It certainly is. I can't remember another tracking shot from Star Wars that long; the ANH shot is the only that I can think of that comes even faintly close. Lucas tends not to use long tracking shots in these films. Not only is its length impressive, but the complexity of the shot is as impressive. I can't think of too many shots that track, rotate around the object as well as zoom in/zoom out. The other film that gave me a similiar feeling was the opening to The Two Towers with the overfly of the mountains.McNum wrote: One thing I noticed about the RotS opening was the sheer length of the first shot. From "Star Wars" and to the next cut is several minutes. That's very rare to see.
Star Wars Opening Shots (Some Spoilers!)
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Seconded. The huge ISD just sents shiver down my spine everytime.Burak Gazan wrote:ANH:
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