A look at how long tracking shots are pulled off.

Mar 17, 2021 5:17 PM

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Stabilized rig mounted on a technocranes with handoffs (via key grip Carlos Fidelis)

The one that has really stuck with me is the opening of 1917. It's ridiculously long and only one shot. Absolutely stunning.

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A drone could do that

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I kept waiting for the "finished product" but after the 4th loop I gave up.

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Being an American, I read the title and thought, "what fucking bullshit technology are thry killing us now?"

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It's really cool, but not a tracking shot.

5 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

Nothing is as impressive as the car attack scene from Children of Men. Fight me. Chivo is God.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That’s actually panning duh everyone knows that.

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I'm today years old when I finally learn what a key grip is

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wait, is this from MythicQuest?

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What about the school shooting episode in 19-2? https://youtu.be/LtxiokrYpxw

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This and the True Detective Season 1 long shot

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Check out the one they did on the Raid Redemption 2. Incredible.

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I was exhausted after watching that one, so awesome!

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remember the protector

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Hell yeah, good call

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Goodfellas is still my favorite tracking shot

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It's truly amazing how much money and engineering talent goes into making a modern movie.

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And he a mask on

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Check out The Birdman, or 1917

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When he removed the steady cam......jesus. Definitely going to get some rocking in the shot

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Is that Brian Cranston?

5 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Well it doesn’t look like him, so probably not.

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Yepyepyep Heisenberg

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Sure looks like it

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The director of 12 Monkeys wanted the movie to end at the 2nd to last scene, so they said they needed...

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...a crane on a crane shot for the final scene (thinking it would be too expensive). To the director's disappointment, they got both cranes.

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Expanse S5E2 opening shot.

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One of the best tracking shots is from the Texas Chainsaw Remake. It is literally haunting. It took so many takes.

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Always wondered what a key grip did

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A key grip is the head of the grip department. Grips deal with the non electrical side of lighting, with rigging gear into place and help 1/

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Camera support such as sliders and Dolly's.

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There's a great pan around the interior of a car in Children of Men. One of my favourites

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Makes what happens in that scene 10x more brutal and gut wrenching

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Great to see how they did it. And the battle at the end.

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Woah ... the rooms in movies aren't real?!

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No no, just that one is fake. All the other ones are real.

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About how much does that rig weigh?

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Enough that you can buy backpacks to support the weight of these monsters.

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4

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Atleast

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I'm guessing 20lbs. It looks like a movi pro which can hold upto 15lb and weighs 5ish.

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Came here for this mention

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What movie? Asking for a friend, obviously.

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1917

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Thanks!

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I love the one guy who just calmy stands up after the actor runs into him, he thought the shot was ruined and were gonna do it over.

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Thank you for that, gonna go show the wife ?

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At 0:22?

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If this movie is boring, I want you to name one that's exciting by your standards.

5 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

To each their own. I loved it!

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Remember that one in Contact (1997) with Jodie Foster?

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https://youtu.be/pTl42COCNaM 4:17 Corridor talks about how it's done. Cool stuff!

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Just watched it last night, free on YT with commercials, for anyone that might be interested.

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My brain still can't understand that one fully

5 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Sorry most of it is fake. https://youtu.be/Fxa3j8bK-c4

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A brief explanation... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxa3j8bK-c4

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Yep. My mind still has a hard time figuring this out

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That was a lot more than just crane gymnastics though. Multiple shots, plating. https://filmschoolrejects.com/contact-mirror-scene/

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That mirror transition was amazing.

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I'm a massive Carl Sagan fan, i'm also fun at parties, and that scene has an continuity error

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"Massive" of the fraction of a second from a 150 minute movie.

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Would like to say, they said; "Massive Carl Sagan fan", not a massive error. I too, am fun at parties.

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Baby steps Sparks

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It'd be cool to see the final product

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Looks like paul rudd

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It'd be. I agree.

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Found it https://youtu.be/BBJa32lCaaY

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Bastard!

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Come on, only the short non AI upscaled 4k version..

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LITERALLY NEVER BEEN GOT BEFORE NOW, DAMN YOU! o/

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son of a....

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https://youtu.be/o-YBDTqX_ZU

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damn you

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You son of a thousand fathers

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Goddammit

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you can go sit bare cheeked on a pile of cold turds!

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i know i walked into this one, but damnit

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Got me.

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Concur

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get to it son, where is the sauce

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Why didn't I concur?

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Damn you! Got me..

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eat a dick

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4K AI https://youtu.be/o-YBDTqX_ZU

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I clicked to confirm to myself it would be this

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Got my ass

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Genius. Ya got me

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“Video unavailable”

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I am going to assume this is a rick roll. Shame it iszhard to rick roll now with how many youtube adds there are.

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Also, I'd rather rickroll with an imgur a/ link, so to not give yt more ad revenue just for a rickroll

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The 1 hour version.... Jesus foking christ...

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Yer welcome.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Jokes on you, I got an ad.

5 years ago | Likes 51 Dislikes 0

Adblock.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Use Brave.com browser

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It would be cool if Youtube made a non-ad version of this specific video.

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Since so many people are misled everyday going there the revenue would be better if they turn on ad for every viewer. So, no chance.

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