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As far as we have come in filmmaking,
this shot from 1940 is still pure magic.
this shot from 1940 is still pure magic.
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Vashi Nedomansky, ACE
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Michael Mann's notes to his editors after a screening of HEAT, just 3 months before the December 15, 1995 release. A peek into the process ⬇️
BUSTING (1974) reveals Robert Blake's character in a way I have never seen before. A wonderfully odd shot.
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Two ambulances. Downtown Los Angeles. Pure chaos.
Peter Hyams unleashed this wild chase in BUSTING (1974), tearing through the streets and the famous 2nd Street Tunnel, a Hollywood landmark featured in more than 50 films.
Peter Hyams unleashed this wild chase in BUSTING (1974), tearing through the streets and the famous 2nd Street Tunnel, a Hollywood landmark featured in more than 50 films.
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Movie chase scenes traditionally need fast cuts to heighten the energy and excitement.
Peter Hyams took the opposite approach while directing the gritty Los Angeles vice cop thriller BUSTING (1974).
Elliott Gould and Robert Blake pursued the bad guys for 105 seconds with only FIVE CUTS.
Two years before the Steadicam was invented, the crew had to use a doorway dolly, a camera car and a studio dolly to execute these kinetic long takes.
A bold filmmaking choice that demanded precise choreography and 100% effort between the actors and camera crew.View quoted post on X
After making BUSTING...
Movie chase scenes traditionally need fast cuts to heighten the energy and excitement.
Peter Hyams took the opposite approach while directing the gritty Los Angeles vice cop thriller BUSTING (1974).
Elliott Gould and Robert Blake pursued the bad guys for 105 seconds with only FIVE CUTS.
Two years before the Steadicam was invented, the crew had to use a doorway dolly, a camera car and a studio dolly to execute these kinetic long takes.
A bold filmmaking choice that demanded precise choreography and 100% effort between the actors and camera crew.View quoted post on X