Here is a great filmmaking video article from a YouTube channel Every frame is a paintingand this focus is on sustained two shots. For those aspiring filmmakers out there, here’s something to learn.
The following note accompanies the film: “What do you do when you have two actors, a bunch of dialogue, and only enough time to get one camera angle? Consider one of the oldest tools in the filmmaking toolbox: duration of two shots.
This channel of filmmaking articles is launching a limited series that will explore the history, advantages, and disadvantages of the continuous double take, a cinematic perspective in which two characters remain in one scene for an extended period of time.
Enjoy the video!
