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18 October 2009 1:13 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

The ‘long take’, a film technique born in the middle of the 20th century, is often neglected by modern directors in favor of a more rapid-fire, MTV-inspired editing style.  In fact, as the medium grows older, the average shot length (Asl) decreases; according to Swivel.com [1], the Asl of American films has dropped from 10.5 seconds in 1946 to 2.9 seconds in 2006. However, a number of creative auteurs, such as Andrei Tarkovsky, P.T. Anderson, and Orson Welles, have used the long take to great effect, exploring various concepts and creating disparate moods.  Here are some of the best examples. 6. Old Boy – Fight Scene – Runtime:  2:42 The shot begins with our main character, Dae-Su, at one end of a narrow warehouse hallway, facing an elevator door at the other end. Unfortunately for him, about twenty assailants holding a variety of weapons obstruct his path.  The classic fight scene in Old Boy makes use of »

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1 article from 2009