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You Are Here: creation process: post production: suggested reading
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Suggested Reading
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Grammar of the Edit
by Ron Thomson
It explains in simple terms, with the use of icons, the fundamental components of an edit. It lists, examines and explains the rules and working practices of post-production editing and has been meticulously class-tested, both in Europe and the Third World.
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In the Blink of an Eye : A Perspective on Film Editing
Murch delivers a short, but insightful analysis of film editing. The just of the title refers to Murch's theory that an eye blink is the equivalent of an edit. He found that when an audience is riveted they will seldom blink. His further studies led him to believe that an audience will generally blink when a film cut should be made. Whether true or not, it was truly thought provoking.
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Technique of Film & Video Editing
by Dancyger, Ken
In-depth analyses of dozens of films and videos, current and classic * Proven editing techniques for professionals and students * Highlights the history, theory, and aesthetics of film and video editing. 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.
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On Film Editing
by Edward Dmytryk
"Editing is the creative force of filmic reality." So Dmytryk, director of the American classic "The Caine Mutiny" begins this little book, which he hopes will aid film directors and editors in perfecting their art.
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When the Shooting Stops, the Cutting Begins : A Film Editor's Story
\by Ralph Rosenblum
Rosenblum's major accomplishment in the book is to shed light on the importance of the film editor in motion pictures. He's not wrong in stating that their efforts have been largely ignored by critics and the public at large. What's interesting is that the editor as an influence in film is rarely even discussed by film critics and historians. It's probably because people are largely unsure of what an editor's true contributions are to any one motion picture.
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Technique of Film Editing
by Karel Reisz, Gavin Millar
Thank goodness this classic book has come back into print! Though The Technique of Film Editing has not been revised since 1968, it is still the single most comprehensive and engaging volume on film editing. Karel Reisz and Gavin Millar introduce readers to every aspect of the editor's craft. They provide a concise history of editing and describe editing style as it applies to every genre of moviemaking, including the many types of narrative and documentary films. The particular demands of wide-screen filmmaking, cinema vérité, and the avant-garde are also covered. Reisz and Millar's account of the differences between smooth and abrupt editing and their remarkable sense of editing for dramatic effect rather than for realism make this book an essential for apprentice editors, as well as for those who want to know how filmmakers understand their work.
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