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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)

by Walter Murch (Author)
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In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought-provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question - Why do cuts work? - Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his unique insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and reality; criteria for a good cut; the blink of the eye as an emotional cue; digital editing; and much more. In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's pages) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Really good if film editing is of interest to you, 9 Jun 2004
Really good and very interesting.
Walter Murch is a film hero and this book goes some way to explain why. It tells in his own words how and why he works and is refreshing in that the writer talks about new technology in a positive light, despite being grounded in traditional methods.
Going in to detail about when and why we blink he takes this and talks about when to cut and how blinking so important. If the audeince blinks at the wrong time then you've lost them. ie Don't cut when the actor blinks - cut when the audeince blinks.
Stuff like that and lots more.
A modest book, jam packed with stuff to think about.
I think I'll edit my next film standing up - see if his advice helps my film.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars This is a short book - three or four key ideas, but good., 1 Nov 1999
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You can read this book in a lunchtime - very short, and not dense. It is a transcript of a lecture series - you get the feel. It really only has three or four key ideas, which are well explained, although it is very film oriented in the examples chosen.

It will spark some thought, but don't expect a detailed tretise.

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5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERB, 28 Mar 2006
If you want to get into video / film editing then buy this book as its a wonderful insight into the editing process - this guy has been editing since the 60s-present and its written in a really freindly, matey sort of way - very ingrossing and intriguing. The book is also fairly short so can be read quite quickly.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Murch masterfully edits film as the rest of us dream dreams.
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