To edit or not to edit. That is the question.

Although editing is a vital process which helps get the message/feeling across to the viewer, many forget the effect of a simple long take. A long take or oner is an uninterrupted shot in a film which lasts much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general, usually lasting several minutes. Long takes are often accomplished through the use of a dolly. Long takes of a sequence filmed in one shot without any editing are rare to find. But often times, letting a moment play out itself has enough, if not more of an effect on the viewer. Here are two examples of this. 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=27d138zhyZQ

Here we have a music video which consists of one long take and relatively slow zoom. The video opens up with what appears to be an empty, lit up warehouse and the singer comes in and  throughout the video we get a steady zoom until it's the end of the song and we get a close up. This approach is simplistic yet still every enjoyable. 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m86ae_e_ptU

In this example we have another music video using a long tracking shot but the artists uses hand held, dollys, and other methods interchangeably. This cut-free method isn't something new to these guys and you'll see it done repeatedly within most of their videos. What makes this different from the example above is the sense of interaction you get. Here you feel like you're involved and even without cuts it's still entertaining! 

So although editing is important, sometimes less is more.