In particular, Murch uses his experience editing The English Patient to explore the digital side of editing. The only part of the book that is unnecessary is the comparison of digital and film editing equipment, probably out of date even before the printing. Most of what we experience visually from the moment we get up is a continous stream of linked images. 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. Once you finish the book you'll start noticing the decision making in the offline editing, in abundance many great films.

Murch noticed at some point in his career with Gene Hackman, that where Hackman blinked was often a good place to cut a sequence (just before the blink). 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. It has really short chapters with a lot of repetition, very reminiscent of your average self help lecture. I originally bought this to learn about editing from one of the best which I did but my surprise was in that this book is also a powerful philosophical read on life! Kurguyla ilk kez temas edecek kişileri belli yanlış ezberleri henüz oluşmadan çok doğru şekilde yönlendirebilir.All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. La edición de 2021 cuenta con capítulos adicionales sobre el sonido de una película y su edición y montaje, así como unas reflexiones sobre el cambio del celuloide al digital en la industria en los últimos años. The work managed to give me a new appreciation for what we do, and that is a gift from Murch to all of us.

Once you have your fist cut, he recommends looking again at the original footage—things have changed now and maybe there is something in the original footage that could really help you out now, time permitting. 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. Reading his book from his future, It was encouraging to see how much of what he said has come to light.Sem kvikmyndanemi og klippari fannst mér hann ná að draga upp marga góða punkta og opnaði augun mín fyrir allskonar nytsamlegum hugmyndum og pælingum til að hafa í huga þegar maður er kominn við klippiborðið. The afterward looks at the move from film to digital media, looking at advantages and drawbacks, and detailing Murch’s own personal experience with the shift, a shift he had eagerly anticipated and partook in.

The way the pictures collide together when mounted on the wall may lead to a new way of looking at things. A pesar del enfoque técnico y profesional que tiene el libro, Walter Murch sabe entretener al lector en todas sus explicaciones. The first half is about the art of editing itself (and more old-style/analog editing), distilling several days worth of raw footage into a final product lasting only few hours.Later in the book, after all that stuff, he talks about the differences between film editing and digital/electric editing. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I was scheduled to teach Introduction to Digital Video Editing during our Summer semester here at Texas Southern University. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate.