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I think the longest single take I've ever recorded was about 5 minutes. It was a static shot during an interview. For most promo/PR type shorts, the takes tend to be quite short (less than 1 minute), and people are crazy about having loads of cuts these days so long takes are rarely required.



As long as you avoid jump cuts and so on, you can usually find an elegant solution for the 12 minute limit in HD for people shots. With certain subjects it can be a bit problematic though.