You'll be watching a movie or a TV show and at some point it hits you–the camera has not cut to a new shot in a really long time. Whenever a director wants to display their mastery, the tool they ...

William Smith is a flesh and blood writer who hasn't seen natural sunlight in months. He spends every waking hour at his laptop producing content to satisfy the cruel algorithm and to give those who ...

When Robert Altman directed his Hollywood satire "The Player" in 1992, he opened the film with an elaborately choreographed shot that ran eight minutes and introduced the audience to several key ...

Long takes have taken over TV, but it's been a uniquely cinematic trick for decades. Few cinematic tools are used as often — and as badly — as the oner. Also known as a long take or a one shot, a oner ...

A long take is often associated with pacing. The common conception is that a long take slows down your narrative. While that is definitely up for debate, I prefer long takes for their seamlessness and ...