tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post6260046075241361856..comments2023-04-11T10:26:47.795-05:00Comments on A Follow Spot: Happy January! Happy 2016!JulieKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-74757200740641613882016-01-03T16:33:07.035-06:002016-01-03T16:33:07.035-06:00Oh, without a doubt. That opening shot of "To...Oh, without a doubt. That opening shot of "Touch of Evil" is a thing of beauty.JAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942256334004773509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-52566362756883348792016-01-03T15:45:05.864-06:002016-01-03T15:45:05.864-06:00I think ROPE is a different kettle of fish. Yes, H...I think ROPE is a different kettle of fish. Yes, Hitchcock used long takes (I think there are 11 total in the whole thing) to make it look like it's one continuous take and the "real time" thing also makes it stand out -- that the length of the film is the time it takes up in its characters' lives -- but Touch of Evil's opening tracking shot (or maybe a crane shot is more precise) is something else, starting with a close-up of a bomb/moving to the car where the bomb is being set/swooping all the way down the street and over the roof and on for over three minutes... It's pretty astonishing and sets the whole story in motion, defining where we are and who our characters are and eventually blowing up the car. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg8MqjoFvy4JulieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-637058231553344492016-01-03T15:25:26.245-06:002016-01-03T15:25:26.245-06:00Speaking of long tracking shots, "Rope" ...Speaking of long tracking shots, "Rope" has to be mentioned as trying to outdo all other contenders: Hitchcock aimed to disguise beginnings and ends of shots throughout the movie (3 or 4 plain shifts in viewpoint remain), making almost the whole film seem to be one long tracking shot.JAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942256334004773509noreply@blogger.com