20 Coolest Tracking Shots In Movie History

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Robert Altman sits in the pantheon of the greatest American filmmakers of all time, his use of overlapping audio and long, probing takes which drifted around a scene like a voyeur just two of the trademarks of his idiosyncratic style.

The opening tracking shot from The Player, his sweetly satirical take on Hollywood, is perhaps the most ostentatious example of the way in which he introduces an ensemble, lasting over eight minutes and taking in dozens of conversational snippets. 

Here's a small part of the sequence - the film is worth a rental if only to see this in its entirety.