Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

THE REEL DEAL: Long-Takes Draw Audiences in, Enhance Film Plotlines

THE REEL DEAL: Long-Takes Draw Audiences in, Enhance Film Plotlines

By Tucker Oberting February 20, 2020

Don’t look now, but movies are becoming faster than ever. Average shot lengths — the amount of time between camera cuts — have decreased significantly from about 12 seconds in 1930 to only two and...

Director Sam Mendes Reimagines Wartime Epics With 1917

Director Sam Mendes Reimagines Wartime Epics With ‘1917’

By Sean Fulmer January 24, 2020

★★★★★ Opening on a picturesque French meadow and descending into the depths of human depravity, “1917” is a masterful technical production that is only overshadowed by a visceral emotional...

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