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Cutting Rhythms : Creative Film Editing / Karen Pearlman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pearlman, Karen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture plays--Editing.
- Motion picture plays.
- Motion pictures--Philosophy.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Editing.
- Rhythm.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 pages)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2025]
- Summary:
- Filled with timeless principles and thought-provoking examples from a variety of international films, the third edition of Karen Pearlman's 'Cutting Rhythms' offers an in-depth study of the film editor's rhythmic creativity and expertise, the processes and tools editors use to shape rhythms, and how rhythm works to engage audiences in film.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 From Intuition to Expertise
- What is Intuition?
- Shifting from Intuition to Expertise
- Thinking Rhythmically
- Chapter 2 Watching, Sorting, Remembering, Selecting, and Composing
- Watching
- Sorting
- Remembering
- Selecting and Composing
- Chapter 3 Editor as Choreographer-Time, Energy, and Movement
- Shifting the Discussion from Music to Movement
- Movement Phrases
- Phrasing Considerations
- Chapter 4 Timing, Pacing, and Trajectory Phrasing
- Timing
- Pacing
- Trajectory Phrasing
- Chapter 5 Tension, Release, and Synchronization
- Tension and Release
- Synchronization
- Chapter 6 Good Editing Is Not Invisible
- Three Kinds of Movement
- Chapter 7 Physical Rhythm
- Rechoreographing
- Physical Storytelling
- Dancing Edits
- Singing the Rhythm
- Chapter 8 Emotional Rhythm
- Prepare, Action, Rest
- Actor's Actions
- Beats
- Chapter 9 Event Rhythm
- First Scenes
- Dramatic Questions
- Structures as Event Patterns
- Energy, Pace, and Timing
- Reintegrating Rhythms
- Chapter 10 Style
- Thematic Montage
- Continuity Cutting
- Collision
- Linkage
- Chapter 11 Collaboration and the Vulcan Mind Meld
- The Mind Meld
- Chapter 12 Editing Thinking and Onscreen Drafting
- Editing Thinking
- What is an Onscreen Draft?
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781040351314
- 104035131X
- 9781040351369
- 1040351360
- OCLC:
- 1514860209
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000227924
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