Before launching into details, the title itself should be justified. The one-shot technique may come across as self-explanatory, in part. There are not many productions taking on this unusual art form and yet, most people may probably be familiarized with the notion of “one-shot movies” or, in other words, movies which are filmed in a single take. Surely, since one such attempt is an enormous challenge, plenty of directors go for the more accessible “twist”: the illusion that their film has been shot in one take. The accessibility does not necessarily mean that the strategy is instantly much easier. There are still various elements which make the whole process more demanding, but, proportionally, more rewarding. This post will look at the multiple different mediums where this technique can be found, along with its purposes: the 2019 movie entitled 1917 (directed by Sam Mendes), episode 5 from the third season of the TV show called Mr. Robot (directed by Sam Esmail) and Justin Timbe