There have been a lot of changes to industry, technology and audiences since the first edition of Cutting Rhythms, Shaping the Film Edit. Forms, formats and distribution have changed. Editing gear has changed. Audience access and viewing patterns have changed. All of these will continue to change, and these changes all impact on editing.

Change is not new, though. It has been a constant since the beginning of film. Even the word “film” doesn’t mean what it used to. It used to mean a celluloid substance, now it is a generic word for a screen story experience. A filmmaker rarely works with film. She makes screen stories. But she is still a filmmaker. So, rather than changing the book to address particular changes ...

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