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In the Blink of an Eye

by Walter Murch

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"In the Blink of an Eye is editor Walter Murch's essay of film editing. Starting with what might seem to be the most basic editing question - Why do cuts work? - he treats the reader to a marvelous "ride" through the esthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and real life; the criteria of a good cut; and the blink of the eye as both an analog to and an emotional cue for the cut. New to this second edition is Murch's lengthy meditation on the current state of digital editing." --… (more)
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This is not so much a book by Walter Murch as it is a transcribed lecture of his, with an introduction and some added notes on digital editing at the back end. The main lecture is excellent and provides a lot of really valuable insight into the process and philosophy of film editing. Murch has a really unique outlook that makes what he has to say a joy to absorb.

The latter part on digital editing, in spite of having been revised, is already way out of date. As a result, a lot of it is a bit of a slog. It isn't without some valuable insight, but it is the first half of the book that's worth the price of admission. ( )
  TheScribblingMan | Jul 29, 2023 |
El montaje es uno de los elementos más importantes dentro del proceso creativo y técnico del cine; tristemente ignorado por muchos, es en la sala de edición donde se da el ritmo al material filmado y se termina de escribir lo concebido dentro del guion. Walter Murch, editor habitual de Francis Ford Coppola, escribe un interesantísimo ensayo sobre el montaje, que primero fue la transcripción puntual de una conferencia ofrecida en Australia. Con los años, el libro se ha ido actualizando hasta llegar a la nueva era del montaje digital; como bien apunta el autor, hoy, “ya nadie monta en celuloide”. Las ideas expuestas en el texto ahondan sobre los misterios de la edición: ¿qué se toma en cuenta para que los planos se yuxtapongan en cierto orden, y qué determina su duración? ¿cuál es la importancia y efectividad del corte? Sin pretender desarrollar un manual o un libro teórico, el estadounidense Walter Murch confiesa sus métodos personales a la hora de montar una película, y revela las conclusiones que obtiene de dicho trabajo, una labor ardua y minuciosa. ( )
  armandoasis | Mar 27, 2023 |
A nice testimony of a talented editor and his insights on the practice of montage. Very curious to see the dilemmas of the transition from film to digital. ( )
  dribaspt | May 20, 2020 |
A great essay about film editing. ( )
  lxydis | May 11, 2013 |
You don't need to be a film editor to enjoy this book. It is science, psychology, history and art appreciation all rolled into one. ( )
  MarckJohnston | Oct 4, 2010 |
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"In the Blink of an Eye is editor Walter Murch's essay of film editing. Starting with what might seem to be the most basic editing question - Why do cuts work? - he treats the reader to a marvelous "ride" through the esthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and real life; the criteria of a good cut; and the blink of the eye as both an analog to and an emotional cue for the cut. New to this second edition is Murch's lengthy meditation on the current state of digital editing." --

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