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Editing
 The
Technique of Film and Video Editing
Fourth Edition
Ken Dancyger
The Technique of Film & Video Editing contains the best
training for aspiring directors and editors, providing a detailed, precise look
at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture
and sound. A comprehensive history of editing is accomplished through analyses
of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos. This
book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against
a background of theory, history and practice. Softcover, 484 pp. $48.95.
 Matchmoving:
The Invisible Art of Camera Tracking
Tim Dobbert
Written by the matchmove supervisor at a leading effects studio, this
book is much more than a technical primer. It helps you think like
a pro so that you find the right solutions for your matchmoves,
no matter how tricky. You'll also find coverage of tasks that commonly
go hand-in-hand with matchmoves. Softcover, 273 pp. $69.95.
 Fine
Cuts: The Art of European Film Editing
Roger Crittendon
Roger Crittenden reveals the experiences of many of the greatest living
European film editors through his warm and perceptive interviews
which offer a unique insight into the art of editing -- direct from
masters of
the craft.
Softcover, 400 pp. $48.95.
 First
Cut: Conversations with Film Editors
Gabriella Oldham
First Cut allows readers to learn what film editing really is, and to learn
from the source. Gabriella Oldham's interviews with 23 award-winning
film editors give a complete 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.
Softcover, 415 pp. $28.95.
 On
Film Editing
Edward Dmytryk
Editing is fundamental to the art of filmmaking. Edward Dmytryk's classic
treatise On Film Editing is full of practical advice and creative
ideas to help stimulate the minds of any burgeoning filmmaker.
Directors and editors,
in particular, will benefit from Dmytryk's lifetime worth of experience,
distilled, as it is here, into one lucidly written book. The principles
of film editing are explained in clear and concise language, using
examples from well-known works.
Softcover, 148 pp. $52.95.
 Cut
By Cut: Editing Your Film or Video
Gael Chandler
This authoritative guide is a complete examination of both the techniques
and principles of film and video editing. No matter what platform
you use to edit, or what skill level you are at, this book will help
you
to become a better editor. With 50 information-packed tables and
forms, over 100 original illustrations and photos, and an up-to-date
glossary
and resource guide, Cut By Cut is indispensable.
Softcover, 375 pp. $49.95.
 British
Film Editors
Roy Perkins & Martin Stollery
The contributions of film editors have long been overlooked or simply not understood.
In British Film Editors, the craftmen and craftswomen convey, in their
own words, the nature of their elusive art. By focusing exclusively on film editing,
this book offers an alternative history of cinema, both highly readable and thoroughly
fascinating. Softcover, 248 pp. $41.95.
 The
Eye is Quicker: Film Editing -- Making a Film Better
Richard D. Pepperman
The principles, methods, and strategies vital to the creative art
of film editing
are de-mystified in this illuminating and practical "how-to" guide.
Richard D. Pepperman's vibrant approach, supplemented by a multitude of carefully
chosen illustrations, will be of much interest to editors, directors, screenwriters,
as welle as anyone who wants to better understand the elusive craft of film editing.
Softcover, 249 pp. $41.95.
 Film Editing: The Art of the Expressive
Valerie Orpen
Those curious about the expressive power of film editing will
find much of interest
in this fascinating book. Scorsese's Raging Bull, Hitchcock's Rear
Window,
and Godard's A Bout de Souffle are each closely scrutinized with an aim
towards explaining how each film raises editing from the level of mere technique
to that of art. A lucid and informative introduction to the subject. Softcover,
138 pp. $29.95.
 The Conversations
Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
Michael Ondaatje
"The Conversations should be required reading for every aspiring writer
-- and anyone else involved in learning to shape a work of art." Devin Crawley,
Quill and Quire.
The Conversations is filled with stories about how some of the most important
movies of the last thirty years were made and about the people who brought them to
the screen. It traces the artistic growth of Murch, as well as his friends and contemporaries
-- including directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Fred Zinneman
and Anthony Minghella -- from the creation of the independent, anti-Hollywood Zoetrope
by a handful of brilliant, bearded young men to the recent triumph of Apocalypse
Now Redux. Among the films Murch has worked on are American Graffiti,
The Conversation, the re-release of A Touch of Evil, Julia,
Apocalypse Now, The Godfather (all three), The Talented Mr. Ripley,
and The English Patient. Michael Ondaatje is the award-winning author of numerous
books, including In the Skin of the Lion, The
English Patient, and Anil's Ghost.
"Ondaatje has always written like a filmmaker -- by composing scenes,
then later knitting them together in the editing stage. For Ondaatje, editing
can be as
creative as the first impulse to get something down on paper or film.
And Murch, too, makes it clear he can have just as much input to the finished
film as the director,
if not more; he's dealing with imagery patterns, and attempts to
express the deep structures of a created work. Both are kindred spirits
who share their delight in
the artistic process, and the fact that tearing a work of art apart
frequently makes it better." Quill & Quire.
 In the Blink of an Eye: Second Edition
Walter Murch
A vivid, multifaceted, thought provoking essay on
film editing. Murch treats the reader to a marvelous ride through
the aesthetics and practical concerns
of cutting film. Softcover, $22.50.
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