| Description |
xix, 387 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I.History of Film Editing.1.The Silent Period.2.The Early Sound Film.3.The Influence of the Documentary. 4.The Influence of the Popular Arts.5.Editors Who Became Directors.6.Experiments in Editing:Alfred Hitchcock.7.New Technologies.8.International Advances .9.The Influence of Television & Theatre.10.New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions.11.The MTV Influence on Editing.12.The Influence of Psychoanalytic Ideas on Editing.13.The Appropriatio of Style:Imitation & Innovation--II.Editing for the Genre.14.Action.15.Dialogue.16.Comedy.17.Documentary. 18.Imaginative Documentary.19.Ideas & Sound--III. Principles of Editing.20.The Picture Edit & Continuity.21.The Picture Edit & Pace.22.The Sound Edit & Clarity.23.The Sound Edit & Creative Sound.24. Nonlinear Editing & Digital Technology.25. Conclusion--Appendix A.Cutting Room Procedures |
| Summary |
The Technique of Film and Video Editing is the best training for directors-to-be, providing a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of and photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional and student editor. Practical skills are grounded by an exposition of the ideas and styles of editing, through which the director can understand the visual tools at his/her disposal. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice. The new material in the second edition emphasizes how new technology has influenced the art of editing. New topics include the MTV style,psychoanalytic ideas, and the appropriation of style over content. New filmmakers whose work is examined in this edition include Spike Lee, Julie Dash, Atom Egoyan, Quentin Tarantino, and Oliver Stone |
| Analysis |
Motion pictures Editing |
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Video tapes Editing |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p368-370. _ Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-379) and index |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Editing.
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Video tapes -- Editing.
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| LC no. |
96030880 |
| ISBN |
0240802551 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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