First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors
by Gabriella Oldham
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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.Tags
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Informative, candid interviews that generally avoid repetition. Belongs in every editor's collection.
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Gabriella Oldham is a freelance writer. Her books include Keaton's Silent Shorts: Beyond the Laughter and First Cut 2: More Conversations with Film Editors. 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.
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- Original publication date
- 1992
- People/Characters
- Anne V. Coates; Carol Littleton
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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- 6
