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Get ready to learn some things with these movies.     "April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap." -  IMDB   Watch this movie with people either interested in film making or are actually involved with film making. As a hopefully someday film editor and average fan of one-shots - this movie was for me. In terms of production and all the technical difficulties that come with it, I don't usually pay too much mind. Even as an editor, I don't often think of editing when watching anything either. But this film made me think of everything. I was constantly trying to pinpoint any moment that could've been a cut - as this movie was made to feel like one big one-shot, the actual longest one-shot was 8 minutes or so. I was also constantly wondering how certain scenes were filmed. I know steady ca...

Our portraiture class had a lot of fun with lighting during this shoot.     Follow HAV Media! ( literally every link ever )

This may be the first edition of this article.  With Dexter coming up on my list soon, I know this list will grow. There's also such an issue with shows going on for too long just because the fansbase keeps it alive. Grey's Anatomy or even Supernatural really didn't have to last over 10 years - Honestly no show should last more than 10 years. As much as we may love the characters, the writing struggles to mean anything. Usually, characters have a full developing arc within several seasons or less. In order to keep a plot going, the integrity of the characters or established lore is often tarnished to help invent a useless narrative that just ruins everything. End on a high, don't drain the characters until there's nothing left. With that being said, here are a few shows that I've watched that could've ended way sooner. The Walking Dead I never even finished my original marathon. I think I made it to season 5 or 6 and started to dislike the direction. At the ...