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When looking back at what ended up being the fall finale of “Chicago Fire” Season 7, the one-shot car accident sequence stands out as the episode’s most heart-pumping moment. Joe Minoso’s Joe Cruz arrives at the chaotic scene to find many wrecked cars spread out across the road. The camera follows Cruz as he runs from one car to the other, looking for his girlfriend, Chloe, who he believes has been involved in the pile-up. Eventually, he gets to her car only to find Chloe badly injured and unconscious. That’s when Cruz’s fellow heroes step in to rescue her, knowing he’s too emotionally connected to properly handle the situation. For Minoso, the biggest challenge from this “oner” shot was having to go in an out of character to get into position.
During the choreographed sequence, the camera was not always on Minoso, as he needed to be in a certain spot at a certain time. “Doing a oner with a steady cam of that length requires you coming in and out of performance at a moment’s notice because you have to move around the corner and wait for the camera to find you, and then get back into the moment and then do your scene,” he explained.
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But as challenging as this was, that doesn’t mean the talented actor didn’t enjoy filming the sequence. “Then when the camera’s off, you set yourself up five feet away under this thing so they can catch you when they come around after dealing with five other actors,” Minoso said. “That in and of itself was so exciting, quite honestly.”
