Hi, During this morning's lecture on cinematography, I showed the opening of SNAKE EYES (Brian De Palma, 1998) as an illustration of an extremely long tracking shot. It seemed to me that the opening shot is sustained, without cuts, until the assassination scene. However, one of my students insisted that he noticed some subtle cuts. I've been watching the clip closely, and was wondering if anyone else has looked into this topic. Exactly how long is the opening shot? Thanks, Aaron ****************************************** Aaron Delwiche, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Trinity University Department of Communication 715 Stadium Drive San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 Phone: 210.999.8153 Fax: 210.999.8355 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html