I'm not a fan of a ton of consecutive quick cuts like the author talks about. A long shot, if done currently, is a beautiful thing. By "if done correctly", I really mean "have you seen Children of Men and/or The Russian Ark"? If so, that's what I'm talking about. This seems like an interesting idea, though I'm having trouble picturing how a movie like that would work. Unfortunately I haven't seen that Speed Racer movie so that reference was lost upon me.In these films, shots last only seconds, and there are regular barrages of rapid-fire cuts.
There was an r/movies conversation, or maybe it was r/truefilm, about the best long shots in cinema history. Let's see... I think [this](www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1xw21x/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_long_tracking/) was it. Lots of great stuff in there, the best of which is probably Rope. Rope is an incredible feat. www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1xw21x/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_long_tracking/ No idea why embedded urls aren't working lately.