VERTIGO part 2 (1958, Hitchcock)
As promised, we're back for one more shot from one of my favorite Hitchcock films, Vertigo. This shot really knocked my socks off when I saw it in the theater last year at the Egyptian in Hollywood. (I really should
DELIVERANCE (1972, Boorman)
No dueling banjos in today's shot, but it's no less creepy. Here's an example of a oner that builds incredible, terrifying tension in no small part because it's unbroken. Now, I don't think it's entirely successful, I'll explain in a
VERTIGO (1958, Hitchcock)
Like the previous post about Scorsese, this shot is staged with great originality and really bares the stamp of the director. Kim Novak's famous entrance in the film is so simple, restrained, elegant, and full of weight. The placement of
I AM CUBA (1964, Mikhail Kalatozov)
One of the most insanely long and exciting shots I've seen is from the beginning of I am Cuba, a lushly lyrical fever dream of a movie. (Two movies have felt like fever dreams to me, this and Coraline -
HARD PILL
This is a shot from my dogme-styled feature, a oner that was inspired by the lateness of the day and the large number of actors in the scene, like my theory in the previous post on Willy Wonka. In the
CHILDREN OF MEN (2006, Cuarón)
In terms of current work, Alfonso Cuarón is my favorite director. There I said it. Whether he's posing for a faux promo pic (he's above, right), directing a tiny character piece (Y Tu Mama Tambien) or a huge franchise (Harry Potter),
TOUCH OF EVIL (1958, Welles)
Most people know about the beautiful master shot at the top of this film, but Welles always spoke of another long oner in this film that he was more proud of. It's the apartment interrogation scene from this stylish noir
MIDNIGHT SUN (2011, Baumgartner)
Today's post is a simple example of what I talked about in my last Spielberg Raiders post, about tying visual beats together with a pan or a tilt. It also marks the very first shot of my own that I'm
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK pt 2 (1981, Spielberg)
Happy Friday everyone. I want to thank everybody for your visits; the blog is now 1 month old and this week was an all-time high for readership. So if you're enjoying, please keep reposting and telling people about Shot4Shot! I'm
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981, Spielberg)
It was just a matter of time before I came to this, of course, and no better reason than this film's 30th birthday this month. And I have 2 Raiders shots I'm posting (the second next week), both oners that