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Their love of long takes could also be seen as an homage to The Player, which famously opens with an eight-minute tracking shot during which a couple of characters discuss another famous oner from Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil.—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025 Each of the four episodes of this Netflix limited series is shot entirely in a single tracking shot, in real-time, which makes for a unique viewing experience.—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025 One of the episode’s most impressive images, a long tracking shot depicting soldiers in the midst of battle, grew out of logistical necessity.—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025 The evocation of the period here is far above what would be required of a TV comedy, but there are specific sequences that stand out here, too, like a dynamic tracking shot that faces the Confederate side exclusively as they’re ripped apart by enemy fire.—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tracking shot
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