Hitchcock would have liked Rope to have been a single continuous take
but the technology did not exist (still does not if we're talking
film). So it's made up of ten minute takes, the length of a roll of
35mm film (1000 feet).
Nicky Hamlyn.
On 3 Aug 2006, at 00:46, lucy.fraser wrote:
> Re: Staying in time
>
> Adam
> Alfred Hitchcock's Rope is seemingly almost a continuous shot. There
> are only about two cuts in the entire film, reel changes taking place
> when appropriate for the screen to be momentarily dark, such as close
> up of the back of jacket. Robert Altman's The Player has an
> interesting opening scene - an eight-minute continuous take - which
> includes conversation re. tracking shots.
> Best
> Lucy
>
>> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 00:53:05 +0100
>> From: Adam_Gregory <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: staying in time
>>
>> a thread was recently started on 'jumps in time' which evoked a
>> question from me: instances in film where there are no cuts or
>> editing, as in the scene is uninterrupted and appears to be captured
>> in its 'true duration', i find these to be remarkable if done well
>> for many reasons. it seems to be a way of rendering cinematic time
>> elastic. i know of a few instances, and the ones that stick out are
>> the ones that were most jolting: Happiness had some moments that
>> yawned, so did Vulgar, and temporality was one of the subjects of
>> Decasia. i was wondering if any of you had some more examples, aside
>> from the list of 9 films mentioned earlier in the 'jumps in time'
>> thread. it doesn't have to be films comprised of one shot, but just
>> perhaps some moments where the visuals slowed or froze to an almost
>> awkward degree.
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