The Sustained Two-Shot
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Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via Reddit r/TrueFilm: "Here's A List of YouTube/Vimeo channels like Every Frame A Painting!" + r/Filmmakers go-to filmmaking channels thread · 93% confidenceContrasts coverage-heavy editing with long, sustained two-shots of actors working together, making a clear argument that modern films lose something by cutting.
What you'll learn
How the sustained two-shot lets actors play a scene together without cutting.
Video by Every Frame a Painting, played through YouTube's embedded player.
Go deeper
- The Filmmaker's Handbook, Ascher & PincusThe comprehensive reference
- In the Blink of an Eye, Walter MurchThe classic short book on film editing
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