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i LOVE long continuous tracking shots. suggestions?

posted 12 years ago by Insomniac_Jack
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first of all, i hope that "tracking shot" is the right term. if it's not, please correct me.
i love shots like this, they work well in horror or action movies. the most recent example i'v seen is from "Yakuza Weapon." it's a scene where the hero is in a warehouse, and it's a single, continuous 10 minute shot of him kicking ass thru multiple floors of bad guys. other good examples are in "Oldboy" and "Bunraku." can anybody suggest other movies where this is used?

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[–] Knightmarefox 12 years ago

Try "The Protector" with Tony Jaa, also called "Tom yum goong" (Original title). That one also had a lengthy tracking shot.

[–] mikekuhlman-415-393642 12 years ago

Kill Bill, even though Tarantino broke up the moves a lot in the editing.

300, with a "speed-up/slow-down" effect.

[–] shane-perry56 12 years ago

Everything Bela Tarr, but his movies aren't action-packed.

[–] gerfalcon7 12 years ago

Probably the most famous long tracking shot in American cinema is from GoodFellas, when 'Harry' walks through the Copacabana with his g/f.

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[–] creightonhale 12 years ago

The classic opening of A TOUCH OF EVIL, ironically imitated at the beginning of THE PLAYER.

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[–] themiddleman-1 12 years ago

The Hobbit has a wonderful continuous steadycam shot of all the dwarfes, Bilbo and Gandalf in Bilbo's Hobbit hole with plenty of stuff going on. And the best thing about it is when you realize that Gandalf is filmed separately from the rest, but everything is absolutely seemlessly put together.

[–] taarongorbahn 12 years ago

Children of Men, most of Kubricks films... I'm surprised no one has said anything about those yet..

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[–] OldSamVimes 12 years ago

True. He is a master.