Theories of film editing : how editing creates meaning / Michael Frierson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frierson, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Editing.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Film and Video Editing Theory offers an accessible, introductory guide to the practices used to create meaning through editing. In this book, Michael Frierson synthesizes the theories of the most prominent film editors and scholars, from Herbert Zettl, Sergei Eisenstein, and Noël Burch to the work of landmark Hollywood editors like Walter Murch and Edward Dmytryk. In so doing, he maps out a set of craft principles for readers, whether one is debating if a flashback reveals too much, if a certain cut clarifies or obscures the space of a scene, or if a shot needs to be trimmed. The book is grounded in the unity of theory and practice, looking beyond technical proficiency in a specific software to explain to readers how and why certain cuts work or don’t work.

Contents:

Herbert Zettl, vectors and approaches to building screen space

Noel Burch, PMR vs. IMR, and continuity editing in a 5 x 3 matrix

Hollywood theorists: Edward Dmytryk and Walter Murch

David Bordwell, the narrative functions of continuity editing, and intensified continuity

Eisenstein and montage

Realism and Andre Bazin

Dream and ritual: Andrei Tarkovsky and Maya Deren

Rhythmic and graphic editing.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781315474991

1315474999

OCLC:

1022757985