Thompson, Roy,

Grammar of the edit / Roy Thompson, Christopher J. Bowen. - Second edition. - xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes index.

Introduction -- What is Editing? -- What is an Edit? -- Transitions Between Shots -- What Types of Edits are there? -- The Cut -- The Dissolve -- The Fadeiv. The Wipe -- When to make the Cut? -- For reasons of: -- Motivation -- Information -- Composition -- Sound -- Camera Angle -- Continuity -- Pacing -- The Five Most Common Edit Categories -- The Action Edit (continuity) -- Screen Position Edit (screen direction, directing the eye) -- Form Edit (match cut or match dissolve) -- Concept Edit (use of symbolism /themes to underline action /meaning) -- Combined Edit (several categories combined in one transition) -- The Editor's Challenge: How to Handle Difficult Footage -- Scenarios where Film Language and Shooting-For-Editing got mixed up during production and how the editor might save the day in post. I. II. III. A. 1. 2. 3. IV. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. V. A. B. C. D. E. VI. A.

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Motion pictures--Editing
Video tapes--Editing

TR899 / .T49 2009

777.55