On Film Editing

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Halftitle
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Contents
6. Preface
7. Introduction
8. 1. Titles and Definitions
9. 2. Who Cuts the Film?
10. 3. Smooth Cutting—The Ideal
11. 4. The Cutter Begins
12. 5. You’ve Got to Have a Reason
13. 6. The Action Cut—and What Makes It Work
14. 7. Keep It Fresh and Fast with the Overlap
15. 8. Trying a Little Harder
16. 9. Cutting Dialogue
17. 10. The Reaction Is What Really Counts
18. 11. If You Can’t Make It Smooth, Make It Right
19. 12. Knowing Your Audience
20. 13. Dissolves: Why, How, and If
21. 14. Editing—Simple And Pure
22. 15. More of the Same
23. 16. Rescuing the Actor
24. 17. Where It All Began—The Montage
25. Epilogue
26. Filmogmphy of Edward Dmytryk