Film+Techniques



Long Shots: a long shot — a continuous scene with no edits at all. Incredibly complex long shots — like the [|opening of Wells’ Touch of Evil,] the [|nightclub entrance scene in Scorcese’s Goodfellas](shot with a Steadicam), and the [|car chase in Cuaron’s Children of Men]are some of the greatest moments in the cinema arts. //Children of Men// wasnominated for its technical achievements in cinematography, and it made good use of the long take. A special contraption had to be built in order to film the car chase scene. Go [|here] to see the longest take in the film, one of the longest in cinematography. It took 14 days to prepare this take, and 5 hours to make a reshoot.

**Hand - held Cameras:** is a film and video technique in which a camera is literally held in the camera-operator's hands--as opposed to being placed on a tripod. The result is an image that is perceptibly shakier than that of a tripod-mounted camera. Alfonso Cuaron s notable for the use of hand-held cameras in his films.