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In the Blink of an Eye

Paperback • 2001 • English • 2. edition

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

By Walter Murch

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About the book

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...Show more

Films, cinema
Film history, theory or criticism
Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills

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ISBN

9781879505629

Publisher

Silman-James Press

Published year

2001

Language

English

Edition

2

Original title

In the Blink of an Eye

Format

Paperback

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