‘One Perfect Shot’ Twitter Account Inspires New HBO Docuseries On Cinematography
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Famous Twitter account One Perfect Shot is known for honoring fascinating cinematic frames, and it has now inspired a new docuseries under HBO Max.
The show will be titled One Perfect Shot, after the Twitter page’s name, and will be narrated and produced by When They See Us director Ava DuVernay.
According to IndieWire, the show’s hypnoses explains that “each episode arms one acclaimed director with an arsenal of visual tools to pull back the curtain on their most iconic shots.”
Each episode will explore a director’s best shot and discuss iconic frames in history. Guests will delve into each of their shots through “state-of- the-art technology,” which will allow them to walk through the scenes.
The show will celebrate the magic of filmmaking while giving the audience an inside look into the works behind a single shot.
THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998)
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) October 15, 2018
DP: Peter Biziou
Director: Peter Weir
More Shots: https://t.co/Le6YpaRu0Q pic.twitter.com/7Z6B3XQueu
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) August 4, 2020
Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
How this film uses ocular imagery: https://t.co/FyHdf6jhY3 pic.twitter.com/oxGVpQAcDx
Perfect shot from INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) DoP: Douglas Slocombe - Dir: Steven Spielberg pic.twitter.com/0cdnYO6DxD
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) May 2, 2014
300 (2007)
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) August 11, 2020
Cinematography by Larry Fong
Directed by Zack Snyder
Read a conversation with this film's director from deep in the archives of @rejectnation: https://t.co/HKZ2DGyDgA pic.twitter.com/WLmohvRk7X
SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004)
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) August 6, 2020
Cinematography by David M. Dunlap
Directed by Edgar Wright
Read about how it found the heart of horror: https://t.co/N7yND9hwF8 pic.twitter.com/bebr2dxmr9
PARASITE (2019)
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) August 6, 2020
Cinematography by Hong Kyung-pyo
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Read a deep dive into this film's ending: https://t.co/UHoEhmeLxC pic.twitter.com/A63csPlLuY
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