You'll be watching a movie or a TV show and at some point it hits you–the camera has not cut to a new shot in a really long time. Whenever a director wants to display their mastery, the tool they inevitably reach for is the long-take. From early days of cinema to present day, each generation of directors is trying to outdo the last. Here's everything you need to know about the evolution of the one-r.

Director: Joe Pickard
Editor: Matthew Colby
Creative Producer: Tyrice Hester
Line Producer: Romeeka Powell
Associate Producer: Amy Haskour
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Writer: Joe Pickard, Paul Gulyas
Researcher: Paul Gulyas
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

00:00 Long Takes
00:57 The Great Train Robbery
01:15 Goodfellas
03:02 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
03:59 Swing Time
04:41 Napoleon
04:50 Henry V
05:21 Rope
06:02 Singin' In The Rain
07:29 The Earrings of Madame de…
08:00 12 Angry Men
08:59 Touch of Evil
09:44 The Longest Day
10:50 Weekend
11:34 A Clockwork Orange
12:06 The Passenger
13:01 All The President's Men
13:31 Superman: The Movie
14:04 The Shining
14:43 Macbeth
15:15 Ghostbusters
15:57 The Sacrifice
16:51 The Player
18:34 Hard Boiled
19:17 Pulp Fiction
19:50 Strange Days
20:50 Swingers
21:30 Boogie Nights
22:46 Russian Ark
23:44 Snake Eyes
24:26 Saving Private Ryan
25:09 Fight Club
26:08 Unbreakable
26:46 A Knight's Tale
27:19 Panic Room
27:58 Oldboy
28:45 Kill Bill: Volume 1
29:31 Shaun of the Dead
30:15 The Day After Tomorrow
30:51 The Polar Express
31:25 Tom-Yum-Goong
32:00 Children of Men
33:00 Atonement
33:40 Cloverfield
34:14 Terminator Salvation
35:22 Here It Goes Again
35:53 Undone (The Sweater Song)
36:40 Old Spice Commercial
37:09 The Adventures of Tintin
37:48 Skyfall
38:30 Gravity
39:00 Birdman
40:20 True Detective S1 E4
41:09 Kingsman: The Secret Service
41:46 Creed
42:16 Spectre
43:24 Hardcore Henry
44:14 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S10 E4
45:06 La La Land
45:50 Baby Driver
46:53 Atomic Blonde
47:39 Angamaly Diaries
48:12 Kidding S1 E3
48:56 Game Night
49:38 1917
50:48 Extraction
51:43 The Bear S1 E7
52:53 Severance S2 E1

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