Fine cuts : the art of European film editing

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. In their interviews the editors relate their experience to the directors they have worked with, including: Agnes Guillemot- (Godard, Truffaut, Catherine Breillat) Roberto Perpignani- (Welles, Bertolucci, Tavianni Brothers) Sylvia Ingemarsson- (Ingmar Bergman) Michal Leszczylowski- (Andrei Tarkovsky, Lukas Moodysson) Tony Lawson (Nic Roeg, Stanley Kubrick, Neil Jordan) and many more. Foreword by Walter Murch - three-time Oscar-winning Editor of 'Apocalypse Now', 'The English Patient', 'American Graffiti', 'The Conversation' and 'The Godfather Part II and III'. · In this book Roger Crittenden reveals the experiences of many of the greatest living European film editors · Foreword by the incomparable Film Editor, Walter Murch · Living exponents reach back to reveal the radical shift in approach created by the French New Wave and trace the patterns of editing practice into this new century Whether you are an aspiring filmmaker, editor or just a movie lover, this book will give you some wonderful insights into an integral process of filmmaking that is often transparent to us. Reading this book is the second best thing to actually learning in person from the masters of cinema and their enormously talented editors. This is a first hand account of the art and craft of film editing told throught he eyes of leading European film editing. The title includes a filmography of films that contribute to the European tradition Roger Crittenden. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.