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We all have seen pretty long takes in many film. I happened to see Joe Wright's Atonement again yesterday night. I have storified a few tweets which I did this morning.

Was taken aback by this 5 and half minute long long steadicam shot from Atonement. youtu.be/tgILEmJFw2o Excellent choreography.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

There were many films, but I believe Hitchcock's 'Rope' was one of the first famous film to have a 10 minute long-take

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

Most of the Hollywood films during the 90's after 'Players' used long-takes to establish the film.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

I used to refer long-takes as tracking shots until a DOP corrected me. In fact, Orson Wells has made a tracking Long-Take in 'Touch of Evil'

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

In fact the Long-take in Theo Angelopoulos' 'Eternity and a Day' is text book for cinematographers. Every movement has a meaning.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

The flying scene in Alejandro Amenabar's 'Sea Inside' technically is not a long-take(but we dont feel edits) it does the job of a long take.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

The famous 'Copacabana Shot' from GoodFellas makes us feel the same amazement that Karen has while getting into Copacabana through back door

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

The dialogue scene through corridor in Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction' is another example of Long-take. Shows the time taken, how cool they are.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

The intro long-take in 'Strange Days' disturbs you like hell. Film was made in 95, still she used a handheld camera not a steadicam.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

Whatever be the meanings, 'Russian Ark' hold the record for long-takes. The film is 95 minute long, single steadicam shot - No edits.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

Satyajit Ray has used long-takes in many of his film. Dream scene- Nayak, Monkey scene-Charulata and so on.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012

In fact Andre Bazin had written about Long-takes. He expressed that it was an ultimate realization of cinematic potential.

— Nikhil Varma (@nikkivarma) May 21, 2012