One-shot film

Short description: Film genre

A one-shot film (also one-take film, single-take film, continuous shot feature film) is a full-length movie filmed in one long take by a single camera, or manufactured to give the impression it was.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Use and theory
* 2 History
* 3 Notable examples
* 3.1 Actual "one shot"
* 3.2 Edited to appear as "one shot"
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Use and theory

In a 2019 article, discussing the award-winning film 1917 (2019), Eric Grode of The New York Times wrote that very long takes were becoming popular in more mainstream films "as a sobering reminder of temporality, a virtuosic calling card, a self-issued challenge or all of the above", also citing the Academy Award-winner from several years prior, Birdman (2014).[2]

## History

Grode notes that before such films as 1917 and Birdman, the idea of experimenting with long uninterrupted takes had a history of over 80 years, with Alfred Hitchcock being a pioneer. Aside from early experiments like Young and Innocent and Notorious, the most famous early example of a film that extensively uses long takes is the 1948 Rope, which was shot in mainly seven-to-ten–minute continuous takes (the physical limit of film stock at the time) that appear as four long takes of around 15 to 20 minutes each, close to the maximum length allowed by the cinema projectors of the time.[3] Reportedly, James Stewart, star of Rope, did not like the long takes and apparently muttered on set that the cameras were more important than the actors.[2] Hitchcock intended to shoot the film as if it were a play, and timed five of the ten segments to allow for hidden edits behind furniture; elaborate camera and actor choreography was used. He wrote Rope this way because he felt "if time passed between cuts, the suspense of whether the body was still in the trunk would be lost".[4]

Grode also examines the 1958 film Touch of Evil as an example, though only its three-minute opening sequence is shot in real time. However, the use of a real-time ticking bomb through the single shot is seen as a standard.[2]

Although animated films are not included in a list of one-shot films, The Wolf House (2018) is a deconstructed example of (stop-motion) animated film that presented in a form of single, unbroken shot sequence.[5][6][7]

## Notable examples

### Actual "one shot"

Year  | Title  | Length  | Director  | Nationality  | Ref.

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1982  | Macbeth | 57 min. (longest shot)[lower-alpha 1] | Béla Tarr  | Hungary  | [8]
1998  | Big Monday | 74 min.  | Michael Rehfield  | United States  | [9]
2000  | Timecode | 97 min.  | Mike Figgis  | United States  | [10]
2002  | Russian Ark | 96 min.  | Alexander Sokurov  | Russia  | [11]
2003  | Sábado (film) (es) | 65 min.  | Matías Bize  | Chile  | [12]
2007  | PVC-1 | 85 min.  | Spiros Stathoulopoulos  | Colombia  | [13]
2008  | Still Orangutans' | 81 min.  | Gustavo Spolidero  | Brazil  | [14]
2013  | Rati Chakravyuh | 102 min.  | Ashish Avikunthak  | India  | [15]
2013  | Fish & Cat | 134 min.  | Shahram Mokri  | Iran  | [16]
2013  | El triste olor de la carne | 87 min.  | Cristóbal Arteaga  | Spain  | [17]
2013  | Ana Arabia | 85 min.  | Amos Gitai  | Israel  | [18]
2013  | Somebody Marry Me | 98 min.  | John Asher  | United States  | [19]
2013  | Daikuko | 98 min.  | Mitani Koki  | Japan  | [20]
2014  | Agadam | 123 min.  | Mohamad Issack  | India  | [21]
2015  | Victoria | 140 min.  | Sebastian Schipper  | Germany  | [22]
2015  | Anino sa likod ng buwan | 120 min.  | Jun Lana  | Philippines  | [23]
2015  | Daksha | 142 min.  | S. Narayan  | India  | [24]
2016  | Paint Drying | 607 min.  | Charlie Shackleton  | United Kingdom  | [25]
2016  | Eight | 81 min.  | Peter Blackburn  | Australia  | [26]
2016  | Immortality | 145 min.  | Mehdi Fard Ghaderi  | Iran  | [27]
2016  | King Dave | 99 min.  | Podz  | Canada  | [28]
2017  | Fourplay | 77 min.  | Dean Ronalds  | United States  | [29]
2017  | The Wedding Party | 119 min.  | Thane Economou  | United States  | [30]
2017  | One Shot-Fear Without Cut | 140 min.  | Haroon Rashid  | India  | [31]
2017  | One Cut of the Dead | 37 min. (longest shot)  | Shin'ichirō Ueda  | Japan  | [32]
2017  | Watch The Sunset | 83 min.  | Tristan Barr & Michael Gosden  | Australia  | [33]
2017  | Lost in London | 103 min.  | Woody Harrelson  | United Kingdom  | [34]
2018  | Heegondhu Dina | 106.11 min  | Vikram Yoganand  | India  | [35]
2018  | The Silent Pasture of Sparrows | 20 min.  | Qmars Mootab  | United States  | [36]
2018  | Utøya: July 22 | 90 min.  | Erik Poppe  | Norway  | [37]
2018  | Blind Spot | 98 min.  | Tuva Novotny  | Norway  | [38]
2018  | Jaalo | 101 min  | Araaj Keshav Giri  | Nepal  | [39]
2018  | Tatort: Die Musik stirbt zuletzt (de) | 88 min.  | Dani Levy  | Switzerland  | [40][41]
2018  | A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love on Election Night | 89 min.  | Qasim Basir  | United States | [42]
2019  | El Amor No Puede Esperar (Love Can't Wait) | 76 min.  | Juan Carlos Carrasco  | Mexico  | [43]
2019  | Last Call | 77 min.  | Gavin Michael Booth  | Canada  | [44]
2019  | Shonibar Bikel | 83 min  | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki  | Bangladesh  | [45]
2020  | Limbo (de) | 89 min.  | Tim Dünschede  | Germany  | [46]
2020  | Let's Scare Julie | 83 min.  | Jud Cremata  | United States  | [47][48]
2021  | Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam | 85 min.  | Don Palathara  | India  | [49]
2021  | Rendez-Vous | 105 min.  | Pablo Olmos Arrayales  | Mexico  | [50]
2021  | Roaring 20's | 85 min.  | Elisabeth Vogler  | France  | [51]
2021  | Boiling Point | 94 min.  | Philip Barantini  | United Kingdom  | [52]
2021  | Causalidad | 115 min.  | Who (Marcelo Politano)  | Argentina  | [53]
2022  | Iravin Nizhal | 98 min  | R. Parthiban  | India  | [54]
2022  | Medusa Deluxe | 100 min.  | Thomas Hardiman  | United Kingdom  | [55]
2022  | Yuddha Kaandam | 90 min  | Bose Venkat  | India  | [56]
2023  | Tales from the Neighborhood Café | 41 min.  | Al Hallak  | United States  | [57]

1. ↑ One five minute shot and the film's opening credits precede the film's 57 minute main shot.

### Edited to appear as "one shot"

Year  | Title  | Length  | Director  | Nationality  | Notes  | Ref.

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1964  | Empire | 485 min.  | Andy Warhol  | United States  |  | [58]
2002  | Irreversible | 92 min.  | Gaspar Noe  | France  | An experimental film combines with one-shot and reverse order.  | [59][60]
2010  | The Silent House | 86 min.  | Gustavo Hernández  | Uruguay  |  | [61]
2011  | Silent House | 87 min.  | Chris Kentis, Laura Lau  | United States  |  | [62]
2014  | Birdman | 119 minutes  | Alejandro González Iñárritu  | United States  |  | [2]
2019  | 1917 | 118 min.  | Sam Mendes  | United Kingdom  |  | [63]
2020  | Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes | 70 min.  | Junta Yamaguchi  | Japan  |  | [64]
2021  | One Shot | 97 min.  | James Nunn  | United Kingdom  |  | [65]
2023  | Shttl | 114 min.  | Ady Walter  | Ukraine  |  | [66]

## See also

* Digital cinema
* Digital cinematography
* List of films shot on digital video prior to 2015
* List of one-shot music videos
* Still image film

## References

1. ↑ "Best one shot (one-take) movies". 2016-09-25. https://feenta.com/best-one-shot-one-take-movies/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Grode, Eric (December 25, 2019). "1917 Isn't the First (Supposedly) One-Shot Film. Here's a Timeline". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/movies/1917-single-take.html.
3. ↑ Bordwell, David (2008). Poetics of Cinema. New York: Routledge. pp. 32–36. ISBN 9780415977791.
4. ↑ "'1917' and 12 Other 'One-Shot' Movies, From 'Timecode' to 'Birdman' (Photos)" (in en-US). 2019-12-23. https://www.thewrap.com/1917-movies-accomplished-in-one-shot-from-timecode-to-birdman-photos/.
5. ↑ "Ten Rules for Animating The Wolf House" (in en-US). https://walkerart.org/magazine/http:://walkerart.org/magazine/ten-rules-animating-the-wolf-house-cristobal-leon-and-joaquin-cocina.
6. ↑ Jutton, Lee (2020-05-13). "THE WOLF HOUSE: A Delightfully Disturbing Fairy Tale" (in en-us). https://www.filminquiry.com/the-wolf-house-2018-review/.
7. ↑ Kenny, Glenn (2020-05-14). "‘The Wolf House’ Review: A Different Kind of Quarantine" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/movies/the-wolf-house-review.html.
8. ↑ "Bela Tarr: Macbeth (1982)". 2010-08-03. http://www.cantstopthemovies.com/2010/08/bela-tarr-macbeth-1982/.
9. ↑ Smith, Clay (1999-03-19). "Reflections". The Austin Chronicle (Austin). https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/1999-03-19/521609/.
10. ↑ Williams, Richard (2000-08-11). "Once upon a Time Code". The Guardian (London). https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/aug/11/culture.features.
11. ↑ Ward, Caleb (2014-04-22). "Behind the Scenes of the 96 Minute Shot, The Russian Ark". PremiumBeat. https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-the-96-minute-shot-the-russian-ark/.
12. ↑ "Sábado (2003)". https://cinechile.cl/pelicula/sabado/.
13. ↑ Beale, Lewis (2008-07-15). "A movie shot in real time recalls Colombian nightmare". http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/movie-shot-real-time-recalls-colombian-nightmare-article-1.351752.
14. ↑ Lowe, Justin (2008-11-12). "Still Orangutans". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/still-orangutans-125777.
15. ↑ Sorabjee, Deepika (2014-07-06). "Circling Time". https://www.artslant.com/ind/articles/show/40024.
16. ↑ Simon, Alissa (2013-09-17). "Venice Film Review: 'Fish & Cat'". Variety. https://variety.com/2013/film/global/venice-film-review-fish-cat-1200615586/.
17. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (2013-07-10). "The Sad Smell of Flesh (El Triste Olor de la Carne): Karlovy Vary Review". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sad-smell-flesh-el-triste-583118.
18. ↑ Lyttelton, Oliver (2013-09-09). "Venice Review: Amos Gitai's Shot-In-One-Take 'Ana Arabia'". http://www.indiewire.com/2013/09/venice-review-amos-gitais-shot-in-one-take-ana-arabia-93938/.
19. ↑ "Malibu local completes film". 2013-06-13. http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_70b2fada-d88b-11e2-bfb7-001a4bcf887a.html.
20. ↑ "Mitani Koki to film another single-cut drama starring Takeuchi Yuko". 2013-04-19. https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2013/04/mitani-koki-to-film-another-single-cut-drama-starring-takeuchi-yuko.
21. ↑ Jeshi, K. (2014-01-02). "A record start". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-record-start/article5530220.ece.
22. ↑ Kohn, Eric (2015-02-16). "Adopt Films Picks Up One-Shot Heist Thriller 'Victoria'". http://www.indiewire.com/2015/02/adopt-films-picks-up-one-shot-heist-thriller-victoria-65040/.
23. ↑ "Shadow Behind the Moon". https://www.piecsmakow.pl/film.do?lang=en&id=158.
24. ↑ "Duniya Vijay's 'Daksha' with S.Narayan". 2014-04-07. http://www.sify.com/movies/duniya-vijay-s-daksha-with-s-narayan-news-kannada-oehjBmhigibsi.html.
25. ↑ Loughrey, Clarisse (2016-01-26). "BBFC rates Paint Drying film 'U', after sitting through all 607 minutes". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bbfc-declares-paint-drying-film-a-u-after-sitting-through-all-607-minutes-a6834671.html.
26. ↑ Barry, Kristina (2014-03-28). "One shot wonders – how feature film Eight was made". http://www.thecreativeissue.com.au/one-shot-wonders-how-feature-film-eight-was-made/.
27. ↑ "Rome Film Fest; Immortality, shot in a single take". 2016-10-03. https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/rome-film-festival-director-antonio-monda-screenings-drivein-prison-spanish-steps-1201876133/.
28. ↑ Kelly, Brendan (2016-07-11). "Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia". Montreal Gazette. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/podzs-king-dave-one-shot-film-premieres-at-fantasia.
29. ↑ Scheck, Frank (2018-04-01). "'Fourplay': Film Review". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/fourplay-1098835.
30. ↑ Chitwood, Adam (2017-05-16). "'The Wedding Party' Trailer Reveals Romantic Comedy Shot Entirely in One Take". http://collider.com/the-wedding-party-trailer/.
31. ↑ Shukla, Richa (2017-01-02). "Haroon Rashid's film in Guinness World Records". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Haroon-Rashids-film-in-Guinness-World-Records/articleshow/13863663.cms.
32. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2019-01-04). "One Cut of the Dead review – zombie films get a shot in the arm". https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/04/one-cut-of-the-dead-review-zombie-movie.
33. ↑ Cunningham, James (2017-03-01). "Australia's first single-take feature film, 'Watch the Sunset', with it’s cinematographer Damien Lipp". https://acmag.com.au/2017/03/01/watch-the-sunset/.
34. ↑ McGovern, Joe (2016-12-06). "Woody Harrelson will make history with world's first-ever 'live cinema' movie". Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/article/2016/12/15/woody-harrelson-lost-in-london-interview/. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
35. ↑ "'Heegondhu Dina' review: This ambitious Kannada film deserves a watch for sheer audacity". https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/heegondhu-dina-review-ambitious-kannada-film-deserves-watch-sheer-audacity-78774.
36. ↑ Buder, Emily (2018-01-24). "How a Sundance Film Pulled Off a 90-Minute Single Take". No Film School. https://nofilmschool.com/2018/12/boy-girl-dream-90-minute-single-take.
37. ↑ Connolly, Kate (2018-02-19). "Utøya massacre re-enactment stuns Berlin audiences". https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/19/film-reenacting-norway-utoya-massacre-premieres-in-berlin.
38. ↑ Lodge, Guy (2018-10-03). "Film Review: 'Blind Spot'". https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/blind-spot-review-1202962397/.
39. ↑ "Nepali Movie – Jaalo (Guinness world record holder one-shot film) – Nepal & Nepali" (in en-US). https://xnepali.net/nepali-movie-jaalo-guinness-world-record-holder-one-shot-film/.
40. ↑ Brachmann, Jan (2018-08-05). "Luzern hören und sterben". Faz.net. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/tatort/der-schweizer-tatort-von-dani-levy-15721657.html.
41. ↑ comparison between the Swiss and Standard German versions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRcsqnJeQZw
42. ↑ Buder, Emily (2018-01-24). "How a Sundance Film Pulled Off a 90-Minute Single Take". No Film School. https://nofilmschool.com/2018/12/boy-girl-dream-90-minute-single-take.
43. ↑ Carrasco, Juan Carlos, Love Can't Wait, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5960008/, retrieved 2021-03-21
44. ↑ Debruge, Peter (2020-09-18). "‘Last Call’ Review: A Split-Screen Stunt Obscures the Statement at the Center of This Suicidal Plea for Help" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/last-call-review-1234774806/.
45. ↑ "Farooki's 'Shonibar Bikel' selected for Sydney Film Festival 2019". Dhaka Tribune. 10 May 2019. https://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2019/05/10/farooki-s-shonibar-bikel-selected-for-sydney-film-festival-2019.
46. ↑ Ortmann, Joana (2020-02-20). "Das ist das One-Shot-Experiment von fünf HFF-Absolventen". Bayerischer Rundfunk. https://www.br.de/nachrichten/kultur/limbo-one-take-thriller-kinostart-tim-duenschede-florian-halbig,Rr2CeQU.
47. ↑ "How Jud Cremata pulled off a one-shot thriller with 'Let's Scare Julie'". 2020-05-07. https://www.screendaily.com/features/how-jud-cremata-pulled-off-a-one-shot-thriller-with-lets-scare-julie/5149655.article.
48. ↑ "Let's Scare Julie". 2020. http://www.film-seekers.com/movie/lets-scare-julie/37.
49. ↑ "Don Palathara's next is Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam". Cinema Express. 2020-10-19. https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/19/don-palatharas-next-is-santhoshathinte-onnam-rahasyam-20875.html.
50. ↑ "Thriller Shot in One Take 'Rendez-Vous' Due on VOD Feb. 12 From Level 33". 2021-02-11. https://www.mediaplaynews.com/thriller-shot-in-one-take-rendez-vous-due-on-vod-feb-12-from-level-33/.
51. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (April 21, 2021). "Tribeca-Bound, Paris-Set 'Roaring 20's'Acquired by Films Boutique (EXCLUSIVE)". https://variety.com/2021/film/global/tribeca-competition-roaring-20-films-boutique-sales-1234956816/.
52. ↑ "Boiling Point". https://www.kviff.com/en/programme/film/57/34875-boiling-point.
53. ↑ "Amazon Prime Video premieres Causalidad, a film made entirely in sequence shot". 2021-12-17. https://marketresearchtelecast.com/amazon-prime-video-premieres-causalidad-a-film-made-entirely-in-sequence-shot/228232/.
54. ↑ "A Single-Shot Film Of Phenomenal Power And Ambition". https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/iravin-nizhal-review-a-single-shot-film-of-phenomenal-power-and-ambition-3163243.
55. ↑ Lodge, Guy (7 August 2022). "'Medusa Deluxe' Review: One-Shot Hairdressing Murder Mystery Is an Elaborate, Backcombed Tease". Variety. https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/medusa-deluxe-review-1235335450/.
56. ↑ "India's First Single Shot Action Movie 'YUDDHA KAANDAM ' Will Be An Internationally Recognised And Awards Winning Movie Which Will Create A Lot Of Sensations". https://industryhit.com/t/indias-first-single-shot-action-movie-yuddha-kaandam-will-be-an-internationally-recognised-and-awards-winning-movie-which-will-create-a-lot-of-sensations/.
57. ↑ Cranwell, Taylor (2023-06-20). "'Tales from the Neighborhood Cafe' Puts Alexandria's St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub on the Movie Map" (in en-US). https://thezebra.org/2023/06/20/st-elmos-movie/.
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59. ↑ Sterritt, David (2005). Guiltless Pleasures: A David Sterritt Film Reader. University Press of Mississippi. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-57806-780-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=2xruAAAAMAAJ.
60. ↑ Renga, Dana (2013). Unfinished Business: Screening the Italian Mafia in the New Millennium. University of Toronto Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4426-1558-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXK1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA46.
61. ↑ Gingold, Michael (May 11, 2019). "A Walk Through The Silent House with Director Gustavo Hernández". Fangoria. https://www.fangoria.com/original/the-silent-house-with-director-gustavo-hernández/.
62. ↑ Thompson, Bob (March 8, 2012). "Elizabeth Olsen on Silent House and why she'll never co-star with Mary-Kate and Ashley". National Post. http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/08/elizabeth-olsen-on-silent-house-and-why-shell-never-co-star-with-mary-kate-and-ashley/.
63. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (December 26, 2019). "Making of '1917': How Sam Mendes Filmed a "Ticking Clock Thriller"". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/making-1917-how-sam-mendes-filmed-a-ticking-clock-thriller-1263469/.
64. ↑ Balmont, James (3 December 2021). "Screen sensation: the single-shot thriller bringing time-travel into the Zoom era". https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/03/time-travel-beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes-junta-yamaguchi.
65. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (November 5, 2021). "'One Shot' Review: Defending a High-Security U.S. Military Base in Gimmicky Single-Take Stunt". Variety. https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/one-shot-review-1235105614/.
66. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (2021-09-01). "‘SHTTL’: Single-Shot Shoah Feature With Saul Rubinek Wraps In Ukraine; Sets To Be Maintained As Open-Air Museum" (in en-US). https://deadline.com/2021/09/shttl-film-shoah-saul-rubinek-museum-ukraine-1234824978/.

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