How "The Bear" Filmed An Entire TV Episode in One Take

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 22 сен 2022
  • In this video essay, I breakdown the best uses of the oner, or the long take, in tv history and present why the one take works so effectively to build tension in "The Bear."
    #thebear #videoessay #film
    Watch the Bear on FX and Hulu now.
    RUclips, this video is for television and film lovers, people who watch video essays on tv and film analysis, and for fans of the Bear.
    FX’s latest show, the bear, is a stressful watch, sometimes exhausting, and the defining example of this dysfunction comes in the seventh episode of the series, “Review,’ which follows the kitchen on a particularly stressful day, leading to the near destruction of the entire restaurant, all in one 17 minute uninterrupted take. In this video, I’ll be discussing the history and theory behind the one take in tv, and why it works so effectively to build tension in ‘the Bear.’
    Alternate Title: The Bear and a Brief History of the TV Oner

Комментарии • 989

  • @ComeWatchTV
    @ComeWatchTV  3 месяца назад +12

    If you liked this video, I just posted a new video on the 2nd season of the Bear, check it out please: ruclips.net/video/fZhwoyDjTH4/видео.html

  • @zip5644
    @zip5644 Год назад +11905

    genuinely had no idea this was shot in one take. as someone that worked as a line cook for years the chaos just seemed so natural that i didnt even notice it didnt cut at all. the amount of anxiety this episode gave me felt like i was having war flashbacks or something. it was so real.

    • @0MissKarisa0
      @0MissKarisa0 Год назад +134

      I had some serious Line PTSD flashbacks too!

    • @jazzardous
      @jazzardous Год назад +86

      No joke, the PTSD from this episode is insane

    • @jessicabiecker5359
      @jessicabiecker5359 Год назад +57

      Yup, felt like I was back at the restaurant again. Very uncomfortable feeling

    • @hughesga1745
      @hughesga1745 Год назад +26

      Man I was just thinking this seems like a normal saturday dinner

    • @skorstein123
      @skorstein123 Год назад +29

      Yup this one definetly gave me some flashbacks as well, like overbooked, understaffed holiday weekend type of PTSD flashbacks

  • @Drea3000
    @Drea3000 Год назад +7386

    I remember wondering why the episode was only 17 minutes long when it first premiered. Afterwards, I was like “Yeah, that was very intense. 17 minutes is fine.” 😂

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +146

      I love this comment

    • @krcak42
      @krcak42 Год назад +334

      Also Carmies monologue at the AA meeting was crazy 7 minutes long... Never wouldve guessed that

    • @zaboo4088
      @zaboo4088 Год назад +147

      felt like the longest episode in the series lol

    • @calebbliss8626
      @calebbliss8626 Год назад +29

      yeah working food is stressful af

    • @idontevenlikemoney
      @idontevenlikemoney Год назад +18

      That's why it felt so short! I didn't check the episode length.

  • @Littlestraincloud
    @Littlestraincloud Год назад +2710

    "Donut Guy" is named Marcus and his character is not underdeveloped or underused. He is a very important character on the show. He shows the drive people get to become professional chefs or bakers. He has a passion, and pursues it to the point of perfection. His obsession is what would help him succeed in culinary school, but as he is in a commercial kitchen, and therefore his obsession is a hindrance to his actual job. Yet, when the kitchen becomes abusive, he doesn't sit and take it. He leaves. Marcus is the anti-Carmen, because he aims for perfection, but never at the cost of his own mental health or soul.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +292

      Good write up, I just wish the show did more to demonstrate what you are talking about. I think the show missed opportunities to show the negative aspects of him that accompany his drive. Idk about you, but to me, making donuts during the busiest moment of the kitchen when everyone else is stressed out trying to make it all work is simply immature and dumb. But the show wants his following his obsession to be endearing at all costs have it all be all Carmen's fault-- which makes his character very flat to me. I use the name "Donut guy" as a way to illustrate how I view him as a shallow character btw.

    • @Sesefields
      @Sesefields Год назад +208

      Also, would like to add that it feels a little lazy to name every character by their actual name and consistently refer to Marcus as donut guy when it was SO SO SO SO easy to go out and fine that information.

    • @The-Doctor6969
      @The-Doctor6969 Год назад +55

      @@Sesefields did you read the comment above?

    • @Mlindley87
      @Mlindley87 Год назад +33

      @@The-Doctor6969 We both know the answer to that question....its ofc he didnt.

    • @calumryan6328
      @calumryan6328 Год назад +4

      @@Sesefields easier to just call him donut guy, but as stated above he did know his name anyway

  • @lowsodiumgamer6805
    @lowsodiumgamer6805 Год назад +2183

    This was done so well and so natural that I did not even realize it was one take until this video popped up in my feed

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +41

      That's awesome. I hope knowing that makes watching it again even more compelling.

    • @nobodyfuckswiththeje
      @nobodyfuckswiththeje Год назад +5

      Same! That's how good the episode was.

    • @HPWolfgang
      @HPWolfgang Год назад

      Ditto

    • @madeleinesmith4793
      @madeleinesmith4793 Год назад

      Same!!

    • @reoutbreakchick
      @reoutbreakchick Год назад +5

      Same! I was wondering why I needed to take a breather after this episode because I was STRESSED.

  • @romilrh
    @romilrh Год назад +953

    The most impressive thing about this episode was how understated and naturalistic the camerawork is. It draws so little attention to itself that most people don't even realize they're watching a long take until several minutes in. Some people never even realized it was a long take at all until afterwards.

  • @kellijones288
    @kellijones288 Год назад +431

    I honestly didn’t realize the whole episode was only 17 minutes. Like watching it made me feel like I was IN the chaos and I just couldn’t wait for it to be over so I could get away from the feeling of surreally high anxiety. 17 minutes felt like 45 I swear

  • @yames
    @yames Год назад +1881

    Marcus was not a frustratingly underdeveloped character. Although info about him was limited through out the season everything set up for such a heartbreaking moment and I felt like I very much knew his character the whole time. He got into baking because he fell in love with donuts as a child, he had pride in the fact that he want to become a baker. When Carmy taught him the steam trick he went from being arrogant to immediately being humbled student, you see his passion and skills grow more and more throughout the season, you see that he’s homeless and his whole life is about baking, just wanting approval from the man that proves you can take the culinary arts to the point of perfection and fame. So when carmy blows up on him, you feel that depth and weight of his whole life’s passion get shut down. I don’t know, his character worked really for me.

    • @yames
      @yames Год назад +17

      Great video though!!!!

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +162

      I get that. I just think for the fourth most focused character on a show you need more interesting qualities than wanting to be a baker. What I was saying in the video was definitely hyperbolic and I think I overlooked the steam trick part.

    • @gilbster
      @gilbster Год назад +67

      Was he homeless? I thought he had a roommate, the guy that randomly showed up a few times

    • @Th3Gr3mlinz
      @Th3Gr3mlinz Год назад +201

      He wasn’t homeless, his buddy asked him where he had been. He was just obsessing and passionate about perfecting his baking skills

    • @yames
      @yames Год назад +72

      @@gilbster sorry: he was living out of the restaurant depriving himself of showers because of his passion

  • @romilrh
    @romilrh Год назад +3166

    The one problem I had with Donut Guy was that he didn't see anything wrong with what he did during that episode (and the show doesn't either). He completely let the team down when they needed him the most, just to selfishly pursue a side project. Imo he 100% deserved to get that donut slapped out of his hand, but the show just resolves it as "Carmy was being an asshole" and has him apologize to Donut Guy without even making Donut Guy apologize back.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +519

      Yup. He was a child and we are expected to just find him lovable.

    • @romilrh
      @romilrh Год назад +705

      @@ComeWatchTV The worst part is the show could've EASILY remedied this by just having Marcus ACKNOWLEDGE that he messed up too. One or two lines of dialogue could have fixed the whole thing.

    • @blackdateline1996
      @blackdateline1996 Год назад +180

      THANK YOU, his whole character was low key annoying asf. He’s destined to become a man child..good baker or not.

    • @carlgrimeseyepatch27
      @carlgrimeseyepatch27 Год назад +289

      I felt the same way! It was not likable at all… it pissed me off. Shit was hitting the fan and my dude was completely ignoring everything it was so frustrating. You can’t be like that in a kitchen you’d be fired immediately 😂

    • @UltimateHibz
      @UltimateHibz Год назад +4

      True say

  • @arim7181
    @arim7181 Год назад +301

    I think it'd be funny to explore how The Bear uses both short scenes with hundreds of cuts and episode-long oners to serve the same purpose of making the viewer ridiculously anxious

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +18

      Thomas Flight has a good video on that exact idea

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +5

      @@arim7181 appreciate it.

  • @allisonmay5140
    @allisonmay5140 Год назад +274

    My favorite one take is in Haunting of Hill House. It is the funeral episode, when the family releases all this pent up resentment and anger. They start at the funeral home and the set changes into Hill House. It goes from present day, to the past, and back to the present. The set, lighting, and characters all change. It's amazing.

    • @mattcurr9931
      @mattcurr9931 Год назад +13

      yeah that was just amazing set design, like some big theatre shows I've seen, effortlessly sliding in and out complete sets

    • @VivaMiFutbol10
      @VivaMiFutbol10 7 месяцев назад +6

      That’s my favourite too! 17 minutes as well

    • @spifftastic87
      @spifftastic87 5 месяцев назад +6

      That episode was the most amazing television episode I have ever laid eyes on; it gives me shivers every time I watch it

  • @duncancreamer8251
    @duncancreamer8251 Год назад +420

    When i first watched the episode i almost paused it when the machine broke. It was so great because it was 1. likely to happen 2. such a sudden twist of events and 3. Sydney had been talking herself up all the way up until that point, and how they need to listen to her more, so for her idea to be the one that put them all in jeopardy increased the tension to indescribable levels, you could feel her stomach drop as if it was your own. Fucking great episode.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +70

      Exactly my thoughts, especially in humanizing Sydney a little. She was kinda getting annoying with how right she was all the time even though it feels slightly undeserved- so her making that mistake felt crucial in developing her character

    • @adamdrakestudio
      @adamdrakestudio 2 месяца назад +1

      And she never once apologised or owned up to her error.

  • @TSMskaterz
    @TSMskaterz Год назад +357

    I just realized it was one take when watching this video. I was so invested in the show that the one take went over my head. Just another good sign of solid filmmaking and story telling

  • @Inphamie
    @Inphamie Год назад +295

    I agree with pretty much everything but the Donut guy. I don’t think he’s a flat character at all. Throughout the show the characters tend to forget about the joy & curiosity of cooking all due because of the chaos that the restaurant started out in and how they are trying to fix it. The donut guys is almost a constant reminder of how cooking can make us almost feel like a curious child, makes us want to learn something new despite all the chaos.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +10

      That’s a good insight. Hopefully season two dives deeper into the supporting cast

  • @benzur3503
    @benzur3503 Год назад +601

    I disagree about Donut Guy. Donut Guy was the first beef local to get into Gourmet cooking and, according to the acting and the many points during the show that he stopped to talk shop with him instead of talking orders, Really giving Carmen the hope that it is possible to transform the restaurant. He’s a pretty flat character but he’s a mark of intent to get better in cooking that is aggressively opposed by the rest of the crew for the beginning of the show. I loved every moment of that acting of wonder and desire to learn acted through that character. Flat or not his function was a great de-stressed for this show mostly about stress

    • @Wreck-It-Raph
      @Wreck-It-Raph Год назад +83

      I agree! I do enjoy the video but I did also disagree about Marcus' being only labeled as the donut guy 🍩. I felt his contributions were important especially when talking to Carmy in the back and when Carmy was like (paraphrasing): "when a fire starts in the kitchen I think of this place burning along with all my anxieties." It was Marcus who chimed to him: "And then, you put it out" which Carmy solemly replied back: "And then, you put it out."

    • @philim9267
      @philim9267 Год назад +41

      Agreed 100%. Also "donut guy" is named Marcus

    • @philim9267
      @philim9267 Год назад +4

      @@Wreck-It-Raph yes exactly, thank you!

    • @moviemuncha
      @moviemuncha Год назад +17

      i agree i think that there’s a lot more nuance to the character and i think he’s in a really interesting spot regarding what success means to marcus in the kitchen and how and what he will do to achieve that “success”.

    • @IronMaiden1164
      @IronMaiden1164 Год назад +2

      Donut guy should of stayed fired, he didn't have his food compete, and kept agitating a bad situation

  • @App2day
    @App2day Год назад +301

    The sense of chaos that the show makes wanted to achive was perfectly depicted by the Oner. Gorgeous video essay.👌

  • @daimaoza832
    @daimaoza832 Год назад +85

    As someone who worked as a chef in a hectic kitchen I can confirm this is how a restaurant is runned on a stressful day .. very accurate and entertaining by far the best representation of the job 9.5/10 😊

  • @Davida-dk7qx
    @Davida-dk7qx Год назад +76

    Saying the Pastry chef is just “donut guy and is underdeveloped” is such an awful way to perceive this character, from the very beginning Marcus (donut guy) was struggling to make desserts and we see his highs and lows of doing things and improving in the kitchen, him getting the recipes right the same day the review happens is beautifully executed, prior to this we saw him improve making bread by adding water in the oven to steam them, we see him damage the circuits of the restaurant because he was over using a lot of his kitchen equipment and that episode we saw him finally succeed on making his desserts, but at the worst time possible, other than that, this was such an excellent video and you killed this video

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +6

      Appreciate that. Yea I am getting a lot of pushback on that take, I probably overlooked some things

    • @333dae
      @333dae Месяц назад +1

      late and as someone who likes marcus i do think they missed a character moment by having neither of them acknowledge what happened, we know carmy apologized to sydney, why not marcus too? marcus also needed to apologize for not having his priorities straight

  • @97nelsn
    @97nelsn Год назад +20

    This is an Emmy-winning episode

  • @gbone2636
    @gbone2636 Год назад +40

    This episode was the best representation of what working in a kitchen truly in the weeds is like. That sense of anxiety the "one take" gives the episode is very similar to what you feel during a rush like this when everything is going to shit. You feel like there's constantly something going on, or something that you should be doing, and you are just moving a mile a minute trying to stay focused. Honestly, this episode almost felt like it was giving me some PTSD to the when I worked in one, and delivers the levels of stress that caused me to leave the industry ultimately. I mean, ask anyone that has worked in a kitchen. That printer sound haunts your dreams.

  • @mbvie
    @mbvie Год назад +50

    so funny remembering how i was so invested in the chaotic-ness and messiness of this episode and then checking the timestamp to realize that that was basically the whole plot

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +2

      It literally was the whole plot

  • @KazarianKzar
    @KazarianKzar Год назад +97

    Great commentary... I think you understate the importance of sound in this shot. The "background noise" of the local radio broadcast drives the intensity of this episode to its "boiling point." The shot is amazing. I'm blown away that there weren't any hidden cuts. I would encourage anyone who is interested to go back and LISTEN to this episode. Though the music is practical (a radio in a kitchen) it becomes the film score, subconsciously provoking the audience's emotional stress.

    • @ellelee8760
      @ellelee8760 Год назад +15

      Seconding. I loved the sound design in this show - things felt real, evocative of the constant hum of kitchens, built the tension and environment. The radio, the background convos, the sounds of cooking, the constant constant sensory input. Just done so well

  • @moonmaan
    @moonmaan Год назад +31

    I love when a long cut is so intense that you don't realize it's a oner until it's over or you're near the end. I remember this episode nearly being done before I realized what was even happening and it works so well.

  • @violetlowell8019
    @violetlowell8019 Год назад +57

    I’ve never felt so much anxiety watching a pilot episode. Well done, The Bear

  • @cactus-mcjacktus
    @cactus-mcjacktus Год назад +27

    for people who’ve never worked in a commercial kitchen before, i worked in one with 0 issues for 6 months. Got in, did the work, got out. Never had any sort of anxiety issues or anything (which i am prone to). Cut 6 or so years later, did a trial shift in a completely different commercial kitchen and came VERY close to having a panic attack. It never leaves you. I’m happy working in the café kitchen that I do, it’s much more manageable (for my mental health too), but man, working in a kitchen can be a nightmare.

  • @charlescannoy5562
    @charlescannoy5562 Год назад +40

    I remember watching this episode and like 8 minutes in I looked at my wife and said this is all one scene there’s no cut aways. I was thoroughly impressed

  • @Behnyb
    @Behnyb Год назад +46

    Haunting of Hill House has a solid one shot episode/scene

    • @Alorahbeth
      @Alorahbeth Год назад +9

      When I first watched that episode I got to the first cut. Paused, turned to my roommate and asked "wait was that the first cut?" And had to start over to double check. They had such a smoothness to the oner that I did not notice until the cut happened.

  • @rebeccapechin6032
    @rebeccapechin6032 Год назад +20

    The one shot in 2005 Pride and Prejudice party scene is one of my favorites. The movement and getting all the character dynamics with very little dialogue was so well done. This video makes me want to go seek one shot scenes out for sure.

  • @jobrown2272
    @jobrown2272 Год назад +91

    I think the oner was used perfectly in the bear - the intensity and trapped feeling put the viewer in Carmy’s shoes and I remember thinking this level of stress is nowhere near compensated by what line cooks are paid. On top of that, I didn’t even realise the episode was only 17 minutes long when I watched it - possibly because 15 of those were pure chaos and anxiety. Anything longer and it may have been a negative, somewhat torturous experience for the viewer.

  • @brandonthebass
    @brandonthebass Год назад +25

    Oh no! There was no mention of Haunting of Hill House-Two Storms. The whole episode is a compilation of five long shots and it is an absolute masterclass.
    Love this video!

  • @laurakojobeecham4872
    @laurakojobeecham4872 Год назад +34

    I wholeheartedly disagreed with you about Marcus. I honestly didn't feel like I needed more interesting qualities from him in this season because Carmy's arc held most of my attention. I really enjoyed the small and unassuming donut arc. His background so far puts him as working in Mcdonalds where everything is pre-made and the same - to being inspired by Carmy and by pastries, which is rooted in his nostalgia of being a child. He was the first to embrace the new kitchen style (language and the aprons) and it's nice to see him going from arrogant (first episode) to a willing student who (I think in later seasons) will learn that artistry and "creative genius" has to come second to doing his job. These are very short episodes and there is a lot to get through in terms of Carmy's grief and the restaurant's arc so it makes sense for them to not spend too much time on him. On a bright side though, it leaves a great deal to be explored in Season 2 and I for one can't wait! Great video.

  • @Jimbo_Fett
    @Jimbo_Fett Год назад +13

    I thought the decision to use cuts to help communicate stress was a smart and accurate depiction of what it feels like to work in hospitality, but then that long, painful dragging take in the worst moment they’ve had so far in the series is such a true and honest reflection of how it feels to be in that moment

  • @sagejennings4342
    @sagejennings4342 10 месяцев назад +4

    This is so cool I never noticed this before! I did however notice and LOVE that one uninterrupted, 6-minute monologue in the season finale where the shot stays on his face the whole time. That was amazing.

  • @sarahd.5244
    @sarahd.5244 Год назад +13

    My roommate and I were watching and about seven minutes in or so we were like "wait ... they haven't cut. Oh my god!" It was already great tv, and then it was like they went "oh how about a whole episode as a Oner?" just to completely knock everyone else away. Immensely impressed with the cast and crew doing this.

  • @burn1253
    @burn1253 Год назад +4

    watched this and was tense the entire time!! the one take truly delivered what was needed

  • @ComeWatchTV
    @ComeWatchTV  6 месяцев назад +50

    If you love shows like this- be sure to check out my latest video: How "BARRY" Perfectly Combines Comedy and Drama
    ruclips.net/video/ZV9AtW8V1zY/видео.html

    • @andrewmcmullen8064
      @andrewmcmullen8064 6 месяцев назад +1

      I was surprised not to see Ronny/Lily in this video, can't wait to check that one out!

    • @kiktik2413
      @kiktik2413 5 месяцев назад +1

      I like you come watch tv but can you please raise the quality of your videos, your shit is in like 480p and it ticks me off I dont even know why. I loved this video and this was my only qualm with it.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  5 месяцев назад +1

      Loud and clear. I understand the frustration and will look to only using 1080p clips, 720 if I must.@@kiktik2413

    • @kiktik2413
      @kiktik2413 5 месяцев назад

      @@ComeWatchTV 😄

  • @robertp7982
    @robertp7982 Год назад +12

    That episode felt so short I was honestly surprised at first but now looking back it was probably due to the one take run. Definitely helped create a sense of urgency I started to almost feel overwhelmed.

  • @mariannerady1137
    @mariannerady1137 8 месяцев назад +8

    This video does NOT show how it is filmed in one take, it just explains why.

  • @anthonycruz9238
    @anthonycruz9238 Год назад +34

    The Bear is an insane show. So incredibly perfect. This episode stressed me TF out to the point of needing to take a breath myself just watching. Crazy how they pulled this off. Perfect execution with building chaotic energy with the one take 🤌

  • @teami1star
    @teami1star Год назад +1

    One of the best episodes ever . The tension , Music , camera work , and the acting ??? I couldn’t look away .

  • @randynewmansdeepinsideholl732
    @randynewmansdeepinsideholl732 Год назад +9

    Randy’s favorite RUclips video essayist is back with some heat!!! Love it.

  • @ear0604
    @ear0604 Год назад +82

    Daredevil has a few long take action scenes that were shot to perfection. A few cuts potentially here and there but a good one take none the less.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +3

      Still need to see that.

    • @jspur22
      @jspur22 Год назад +10

      @@ComeWatchTV Watch the prison escape shot. It's pretty amazing.

    • @Legallyredd27866
      @Legallyredd27866 Год назад +10

      @@ComeWatchTV it’s so technical with stunt doubles coming in and out of fights in small spaces, breaks in action for dialogue etc. They built dark spots in so they could cut if they needed to but it was a true one shot and they lightened those bits in post to basically show off that they did it

    • @mazvitaselemani
      @mazvitaselemani Год назад +1

      @@ComeWatchTV I literally suspected that you hadn't watched it when I realised you didn't mention it at all

    • @duncancreamer8251
      @duncancreamer8251 Год назад +3

      @@jspur22 I get fucking goosebumps just remembering that shot, it was out of nowhere and soooo fucking good.

  • @timloss87
    @timloss87 Год назад +18

    Dude..... That was one take..... This was the best show of the year.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад

      That episode is up there for sure

  • @BeastlyMule
    @BeastlyMule Год назад +3

    Every commercial break when I viewed felt like a chance to breathe 😂 truly an amazingly stress inducing episode

  • @superstygian3751
    @superstygian3751 Год назад +50

    Wait do you actually not understand "donut guy's" significance as a character? He's not a shallow character at all, IMO, and his meaning was pretty clear to me, in that he represents the obsessiveness of a chef in love with what they do. Through all this chaos, for the whole time, he's hyperfocused on his own recipe, contributing to the chaos by not contributing. Only thinking of oneself in a group environment.

  • @destroyer9817
    @destroyer9817 Год назад +74

    The 7th episode made me start crying. I don't know if it was the anxiety or the bad memories that I'm sure most cooks have, but boy, that was so fucked.

    • @WinTeRzZ47
      @WinTeRzZ47 Год назад +2

      Any event organizer (big or small) had faced this when they have shitty crew or bad connection with team

  • @mafiacat88
    @mafiacat88 Год назад +17

    I love one-shot takes.
    One of the ones that sticks with me, is the first episode of "19-2"'s second season opens with two cops responding to what turns out to be a school shooting.
    The first 13 minutes are one uninterrupted take, no soundtrack; it REALLY ratchets up the tension

  • @ninadreams127
    @ninadreams127 9 месяцев назад +1

    A clip of this episode on twitter was the reason I decided to watch the show. I didn't realize how much went into to making it but it really was impeccable acting and it made me feel like I was in the kitchen with them. Thanks for the video explaining this!

  • @Lampshade7
    @Lampshade7 Год назад +2

    Was not expecting for this video to be so high quality! Absolutely amazing video!!!

  • @ComeWatchTV
    @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +214

    Let me hear your favorite long takes in the comments!

    • @hanamarcetic5923
      @hanamarcetic5923 Год назад +6

      The first one I ever saw, "The conversation" episode of Mad about you

    • @ShartinScorsese
      @ShartinScorsese Год назад +5

      From a movie but the opening of The Player!

    • @gregoreuo1
      @gregoreuo1 Год назад +2

      One you didn't mention which was good, was from the show "kidding" where they had to change the set realtime as camera moved.
      My favourite though is Mr Robot, to go from outside location to inside and multiple floors then have a riot break out then do a top down view, to outside again etc...

    • @OY3AH2023
      @OY3AH2023 Год назад +1

      ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/10 -OY3AH!
      @0:06 - @0:09 the best RUclips INTROSssss of all time “ STRAIGHT TO THE POINT - no white talking just straight up “ get to the point !!! All that talking give me the meat!

    • @timespace.productions7513
      @timespace.productions7513 Год назад +3

      If determined by scale & scope, Russian Ark is inarguably the greatest movie-oner of all time.

  • @Bronnybronny
    @Bronnybronny Год назад +14

    Episode 7 is one of the best episodes of TV i have seen in probably 10 years

  • @diamondrobot5279
    @diamondrobot5279 11 месяцев назад +1

    by far my favorite moment was when I was watching this moment with my dad and, about a 1/4 of the way in, we realized it was all one take and were left awestruck the rest of the episode

  • @joelekelow5380
    @joelekelow5380 11 месяцев назад +1

    I have to rewatch it, did not notice that it was in one cut. That’s honestly mind blowing, imagine all the small details all having to be perfect amazing

  • @ShartinScorsese
    @ShartinScorsese Год назад +5

    Happily subscribed after watching this. Looking forward to seeing this channel grow- fantastic work!

  • @alexanderhersh
    @alexanderhersh Год назад +3

    Bless the RUclips algorithm for putting this in my feed. As an aspiring film maker, this is such a cool breakdown!!

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +1

      I love to hear that, thank you!

  • @mario98730
    @mario98730 4 месяца назад +1

    Great video man! I thoroughly enjoyed that you went over a bit of history on the TV oner. I remember in film school my professor showed us oner from The Shield (2002) and like The Bear it does a great job of showing all the characters relationships with each other while portraying the chaos of the LAPD. I really commend The Bear, this episode especially, for having so many moving parts and purposefully being overwhelming, but never for a moment are you lost. I think that's an underrated aspect of the oner when it's done well. Just because it's one take, often from one POV, doesn't mean the audience can't be lost

  • @grazstarr
    @grazstarr 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this video. I really enjoyed this debrief after watching that stellar episode of the bear. Very well done summary.

  • @millamus9136
    @millamus9136 4 месяца назад +3

    I remember watching this episode and feeling my heartrate increase. such an effective way to film it!

  • @NostalgicTheFirst
    @NostalgicTheFirst Год назад +18

    Glad the bear is getting some love in the video essay genre
    One of the best shows of the year

  • @thekyleemadison
    @thekyleemadison Год назад +1

    What a great video! I've never seen any of the original works mentioned, but this breakdown was as fascinating to watch as I'm sure the source materials will be when I get around to them. Well done.

  • @WesternCommie
    @WesternCommie Год назад +1

    I have worked in restaurants most of my working life and this show is so real. I love it so much

  • @jorgecorral709
    @jorgecorral709 10 месяцев назад +3

    Marcus growth over season 1 and 2 is amazing. I love donut guy 😂

  • @goobagel
    @goobagel Год назад +6

    I assumed this had over a million views when I watched it. Criminally underrated channel and video.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад

      Fantastic compliment thank you so much!

  • @cookiesandcream737
    @cookiesandcream737 4 месяца назад +1

    I remember needing to take a break from the show for like 3 days after watching this episode. Brilliant.

  • @carsonyoung9965
    @carsonyoung9965 11 месяцев назад +2

    The best one takes are so well done, you don't even realize they were one take until later. Just like this show did

  • @Deadforge
    @Deadforge Год назад +5

    This is one of my favorite shows now 100%.

  • @Maakeys
    @Maakeys Год назад +10

    Episode 7 was one of the most stressful things I've seen, someone told me it was a single take and I had no idea until I saw this video. I'm absolutely blown away.

  • @awiseman93
    @awiseman93 Год назад +1

    This one youtube video convinced me to watch this entire season and I loved everything about it. So thank you

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад

      I really love to hear that! Thanks!

  • @AMoran95
    @AMoran95 Год назад +1

    I actually had to rewatch the episode all over because I realized halfway in the moment that it looked all in one take. I was astonished to see how this was all entirely done in one take. Bravo to the cinematographer.

  • @EJD339
    @EJD339 Год назад +9

    I was just a food runner when I was in college but this show is so accurate. Some of the people I worked with are still good friends 10 years later. I’ve never been so close with my coworkers than at this restaurant. I’m so happy I don’t do this now though.

  • @MrKeeganimal
    @MrKeeganimal Год назад +2

    I would genuinely love to watch you break down Boiling Point. After my father and I had watched The Bear, we immediately watched Boiling Point. We couldn't look away, and it really didn't hold your hand through any of it, I was enthralled.

  • @chloe-222
    @chloe-222 Месяц назад +1

    anyone who has worked in the food industry completely felt this episode. the overload of the receipts, crashing into others, screaming, sweating, and just wanting to die. it’s stressful work, but it’s worth it.

  • @notanothercomedian
    @notanothercomedian Год назад +7

    Oh yeah, I was a dishwasher for a single shift, kitchens are chaotic. At the end they asked me if I wanted to come back and I was like NOPE! I will go do something else.

  • @coleseavey7589
    @coleseavey7589 Год назад +4

    Before sunrise is an incredible one take

  • @Halochoker
    @Halochoker Год назад +1

    Masterclass in sound design. That was the most impressive aspect for me

  • @lightschunk
    @lightschunk 9 месяцев назад +2

    Its the best episode of this show I've seen so far. It's absolute chaos from start to finish.

  • @zyassiri
    @zyassiri Год назад +26

    This video has too few views for the amount of effort put into it, keep up the great work 👍🏻

  • @tappajavittu
    @tappajavittu Год назад +4

    I just finished the season and holy shit, I wasn't mentally prepared for the one take episode, the levels of stress and anxiety it and the whole season gave me were on another level. I absolutely love this show and cant wait for second season. I give the Bear a full 7/5 points, this is top tier TV.

  • @gregrocks1223
    @gregrocks1223 4 месяца назад +1

    I absolutely loved this episode because of the chaos. I had no idea that it was a single take in the moment which shows how well done it was.

  • @DAFIZZIF
    @DAFIZZIF 5 месяцев назад +1

    As someone who has a lot of restaurant experience, this episode encapsulated the restaurant experience better than anything else I have seen. The printer constantly going off was so stressful.

  • @Whatthetrash
    @Whatthetrash Год назад +6

    Fantastic video! Thank you, RUclips recommendations. ^_^

  • @LTOOFRESH
    @LTOOFRESH Год назад +31

    calling Lionel "donut guy" is nuts,😂 I agree we could've gotten more backstory but wouldn't say to the extent of frustratingly underdeveloped. Great analysis if the one shot though and it's TV history.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад +7

      Yea i'm getting a lot of disagreement with that take, I was definitely too harsh.. And Thank you!

    • @kenr.9177
      @kenr.9177 Год назад

      'Marcus'

    • @yorbor909
      @yorbor909 Год назад +2

      Dude you didn't even get his name right. His name is Marcus. Really shows how important he was to you for the storyline.

    • @nunyabidnes6010
      @nunyabidnes6010 Год назад

      @@ComeWatchTV nah bro. You were right, He's Donut Guy and he sucks.

  • @ANRALOGI
    @ANRALOGI Год назад

    I heard about the bear and just finished watching it today. I heard about the one-take episode and was anticipating when it will happen and didn;t even realised about the take cause of how invested I was in the story. Damn, I gotta say it was beautifully crafted.

  • @qboro7182
    @qboro7182 Год назад +1

    It’s so amazing .. gives me goosebumps for real

  • @j69confessional
    @j69confessional 11 месяцев назад +3

    I only realized this episode was one take literally RIGHT after the episode ended. The credits started and I was like, "Holy shit, WAS THAT EPISODE A ONER?! I literally had rewatched the whole episode a second time RIGHT AFTER because this show is just too good! SOOO SOOO GOOD! It has become one of my favorite shows of all time.

  • @bgeese1918
    @bgeese1918 Год назад +7

    Donut Guy deserves to be named, Marcus 😤

  • @PlorkStar
    @PlorkStar 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is insane man so amazing and great actor’s insanely good acting

  • @blonded_458
    @blonded_458 Год назад +1

    i am continually impressed how yt channels with less than 10k subs create a more engaging and thematically interesting productions than hollywood productions. a new sub my boy

  • @cj.nightingale
    @cj.nightingale Год назад +4

    this episode was so well made i felt physically sick after it was over

  • @elliekerstiens1916
    @elliekerstiens1916 Год назад +7

    One of my favorite one take episodes of tv was definitely the funeral episode of haunting of hill house. Like you said, it showed how the characters were trapped, but in this case it was to show the grief that engulfs the family. Great episode in a great show.

  • @musicwelikemang
    @musicwelikemang Год назад

    Holy crap. I thought it was just edited to seem like one take.
    This episode gave me whiplash when I watched the show originally.
    Amazing. Cant wait for s2.

  • @Haydon.F.
    @Haydon.F. 3 месяца назад +1

    Even though I wouldn't say it's relevant to what this video is getting at. I just gotta shout out the 3 one shot action scenes in Netflix's "Daredevil". Just insanely raw and impressive choreography. And how they just went a step further with each season. Brilliant stuff

  • @SuperMinecrafter200
    @SuperMinecrafter200 Год назад +6

    this show is really funny because as it aired, i was working as a sandwich line cook, 4 blocks-ish away from the actual film location, and it’s pretty fucking accurate

  • @treeclimbers1416
    @treeclimbers1416 Год назад +7

    The bear seems to have a growing fan base … you should do some niche videos on it and grow yours in the process.. your work is good quality and you should have no issues getting views putting out more of the same. Just some advice I wish I was in place to hear.. enjoy your future success my friend. God bless.

  • @Jcurly1
    @Jcurly1 6 месяцев назад +1

    its amazing how good they portrayed what its like to work in the kitchen. the chaos, the noise, the calls, its really insane

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  6 месяцев назад

      Yes and the sound is something I completely overlooked in writing this- so immersive

  • @user-xk5jz5dv4u
    @user-xk5jz5dv4u 5 месяцев назад +2

    The acid trip in climax is a fully uncut 40 minute shot and it's the most impressive thing I've ever seen.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  5 месяцев назад

      YES-- I really need a part 2 that focuses on movies, there's so many good examples

  • @uyagraph
    @uyagraph Год назад +4

    This episode felt so short. When it ended i was like...thats it? It was a great episode.

  • @asher7535
    @asher7535 Год назад +5

    i forget which series it was but on one of those crime shows they did a police interrogation montage that happened all in one take. I saw the behind the scenes of how they rotated the camera on an axis in the center of the interrogation table and all the actors had to hop in and out of the chairs out of the camera shot without being seen and it made for a seamless one take montage that i think gets pretty underrated.

    • @ComeWatchTV
      @ComeWatchTV  Год назад

      That sounds really awesome. I’ll try to find that

    • @ElmosWorld54368
      @ElmosWorld54368 Год назад

      You may be thinking of Chicago PD

  • @imbonniefox
    @imbonniefox 11 месяцев назад +2

    Wow, this was incredibly interesting and fun to watch. My favorite takes were definitely Charlie’s work and the bear! ❤

  • @unlitrash
    @unlitrash Год назад +2

    great video!! i would also like to add i was literally just watching daredevil yesterday and they had a 13 minute long one take scene which i thought was genius, in my opinion. i had to rewatch bc i thought it was soo cool since it was very different from what they usually did in the show, (s3 ep: “blindsided” if you’d like to check it out). pretty good example of another one take scene in tv!