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The Subjective Superhero

Subjective Camera According to Bernard Dick, “an objective shot represents what the camera sees; a subjective shot represents what the character sees” (56). In other words, a subjective camera is like a first-person video game. In Call of Duty (Take … Continue reading

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Demistifying Film Techniques (Well Some of Them at Least)

Long Take A long take is a an uninterrupted shot in a film which lasts much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general, usually lasting several minutes”, according to Wikipedia. This sort of take … Continue reading

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How to Mesmerize Your Audience

Subjective Camera According to Bernard Dick, subjective shot is “what the character sees” and an objective shot “represents what the camera sees” (46). By combining these two shots, the audience sees what the character is actually seeing, through the camera … Continue reading

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Movie Madness: The Magic of Filming and Editing

Long Take A long take is described by Dick as simply a shot that lasts for longer than one minute. That means that any shot that does not change camera angles or cease continuity in any way for longer than … Continue reading

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Serial Killers, Pornography, and Mystery

In the reading Dick describes a long take as a shot that lasts longer than a minute, with a shot being one continuous filming. It is essentially a continued shot with no cuts in it that lasts for quite awhile, … Continue reading

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