Children of Men Car Scene: How It Was Filmed
Learn the filmmaking secrets behind Alfonso Cuarón's famous long-take car attack scene in Children of Men and the custom vehicle used to shoot it.
The magic of the long take
The collaborative eyes of Cuarón and Lubezki
Painting with sound and silence
Reimagining worlds from Hogwarts to Mexico City
streetspirit The Cinematic Long Take
The camera slips inside the car to show us where we are, One continuous shot that takes the tension way too far.
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The car scene: The famous car attack scene in Children of Men was filmed using a custom-built car with a roof that slid open to fit a moving camera rig.
A continuous, uninterrupted film shot that lasts much longer than the average edit. Alfonso Cuarón used this technique in his 2006 film Children of Men during a tense car chase.
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