A question was raised about a scene from the Netflix drama Adolescence that was shot in one continuous shot in Jeremy Clarkson’s tweet, now known as X.
Jeremy Clarkson was impressed when an Adolescence actor confirmed a scene – which the TV presenter branded “impossible” – was filmed in just one take.
The broadcaster was perplexed at how a scene at the end of episode two was filmed, considering it has been widely reported each episode of the drama was made in just one continuous shot. Mr Clarkson, 64, referred to the conclusion of the second episode, which saw a chase scene, which at one point was filmed through a window.
He said on X, which was known as Twitter: “Adolescence. The camera at the end of [episode] 2. How on earth did they do that? It’s impossible.” Someone who claimed to appear on the show as an actor replied: “Hey Jeremy. Actor that worked on the show. It was indeed attached VERY carefully to a powerful drone. They only got the take in the bag on the final day.”
It left the former Top Gear host impressed. He replied: “Well congrats to you all. Masterful television.” More than 1,000 people liked Mr Clarkson’s reply, posted on the social media site earlier this month when Adolescence took Netflix by storm.
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A TikTok about the operation of the scene was created by Bella Roberts, who also worked on the show. I’m going to let you into a secret, Bella said. The glass is fake, not real. I’m sorry to contradict the facts. However, the window wasn’t there when they were filming that scene, which is how they did it.
Someone is waiting on the other side of the camera’s door to grab it while the camera passes through the empty panel. In the event that the actor falls, there is also a crash mat on the other side of the window. Which was also painted out… The window was simply VFXed back in. “
Moments later, eagle-eyed viewers described how they spotted a camera operator. The behind-the-scenes details of how they managed to do so successfully have delighted viewers. A camera operator can now be seen in an aerial shot at the conclusion of the second episode.
After highlighting that reporters sat down with creators to spill the beans on it all, a TikTok user, @itsjusttjoy, took to her page to explain. In episode two, she states, “You can see a camera operator.
So they had a team of photographers coming up behind Matthew the cinematographer who clipped the drone as Ashley Walters left the car. Then they flew that drone over the town, and Matthew the cinematographer hopped into a van and drove to the Stephen Graham-eradying final scene.
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