Description
Book SynopsisFilm editing is part of the long process of formulating, acquiring and presenting the images and sounds that make a film. The film editor makes decisions about the arrangement of the visual and aural material that they receive in the cutting room, not for their own satisfaction but to stimulate the participation of the cinema and television viewer. Three interrelated aspects, Emotion, Performance and Story, influence this decision-making. Combining history, practice, study and theory,
Film Editing: Emotion, Performance, Story investigates why certain editorial decisions can encourage the emotional and narrative engagement of the audience. With full-color examples from features, short films and commercials, this book introduces a range of different editing styles and techniques to provide editors with a context on which to build their practice.Julie Lambden takes a discursive approach exploring the many options open to the editor whether this is the fine point at which to cut or
Trade ReviewLambden’s book will enhance [readers’] knowledge of the art, the veritable alchemy, of film editing. * Cineaste Magazine *
Julie Lambden astutely takes the lid off the complexities and alchemy of film editing and effortlessly leads us to an understanding of all aspects of the narrative power that editing and montage can release. This therefore makes essential reading for film students, practicing professionals or indeed anyone who wishes to expand their grasp of the fundamental and highly creative disciplines that comprise the language of all film making. * Mick Audsley, editor of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Twelve Monkeys (1995) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988) *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Moving Pictures; the structuring of Story and Emotion Chapter 2: Montage Chapter 3: Study 1- Parallel Tracks Chapter 4: Continuous Time and Space Chapter 5: Study 2 – Subjective Eyes Chapter 6: The Expressive Potential of the Audio-Visual Dynamic Chapter 7: Study 3: Fascinating Rhythms Chapter 8: Constructing a Performance Index
