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  • The Cutting Edge: Magic of Movie Editing – A Review

    The Cutting Edge: Magic of Movie Editing – A Review

    “Review” is probably not the right term for this post.  Probably something like “Thoughts” is more appropriate.  If you’ve never seen “The Cutting Edge: Magic of Movie Editing,” and you are involved in editing in any way, shape or form, you should get a copy...

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  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (Abridged Version) Part 1

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (Abridged Version) Part 1

    A portion of the story “The Cutting Edge.”  I have not seen the full version of this but intend to find it and watch it.  I found out that it is available on Netflix.  I’ll try to review the movie after I watch it.

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  • Orson Welles on Editing

    Orson Welles on Editing

    Just found this video and enjoyed that someone speaks to the value that editors bring to the film or dv process. I’ve found editing, at some level, to be a lonely business that involves the editor, a computer, a bunch of keyboard shortcuts and a...

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  • Quote from Walter Murch

    Quote from Walter Murch

    “Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.”

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  • Quote from Walter Murch

    Quote from Walter Murch

    “I think every age has a medium that talks to it more eloquently than the others. In the 19th century it was symphonic music and the novel. For various technical and artistic reasons, film became that eloquent medium for the 20th century.” So, what’s next?...

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  • Quote from Walter Murch

    Quote from Walter Murch

    This is one of those thoughts that causes videographers and the like to lose sleep. “You can always make a film somehow. You can beg, borrow, steal the equipment, use credit cards, use your friends’ goodwill, wheedle your way into this or that situation. The...

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