"The long take, the unbroken tracking shot, "the oner" - whatever you want to call it, filmmakers agree that it's one of the most difficult technical achievements in cinema. It's a feat of creativity, but also great coordination and choreography when a single, tiny mistake can ruin a shot. Some famous examples: the casino scene of Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas; more recently, the action sequences in Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men and the entirety of Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman."
"His new sci-fi film Resurrection - a labyrinthine expedition through 20th-century China - is capped by an extraordinary 30-minute tracking shot, one that was actually accomplished as a single take. Taking the viewer from nighttime to daybreak, Bi's oner trails its characters from a violent gang fight on the docks through rainy alleyways to a raucous karaoke bar before returning to the port, where the romance between two leads takes an unexpected, monstrous turn at sea."
The long take, also called the oner, ranks among cinema's most difficult technical achievements because a single tiny mistake can ruin a shot. Famous examples include the casino scene in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas, action sequences in Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men, and the entirety of Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman. Seth Rogen's character calls the oner "the ultimate cinematic achievement," linking artistry and technicality. Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan executed a true single-take 30-minute tracking shot in Resurrection that moves from docks through alleyways to a karaoke bar and back, producing a dazzling, destabilizing effect.
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