tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426289653082236320.post613848712818175279..comments2023-03-27T03:29:33.755-07:00Comments on cimilar cinema: One Take WondersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426289653082236320.post-33796516462108161472014-09-27T01:28:17.931-07:002014-09-27T01:28:17.931-07:00Joss Whedon's "Serenity" introduces ...Joss Whedon's "Serenity" introduces viewers to the ship and its crew in one long action shot following the captain (Nathan Fillion) as he readies everyone for a rough landing. There is one hidden cut in the scene, necessary because the set wasn't entirely contiguous. Still, a great use of both the one-shot and the walk-and-talk to immediately place the viewers in the cinematic world.<br /><br />Then there's the criminally under-appreciated "JCVD", a drama starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and proving the man is actually an actor. It begins with a satire of the one-shot, as Van-Damme dispatches one opponent after another in a vigorous action sequence -- which ends when his very last victim flubs his "death". The director demands they immediately reshoot and VanDamme is just too exhausted to do it all over again.<br /><br />PS: I miss you guys!<br /><br />Love ya!<br />Jennifer<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-426289653082236320.post-5588849037107074582014-09-17T08:43:59.976-07:002014-09-17T08:43:59.976-07:00Unbelievable!!!!!!
BarbaraUnbelievable!!!!!!<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.com