A great movie that utilizes long shots is “Birdman” directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The entire movie was made to seem like one continuous shot. Alejandro did this by hiding cuts extremely well. Although long shots add to a film they are extremely difficult and taxing on the entire crew. Long shots also require an extended amount setup time, which also means higher cost. Even though all of these cons are true, they are still worth making. Long-duration continuous shots are worth the time, money, and effort involved in producing them. In “Birdman” one scene in particular popped out at me as an interesting use of a long shot. Throughout the scene there is this building tension that would not be achievable with cuts. Long shots in the
