Raising the stakes on the war picture subgenre, Sam Mendes’ 1917 is told in one long camera shot.
The Universal release tells the story of two young British soldiers during WWI who are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop their own men, and Blake’s own brother, from walking straight into a deadly trap. Total lives that could be potentially saved? We’re talking about 1,600.
The whole single continuous shot take has been executed before in Hollywood history notably with Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope and Alejandro Inarritu’s Birdman. Pulling off the feat for Mendes is Blade Runner 2049 Oscar-winning Dp Roger Deakins. “It looks incredibly difficult, said Deadline’s Peter White to Deakins. “Good, it was” replied Deakins.
Said Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who co-wrote the script with Mendes, said the fact that 1917 was going to be one long shot “had to be innately...
The Universal release tells the story of two young British soldiers during WWI who are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop their own men, and Blake’s own brother, from walking straight into a deadly trap. Total lives that could be potentially saved? We’re talking about 1,600.
The whole single continuous shot take has been executed before in Hollywood history notably with Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope and Alejandro Inarritu’s Birdman. Pulling off the feat for Mendes is Blade Runner 2049 Oscar-winning Dp Roger Deakins. “It looks incredibly difficult, said Deadline’s Peter White to Deakins. “Good, it was” replied Deakins.
Said Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who co-wrote the script with Mendes, said the fact that 1917 was going to be one long shot “had to be innately...
- 10/5/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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