File:ScullyFBITriangle.ogv

Clip from "Triangle", season 6 episode 3. The scene in question is during the second act: Agent Dana Scully, in the present, crosses paths with Fox Mulder and the 1939 version of Scully aboard a ghost ship.

The X-Files Complete Sixth Season (2008), 20th Century Fox Self-made video using HandBrake, QuickTime Pro, and OggConvert conversion and transcoding tools [18:30–19:03]

Triangle (The X-Files)

Entire image (2.35:1 aspect ratio) to preserve the episode's cinematography and avoid misrepresenting the work in any way.

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The clip is used to illustrate a noted scene from the second act of "Triangle", the only episode of The X-Files to be solely filmed in real time. The scene in question helps the viewer visualize the direction style of the episode: Chris Carter, director, had a cameraman follow the main actors with a steadicam for long shots, some lasting more than several minutes (a notably difficult feat in modern film-making). In order to achieve accuracy, each scene had to be strategically blocked and lines had to be memorized perfectly: one mess-up would ruin the entire take. In addition the scene was praised by critics: Timothy Sexton from Yahoo! Voices praised the scene and compared it favorably to Orson Welles' 1958 film Touch of Evil. Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson, two noted writers and reviewers, called the scene "punch-the-air wonderful" and praised the precision of the directing. Furthermore, the effect was inspired by a split-screen shot in Semisonic's hit 1998 single "Closing Time.

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