In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition

In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought -- provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question -- Why do cuts work? -- Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his unique insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and reality; criteria for a good cut; the blink of the eye as an emotional cue; digital editing; and much more. In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's pages) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication. In The Blink Of An Eye Is Editor Walter Murch's Essay Of Film Editing. Starting With What Might Seem To Be The Most Basic Editing Question - Why Do Cuts Work? - He Treats The Reader To A Marvelous Ride Through The Esthetics And Practical Concerns Of Cutting Film. Along The Way, He Offers His Insights On Such Subjects As Continuity And Discontinuity In Editing, Dreaming, And Real Life; The Criteria Of A Good Cut; And The Blink Of The Eye As Both An Analog To And An Emotional Cue For The Cut. New To This Second Edition Is Murch's Lengthy Meditation On The Current State Of Digital Editing.--jacket. Cuts And Shadow Cuts -- Why Do Cuts Work? -- Cut Out The Bad Bits -- Most With The Least -- The Rule Of Six -- Misdirection -- Seeing Around The Edge Of The Frame -- Dreaming In Pairs -- Team Work : Multiple Editors -- The Decisive Moment -- Methods And Machines : Marble And Clay -- Test Screenings : Referred Pain -- Don't Worry, It's Only A Movie -- Dragnet -- A Galaxy Of Winking Dots -- Afterword: Digital Film Editing : Past, Present, And Imagined Future. By Walter Murch. Edition Statement From Cover. Includes Bibliographical References. "In the Blink of an Eye is editor Walter Murch's essay of film editing. Starting with what might seem to be the most basic editing question - Why do cuts work? - he treats the reader to a marvelous "ride" through the esthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and real life; the criteria of a good cut; and the blink of the eye as both an analog to and an emotional cue for the cut. New to this second edition is Murch's lengthy meditation on the current state of digital editing."--Page 4 de la couverture "In the Blink of an Eye is editor Walter Murch's essay of film editing. Starting with what might seem to be the most basic editing question - Why do cuts work? - he treats the reader to a marvelous "ride" through the esthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and real life; the criteria of a good cut; and the blink of the eye as both an analog to and an emotional cue for the cut. New to this second edition is Murch's lengthy meditation on the current state of digital editing."--BOOK JACKET. Conté: Foreword / Francis Coppola -- Preface to the Second edition -- Preface -- Cuts and shadow cuts -- Why do cuts work? -- "Cut out the bad bits" -- Most with the least -- The rule of six -- Misdirection -- Seeing around the edge of the frame -- Dreaming in pairs -- Team work : multiple editors -- The decisive moment -- Methods and machines : marble and clay -- Test screenings : referred pain -- Don't worry, it's only a movie -- Dragnet -- A galaxy of winking dots -- Afterword: Digital film editing : past, present, and imagined future