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The Sustained Two-Shot

What do you do when you’ve got two actors, a bunch of dialogue, and only enough time to get one camera angle? Consider one of the oldest tools in the filmmaking toolbox: the sustained two-shot. Part of a limited series of new video essays. To read more about the two-shot, from the late David Bordwell: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2013/10/07/where-did-the-two-shot-go-here/ Written by Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou Edited & Narrated by Tony Zhou Music by Sean William BTS footage filmed by Julie Ng You can check out some merch we made here: https://store.dftba.com/collections/every-frame-a-painting You can support the new run of videos at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/everyframeapainting

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