Opis: Cutting Rhythms

There are many books on the technical aspects of film and video editing: e.g., how to use software packages like Final Cut Pro and Avid. Much rarer are books on how an editor thinks and makes decisions. Faced with hundreds of hours of raw footage, a film editor must craft the pieces into a coherent whole. Rhythm is a fundamental tool of the film editor; when a filmmaker adjust the length of shots in relation to one another, he or she affects the entire pace, structure, and mood of the film. Until this book, rhythm was considered a matter of intuition; good editors should just 'know' when to make a cut. Cutting Rhythms breaks down the issue of rhythm in an accessible way that allows filmmakers to apply the principles to their own work and increase their creativity. This book offers possibilities rather than prescriptions. It presents questions editors or filmmakers can ask themselves about their work, and a clear and useful vocabulary for working with those questions. Filled with timeless principles and thought-provoking examples from a variety of international films, this book is destined to become a staple in the filmmaker's library. "A pioneering effort to capture lighting in a bottle. The most powerful aspect of the craft is also toughest to explain. Pearlman's introduction of dance and movement theory is impressively leveraged for exploration and her cognitive-developmental approach is solidly grounded. No serious student of editing will come away from this book untouched."~Loren S. Miller, Instructor, Emerson College "Pearlman combines her knowledge, skills and experience from her different creative and educational practices in this book. In fact, it is her work as a dancer and how it informs her thinking about editing that makes this book such an original and refreshing contribution to the literature."--Reviewed in onscreen Pearlman author of Cutting Rhythms interviewed in Spike MagazineChapter 1. Rhythmic Intuition Chapter 2. Editing as Choreography Chapter 3. Timing, Pacing and Trajectory Phrasing Chapter 4. Tension, Release and Synchronisation Chapter 5. Physical, Emotional and Event Rhythm Chapter 6. Physical Rhythm Chapter 7. Emotional Rhythm Chapter 8. Event Rhythm Chapter 9. Montage and Decoupage Chapter 10. Common Scenes Chapter 11. Devices Chapter 12. Conclusion Index and Bibliography

Szczegóły: Cutting Rhythms

Tytuł: Cutting Rhythms
Producent: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138132122
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 300
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.44 kg

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