Art of the Cut

Conversations with Film and TV Editors
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-23865-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Art of the Cut provides an unprecedented look at the art and technique of contemporary film and television editing. It is a fascinating "virtual roundtable discussion" with more than 50 of the top editors from around the globe. Included in the discussion are the winners of more than a dozen Oscars for Best Editing and the nominees of more than forty, plus numerous Emmy winners and nominees. Together they have over a thousand years of editing experience and have edited more than a thousand movies and TV shows.

Hullfish carefully curated over a hundred hours of interviews, organizing them into topics critical to editors everywhere, generating an extended conversation among colleagues. The discussions provide a broad spectrum of opinions that illustrate both similarities and differences in techniques and artistic approaches. Topics include rhythm, pacing, structure, storytelling and collaboration.

Interviewees include Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road), Tom Cross (Whiplash, La La Land), Pietro Scalia (The Martian, JFK), Stephen Mirrione (The Revenant), Ann Coates (Lawrence of Arabia, Murder on the Orient Express), Joe Walker (12 Years a Slave, Sicario), Kelley Dixon (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead), and many more.

Art of the Cut also includes in-line definitions of editing terminology, with a full glossary and five supplemental web chapters hosted online at www.routledge.com/cw/Hullfish. This book is a treasure trove of valuable tradecraft for aspiring editors and a prized resource for high-level working professionals. The book’s accessible language and great behind-the-scenes insight makes it a fascinating glimpse into the art of filmmaking for all fans of cinema.

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Zielgruppe

Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hullfish, Steve

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmproduktion, Filmtechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Film Editor Biographies

1. PROJECT ORGANIZATION Cards on a Wall Project Organization Scene Bin Organization Scene Bin Organization with JPEG Markers Selects or KEM Rolls Sequence Organization Organizing a Timeline Layout ScriptSync

2. APPROACH TO A SCENE Screening Dailies (Rushes) Watching Dailies Backwards Finding a Starting Place Fast and Rough to Start Using Select Reels 3. PACING AND RHYTHM Pacing is Musical What Determines Pacing? Letting it Breathe Pacing Due to Screen Size 4. STRUCTURE Length of First Assembly Working the First Assembly Hitting Beats Structure Intercutting Killing Your Babies and Eliminating Shoe Leather Screening First Assembly in TV

5. STORYTELLING Editing is Foundational to Storytelling Speaking into the Script Character Perspective Structure A Student of Story 6. PERFORMANCE Editing as Stewardship Finding the Performance Performance That Tells the Story Shaping Performance Editing Bracketed Performances Using Audio from Different Takes Than Picture Split Screen: The Invisible Weapon Performance Needs Context

7. SOUND DESIGN Sound to Sell Visual Edits Selling the Environment Collaboration with Sound Team and Assistants ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement)

8. MUSIC The Purpose of Temp Music Choosing Temp Music Cutting Without Temp Songs and Diegetic or "Source" Music Temping a Franchise Film Using Score

9. COLLABORATION Landing the Gig Styles of Collaboration Notes Social Skills Don’t Edit the Way You Think the Director Wants TV’s Collaborative Environment

10. DOCUMENTARY Schedule Approaching the Material ScriptSync Shot Selection Pacing and Rhythm Structure Sound Design Music Collaboration Notes and Revisions Miscellaneous Documentary Wisdom

11. MISCELLANEOUS WISDOM How Did You Break Into the Business? Emotion Geography Learn From Your Mistakes How Do You Judge the Editing of Others?

Über Autor(innen)

Steve Hullfish is a feature film and TV editor with credits including, "Courageous," "War Room," "Champion" and the theatrically-released feature documentary, "Clinton Inc." Hullfish is the author of five other books, including The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction and Avid Uncut. Hullfish also trains editors and colorists around the world.