Director/Producer/Writer, Robert Lynn has successfully pulled off the longest, continuous shot in American film history with his film Adrenaline shot on a JVC GY-HD100U. One of the main benefits of the HD100U is the compact size, perfect for quickly maneuvering in and out of a car to follow the actor for a full 90 minutes. The 24p capabilities were also a deciding technical feature to give it a film-look at an indie price. You can see the single, long shot yourself early next year since Adrenaline got picked up by Romar Entertainment. I suppose Mr. Lynn isn't a big fan of post-production now is he? Film shot in one take with JVC GY-HD100U
Director/Producer/Writer, Robert Lynn has successfully pulled off the longest, continuous shot in American film history with his film Adrenaline shot on a JVC GY-HD100U. One of the main benefits of the HD100U is the compact size, perfect for quickly maneuvering in and out of a car to follow the actor for a full 90 minutes. The 24p capabilities were also a deciding technical feature to give it a film-look at an indie price. You can see the single, long shot yourself early next year since Adrenaline got picked up by Romar Entertainment. I suppose Mr. Lynn isn't a big fan of post-production now is he? Reader Comments
(Page 1)3. Timecode's running time is 97 minutes but credits make up some of that, but I'm pretty sure it's right at 93 minutes of 4 takes, so before this guys claims first in "American film history" (Figgis is English but it was set and shot in Hollywood), he might want to revise his press release.
Posted at 12:53PM on Nov 3rd 2006 by stephen v2
4. I'm assuming it was one "shot" and not one "take"?
Posted at 2:36PM on Nov 3rd 2006 by Ryan
5. The end of the press release says this
"Expanding on the insight learned from Adrenaline, Lynn's next project is Havoc, a horror thriller, is now in post-production. At 110-minutes, it surpasses Adrenaline as the longest continuous shot in film history."
Post-production must be quick.
Posted at 2:52PM on Nov 3rd 2006 by Russell Heimlich
6. I saw this film at a screening recently. It's truly amazing what he accomplished. It feels like a feature not like a long shot.
Posted at 3:43AM on Nov 4th 2006 by Jon Wright
7. I feel compelled to point out that a shot achieved with a video camera should not qualify as the longest shot in "American film history." Film is a strip of celluloid, and even if this video is transferred to film, reel changes will be required during the screening, which will break the shot. Hitchcock had to take reel changes into consideration with Rope, which is why I feel that it still stands as the champion of this form of stunt.
Posted at 12:25PM on Nov 4th 2006 by Roger Avary
8. That's a good point. I would say however that I believe if Hitchcock had the opportunity to film Rope in one continuous shot without the four edits I suspect he would have. At the screening the director mentioned that it was not the gimmick of the continuous shot he was after but rather putting the audience in the mind of the lead character. It worked. I think what worked most of all was that the story was compelling. I also did not see the ending coming. They filmed this movie in a live city without telliing anyone they were filming a movie. After a bank robbery there are people in the distance who actually think a bank is being robbed in real life.
Posted at 2:01PM on Nov 4th 2006 by Jon Wright
9. I really want to see this! I can't wait for the film to come out on HD-DVD, or rather, as a high-def, DRM-free download somewhere.
Posted at 3:53PM on Dec 1st 2006 by John of Played Films
1. yea
been done already
RUSSIAN ARK
and it was cooool....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318034/
i liked TIME CODE.. because it was 4 shots, all continuous and real time..
Posted at 11:41AM on Nov 3rd 2006 by bill