"A Focal Press book"--Cover Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index
Contents:
Introduction -- Section 1. History of film editing. The silent period -- The early sound film -- The influence of the documentary -- The influence of the popular arts -- The influence of other arts -- Editors who became directors -- Experiments in editing : Alfred Hitchcock -- Experiments in editing II : Robert Altman -- New technologies -- International advance -- The influence of television and theatre -- New challenges to filmic narrative conventions -- The MTV influence on editing I -- The MTV influence on editing II -- Changes in pace -- The appropriation of style I : imitation and innovation -- The appropriation of style II : limitation and innovation -- The appropriation of style III : digital reality -- Section 2. Goals of editing. Editing for narrative clarity -- Editing for dramatic emphasis -- Editing for subtext -- Editing for surprise -- Editing for aesthetics -- Section 3. Editing for the genre. Action -- Dialog -- Comedy -- Documentary -- Imaginative documentary -- Innovation in documentary I -- Innovations in documentary II -- Innovation in documentary III : the experimental documentary -- Section 4. Principles of editing. The picture edit and continuity -- The picture edit and pace -- Ideas and sound -- The sound edit and clarity -- The sound edit and creative sound -- Innovations of sound -- Nonlinear editing and digital technology I -- Nonlinear editing and digital technology II -- Conclusion
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