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Film editing - history, theory and practice: Looking at the invisible
Don Fairservice
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Description for Film editing - history, theory and practice: Looking at the invisible
Paperback. This examination of the film editor's craft ranges from the beginning of cinema to the 21st century. Film editing, at its best when it goes unnoticed, is the least understood of the cinematic crafts. This book explains not only the "how" but also the "why" of this pivotal film making activity. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJRD; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
The first-ever comprehensive examination of the film editor's craft from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Of all the film-making crafts, editing is the least understood. Using examples drawn from classic film texts, this book clarifies the editor's role and explains how the editing process maximises the effectiveness of the filmed material. Traces the development of editing from the primitive forms of early cinema through the upheavals caused by the advent of sound, to explore the challenges to convention that began in the 1960s and which continue into the twenty-first century. New digital technologies and the ... Read more
The first-ever comprehensive examination of the film editor's craft from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Of all the film-making crafts, editing is the least understood. Using examples drawn from classic film texts, this book clarifies the editor's role and explains how the editing process maximises the effectiveness of the filmed material. Traces the development of editing from the primitive forms of early cinema through the upheavals caused by the advent of sound, to explore the challenges to convention that began in the 1960s and which continue into the twenty-first century. New digital technologies and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719057779
SKU
V9780719057779
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About Don Fairservice
Don Fairservice is an award-winning, freelance film editor who has taught at The National Film and Television School and The Northern School of Film and Television in Leeds -- .
Reviews for Film editing - history, theory and practice: Looking at the invisible
It offers many insights into silent film editing, as well as the editing of classic Hollywood pictures and some contemporary works.
American Cinematographer
American Cinematographer