the tracking shots, the blood effects, the garbled English on the police radios, the panic in a cop's voice. this is how you make real impacts on a lower budget show

The fact that there’s no music to ruin it, makes this all more haunting

A 12-minute single continuous shot. I've never seen this show but that's impressive cinematography

A 13 minute tracking shot for a TV production is quite amazing. Well done!

Whoever the location scout is for this show did an incredible job choosing this maze of a school. It's endless. 1 entrance leads to 10 exits.

I'm so glad they didn't add unnecessary music. The lights buzzing, foot steps and sirens are the best at keeping up the tension.

never heard of this show before this, it deserves to be widely recognized

What makes this harder to watch is that this is a situation that can and has happened in real-life, and it's tragic. This scene does a wonderful job capturing the horror of school shootings.

"Put the gun down you're surrounded" was said legitimately like 7 times and the guy just casually walked into the next room and escaped into a whole additional labyrinth.

I recall the responders from the Pulse Nightclub shooting mentioning that the worst/saddest thing about being on the scene right after a shooting are all the cell phones constantly going off on the dead bodies from people trying to make sure their loved ones are okay.

The scream at 26:34 Witnessing the murder of an unarmed and innocent child. Just hearing the scream is heartbreaking and disturbing. “No parent should ever have to bury their child.” - King Theoden

Since 1989, based on results obtained at another prior similiar shooting situation, police in Montreal and Canada learned quickly that the first officers arriving at any school, mall, large building, etc., shooting scene MUST enter the scene. Even at great risk to themselves, and without waiting for backup. This has been shown and proven to save many other lives. Delay is fatal. With notable tragic exceptions, I hope this is current police procedure in Canada and the United States.

That last girl who gets shot in the library is one of the most tragic scenes. They really didn't shy away from the viciousness of the killer.

I think the fact they didn’t add any music over it just makes it all that more realistic. Truly haunting

The amount of trauma the cops see during a standoff kills me it’s so saddening and I wish for this to never happen

A prime example of "cameraman never dies."

This gotta be the most complex school layout ever. My school was legit one long ass hallway with smaller hallways shooting off to the sides for each subject

the hardest part about all of this are the kids that stick with their dead friends. It's so heartbreaking to watch

School shootings are so fucked. Children shouldn’t be afraid to somewhere they are promised they are safe.

We did training about a year after Columbine for this scenario. Thank god I never had to go to such an event. A closed school was used. My partner suggested to the trainers that this episode would be great as part of the training course. I retired a few years ago but I suspect some department somewhere is using this. It is very realistic as far as how a response would occur. The initial confusion would be off the scale.

The anti-climatic ending was perfect. There's no round of applause and dramatic music as he "saves the day". Just the realization that it's over and the magnitude of what happened. In situations like this, those cops don't go home feeling like heroes. They go home knowing they will never be the same, and not in a good way

Bravery isn’t about not being scared. It’s about being frightened out of your mind and still being able to do your job.

When that girl said “she won’t wake up” I could really hear the fear in her voice, I am close to bawling right now

this is fantastic...it gives us a real insight to what actually happens during a shooting event, the police , while diligent in their duties are confused as to where everything is happening and showing their real feelings...i know its a drama but its cutting edge close to the bone realistic

Just watched 28 minutes of a show I've never heard of and it was absolutely incredible. Terrifying.

This is a depiction of a police officer’s worst nightmare.

Cinematography coordination was done really well! Clever how they used one continuous shot to add to the tension.

The only unrealistic part of this is that the cops are doing their job. They aren’t standing around doing nothing like Uvelde or Parkland.

Jesus christ this was terrifying. The gunshots literally had me jumping in my seat. They nailed both the visuals and the sound design. No music. No unrealistic gun sounds. Just raw terror.

"where are you?" "i dont fucking know!" really shows how terrifying this is. the only officer who would know the layout of the school is the resource officer, which I don't think they have in Canada.

Still one of the finest episodes of TV ever broadcasted.

This has got to be one of the most tense things I have ever seen. Kudos to whoever was involved in creating this.

I like how the police are depicted accurately by being scared of the situation but still doing the job. Too many cops in too many shows/movies are billy badass with no realistic human emotion. That isn’t the case with this scene, that’s what makes the scene captivating

from a filmmaking perspective, this is one of the best choreographed one-take scenes I've ever seen. from a human perspective, this is one of the most powerful scenes I've ever seen.

This is brilliant, the tension the acting, the effects kept to realistic amounts, the only swearing is near the end, but then it would be, well done!

I feel terrible for the people who are in school shootings, I cant even explain how bad I feel and I can't imagine being in that kind of situation. I hope everyone who has experienced it recovers from it one day.

One of the best single shots in film history. Seriously. 12 minutes, through multiple rooms with tons of extras, gunfire, dead and wounded extras, inside and out, multiple characters. TOP NOTCH DIRECTION and execution

That guy reporting vandalism right after someone called out a school shooting in progress...

The real lesson to be learned here, whether you like it or not, is that you are your own first responder and must be an active participant in your own rescue. Help will not be there in time to be of any benefit to you.

I know it sounds bad, but this is the kind of stuff that actually makes an impact on people. You can play videos all you want about an attacker who doesn't seriously fight back, but the blood, chaos, and fear make this more impactful than actual in-school warnings.

I don’t normally comment on KZfaq videos but the kid laying down at the entrance of the auditorium at 9:47 is me!! I sat there for 13 hours straight, no joke! Truly one of the coolest / scariest thing I’ve been apart of in my life. Not going to lie, the echo of the shots in the auditorium had my head buzzing by the end of the day… but what a day it was! It truly put me into the unfortunate perspective of what real life school shootings look / sound like. Absolute terror all around. Shooting this scene in one shot took us all day, 28 min is a longgg time without any interruptions!! For the people who are curious, this was filmed in Montreal, Québec :) ! Cheer’s and have a great day !

Truly terrifying. I can't believe this isn't some crazy horror movie sequence but it's a real thing that happens in school hundreds of times every year. Its horrible.

one of my family members works at a clinic and they took a class on what to do if there's ever an active shooter. The first thing that they said was, "The cops won't stop and help you because if they help you, other people might die instead so the only thing they really can do is toss you a tourniquet and ask where the shooter went.".

What’s even more impressive is that the first scene was done in one take. Edit: I didn’t think this comment would get that much likes 😂😂😂

To think these actors can perform such realistic scenes like these and then turn around and do a show like Letterkenny is nothing short of amazing talent.

This scene is mind blowing🤯🤯🤯 Obviously this was an underrated TV show I've never heard of this show on the Bravo Channel.

Just got this recommended ib my feed, how the heck is this show and specifically this episode not very famous and well-known? Such a moving and terrifying episode. Well done.

Credits to the camera man He did this in spectator mode

The fact that this entire thing is one long take makes it even more impressive.

This randomly came across my YT and so I watched .... holy shit! I'm glad it's so raw and real so people can feel the reality instead of the music onto which some shows do ( well too) but I think it takes away from serious of it all This was insanely good Gonna watch the series now never heard of it

This is how you write, direct, edit, and act a scene in a way that's perfect. Close to no music or jump cuts to take you out of it. It isn't real, yet it's absolutely terrifying and gut-wrenching. I seriously hope this show won awards

The screaming and shooting were all that's needed to intensify this situation. The camera movement made it all look as if you were actually there. That's why this felt so real.

Never even heard of this show. This was pretty well done.

This is from a TV show?? Goddamn!! The first 13-minute unbroken sequence was f*cking intense!That was a masterclass in how to shoot (no pun intended) an action scene; It's up there with the hallway scene as well as the prison break scene from the Daredevil show. And if I'm being completely honest, it's up there with action movies like Heat, Miami Vice, the John Wick movies, the Bourne films, Casino Royale and Skyfall and even the two Raid movies!!! I'm definitely going to go back and watch the show from the beginning.

10/10 acting and 10/10 cameraworks. Almost no cuts at all at this scene, really made us the viewers feel the tension and terrifying situations. Simply amazing.

The fact they pulled this off *twice*, once in the french version and a second time in the english version, is simply incredible. The first 12 minute shot is actually done in one single take, at least according to many who worked on the set. Took several attempts to get it right.

One of the best scenes I've ever scene, The Direction gives you the point of view that you are there

Well made. Intense

Cops: “You’ve got nowhere’s left to run, its over” Shooter: * runs somewhere else *

R.I.P to all who has died in actual school shootings. That shit is terrifying

Excellent episode! I actually had my stomach in knots watching this.

It still weirds me out, this was filmed in my high school. Yes its an actual school, not a set. I recognize every hallways, every room and where the stairs are.

I’m sure it’s been said several times but for anyone wanting to know why they very rarely stopped to render aid, as a law enforcement officer, in a situation with an active shooter, we’re trained that regardless of the casualties, our #1 goal is to neutralize the threat. We are not to stop and render aid for anyone as long as there is actively a threat present. The scene where the officer picks the girl up and takes her outside is a completely rare event. He did what some would do. He saved a life. Absolutely amazing job by the directors while making this scene. Absolutely incredible.

The ending when he shakily turns on the radio again and announces the death of the killer, has to be one of my favorite scenes. Cause they don't rejoice and don't cheer like some 80s superman film. He still has the trauma fresh in his mind and knowing the cleanup that comes after and everything, he knows the job is far from done. The horror he has witnessed must be one of the worst. Such a heartbreaking moment.

Bullets can pass through books very easily - even if the first one deflects, the second one has a clear path. The end scene reminds me of Star Trek phaser battles where people take cover behind fern plants.

i’m a kid in the USA. me and my brother are brother students and my dad is a teacher. my school has gotten threats but nothing like this 🙁 i’m so sorry for everyone who has had to go through this..

What I love the most about this is the fact the officers, who are trained to do this, are obviously panicked and terrified of a few teenagers with guns. Anything could happen, to them or to the students inside. They breathe hard, reassure themselves, and move cautiously. Despite their fear, they move in no matter what. Bravery isn’t men just being stoic, but also being very scared yet still doing their jobs.

This is what you call acting range. McMurry, Wayne both playing serious roles. Amazing

This is truly what life has become for students worrying about this

this is an underrated scene

Whoever wrote this deserves an Emmy. The fact you get to know the characters, and care about them, even though there's not a lot of dialog and it's a dramatic action scene, is incredible. Great direction, acting on all parts too.

That part where he shoots the girl at the end for no reason really got to me, holy shit this was amazingly terrifyingly tense acting...

This is one of the most incredible episodes of TV i have ever seen in my life. And actually i feel this is the best Police tv series i have also ever watched - and it's Canadian. I think that is a spectacular achievement. It is more real and raw than any american cop tv show which tend to always tend to have far too much hollywood hero cowboy saves the day type of unrealistic crap. Rawness = real. And this show generally wins in that aspect for its real scenarios and how they're portrayed

Watching this after binge watching Letterkenny is so surreal seeing all of the these actors popping up

The shooter didn't shoot the cameraman, what a gentleman

Loved the way it’s filmed. Minimalistic but still eventful. Keeping the killer faceless was also a great decision.

Never heard the show, neither action is my favorite genre… but damn they delivered well the situation. It felt real.

This was the most intense episode

Bro I swear I think this traumatized me in every way possible, it’s only the fact its true and this happens all the time and it just makes me sad that people have to decide to this to hurting others with including hurting themselves, they try and do suicide but they just think of hurting others and including many and many children’s family’s being affected, it just tears me up that these things happen

My school thought it was a smart idea to have a fake school shooting situation, without telling any of the staff members. We went on to lockdown and everybody around me was crying. We all thought people that we knew were going to die, people were texting their parents and trying to check local news outlets. My school later had to apologize for the incident and send a letter home to parents about it. It was such a scary situation I just can’t even begin to imagine how scary it is for it to be real.

"where are you" "I DONT FUCKING KNOW" this show is so fucking REAL dude holy shit, their emotions are palpable i can feel the fear they are feeling this is an amazing show, also the way it is shot is so unique, almost no cuts, there are some but its rare, its just a camera man walking around a school being shot up, this was brilliant i really wanna see more of this show now

This is heart wrenching and honestly I am scared to think where this civilisation is heading.

"You were responding to an active school shootin with your pals the other daaay..." Wayne is a long way from Letterkenny...

I have a lot of respect for everybody who worked on this entire sequence. It must have taken so long and could not have been easy for anyone, especially for all the actors who had the responsibility of portraying a situation like this as realistically as possible. Every single crew member and actor deserve high praise for the fantastic job they did here.

“What is he wearing? What does he look like” “He has a black hat” Is this why teachers won’t let us wear hats

this made me cry, because we have to live in a world like this where someone would want to do this...💔

From a filmmaking and writing standpoint, aspects such as the lack of music really add to create tension, with the gunshots acting like jumpscares while you're holding your breath. The tracking shots were not only impressive, with the first one going for so long, they also work to keep the audience invested, like you know you'll miss something important if you look away. The acting was also incredible: The officers clearly stressed and building up courage to go after the shooter and quickly reacting to and reporting his moves, the different students and staff running, hiding, or reacting to the shots, and even the shooter's actions when talked to or cornered makes everyone, even background characters, so dimensional and realistic. I personally like horror media, and while this is rather a drama/action, this is so much better at making the audience scared due to how they utilize suspense. Even with gunshots to make you jump, the tension won't die down until the threat is neutralized, and since there is little progress being made overall, the audience is on edge the whole time. This is just overall amazing writing, acting, and cinematography that has left me still shaking as I'm writing this.

"She won't wake up" has to be one of the most heartbreaking qoutes ive heard.

What's sad is that this scene is not just some creepy story, this stuff actually happens. It's insane

This is the best depiction of a mass shooting ever so realistic bravo to all the actors and everyone involved in this series

This is really well made and great acting. They use safeties and everything on their guns. The acting feels so real and accurate, the fear and bravery in the police, very high quality and realistic. Good job to the tv show makers and all the actors!

Seeing the police obviously scared but never hesitating to go in the school damn near brought a tear to my eye. It's coming out now that the police failed MASSIVELY during the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas this week. Shit is unbelievable.

The mere fact that thousands of kids have actually been in situations such as this is gut-wrenching, heart breaking and soul crushing.

Well I never thought I'd see Luke from Monster Warriors and the same guy who made and stars in Letterkenny in such a serious and intensely dark role. I'm used to hearing him yell "It's monster time" and fight bad CGI creatures, not deal with an active shooter scenario. Damn is Jared Keeso versatile.

The new ready or not gameplay is crazy.

The first 12 minutes were done - acting, choreography, mise-en-scene - in a single continuous shot, and with no music. Cinematic masterpiece.

This is truly one of the greatest scenes ever shot on film and also one of the most horrifying…The director held nothing back when he decided to not only show dead teenagers lying everywhere with pools of blood but to also include the sheer realism of the screaming.

they forgot the part where the cops wait outside for an hour before going in

Proof that the cameraman never dies

As someone who has never seen the show, this to me is like some sort of short film. No outside context, just this isolated story. And for some reason, that made it so much better. Being able to learn the names of the characters that I even learn of makes it feel as if I’m watching this from start to end. This is event is major. It’s a singularity. That’s the feeling I get with watching this without context. And damn is it ever good.