Technique of Film Editing - Softcover

Karel Reisz; Gavin Miller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240508467 ISBN 13: 9780240508467

Publisher: Hastings House, 1968

Synopsis

A living classic of film literature originally compiled and written by Karel Reisz 1n 1953 who later went on to become one of Britain's foremost film directors. Since first published, this book has become accepted UNIVERSALLY as the leading work on film editing. The book was thoroughly revised and brought up to date in 1968 by Gavin Millar for the 2nd Expanded Edition. The book has a unique history since it pools the knowledge and experience of a Committee of ten distinguished film-makers brought together by the British Film Academy, including Roy Boulting, Sidney Cole, David Lean, Ernest Lindgren, Harry Miller and Basil Wright under the chairmanship of Thorold Dickinson. This book is much more than a text book. It represents the views of Britain's leading directors and editors and all arguments are based on practical work in the field. Director Anthony Asquith has called this book a "must have" not only for film technicians but for intelligent film-goers.

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Review

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.

From the Publisher

In 1968 the original text was reprinted as it stood, as it was felt that any attempt to revise or reinterpret it could only blur its spirit. The second edition has now also reprinted 13 times. On publication, the film director Anthony Asquith said `this book is an absolute must not only for film technicians but for every intelligent filmgoer' and more recently it has been said that `it is probably the most successful film textbook in English, and has had a great influence on the technique of the cinema.'

Edition details

• Publisher: Hastings House
• Publication date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240508467
• ISBN 13: 9780240508467
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 411