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How 'The Bear' Single-Take Episode Was Made

Is there anything more nerve-wracking than working in a kitchen? Maybe shooting a oner. If you're like me, you've gotten completely absorbed in the new FX show, The Bear. It follows a classically trained chef who returns home to Chicago to run his deceased brother's sandwich shop. There, he decides to change the way things are run, making it more like a 5-star restaurant kitchen. Doing this ruffles some feathers, but ultimately, bonds him and his staff. The series was created by Christopher Storer and stars Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Abby Elliott. The oner in The Bear Every episode is frenetically paced and contains an adrenaline rush of excitement and drama. Episode seven is the one that got everyone talking. It's called "Review" and it is shot in a long take, meaning without cuts, all in one continuous shot. So how did this come to be? It turns out, it was all in the writing. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 7 July, 2022

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