In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition

Murch, Walter

ISBN 10: 1879505622 / ISBN 13: 9781879505629

Published by Silman-James Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition
• Publisher: Silman-James Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1879505622
• ISBN 13: 9781879505629
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 8 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought -- provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question -- Why do cuts work? -- Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his unique insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and reality; criteria for a good cut; the blink of the eye as an emotional cue; digital editing; and much more. In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's pages) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication.

About the Author

Walter Murch is the winner of multiple Academy Awards for his work as a film editor and a sound designer. Among his many notable credits are The Conversation, American Graffiti, Julia, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather (parts II and III), The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Ghost, Crumb, Romeo Is Bleeding, First Knight, The English Patient, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.