Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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A video about Netflix’ Adolescence, and about 50 other examples of long takes in movies and TV shows; why do there seem to be so many “oners” now? Are they an achievement of prestigious filmmaking, or just a distracting gimmick?
0:00 1 Hour, 1 Shot
0:40 A Frustration: Why the Long Take?
4:07 Becoming Part of the Story
5:53 Emotional Mirrors
7:00 The Tension of Time
8:17 The Tension of Struggle
10:00 Dictating Flow and Pace
11:49 Creating Atmosphere
13:11 Cinematic Grandeur
14:30 Invoking Poetry
15:58 When is it Too Much?
16:31 So... About Adolescence
18:14 What I Still Can't Figure Out
20:30 Going Beyond
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Corelli - 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
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A video about Netflix’ Adolescence, and about 50 other examples of long takes in movies and TV shows; why do there seem to be so many “oners” now? Are they an achievement of prestigious filmmaking, or just a distracting gimmick?
0:00 1 Hour, 1 Shot
0:40 A Frustration: Why the Long Take?
4:07 Becoming Part of the Story
5:53 Emotional Mirrors
7:00 The Tension of Time
8:17 The Tension of Struggle
10:00 Dictating Flow and Pace
11:49 Creating Atmosphere
13:11 Cinematic Grandeur
14:30 Invoking Poetry
15:58 When is it Too Much?
16:31 So... About Adolescence
18:14 What I Still Can't Figure Out
20:30 Going Beyond
-- SUPPORT MY WORK --
Nebula: nebula.tv/lsoo
Patreon: patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld
Leave a One-Time Donation: paypal.me/TomvanderLinden
-- FOLLOW ME --
Facebook: facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld
Instagram: instagram.com/tom.vd.linden
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tomvanderlinden.bsky.social
-- CONTACT --
Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv
Say hi: likestoriesofold@gmail.com
Music licensed through Musicbed. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/16252
Additional Music:
Bunker Buster - Mouse Hunter
Corelli - 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
