By
Karel Reisz, Significant filmmaker in post-war Britain, deceased in 2002. Film credits include The French Lieutenant's Woman, Isadora, Everybody Wins, The Gambler, and Who'll Stop the Rain.
GAVIN MILLAR, Scottish film director, credits include The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Ella and the Mothers, The Russian Soldier, Dreamchild
Description
Enhanced version of the seminal text on editing includes a new foreword, a new afterword, a revamped cover and layout, as well as a
lower price!
The single most comprehensive and engaging volume on film editing. Reisz and Millar introduce readers to
every aspect of the editor's craft, providing a concise history of editing and describing editing style as it applies to every genre
of moviemaking, including many types of narrative and documentary films. The particular demands of wide-screen filmmaking, cinema verite,
and the avant-garde are also covered.
Reisz and Millar's account of the differences between smooth and abrupt editing
and their remarkable sense of editing for dramatic effect rather than for realism make this book essential for apprentice editors, as
well as those who want to know how filmmakers understand their work.
Audience:
Professionals students and amateurs involved in film making.
