I didn't see this here, so I'm posting it. If I missed it, sorry. I searched. But it seemed like something that would have popped up immediately.
This guy has assembled a list of one of our favorite subjects: the greatest long tracking shots in movie history. He's even included YouTube clips where available.
13. "Danny Pedaling in the Hall--The Shining" In response to Reply # 0
That was probably a top five tracking shot IMO. It's probably one of the best examples of actually building a lot of suspense and horror without relying on a cheap scare.
"Being the bigger man is overrated." -- Huey (The Boondocks)
"But today's black leaders, I'm afraid, have become leading blacks. And don't ever confuse leading blacks with black leaders." --Dr. Julia Hare.
that shot goes into two or three different buildings, moves into offices, pans out...is on a crane....plus all the characters, actions, and movement involved in that shot.
that must have taken weeks to get just right.
imagine being an extra and fucking up the shot right at the end...you would be blacklisted for life
that's one of the main things i remember about that movie.
28. "I won't be flamed for suggesting" In response to Reply # 0
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" as an Honorable Mention, will I?
A five-minute shot that goes from one era of time to another, and still manages to include two musical performances and character exposition is no small feat.
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29. "Breaking News, hands down." In response to Reply # 0
the most amazing thing in that shot, that you rarely see in other tracking shots, is that the camera is CONSTANTLY moving across every square inch of that block. Its stunning how To moves the camera in/out/pans/tilts/zooms/tracks/etc... pretty much every filming technique is employed, and he does it for 7-something minutes straight!
30. "The closing shot of Electra Glide in Blue (SPOILER)" In response to Reply # 0
Barely remember the movie itself, but I almost always catch that final slow tracking shot away from Robert Blake's lifeless body in the middle of an Arizona highway, as James William Guercio's "Tell Me" plays on the soundtrack
Shot by Conrad Hall
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