Breaking News - Opening Tracking Shot

The 7 minute opening tracking shot of the Hong Kong satirical actionfilm Breaking News by Johnnie To.

Note: The video is lacking subtitles but basically what happens is that a special investigation team is observing a group of bankrobbers who are about to pull a heist. When the robbers want to leave some regular cops appear and start talking to the robbers about breaking some traffic law. The investigation team creates a diversion to get the attention of the cops, but one of the cops asks the robbers about a bag in their car and all hell breaks loose.

Category:

Film & Animation

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• breaking
• news
• johnnie
• to
• tracking
• shot
• hong
• kong
• action
• film

[theburialmusic]

How is this done? With just a crane, or does someone carry it around and then stick it back on the crane at the right moments?

[Mcorstiaans]

They used a single crane with a camera hanging from it so the camera could turn 360 degrees. If you pay close attention you can notice the camera slightly trembling because of the wind.

[10000nutz]

These guys have worse aim than Stormtroopers...

[Alankanjo]

And a note: camera operator of "Lord of the Rings" was asked by Johnnie To to make this tracking shot, but he rejected the offer... I think finally the camera operators were from Hong Kong. They are so DARING. Hong Kong action films are the best, simply becase these group of PROFESSIONALS are so DARING!!

[catch2370]

very impressive

[stefanor86]

someone dislike this? :-O

[warguy58]

Stormtroopers actually are incredibly inaccurate.

[Nicoyutub]

@SadlifeProduction they didn't, the actor just improvised

[SadlifeProduction]

How did they do the newspaper falling exactly in the right spot? impressive

[yagamiraito]

This was tough to follow. Once they hold up in the building the film kinda goes down hill. Thanks for posting. This is one of the best shots I've ever seen in a film.

[cooperunionstud]

i need to find the music for this movie

[cooperunionstud]

favorite film opening