The technique of film and video editing : history, theory, and practice / Ken Dancyger.

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Dancyger, Ken

9781138628403 (pbk)

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23 791.43 D19 2019

Contents:

Introduction -- Section 1. History of film editing. The silent period -- The early sound film -- The influence of the documentary -- The influence of the popular arts -- The influence of other arts -- Editors who became directors -- Experiments in editing : Alfred Hitchcock -- Experiments in editing II : Robert Altman -- New technologies -- International advance -- The influence of television and theatre -- New challenges to filmic narrative conventions -- The MTV influence on editing I -- The MTV influence on editing II -- Changes in pace -- The appropriation of style I : imitation and innovation -- The appropriation of style II : limitation and innovation -- The appropriation of style III : digital reality -- Section 2. Goals of editing. Editing for narrative clarity -- Editing for dramatic emphasis -- Editing for subtext -- Editing for surprise -- Editing for aesthetics -- Section 3. Editing for the genre. Action -- Dialog -- Comedy -- Documentary -- Imaginative documentary -- Innovation in documentary I -- Innovations in documentary II -- Innovation in documentary III : the experimental documentary -- Section 4. Principles of editing. The picture edit and continuity -- The picture edit and pace -- Ideas and sound -- The sound edit and clarity -- The sound edit and creative sound -- Innovations of sound -- Nonlinear editing and digital technology I -- Nonlinear editing and digital technology II -- Conclusion.

Summary: This updated sixth edition of 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. Ken Dancyger puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice across a range of genres, including action, comedy, drama, documentary and experimental forms, featuring analysis of dozens of classic and contemporary films. This new sixth edition includes new chapters on the influence of other media on the editing form, on the importance of surprise in editing, on the contributions of Robert Altman to the art of editing and on the experimental documentary. This edition also includes expanded coverage in technology, creative sound, point of view, and the long take. New case studies explore Whiplash (2014), Room (2015), Lincoln (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Beaches of Agnès (2008), American Sniper (2014), Son of Saul (2015), The Revenant (2015), and many more.

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"A Focal Press book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction --
Section 1. History of film editing. The silent period --
The early sound film --
The influence of the documentary --
The influence of the popular arts --
The influence of other arts --
Editors who became directors --
Experiments in editing : Alfred Hitchcock --
Experiments in editing II : Robert Altman --
New technologies --
International advance --
The influence of television and theatre --
New challenges to filmic narrative conventions --
The MTV influence on editing I --
The MTV influence on editing II --
Changes in pace --
The appropriation of style I : imitation and innovation --
The appropriation of style II : limitation and innovation --
The appropriation of style III : digital reality --
Section 2. Goals of editing. Editing for narrative clarity --
Editing for dramatic emphasis --
Editing for subtext --
Editing for surprise --
Editing for aesthetics --
Section 3. Editing for the genre. Action --
Dialog --
Comedy --
Documentary --
Imaginative documentary --
Innovation in documentary I --
Innovations in documentary II --
Innovation in documentary III : the experimental documentary --
Section 4. Principles of editing. The picture edit and continuity --
The picture edit and pace --
Ideas and sound --
The sound edit and clarity --
The sound edit and creative sound --
Innovations of sound --
Nonlinear editing and digital technology I --
Nonlinear editing and digital technology II --
Conclusion.

This updated sixth edition of 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. Ken Dancyger puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice across a range of genres, including action, comedy, drama, documentary and experimental forms, featuring analysis of dozens of classic and contemporary films. This new sixth edition includes new chapters on the influence of other media on the editing form, on the importance of surprise in editing, on the contributions of Robert Altman to the art of editing and on the experimental documentary. This edition also includes expanded coverage in technology, creative sound, point of view, and the long take. New case studies explore Whiplash (2014), Room (2015), Lincoln (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Beaches of Agnès (2008), American Sniper (2014), Son of Saul (2015), The Revenant (2015), and many more.

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