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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As an editor, I have read many of the classics on editing. This is not one of them. It is a decent introductory book, but instead of being creative and really analysing what a cut can do, the author leaves us with the obvious. He explains the basics (parallel montage, smash cut, etc.), and he does it well, in a simple fashion that will serve people who are new to the discipline. The problem is that he does all of this by page 60. Much of the writing that follows is about effects (which are mostly self-explanatory) and seems to be there to make the book over 100 pages. Rather poor.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I wanna be honest. This book I've read and studied is probably a building block for your future if you plan to be an editor.
If you are a beginner and you dont know anything or you want to learn more on the subject this is the book right for you. If you are a skilled editor already, dont buy it, you may find it boring as you know all the concepts and techniques explained.
It's very well organized and goes through scenes to teach you all about editing and how it works.
By the way you wont find any super special editing technique or anything super exciting that will make your work a masterpiece and give you an Oscar..forget it! it's not a showreel of works where you can get inspiration (copy) from.
I really advice this text as it can open your mind to a new concept of editing which will improve your future works.
If you are a beginner and you dont know anything or you want to learn more on the subject this is the book right for you. If you are a skilled editor already, dont buy it, you may find it boring as you know all the concepts and techniques explained.
It's very well organized and goes through scenes to teach you all about editing and how it works.
By the way you wont find any super special editing technique or anything super exciting that will make your work a masterpiece and give you an Oscar..forget it! it's not a showreel of works where you can get inspiration (copy) from.
I really advice this text as it can open your mind to a new concept of editing which will improve your future works.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Awesome Coffee Table Book!
6 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
This is not so much a textbook as it is a hip coffee table book -- imagine a landscape-bound picture book of hit movie scenes, or an artsy encyclopedia of film edits. If you're looking for something deeper and more academic, check out the author's previous book, Cut-By-Cut. This new, fun book isn't software / hardware specific (definitely not a manual on Final Cut), but instead gives a brief reason for using each technique, along with corresponding screenshots that anyone can understand. When should you use a Black Out? A Flash Frame? An Insert? What is Universal Time? Without getting too philosophical, this book addresses not the "how" but the more important "why" for each, and there are over 50 of these featured techniques inside. The overall focus of this book is using film editing to serve the story, rather than distracting from it. As it says, "If you find yourself bored, confused, or suddenly aware of the movie theater or your life and not the movie, a series of bad cuts has probably led you there." It tempts me to watch a movie in slow-motion and see how many of these editing tricks I can spot. Suggestions: flip through this book often for brainstorming, or keep it in the lobby to impress your clients. Great as a gift: it's so collectible and creative-looking that anyone working in the film business would love to have it on the shelf.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
If you like film you'll like this
3 Nov 2009
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When we watch a film we are usually carried along with the story and not very conscious of what goes into capturing our attention. We usually aren't aware of how the film was made, and when we are it's usually a sign that it wasn't made very well.
With a lot of pictures and not too many words this book gives film buffs a huge insight into how movies work, especially how hundreds of small pieces of film, usually just a few seconds long, are put together to keep the story going forward. Putting these pieces together is called editing and Chandler is good at explaining it. (probably because she has done a lot of it.).
Along with showing us what we are seeing on the screen she also supplies names for all the different types of `cuts'. Knowing the names will make you more aware of what you are seeing and make you sound smarter the next time you are talking about a movie.
With a lot of pictures and not too many words this book gives film buffs a huge insight into how movies work, especially how hundreds of small pieces of film, usually just a few seconds long, are put together to keep the story going forward. Putting these pieces together is called editing and Chandler is good at explaining it. (probably because she has done a lot of it.).
Along with showing us what we are seeing on the screen she also supplies names for all the different types of `cuts'. Knowing the names will make you more aware of what you are seeing and make you sound smarter the next time you are talking about a movie.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A must have on Director's shelves
22 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
Gael Chandler's new book "Film Editing" published by Michael Weise Productions, provides a beautiful visual reference for anyone interested in learning the visual language of film time. The numerous stills selected provide excellent examples of screen direction, parallel actions, point of view shots, matching color and much more through the selected stills from contemporary motion pictures. This is a book that beginning film students as well as professionals can refer to as a reminder as to why the cut takes place and how to abbreviate moments in a film to make them more effective or to lengthen moments to intensify the suspense. Screen direction can be particularly confusing to new directors and editors and this book addresses these issues through the use of stills. This book is a must have for directors, producers, editors, cinematographers and anyone interested in the construction of a scene shot by shot. Should be in every filmmakers library.
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