In the Blink of an Eye : A Perspective on Film Editing,9781879505230

In the Blink of an Eye : A Perspective on Film Editing

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ISBN13: 9781879505230
ISBN10: 1879505231
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1995-04-01
Publisher(s): Silman-James Pr
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Summary

In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated editor Murch's vivid, multifaceted thought-Sprovoking essay on film editing. Starting with the most basic question -- "Why do cuts work?" -- Murch treats the reader to a marvelous "ride" through the esthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. He offers his insights on continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and waking reality; the blink of the eye as both an analog to and an emotional cue for the cut; non-linear digital editing; and much more. "An incredibly lucid trek into the formidable craft of film editing, which in my opinion is the core of the cinematic art form. Walter Murch's depth of insight into this subject is astonishing, and the book is a must for anyone who is interested in truly understanding the filmmaking process". -- George Lucas

Author Biography

Walter Murch is an editor, sound designer, director, and screenwriter who has been honored repeatedly by both the American and British Motion Picture Academies for his picture editing and sound mixing. Among the many notable films he has edited and/or mixed are The Conversation, American Graffiti, Julia, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II and Part III, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, House of Cards, Ghost, Crumb, The English Patient, and The Talented Mr. Ripley

Table of Contents

Foreword ix(2)
Francis Coppola
Preface xi
Cuts and Shadow Cuts
1(4)
Why Do Cuts Work?
5(5)
"Cut Out the Bad Bits"
10(5)
Most with the Least
15(2)
The Rule of Six
17(4)
Misdirection
21(2)
Seeing Around the Edge of the Frame
23(3)
Dreaming in Pairs
26(3)
Team Work: Multiple Editors
29(3)
The Decisive Moment
32(11)
Methods and Machines: Marble and Clay
43(9)
Test Screenings: Referred Pain
52(5)
Don't Worry, It's Only a Movie
57(7)
Dragnet
64(6)
A Galaxy of Winking Dots
70(3)
Afterword: Non-Linear Digital Editing: The Unbearable Lightness 73

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