[mike65]

Anything that uses CGI to achieve the "effect" should probably be disqualified

Wouldn't be a technique thread without something from Kubrick, no action - just candle light

[TheBoyII]

Would agree with the likes of camera shots, but in terms of landscape and polishing up a scene, that's where CGI is great and that's all it should be used for

[TheBoyII]

Forgot my link - Incredible, Raging Bull -

[TiGeR KiNgS]

All the classic scenes from 'Apocalypse Now'

[boneyarsebogman]

Those long shots are absolutely incredible to watch - even just to think about the mechanics and logistics behind them; everybody has to be on cue otherwise the whole thing will have to be redone.

The best one have already been mentioned, with special mention going to the Dunkirk scene from Atonement. You can only wonder how many rehearsals/takes it took before the whole thing was perfect. There's also the opening shot of Serenity, which as far as I can tell is one massive long shot.

Long shots where the camera stays static can be incredible either. I'm reminded of one particular scene from Hitchcock's the Rope, where the protagonists have hidden the body of a friend they had killed earlier in the day in a box, on top of which rests some books. There's a wonderful scene in which the house keeper is taking the books off the box and moving them into the kitchen, in one agonizing scene as the suspense builds and builds and you sit there waiting for her to discover the body.

[Theta]

La Haine, the DJ scene

I love the way the camera floats away and floats through the buildings.

[Sleepy]

Hero.

The use of colour in it is just sublime.

[norrie rugger]

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Hero.

The use of colour in it is just sublime.

That is one beautifully shot film.

[dr gonzo]

I'm very much out of my league here (and I also couldnt find any decent clips) but I thought the film Sanctum was amazing looking. Quite mediocre in other ways but I was amazed at how well the shot underwater scenes.