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Hey! I love making small movies and I'm always noticing small things in movies that pertain to things such as camera work, lighting, acting, etc.

One thing I notice that I thought was just amazing was the first "scene" you see Serenity and the crew. If you watch carefully, from when you first see Serenity to when they're about to leave, it's all shot w/ one continus film. The camera never cuts to go to another camera angle, it flows. I thought that was a great desicion on Joss's part because it really gives you the feeling that you're on the ship and it's not just a one sided set.

Anyone else notice stuff like that?

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So true... making mini movies is like, half my life (yeah... i dont have much of a life >.<)

Yes, I noticed the continuous shot too, but not consciously the first time. I came home from that first screening and laid in bed a while, turning it over in my mind (because sleep wasn't an option), and then realized I didn't remember seeing any cuts in that scene. It's a cool effect and Joss seems to like it. He's used it on Buffy and Angel before, most notibly in the season premere of Angel season 5, where the entire first act is one continous shot.

Although if we're going to camera shots from Firefly, there's one I like the one in "Serenity" the episode, in the scene where Kaylee's shot. There's some kind of whip-pan from Inara to Simon and then a rack focus to Mal. (I may be getting the characters out of order). Anyway, good stuff.

They are all such great actors/actresses that their characters are real. And it helps with the no-cut filming because i think it gives it a more realistic look. You can see the whole thing as if you were there.

Apparently they built that huge ship and all for the tv show, then ppl took it apart, when it was cancled, and then joss had to have it rebuilt for the movie. I couldn't tell until i heard him talking about it on the comentary!

In the pilot ep, when Mal says to Badger "The wheel never stops turning Badger"
To which Badger replies "That only matters to the people on the rim"

Something along those lines. Anyway, the camera shots for that little exchange of dialogue is done really well.