List of one shot music videos

This is a list of one shot music videos filmed in one long take by a single camera, or manufactured to give the impression it was. One of the most famous music video directors for this genre is Michel Gondry, who has done many of his videos in this style.

Examples

Music videos by Michel Gondry

Other examples

Videos mistaken for one shot

Contains several edits disguised by dissolves, particularly when the camera is pointing down at the ground and the dissolves are less noticeable due to motion blur.
The video was spliced together from two separate takes. The cut between the two happens when the camera turns away from the face of guitarist, and singer on this track, The Edge and the cut was hidden by having smoke blowing in from the side of the frame.
The video contains several cuts when the camera tilts down, transitioning into another shot when it tilts up again.
Although often cited as an example of a one shot video, it actually contains several cuts to reverse angles and close ups and is not one long take. There are in fact about 50 cuts in the video.
In a Channel 4, documentary discussing the Greatest Pop Videos of all time, the director Kevin Godley revealed that it was filmed in 3 shots, each shot transition hidden by a lens flare.[11]
The video editing process is the same as Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai.
Beyoncé wanted the video to feel as if it were shot in one take, so she, and the background dancers in the video, continuously did the choreography to the song for twelve hours.[12]
Hidden cuts during camera moves.
Hidden cuts from swift camera movement.
In interviews, band member Damian Kulash and visual designer Hector Alvarez both admit to a cut at 2:27 when the curtain opens.[13]
The video is a long take until near the end, when a few cuts are introduced.
There are several cuts at the end of this video, starting at 3 minutes.
The video is made of multiple long takes superimposed over one another
The video was actually stitched from multiple takes to create the illusion of a single, continuous shot.
The video contains multiple cuts, while the screen fades to black.
Co-director Travis Schneider stated in an interview that although the video was planned to be one shot, there is one cut in the video.
There are several cuts in the video, starting from 2:25 to the end.
Though the video, involving the band using parabolic flight from reduced gravity aircraft to simulate micro-gravity, is from one long 40-45 minute shot, periods when the band is not in micro-gravity were trimmed from the final product.
The video drastically slows down playback of about 4.2 seconds of actions that take place in real-time. However, to capture the amount of action, the band had to use multiple high-speed cameras on the same mounted system, their respective footage stitched together to compose the final video.
The video contains cut at 1:35, also several cuts near the end of the video.
The video editing process is the same as Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai and Love at First Sight by Kylie Minogue.

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Joseph Brannigan (20 September 2010). "How OK Go Went to the Dogs in Their New Video". New York Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Diaz, Jesus (20 September 2010). "New OK Go Video Is Awesome, Full Of Awesome Dogs". Gizmodo. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Brannigan, Joseph (16 April 2014). "How OK Go Went to the Dogs in Their New Video - Vulture". Nymag.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Francis And The Lights - Video: Darling It's Alright". Metrogum Music. 3 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Exo's "Growl" MV: Less is More? - seoulbeats | seoulbeats". Seoulbeats.com. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Iconoclast Interactive. "Pharrell Williams - Happy". 24hoursofhappy.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Codianni, Ashley (18 June 2014). "Behind the Scenes of OK Go's New Single, 'Writing's On The Wall'". Mashable. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Watch an exclusive one-take version of Sia's Chandelier Video". The Guardian. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y56lpXvXbs0
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeRFWeUTUKI
  11. ↑ "Explore". Channel 4. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a57744/behind-the-scenes-beyonces-single-ladies-video/
  13. ↑ "OK Go Rube Goldberg video: meet the makers! | MAKE". Blog.makezine.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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