Monthly Archives: July 2013

More ‘Plan Séquence’ examples

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Michelle Cannon

Along with Cuaron’s ‘Children of Men’ & ‘Gravity’ long takes, there are the lovely shots in Kalatozov’s ‘Soy Cuba’: the opening 5 minute – 2 long shots –  one featuring an indigenous oarsman steering evocatively through poor pine-fringed waters with … Continue reading →

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Ben from FilmClub, on a train

Posted on July 26, 2013 by markreid1895

Talking to Ben Woodiwiss from FilmClub yesterday, coming home from judging the LAFTAs, we talked for a couple of hours about the long take.  This is mostly him: Two kinds of long take: those emphasising duration, and those emphasising space.  … Continue reading →

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Plan Sequence: the Long Take

Posted on July 23, 2013 by markreid1895

The Cinematheque Francaise have just announced the theme for 2013/14: Plan Sequence, or the ‘long take’.  The earliest origins of cinema were in the fixed camera shooting unedited minute long sequences: the Lumiere Brothers being the prime exponent.  It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Long Bennington final film

Posted on July 15, 2013 by markreid1895

Here’s the final film made by Long Bennington PS, screened at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris, in early June.  The film made a powerful impact; it uses the same animation-cmoing-to-life technique that they pioneered the year before, in their film … Continue reading →

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