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First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham's interviews with twenty-three award-winning film editors give a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing a film. Filled with animated anecdotes and detailed examples, and updated with a new preface, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of both documentary and feature film editing.
Price: $29.95
Pages: 440
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
05 November 2012
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520274679
Format: Paperback
“The real accomplishment of Oldham’s book is her concentration on the psychology of editors rather than just their technical ingenuity . . . Let’s hope a third volume of this illuminating series will follow.”
Gabriella Oldham is a freelance writer. Her books include First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors (UC Press), and Keaton’s Silent Shorts.
Harrison Engle is the award-winning director and producer of more than 80 films, including the documentaries The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt and The LOST Kennedy Home Movies.
Harrison Engle is the award-winning director and producer of more than 80 films, including the documentaries The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt and The LOST Kennedy Home Movies.
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Harrison Engle
Preface to the 2012 Edition
Introduction
Being an Editor
Sheldon Kahn
Becoming an Editor
Emily Paine
Distilling the Documentary
Tom Haneke
Film as All the Arts
Carol Littleton
Flashback, Flashforward
Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress
The Essential Film
Geof Bartz
Telling Stories
Tom Rolf
Sparkling Life, Shaping People
Paul Barnes
Touching the Heart
Anne V. Coates
Maximizing the Moment
Bill Pankow
Percussive Editing
Paul Hirsch
Keeping the Beat
Donn Cambern
Seeing the Invisible
Evan Lottman
Remaining Versatile
Peter C. Frank
Good Stuff Never Changes
John D. Dunning
Subliminal Truths
Ted Winterburn
The Inner Voice
Sidney Levin
Drawing the Emotional Line
Merle Worth
The Supreme Collabotion
Barry Malkin
Diplomatic Takes
Rudi Fehr
Creating a Legacy
Richard Marks
"Locking Up"
Alan Heim
Appendix: Awards and Nominations
References
Index
Foreword
Harrison Engle
Preface to the 2012 Edition
Introduction
Being an Editor
Sheldon Kahn
Becoming an Editor
Emily Paine
Distilling the Documentary
Tom Haneke
Film as All the Arts
Carol Littleton
Flashback, Flashforward
Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress
The Essential Film
Geof Bartz
Telling Stories
Tom Rolf
Sparkling Life, Shaping People
Paul Barnes
Touching the Heart
Anne V. Coates
Maximizing the Moment
Bill Pankow
Percussive Editing
Paul Hirsch
Keeping the Beat
Donn Cambern
Seeing the Invisible
Evan Lottman
Remaining Versatile
Peter C. Frank
Good Stuff Never Changes
John D. Dunning
Subliminal Truths
Ted Winterburn
The Inner Voice
Sidney Levin
Drawing the Emotional Line
Merle Worth
The Supreme Collabotion
Barry Malkin
Diplomatic Takes
Rudi Fehr
Creating a Legacy
Richard Marks
"Locking Up"
Alan Heim
Appendix: Awards and Nominations
References
Index