Single Shot Scenes
That’s what it is all about. Actually every scene should be a single shot scene. Only in the editing it is being devices into more shots (clips). But that is only necessary when the scene is too long for the film and in relation with the other scenes of the film.
For documentaries it is hard to shoot scenes I a single shot because the real life has mostly a slower past than film and television. And real life has a lot of repetition of the moments happening and the tings people say. Being aware of that gives you the opportunity to shoot “same kind of moments” from different angles so it will be easy to edit afterwards. But in that case you have to work flexible and to the point at the same time and capture the scene in a smooth move like a calligraphy painter.
Inspiring people about the art of filming
Some quotes to think about
The camera must be equally as ready to move as to remain still. […] The camera has a human quality it is a projection of hand and eye, almost a living part of the operator, instantly in tune with his awareness.
I wish I had a camera that can move freely in space.[...]
that at any moment can go anywhere, at any speed.
The play of pure movement […], vigorous and abundant. All this we shall be able to create when the camera has at last has been dematerialized”. Only with this essential instrument shall we be able to realize new possibilities. [...]The camera is the director's sketching pencil. It should be as mobile as possible to catch every passing mood.
I would like to call this new age of cinema the age of camera-stylo (camera-pen)[…] to become a means of writing just as flexible and subtle as written language.