IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE NEW EDN: New Edition

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There's a bit he he has about how people watching films are like bees, there's a bit about how the relationship between a director and a editor should be like a dreamer and a dream reader, and bunch of different examples. While it's unfair to judge Murch's book by how fast editing evolved in the two decades after it came out, I do not approve of the status this book has. This tells how an editor makes choices and cuts film - originally a physical cut - and how machines used to be large, noisy and heavy but have moved to be computers. The first half of the book is sensational, and explores a lot of theory behind editing, which is great for any filmmakers.

With the older technology, it required you to sift through alot of material, and sometimes you would come across footage that was just what you needed - footage you may have discarded before. The actual core of the book is filled with great philosophy around editing, and honestly even lends its ideas to other facets of life and thought. The first stuff was right up my alley; Murch's personal editing philosophies and his technical trips and tricks were super helpful and he talks about them in my stupid language. While Murch makes pains to clarify that these are just his opinions rather than objective truth, the intellectual perspective those opinions provide is tremendously valuable.A bad actor can often be spotted by the strange rhythmn of their blinking - it doesn't seem to be matching the emotional landscape of the story. In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's pages) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication. So when he got back to just talking about the philosophical differences of all these different systems, then I was about to hop back on his wave-length and start learning again. Mniej w niej uwag, które mogą się przydać aspirującym montażystom, ale jest to interesujący wywód pod kątem sprawdzalności zawartych w nim prognoz.

Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. If you have any sort of interest in film you should read this but if you love cinema then you pretty much have to read it. Still, it's converted pretty directly from a lecture he delivered, which keeps the material a little close to the surface for my liking -- I should really keep reading this Peter Wollen film theory book I found at the Strand for the denser, deeper conceptual stuff, or more Ruiz perhaps. The rest is just Murch going on and on with 'clever' analogies to explain what editing is to an audience that maybe never before thought about the fact that movies are edited at all. If you're interested though, I'd recommend The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje.At any rate, I believe "filmic" juxtapositions are taking place in the real world not only when we dream but also when we are awake. Divided into two parts, this book is essentially the sharing of a film editor from his career and the history of editing technology from his personal experience.

Later in the book, after all that stuff, he talks about the differences between film editing and digital/electric editing. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate.