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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing » (REVISED)

Book cover image of In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch

Authors: Walter Murch, Francis Ford Coppola
ISBN-13: 9781879505629, ISBN-10: 1879505622
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Silman-James Pr
Date Published: August 2001
Edition: REVISED

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Author Biography: Walter Murch

Book Synopsis

Comprises a revised second edition of film editor Walter Murch's thought-provoking essay on the art and process of film editing. Originally published in 1992, revisions take new technologies such as digital editing into account.

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Cuts and Shadow Cuts1
Why Do Cuts Work?5
"Cut Out the Bad Bits"10
Most with the Least15
The Rule of Six17
Misdirection21
Seeing Around the Edge of the Frame23
Dreaming in Pairs26
Team Work: Multiple Editors29
The Decisive Moment32
Methods and Machines: Marble and Clay43
Test Screenings: Referred Pain52
Don't Worry, It's Only a Movie57
Dragnet64
A Galaxy of Winking Dots70
Afterword: Non-Linear Digital Editing: The Unbearable Lightness73

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