The technique of film and video editing : history, theory, and practice /
The Technique of Film and Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Because editing is about more than learning a specific software program, this book focuses on the fundamentals of editing as art. An...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, MA :
Elsevier/Focal Press,
[2011]
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| Edition: | Fifth edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Technique of Film and Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Because editing is about more than learning a specific software program, this book focuses on the fundamentals of editing as art. Analysis of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice. This edition includes brand new chapters covering the goals of editing, including editing for narrative clarity, subtext, aesthetics, and dramatic emphasis, all showing how to evoke specific audience responses. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 459 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780240813974 0240813979 9780240813967 0240813960 9781282886964 1282886967 |