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Full Description
In this accessible and informative text, Michael R. Miller draws on his extensive experience working on award-winning films, to help readers develop their 'eye' for editing.
The book begins by emphasizing the need for editors to pay attention to the emotional and aesthetic tone of a project and scene, before it explores what makes great editing in a feature film. This includes editing approaches founded on deep appreciation for actors' performances and directors' philosophies, trimming or even deleting footage that weighs down the narrative, refining character point of view, the importance of opening scenes, the role of sound, and much more. Throughout the text, the Miller draws on insights from editors such as Paul Hirsch, ACE, Susan E. Morse, ACE and Thelma Schoonmaker, ACE to provide readers with a deep understanding of how and why "movies are made in the cutting room".
This is a perfect resource for intermediate and advanced editing students, as well as professional editors hoping to improve their craft and learn from the masters. Miller's emphasis on what editors feel while watching dailies, his focus on performance quality, his assertions that, paradoxically, a picture might be improved when a great scene, or even a considerable number are deleted - will be eye-opening for one and all.
Contents
INTRODUCTION:
Why Editing Now Requires Formal Training
CHOOSING THE BEST MOMENT:
What moves you?
THE PRIMACY OF PERFORMANCE:
Authentic Acting is the Trump Card
EDITING AS THE FOUNDATION OF RHYTHM AND PACE:
The Next Hand's Trump Card
OTHER EDITING CONCEPTS: TRANSITIONS, PARALLEL CONSTRUCTION, THE AXIS, MOTIVATED CUTS, INTERCUTTING, ETC.:
Pudovkin, Eisenstein and All the Usual Suspects
CHARACTER POINT OF VIEW AND HOW TO CREATE IT:
Who's Telling This Story
THE IMPORTANCE OF OPENING SCENES:
And Why They're Assembled Toward the End of Post
THE MANY ROLES OF MUSIC:
Score, Source, "Scource" and Much, Much More
THE ROLE OF SOUND:
Developing the Editor's Ear
EDITING AS THE FINAL REWRITE:
The First Assembly is the First Draft
BREAKING THE RULES:
That's What They're Made For... Until They Become the New Ones
CONCLUSION
