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Film Editing: History, Theory and Practice
 

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Educational, Instructional, Reference
Film & Television

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1 2002-01-02 Manchester Press  

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This is the first comprehensive examination of the film editor's craft, from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Film editing is widely considered to be at its best when it goes unnoticed, making it the least understood of the cinematic crafts. This book explains not only the 'how' but also the 'why' of this pivotal filmmaking activity.

The struggle to produce meaningful narratives through the manipulation of moving images is a fascinating story. Evolving through experiment and creative inspiration, driven by commercial imperatives, a cinematic form emerged whihc became universally adopted. This detailed study traces the development of editing from the primative forms of early cinema through the upheavals caused by the advent of sound, to explore the challenges to convention that began in the 1960s and which continue into the twenty-first century.

New digital technologies and the dominance of the moving image as an increasingly central part of everyday life have produced a radical rewriting of the rules of audio-visual address. Anyone taking an informed interest in the development of cinema and television will find this book revealing and rewarding.