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The Spielberg Oner

To all those first years who fell in love with the odd little extraterrestrial named E.T, here is some further discussion on Spielberg's camera use from Every Frame a Painting . The absence of a father is a big concept throughout the film, but more subtly, Spielberg shows action through the use of singular camera moves, also known as the   oner . Enjoy!

CAA Cinema: Spielberg's Long Takes

Another nice video-essay on the 'camera-grammar' of Steven Spielberg.  Watch and learn.

CAA Cinema: The Making Of Jurassic Park

CAA Cinema: Jaws - Shot By Shot

A fascinatingly forensic breakdown of Spielberg's Jaws - Eight shots deconstructed 'shot-by-shot'.  Illuminating!  Watch and learn...

Full Trailer: Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn

This is a movie from an extraordinary team: Spielberg, Jackson, Moffat, Wright, Cornish... phew! And yet, I'm still unmoved by what I see in this new release trailer for Tintin. It's still coming off as a little bit 'dead-behind-the-eyes' if you ask me...