There are several cuts in the film, but they are well hidden. Most of them happen with a closeup of someone's shirt, but a few happen during quick pans. I didn't count, but I'd guess there were 15-20 cuts. Even so, I'm still impressed with some of the long shots they were able to pull off without showing the boom or what not.
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Well, the same with with Hitchcock's 'Rope,' which was obviously an influence. Cameras can only hold so much film at a time.
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According to Josh Becker's website, Rope was the inspiration. But his plan was to do one better - where the cuts weren't all hidden by someone's back obscuring the frame. Becker seemed to prefer the swish pan - a valid idea, but it doesn't mask a cut in practice if the relative distance to the camera changes to dramatically when we emerge from the "swish".
Most of the "hidden" cuts in Running Time aren't at all hidden - but I still really enjoyed the movie. A lost Bruce Campbell classic!
The ultimate film in that catagory must be:
Russian Ark (2002) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318034/
A 90 minute film, in one single uncut take, and with several thousand extras all being co-ordinated at once. Furthermore the camera is moving the whole time.
It was shot entirely on digital media - directly onto HDD, and so the problems of film running out were eliminated.
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Rope was filmed in 10 minute blocks. This film was good. It came free with the R2 evil dead spec ed.
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There are thirty cuts....if you ever have the chance to listen to the commentary on the DVD, Bruce talks about some of them & I think Josh mentions maybe one or two--but he mostly just lets the audience guess where they are.
shareThe obvious sign of a cut being when, I think - it's been a while since I watched this, blood is sprayed onto the camera and then mysteriously dissapeared.
Apart from that, the rest of the cuts aren't really obvious.
The blood disappears because the camera actually brushes Bruce's shirt as it goes past him to wipe it off.
shareA film reel lasts 15 minutes or less...The film is still impressive and the cuts are timed and hidden within 'whip pans' or moments of black- as was Rope...
It's still very impressive, so is this meant to discredit the filmmakers in some way? I'm sure if Becker remade this film with digital technology it would all be one shot...but the digital cams weren't around back then.
Watch Russian Ark for one continuous shot for an entire movie- they had cams with a hard drive and didnt need to change reels.
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my favorite hidden cut in the movie is when as carl gets into the van after they change the tire and the camera moves sideways across the side of the van, then showing the interior passenger side. i wouldn't have known it was there if Josh Becker hadn't said so in the commentary!
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still a fun concept and the script and bruce campbell made the film enjoyable
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