Annie Hall to the camera, or launch into inspired monologues like Annie's free-association as she describes her family to Alvy. This speech by Diane Keaton is as close to perfect as such a speech can likely be ... all done in one take of brilliant brinksmanship." He cites a study that calculated the average shot length of "Annie Hall" to be 14.5 seconds, while other films made in 1977 had an average shot length of 4–7 seconds. Peter Cowie suggests that "Allen breaks up his extended shots with more orthodox cutting back and forth in conversation pieces, so that the forward momentum
The Sitter (1977 film) The Sitter (1977 film) The Sitter is a 1977 American short film directed by Fred Walton on which his 1979 feature film "When a Stranger Calls" is based. It is a suspenseful retelling of the classic urban legend of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs" about a babysitter (Lucia Stralser) who is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls which are finally revealed to be coming from inside the house. In early 1977, Fred Walton and his old college friend Steve Feke were throwing around story ideas for a film and Feke told him the legendary tale of "The Babysitter