First Cut – Conversations with Film Editors (Paper) - Softcover

Oldham, Gabriella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520075889 ISBN 13: 9780520075887

Publisher: University of California Press, 1995

Synopsis

First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham's interviews with twenty-three award-winning film editors give a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing a film. Filled with animated anecdotes and detailed examples, this is the first book to provide a comprehensive treatment of both documentary and feature film editing.

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Review:

"This superb collection of interviews illuminates the art of film editing with a level of detail and insight that few previous books have possessed. . . . Through descriptions of the cutting of key sequences in films directed by Coppola, De Palma, Forman, Pollack, Lumet, and others, Oldham's interviewees reveal not just the mechanics of cutting shots together but also how an editor is guided intuitively by the 'inner rhythm' of a sequence. . . . This book is indispensable for all those who wish to deepen their understanding of the editor's contribution to film structure."--Stephen Prince, "Film Quarterly

Synopsis:

This text offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. This collection of interviews with 23 award-winning film editors gives a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0520075889
• ISBN 13: 9780520075887
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 428