When The Long Shot Is Actually Clever | Vanity Fair
There’s a moment when you realize — the camera hasn’t cut in ages.
When The Long Take Feels Like You’re Inside the Movie dives deep into the history, innovation, and technical mastery behind the one-r (or long take), one of cinema’s most thrilling visual techniques.
Directed by Joe Pickard and written by Joe Pickard and Paul Gulyas, this featurette traces how visionary directors have used long takes to push the boundaries of immersion, tension, and storytelling. From the earliest days of film to today’s breathtaking feats in movies and TV, discover why the one-r remains the ultimate flex of directorial power.
Learn how each generation of filmmakers — from Alfred Hitchcock to Alfonso Cuarón to Sam Mendes — has reinvented the long take to bring audiences deeper inside the story.
A must-watch for movie lovers, film students, and anyone obsessed with cinematic craft.