Thursday, January 7, 2010

On the Subject of: The Tracking Shot.

Two more I omitted. Thanks to Chad at Rogues Gallery and fellow cinephile Jake Davis for "The Shining" and "The Player" tips, respectively.



And although not a continuous tracking shot, a bad ass scene from Kubrick's "Paths of Glory"(1957)

4 comments:

  1. james at 10enginesJanuary 7, 2010 at 5:29 PM

    what, no Tom Yun Goon...! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-kDr8h7qY&feature=related insane fight scene. also the wartorn tracking shot towards end of Children of Men is bananas. great segment James.

    10e.

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  2. tons of landJanuary 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    the one from Atonement has always been one of my favorites. can't find the clip but here's some background:

    http://www.comcast.net/video/behind-atonements-tracking-shot/615655650/

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    Dont forget the opening of "A Touch of Evil", another classic tacking shot

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    tracking shot from satantango, bela tarr movie is sick

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