Jimmy And Emily's Romantic First Kiss On Yellowstone Was Shot In Just One Take

Jefferson White himself made that claim during a recent appearance on the official "Yellowstone" podcast. He did so in conversation with co-star Jen Landon, who plays Teeter on the show. And when Landon prompted the actor about his favorite scenes so far, White brought up Jimmy and Emily's first kiss. That kiss occurred on location in Texas, far from the usual locales in which "Yellowstone" shoots. And according to White, those scenes were shot more or less guerilla style, with a skeleton crew and Taylor Sheridan himself directing the action. 

"Me and Kat Kelly were sort of the only actors, surrounded by a bunch of cowboys, with Taylor there directing us," White said. He went on to add that the porch scene in which Jimmy and Emily first kiss was indeed a one-take wonder. "We were always moving fast. There was at least one scene we did literally one take of ... The scene when Jimmy drops Emily off at her house and they kiss for the first time, the sun was setting, it was a magic hour scene and we did one take. One take, one set-up, done."

Landon was legitimately blown away by that news, and given how powerfully the low-key amorous scene plays, it's not hard to understand why. As for White, he went on to equate the immediacy of such a shoot to playing in the Super Bowl, noting of those magical moments, "They're really, like, why we do this."