December 2017
Beginner
246 pages
6h 58m
English
The best way to learn about documentary editing is to edit a documentary. Nothing substitutes for the trial-and-error process of putting a film together, especially if you have talented mentors who are willing to give constructive criticism. But you can also learn a great deal by watching finished films. By analyzing a documentary in depth, one can uncover its structural underpinnings and learn from the specific choices that it makes. As a gesture in that direction, I’ve included analyses of four films in this final section: the features My Kid Could Paint That and An Inconvenient ...
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