How long should the average shot be when filming?!


Question: there are many different schools of thought on this.

one example is the long take. some are minutes long in one take bu it would be difficult for actors to sustain a performance for long amounts of time.

a movie called 'russian ark' was an entire feature film done in one shot. i think it ran a time of 90 plus minutes and was a feat to behold.

then there are other films that'll make an epileptic pre-ring the hospital before attending a screening - take Baz Luhrmanns hideous 'moulin rouge'. it could of had a cu rate of 10 or more edits per second in some parts. so he might have lingered for about 3 to 4 frames for some.

so its a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string question'. but i hope it helps!


Answers: there are many different schools of thought on this.

one example is the long take. some are minutes long in one take bu it would be difficult for actors to sustain a performance for long amounts of time.

a movie called 'russian ark' was an entire feature film done in one shot. i think it ran a time of 90 plus minutes and was a feat to behold.

then there are other films that'll make an epileptic pre-ring the hospital before attending a screening - take Baz Luhrmanns hideous 'moulin rouge'. it could of had a cu rate of 10 or more edits per second in some parts. so he might have lingered for about 3 to 4 frames for some.

so its a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string question'. but i hope it helps!

5-10 seconds

it all depends on the mood you want to create. if the scene is a fast intense chase scene then you want fast cutting and lots of different shots. however some times you can get a really effective scene by just using one shot, take the film Children of Men near the end there is a shot that last for a 5 minutes. it is really something spectacular to watch. however in genral i would never have a shot lasting more than a 30 seconds you want to be cutting to another shot of the scene.

depends on what all needs to be done at once.

i cant remember what movie this was but i was watching something last night about a director who did long takes (shots) sometimes he wouldnt call cut for hours.

Only as long as it takes to convey the point of the shot.

You should shoot a scene with different coverage but then when you edit you break it up. for example think about which lines you want to punch up and you would want that as a close up but then to establish the scene you may want a wide. A normal set up would be.
Scene man and woman talking in a coffee shop.
1) shoot the scene as a wide 2 shot
2) shoot over the shoulder close up on man
3) shoot over the shoulder close up on woman
4) any cutaways.

make sure you don't break the axis!

One page = roughly 1 minute

No one can tell you really how to edit it... depends on the style, mood etc.



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