{"id":3150,"date":"2016-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sproutvideo.wpengine.com\/?p=55"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T19:03:01","slug":"the-long-take-uncut-unedited-undeniably-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sproutvideo.com\/blog\/the-long-take-uncut-unedited-undeniably-cool.html","title":{"rendered":"The Long Take: Uncut, Unedited, Undeniably Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is it about the long, continuous shot that is so compelling? It\u2019s one of those holy grails of film; a scene that is so strong, the actors so on-point, the camera work so artful and accurate that the scene basically stands on its own, no editing needed.<\/p>\n

Yes, the long take belies skill and a mastery of form\u2014but it also has the amazing effect of making a scene feel, for lack of a better word, very REAL. Like we\u2019re right there in the action.<\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019re looking at some striking examples of the long take in recent film, TV and music videos, presented for your viewing pleasure, and also so we can analyze just what makes it work so well. You just might be inspired to use a long take in your next video!<\/p>\n

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