Grammar of the Edit
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
 Featuring essential resources for professionals and students in many areas of media and mass communications, Focal Press books keep you up-to-date and demystify ever-changing technologies to help you gain success. Check out the Focal Press store. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
"This book is excellent at presenting the material in a logical manner. The author even explains at points why the information in preceding chapters is crucial to the overall "Big Picture" of the editorial process." --Professor Joey Goodsell, University of Southern Mississippi A review on amazon.com of the first edition: "This book describes in no uncertain terms what ABSOLUTELY MUST BE IN EACH AND EVERY SHOT-so that the successful filmmaker can build a story that flows smoothly. This book will help you to be artistic, but will also help you to avoid confusing your audience. A small book that is easily read in the space of an hour, the student or novice film-maker will find himself using it as a quick reference many times over. Highly recommended."
Product Description
Learn the basic 'grammar' of editing films and videos in "Grammar of the Edit". This book shows you in no uncertain terms (independently of software) what you absolutely need to know to edit your video production. Whether you are just learning how to edit or you need a refresher, this book gives you a basic toolkit to understand the basic terms and the common practices of editing to help create a coherent and meaningful story or visual presentation. This book concentrates on where and how an edit is made and teaches you how to answer the simple question: 'What do I need to do in order to make a good edit between two shots?' "Grammar of the Edit" begins with an explanation of the basic rules of visual construction that will allow you to arrange your footage logically. The book takes you from the basic vocabulary of editing, to knowing when to cut (and why), to transitions, and finally to good working practices. Designed as an easy-to-use reference, each topic is covered succinctly and is accompanied by clear photographs and diagrams that illustrate the key concepts presented in the book. Simple, elegant, and easy to use, "Grammar of the Edit" is a staple of any filmmaker's library. Don't miss the companion volume, "Grammar of the Shot 2e", 9780240521213! It offers a simple and clear overview of the principles of editing...timeless information that will improve your work. The title is designed as a quick reference: each topic is covered in an illustrated two-page spread. Together with its companion volume "Grammar of the Shot", these little books are all the beginning filmmaker needs.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book before I read the Grammar of the shot. I found it very useful and not just for editing either because a lot of the principles were duplicated in the grammar of the shot and relate to both. It is presented in a clear manner (rule #1, rule #2 etc.) that I found refreshing. That's what I was looking for, a list of classical rules (good practise/bad practise etc.) because that kind of thinking is missing from a lot of the text books I've read. That kind of attitude tends to be an old fashioned approach (see also 'The 5 C's of cinematography') but I really appreciate what the old standards were, even though we live in an age where rules are meant to be broken. You've got to know the rules before you can break them.
I'd recommend reading both 'The Grammar of the Edit' and 'The Grammar of the Shot' as two halves of the same book, even though they both contain overlapping information.
I'd recommend reading both 'The Grammar of the Edit' and 'The Grammar of the Shot' as two halves of the same book, even though they both contain overlapping information.
Format:Paperback
I really liked this book. True the first third is very similar to The Grammar of the shot (I own them both) but I just completed my first ever self shoot edit on a tea shop in Vauxhall (Tea house theatre) and this book really helped me make it look good (well the edits anyway). With questions like, what would the audience like to see next, what should they see next, what can't they see next starts to get a complete beginner like me thinking before even making a cut. A new shot should provide some information, whats the reason to leave that shot, whats the motivation of your new cut/fade/wipe etc, whats the next shot composition, does the next shots camera angle work, think about editing on sound first and then move to the picture..all brilliant information to a beginner like me. It also gets you think of these things when you are actually filming and thats very helpful as well. It also discusses the 5 major edit types, action edit, screen position edit, form edit, concept edit and combined edit and there's more as well. I gave it 4 stars as a third of it repeats grammar of the shot...but i found this book to be more beneficial than grammar of the shot.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Grammar of the Edit
The Rules of Grammar
Sadly this book does not live up to the high standards of Grammar of the shot.
It seems to have been written as an afterthought to capitalise on the work of the first title. Most of the illustrations are direct copies so the examples relate to shooting not editing. Buy 'Grammmar of the Shot' but don't bother with Grammar of the Edit, you already own it!
The Rules of Grammar
Sadly this book does not live up to the high standards of Grammar of the shot.
It seems to have been written as an afterthought to capitalise on the work of the first title. Most of the illustrations are direct copies so the examples relate to shooting not editing. Buy 'Grammmar of the Shot' but don't bother with Grammar of the Edit, you already own it!
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
