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A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits—Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More - Softcover

Hirsch, Paul

 
9781641605243: A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits—Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More

Synopsis

A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away provides a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years as seen through the eyes of Paul Hirsch, the Oscar-winning film editor who worked on such classics as George Lucas's Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back , Brian De Palma's Carrie and Mission: Impossible , Herbert Ross's Footloose and Steel Magnolias , John Hughes's Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Planes, Trains & Automobiles , Joel Schumacher's Falling Down , and Taylor Hackford's Ray . Hirsch breaks down his career movie by movie, offering a riveting look at the decisions that went into creating some of cinema's most iconic scenes. He also provides behind-the-scenes insight into casting, directing, and scoring and intimate portraits of directors, producers, composers, and stars. Part film school primer, part paean to legendary filmmakers and professionals, this funny and insightful book will entertain and inform aficionados and casual moviegoers alike.

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About the Author

Paul Hirsch received the Academy Award for his editing work onStar Wars in 1978. He also has edited The Empire Strikes Back,Carrie,Mission: Impossible,Footloose,Steel Magnolias, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Falling Down. In 2005, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Ray.He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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