The Morning Watch The Art Of Goodfellas Copa Shot Hamilton Cast Gets Out The Vote More

The Morning Watch: The Art Of ‘GoodFellas’ Copa Shot, ‘Hamilton’ Cast Gets Out The Vote & More

By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 29, 2020 5:00 am EST

In this edition, take a deep dive into the famous “Copa Shot” from Martin Scorsese’s classic mob movie GoodFellas with Larry McConkey, the Steadicam operator for the long take sequence. Plus, listen as the cast of Hamilton remixes some lyrics from the famous Broadway show to encourage you to vote, and listen to John Cusack break down some of his most famous roles, from The Grifters to High Fidelity and more.

First up, CineFix’s latest edition of Art of the Scene talked to Steadicam operator Larry McConkey about how they pulled off the famous long take sequence that sweeps through The Copacabana in GoodFellas. Plus, he has plenty of behind the scenes stories about working with Martin Scorsese, actor Ray Liotta, and cinematographer Michael Balhaus

Next, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda rounded up some of the Broadway cast members to do a quick rap that encourages you and anyone else out their to do their civic duty by voting in this year’s election. As the Tony winner says, “Our nation is asking to hear your voice because November is coming and so is your choice. Now I’ve said this before, and it matters a lot. Do not throw away your shot. … My future depends on this. Yours does, too.”