The Technique Of Film And Video Editing
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The Technique of Film & Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice. This new edition has been updated to include the latest advances in digital video and nonlinear editing and explores the new trend of documentary as mainstream entertainment, using films such as "Farenheit 9/11" and "The Fog of War" as examples.* Learn how to strengthen your story and engage your audience through the editing process* Examples, analysis, and film stills from great movies* Includes a new chapter on the impact of documentaries
Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition xiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction to the Fourth Edition xvIntroduction xviiHistory of Film Editing 1The Silent Period 3The Early Sound Film 39The Influence of the Documentary 53The Influence of the Popular Arts 71Editors Who Became Directors 81Experiments in Editing: Alfred Hitchcock 97New Technologies 110International Advances 128The Influence of Television and Theatre 148New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions 159The MTV Influence on Editing I 184The MTV Influence on Editing II 196Changes in Pace 214The Appropriation of Style I: Imitation and Innovation 223The Appropriation of Style II: Limitation and Innovation 233The Appropriation of Style III: Digital Reality 255Editing for the Genre 265Action 267Dialogue 280Comedy 293Documentary 304Imaginative Documentary 320Innovations in Documentary I 328Innovations in Documentary II 342Ideas and Sound 349Principles of Editing 359The Picture Edit and Continuity 361The Picture Edit and Pace 373The Sound Edit and Clarity 383The Sound Edit and Creative Sound 391Innovations of Sound 400Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology I 408Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology II 417Conclusion 433Filmography 435Glossary 449Selected Bibliography 458Index 461
