any error.
This reminds me of something,that i noticed while listening to Music.Sometimes from Media,you get Enjoyment of something,when you know to look for specific things.Maybe that is something,that enhanced your Enjoyment.
never go to the movies with this friend ever again.
maybe find new friends
ask her who fought on which side
or who actually won (amazing the stupidity on that one)
Your friend was right. It was boring and mediocre at best. I love war movies from any period and movies in general. I think there is too much hype with this film. Rather watch Paths of Glory, They Shall Not Grow Old, Gallipoli or a WWII movie like Saving Private Ryan again and again.
@@GeorgeVenturi well, if you look at the plot and story point of view, yeah. It's really simple and I'm not suprised general audience will think it's boring. I'm someone who interested in film, and have been in theater production a lot. So i know what it feels like behind the scene. That film is not an easy one to make, let me tell ya. And they deliever it perfectly
Eminem was the inspiration behind this film
"You only get one shot....."
"My name is Alfred Hitchcock, and this is Music to Be Murdered By."
i am not throwing away my shot
I thought it was based on the musical Hamilton. “I am not gonna throw away my shot!”
What fascinates me the most, with anything, is someone knowing the limitations but trying to figure out creative ways to get the job done. I can imagine a group of people saying it just can't be done but one person coming up with an idea that works. Very interesting how some people possess that ability whereas some get stuck in their "black and white" worlds.
"Rope" is one of Hitchcock's underrated films. It is short, but a compelling story and pretty good film.
It's appropriately rated. It's just under-known.
Oh yes! I just absolutely adore what's her name in the film Something Something.. Or was it just 'Something?
*1917* used a lot of *motion blur* to transition their shots and a couple of *foreground object* transitions as well. I only noticed maybe less than 15 of them, and they were *really* smooth. Totally deserved *Oscar for Best Cinematography*.
Why is nobody talking about Daredevil uncut scenes? Such an underated show
agreed! that fight scene was truly remarkable
(sadly the show went off into the weeds toward the end for me - but sorry to have seen it leave)
Um its all over the internet
LOVE that show. Shame about the cancellation...
They did such an amazing job editing this entire film! super impressed with the editors on this movie production
i literally just came back home from this movie
How is it?
@@juliancastillo9570 i liked it! i felt tense all the time watching it but yeah i liked it also it really does feel like one long scene like they said so in the video
Michael Bay left the chat
Tamim Ahsan in 5 different perspective though, plus explosions
No, he was invented "explosion cut"
His movies are enjoyable for other reasons
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I see your profile picture everywhere.
As soon as I heard that this movie was “one shot”, Rope was my first thought!
"I'm the master, of suspense, so intense no defense against Hitchcock once he presents" - Alternate Universe Alfred Hitchcock
"I am the king of dialogue"
Slight correction: Russian Ark was actually filmed in one take. They tried it 3 times, I believe, and on the third they got all of it right.
Hadn't heard of that but gonna check it out. Victoria also took three attempts i think.
It’s an absolute masterpiece. I love “Russian Ark”.
same with victoria!
They never said otherwise.
I believe Victoria (2015) mentioned at 3:55 is a movie with one single take
Russian Ark is
Victoria and Russian Ark are one legit shot. Where Russian Ark only worked on the last attempt. While using long optical cables to store the video from the Sony HD camera on hard drives.
I think so too
All the movie posters shown in that part of the video were all one single take / one shot movies. Victoria, Russian Ark, Utoya July 22. etc.
1917 is a masterpiece, there's been very little films about WW1 and this is by far the best. It's not only great because the one long continuous shot but because it shows the reality of war. That's where most war movies go wrong
nah... it's just an oscar bait. take the gimmickry away, and you'll get a shallow, non character development movie that relies only on sound and cinematography. There are so many war movies out there that are grounded and better told... with less gimmickry.
Sorry but I have to agree with @Salad Bar. I love war movies, and there are far more movies that go into greater depth about the realities of war. This one added nothing new except one or two neat sequences. It was too gimmicky (I think the "one-take" effect really only works in a couple of places, especially in the beginning to set up how long the trenches are/how different your experience can be depending on what side you're on--the rest is just distracting because it's *trying* too hard to be one shot and it takes away from the story). It's nice, but a masterpiece it is not.
@@JazzyNym you used the right word "distracting". it's quite a shame that i was not invested in the characters in this movie... and i found myself just counting how many obvious cuts were there.
so interesting, love these detailed videos about filmmaking! keep it coming Vox!!!
3:58 jeez that movie gave me so many chills when I saw it
Then you must watch Mr. Robot. Sam Esmail uses this technique even better.
Mohith Kune eh.
It doesn't hurt that in nearly every episode of Mr. Robot, each director borrowed the best of Hitchcock, Kurosawa and Kubrick to compose gorgeous still images that satisfy the eye before anything needs to move within them.
I tried Mr. Robot--the cinematography was lovely, but I just didn't like the story! The show's depiction of opiate withdrawal was also painfully bad, haha.
@@user-sf4fy8bq1h ^ I'll agree with that. Nurse Jackie did a great job, IMO.
@@jmullentech Nurse Jackie is by far the most accurate depiction, can't say enough good things about that show and Edie Falco in general. _Carmelaaaaaa!_
This was great. I thought it would be a rehash of the same video I've seen repurposed on about 100 other channels, but this was a really refreshing look back at the techniques used.
Having seen all the best pic nominees, this one is a blowout. It was amazing start to finish.
as an amateur filmmaker, i really observed these and work with them and more! what a great video!
A number of people at the time complained that "Rope" felt gimmicky. It would be good to see some further investigation of when and how these techniques actually improve a film.
Wow. Thanks Vox. This was such a good video. I learned so much and as an artist, its actually so inspiring.
I never wanted this video to stop
Victoria, the example for a true one-cut movie just blew my mind. A big recommendation from me!
The marketing of 1917 really pushed the "shot in one take" thing, and honestly it really reduced the impact of the film. I was constantly distracted by the hidden cuts to the point where it just became irritating. I wish that they hadn't relied on marketing the technique so much, so that it would be a cool feature discovered by the audience, and not so distracting. Like the numerous long takes in Children of Men, or Birdman which tried for a similar technique to 1917. They weren't distracting and were not super noticable unless you looked for them. I think the best long takes are the ones you don't notice until they are pointed out to you.
This is my brain realised in one comment, if 1917 had some cuts, I really think the story could have played out smoother
Yeah. If it’s billed as one long take, but is actually composed of several, separate long takes, it would be more impressive if the transitions weren’t hidden. That way, you’d actually see how long those long takes really are, and be impressed by all the coordination it took to accomplish them. When you know there are cuts, but you can’t see them, the movie might as well be a bunch of quick takes stitched together digitally by a bunch of lying liars.
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tincho: The only reason to make a “one take” film is to make a big deal about the fact that you made a one take film. It’s a gimmick, no more, no less. Audiences are not the least bit confused or distracted by cuts. Films with thousands of cuts flow just as well and feel every bit as continuous as films apparently shot in one take.
What’s more, the Hitchcockian technique of pushing in on someone’s back is VERY noticeable, because there’s no reason at all for the camera to do that except to mask a cut. It’s ridiculously unnatural. If he’d just cut to a different angle, it would flow better.
You're ridiculous.
Stitching some of those shots digitally was a good challenge they gave themselves, even this video couldn't give you solutions to all of them
These are the absolute basics of modern filmmaking ; but by using only these basics the cinematographers, editors & the director made a masterpiece. Massive respect to them.
Really entertaining to see this after I've seen 1917 yesterday. Amazing editing work!
Thank you for acknowledging PVC-1 as a relevant example of one-shot movies. Colombian movies never get that much love and this movie is incredibly thrilling, much more than a bunch of Hollywood movies.
I had always noticed the color match one but not the others! Awesome vid
Came here after watching 1917. Some of the best cinematography i've ever seen. Really well done movie
Please more videos explaining film, this is great!
I watched 1917 last weekend and noticed a few cut but didn’t know how it all works. Nice vid.
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I can. Vox.
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3:55 really happy you mentioned Victoria, watched it a few days ago for the third time now. Great movie. Greeting from Germany!
Omg, I was literally thinking this as I watched the movie. I was like "I don't see any scene cuts, that's cool it's one long uncut movie"
Thanks for this one. I was waiting to understand how it happened
As an actor I would love this, stay in character that long
This video is really great. Nice explainaction.
You forgot to mention Kingsman: The Secret Service.
Not gonna spoil the scene, but y'all know which one I'm talking about, no?
church fight?
am i captain obvious?
Freebird!
Thank you that was informative.
I am so glad Vox exist
Rope old school is always the best school
If I recall there are some great videos covering this on things like Birdman and Hitchcock and other stuff like Wolf of Wall-street and such. Always great for immersion just for a start.
Your video is very important for how to make videos like movie thank you so much
I was amazed at these techniques.
I won't notice where these techniques use.
the narration and music was a great
Very good. I remember a lot of similar hidden cuts in Richard Attenborough's directorial debut, the World Way One musical, "O, What a Lovely War!"
Hard to find, but well worth watching. And I hate musicals.
Thanks for the info !
You learn something new everyday! Interesting
Now I kinda wish I didn't know how they did it... It takes the magic out of the movie
Great job on the video.
Thank you 4 ur hard work 🙏😇
Bollywood : Excuse me , I have no idea what you're talking about.
Thanks for the info
What a fantastic film
My favorite example of the Texas switch is pretty much all of the sense8 character jumps
You have to hand it to the actors too; George Mackay and Dean Charles-Chapman really did well. Especially the scene where Schofield has to run across no man's land while getting tackled by the other soldiers
In case you haven't seen Rope I highly recommend it whether you like classic films or not. It's one of the best crime films of all time.
This is a good piece.
Watching this movie in theaters rlly awakened my inner film nerd. I also just love war movies like Dunkirk and midway
Glad to see “Russian Ark” mentioned near the end. That’s the very first film I think of for one continuous shot.
Very cool explanation
This seems inspired by Every Frame a Painting. They must be so proud!
Very Very Very AWESOME, i never comment and i mean i never comment, but wow this was Fantastic, I Love each and everyone who worked on this Video
Movies like this grab my attention! Cause it does feel like real time
You only mentioned great movies as examples, excellent
We already saw a video on this. Nice guys
i LOVE this video sm
Best videography from vox, NYT of videos..
Great video!
Loved this video
Every Frame a Painting, featuring Vox
sadly the channel is dead ;(
1917 is an amazing, powerful film
paolo pegoraro nah its boring for me so extremely little action for a war movie
@@joshuakoh1291 Romans used to say ':degustibus not est disputandum' ', you can't discuss on the tastes, so i respect your opinion
Best video in awhile 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Just saw Victoria, that was so amazing!
Well done!
i didn't know this was a thing, really cool
Birdman : *released*
1917 : *released*
People : omg one shot movie !
Yeah exactly
Spectre was such a cool film, I had no idea there was a cut to the hotel! Wow, real magicians here!
Great to know stuff!
The Texas Switch is a key part of the story in Hot Fuzz. Great stuff!
Thanks for using Uteøya as a example
Wow, nice video, tnx for that!
Just amazing amazing amazing...
vox giving me knowledge about something i don't know existed yet again
"One Cut of the Dead"! Pretty fun watch.
movie: gets a vid made abt its smooth transitions
tiktok stars: are my transitions a joke to you
Yes they are