10 Amazing TV Scenes Shot In One Take
6. The Robbery - True Detective
The first season of HBO's True Detective made a lot of people sit up and go "Hey! TV isn't just two hammy actors on a cardboard set anymore!"
The show pushed the boundaries of what was possible on the small screen, not just with its storylines but through its film-making techniques.
Case in point, the robbery gone wrong from the fourth episode Who Goes There.
Director Cary Joji Fukunaga had already made use of the long take technique in his previous work and went into True Detective knowing that he was going to use it again. The production team must have been thrilled...
Fukunaga faced serious obstacles when it came to shooting the scene, including a particularly tricky sequence involving two characters climbing over a chain link.
Lead actor Matthew McConaughey and the rest of the team only had a day-and-a-half to prep ahead of the shoot, but they did it. And what an end result.
Tense and exciting, the six-minute scene throws you headfirst into the danger and does not let up for a minute. It's a marvel of filmmaking and helped solidify the show's standing as a modern classic.
Guess you could say it was Alright, Alright, Alright...